Everyone who's worked on it has said something to the effect of, the house fought me every step of the way. The Jaws-theme toilet pipe was a good example of that. A huge pain in the neck for something that could have been simple and easy. Knock on wood, but I'm hoping this weekend marked a turning point, when the house and us came to good terms. I got way more accomplished than I thought I w/could.
In addition to stripping Sepco, I also wanted to take apart the goofy built-in in the corner of the basement. Exhibit A...
See the tiny little door in front? There were these big shelves inside, but a tiny wee little puny minute stupid door. So I started taking it apart...
Inside, I saw that the shelving was a totally separate unit behind the red facade. The house and I had an instant of epiphanic (like that one?) eureka!
All I had to do was pry off the red part...
...acquire some spray-paint (for which I got ID-ed!)... and voila!
Yes, I did put in some drywall, prime and paint, and in fact, I also primed/painted the rest of the north wall of the basement and the creepy staircase!
I need some peg board and hooks and hanger thingys, but then I think the tools will be all set. Maybe then I can move the work-room out of the garage.
PS
Getting ID-ed for spray-paint makes sense, but then everyone should probably also get ID-ed for buying Skil-Saws, which can sever limbs, and grinders, which can sever bike locks.
4 comments:
How does getting ID'ed for spray paint make sense? I assume the ID check was done to take down your name (as opposed to verify that you met a minimum age requirement). And to what end? Is your name tied to the paint that is in that can? I can't understand how that would work. What if your can of paint fell into the wrong hands? Would the man come down on you as the purchaser?
Nice, Deck! Two sentences. Five questions. Give contemporary public policy concerns to a philosophy major and see what happens.
Kidding kidding, but as I was formulating my response, I came across these:
A) an ancient "Keep Providence Beautiful" campaign ad on YouTube,
B) proof why Providence needs all the help it can get in the way of anti-graffiti activity, and
C) additional context.
At the heart of the matter is my central question, ‘how is checking ID at the hardware store considered anti-graffiti activity?’
Are they checking your name against prior Providence, RI graffiti arrest records or tracking the serial number on the paint can to your name? Then I can understand the practice. Perhaps they keep record of your information to see if you develop a pattern of spray paint purchasing? I’m just not sure how this ID checking is cutting down on people tagging up your new city.
Doing some due diligence on the topic I came upon the following evidence that the ID check was to regulate sale to minors. [second to last paragraph]
So now I am left to assume that the clerk at the store wasn’t sure if you were over 18. Take that as a complement, I guess.
By the way, I was very pleased to see the diversity in your late 80’s ‘Keep Providence Beautiful’ ad – United Colors of Benetton-style.
What a *great* article you found! Is it me, or are only four out of the five "types of graffiti" listed in the article? I love it.
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