There's a place in France / There's a hole in the wall

[Listener]

When we first moved in, we had to have a plumber replace the faucet assembly in our guest bathroom's shower/tub combo unit.  He had to cut a square hole in the wall.  We kept meaning to fix it, but never bothered.

It's been four months.

The piece of wall that he cut out is placed carefully in the hole, and it sits fine unless one of the cats knocks it down.  Obviously, we'll fix it eventually (before we have kids), but for now, it's not a priority, even though you can see it right when you walk into the house and go up the stairs.

Is this bad homeowner etiquette?

[ReBurn]

Don't worry.  Four months will eventually turn into four years.  You'll become accustomed to seeing that way, and probably actually start to like it.

[sugar_grrl]

You should just put saran wrap over it and call it fixed....

[Gamplayerx]

I'm not a good one to ask when it comes to completed home improvement projects.

[Beefy]

The thread title makes me feel like I'm 8 years old again.

*snicker*

[Jessie]

I'm humming the song.  Doo Do do do do Do do da da do do do.

[cnamon]

We have a hole in our wall from when we had to get to the pipes in the tub of our master bath...it has been there almost a year.  Mostly because I am the designer and I am not good at fixing stuff.

[Listener]

The thread title makes me feel like I'm 8 years old again.

*snicker*

That was the point.

[ignom]

I even had to look it up on google. I don't know this song.

[Beefy]

I even had to look it up on google. I don't know this song.

Such a lamentable childhood.

[Jessie]

I even had to look it up on google. I don't know this song.

Are you joking?

[Listener]

My wife had never heard the comeback "up your butt and around the corner" until a couple of years ago when I used it... now she won't stop...

[Beefy]

My wife had never heard the comeback "up your butt and around the corner" until a couple of years ago when I used it... now she won't stop...

Not familiar with that one. 

So spit and spin, buddy!  Or perch and rotate, if you prefer.

[cnamon]

I even had to look it up on google. I don't know this song.

I don't know it either.  But I am not going to google it.

[Listener]

My wife had never heard the comeback "up your butt and around the corner" until a couple of years ago when I used it... now she won't stop...

Not familiar with that one. 

So spit and spin, buddy!  Or perch and rotate, if you prefer.

Someone asks, "where'd you put that (miscellaneous item)?"  So you say, "up your butt and around the corner!"

I guess it makes sense to porn actresses... 

[Beefy]

My wife had never heard the comeback "up your butt and around the corner" until a couple of years ago when I used it... now she won't stop...

Not familiar with that one. 

So spit and spin, buddy!  Or perch and rotate, if you prefer.

Someone asks, "where'd you put that (miscellaneous item)?"  So you say, "up your butt and around the corner!"

I guess it makes sense to porn actresses... 

Or people with hooked umbrella handles.

[Jessie]

You all are living sad, sheltered lives.

Call me and I'll sing it for you.

[cnamon]

My wife had never heard the comeback "up your butt and around the corner" until a couple of years ago when I used it... now she won't stop...

Not familiar with that one. 

So spit and spin, buddy!  Or perch and rotate, if you prefer.

Someone asks, "where'd you put that (miscellaneous item)?"  So you say, "up your butt and around the corner!"

I guess it makes sense to porn actresses... 

Or people with hooked umbrella handles.

Ha!

[Listener]

My wife had never heard the comeback "up your butt and around the corner" until a couple of years ago when I used it... now she won't stop...

Not familiar with that one. 

So spit and spin, buddy!  Or perch and rotate, if you prefer.

Someone asks, "where'd you put that (miscellaneous item)?"  So you say, "up your butt and around the corner!"

I guess it makes sense to porn actresses... 

Or people with hooked umbrella handles.

Ha!

On the bright side, you'd never have to worry about losing your umbrella.

[Jessie]

The umbrella story really needs to be retold.  There are many who do not know it, and it is one of the greatest ever.  I mean seriously, it rivals the bible for the title.

[Beefy]

The umbrella story really needs to be retold.  There are many who do not know it, and it is one of the greatest ever.  I mean seriously, it rivals the bible for the title.

You do it.

[dazie]

My wife had never heard the comeback "up your butt and around the corner" until a couple of years ago when I used it... now she won't stop...

Not familiar with that one. 

So spit and spin, buddy!  Or perch and rotate, if you prefer.

Someone asks, "where'd you put that (miscellaneous item)?"  So you say, "up your butt and around the corner!"

I guess it makes sense to porn actresses... 

Chez Dingii it's "If it was up your butt you'd know"

[ReBurn]

Wish in one hand and crap in the other one and see which one fills up first.

[Beefy]

Wish in one hand and crap in the other one and see which one fills up first.

What if you were wishing for an umbrella?

[dazie]

Wish in one hand and crap in the other one and see which one fills up first.

What if you were wishing for an umbrella?

If it was up your butt you'd know.

Oh.  Wait...

[ReBurn]

haha!

[Jessie]

I'm so sad that nobody asked me to sing this to them.

[Dry then Catch]

you could get like a decorative tile and epoxy it on for the time being. 

[cnamon]

Jessie, I would love it if you sang this.  It will make the world a happier place.

[Listener]

(boy, I bet everyone's pissed for me bumping this thread and getting the song stuck in your head)

A recap:  when we moved in (4/28/06) we had to get the faucets in the guest bathtub replaced, so the plumbers had to cut a big square hole in the hallway wall to replace them.  For six months it sat there, the piece of drywall (fortunately they were good plumbers and didn't cut the studs) balanced in the hole.  In October, I went out and bought the spackle, sealing tape, and piece of wood to brace the drywall in place with.  It all sat in the basement until yesterday.

Yesterday afternoon, I finally screwed in the wood, attached the drywall square, and spackled it all down.  Now it just has to be sanded and painted (which can wait until we move out).

I feel manly.  It's my first major home repair that I did myself.  I've always been able to fix little stuff, but this, for me, is big.   

[Bennyhana]

This is one of those threads where I start reading it and I don't notice it's months old until I see a name like Ignom.

Oh, and good work for getting a home repair done.  Those of us who do such things for a living are notorious for not bringing our work home with us - myself included.

[Listener]

This is one of those threads where I start reading it and I don't notice it's months old until I see a name like Ignom.

Um... what happened to him, anyway?  Or is that a sore subject best left for PMs?

[Alice]

This is one of those threads where I start reading it and I don't notice it's months old until I see a name like Ignom.

Um... what happened to him, anyway?  Or is that a sore subject best left for PMs?

Every now and then, people disappear off this board because their lives have headed in a different direction. 

[eo000]

This is one of those threads where I start reading it and I don't notice it's months old until I see a name like Ignom.

Um... what happened to him, anyway?  Or is that a sore subject best left for PMs?

Every now and then, people disappear off this board because their lives have headed in a different direction. 

and sometimes they become spies for the NSA, and drop off the map completely.

[dazie]

This is one of those threads where I start reading it and I don't notice it's months old until I see a name like Ignom.

Um... what happened to him, anyway?  Or is that a sore subject best left for PMs?

Every now and then, people disappear off this board because their lives have headed in a different direction. 

and sometimes they become spies for the NSA, and drop off the map completely.

shuuuut upppp!  GEEZ!

[Jessie]

This is one of those threads where I start reading it and I don't notice it's months old until I see a name like Ignom.

Um... what happened to him, anyway?  Or is that a sore subject best left for PMs?

Every now and then, people disappear off this board because their lives have headed in a different direction. 

and sometimes they become spies for the NSA, and drop off the map completely.

shuuuut upppp!  GEEZ!

It's ok, he's not with the NSA, he's in the witness protection program.  So it's ok.  His cover is fine.

[Beefy]

This is one of those threads where I start reading it and I don't notice it's months old until I see a name like Ignom.

Um... what happened to him, anyway?  Or is that a sore subject best left for PMs?

Every now and then, people disappear off this board because their lives have headed in a different direction. 

and sometimes they become spies for the NSA, and drop off the map completely.

sneakyjimi007?

[Jessie]

This is one of those threads where I start reading it and I don't notice it's months old until I see a name like Ignom.

Um... what happened to him, anyway?  Or is that a sore subject best left for PMs?

Every now and then, people disappear off this board because their lives have headed in a different direction. 

and sometimes they become spies for the NSA, and drop off the map completely.

sneakyjimi007?

hahaha