Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Sisyphus calls in a pro


Today while I stood before my empty liquor cabinet, and dreading spending another day ripping canvas off the walls of the thing, the phone rang.

The good news is that it was Hugo, my drywall guy.  For small projects, I can take care of stuff.  But when it comes to ceilings, I call in the pro because I am not stupid. 

And this is where 6'10" tall Hugo comes in, and myself of Sisyphus Contracting bows out.

I had talked to Hugo about redoing the second floor hall and bathroom ceilings, because they are a 95 years old and cracked and look like bad ass.   Hugo said he could replaster (you'd have a wave instead of a crack) or he could sheet rock it over.  Hugo, besides being one hell of a nice guy, is also really affordable.  Everyone should have a Hugo.   So I opted for the drywall fix, primarily because plaster takes a really long time to dry and joint compund doesn't.  And for his trouble, Hugo is charging me $250 dollars. 

That's the good news.

The bad news is that Hugo was going to get to it starting TOMORROW at 8AM to start the job. Yikes!

So much for my plans.  As for the Liquor cabinet, its running ahead of itself, so all in all, things could have been a real clusterfuck, and they are not.

Anyway, if this is the worst thing that happens to me this week, I'm in good shape.

6 comments:

  1. At 6'10" he could drywall the ceiling all by himself with no problem at all.

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    1. This is why his prices are so cheap - everything is a one man job.

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  2. Wow! The Gods have smiled! Short notice but hey! It could be worse... Like having to do it yourself!!!

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    1. I don't do ceilings. Self knowledge prohibits me from doing stuff like this. I can snake out a drain. I can sweat pipes. And can even take apart lawn mower engine and rebuild it. But voting for Ass Hat Republicans, having anything to do with a ladies secret place and dry walling a ceiling are three areas that I just say no to.

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  3. I misread that as Syphilis Contracting.

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    1. You know that there is this pervassive gay sex myth that contractors just want a gay man to suck their dick. This is patently untrue. And when it comes to Hugo, I am glad its untrue.

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