What I like about me
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i like the fact i am close to my H.P.
i like the fact that i am very independent
i like the fact i am totally organized
i like the fact that i can SEE things more clearly now.
i like the fact i appreciate others & life more
i like the fact i am patient
i like the fact i am honest to others & myself
i like the fact that i am very independent
i like the fact i am totally organized
i like the fact that i can SEE things more clearly now.
i like the fact i appreciate others & life more
i like the fact i am patient
i like the fact i am honest to others & myself
Rest peacefully Sonny Boy
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good job hope
I wish I was organized more. I'm one of those people that has papers all over her desk and it looks a mess. But if you clean it up, I can't find anything.
I wish I was organized more. I'm one of those people that has papers all over her desk and it looks a mess. But if you clean it up, I can't find anything.
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Originally Posted by frankly 
I can still wake up in the morning and laugh at myself. B
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I have been traveling for a few days in the lovely city of Boise, ID... so I am late to this thread!
I like that I can support myself
I like that I can find the humor in just about any situation
I like that I am a good friend
I like that I am comfortable with my age
I like that I can change my mind about things
I need to go back and read all the other responses again!
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I like that I can support myself
I like that I can find the humor in just about any situation
I like that I am a good friend
I like that I am comfortable with my age
I like that I can change my mind about things
I need to go back and read all the other responses again!
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OK, I have to admit, I have a LOT of tools. I have drills, circular saw, sawzall, jigsaw, mitre box, tile saw, table saw, etc etc. The house I bought is 99 yrs old, so I've been doing a lot of work. Friends come over and help, so if they tell me I need a tool, I buy it!
A girl can never have too many tools. Especially a CODIE girl!
A girl can never have too many tools. Especially a CODIE girl!
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I knew we tend to work in "helping" professions, but I didn't realize how many of us codie girls love playing fix it with other than people too. Isn't it rather ironic how independent and capable we are and yet we have this need to be needed? It's interesting...thinking about that some more.
Rest peacefully Sonny Boy
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Waskally - who said anything about looking in the mirrior? I can start as soon as my feet hit the floor and I'm frozen in spot because I can't decide which to do first, take the prancing dogs out, take the prancing Me upstairs to the bathroom, or say to heck with it, me and the dogs got through the night without wetting ourselves, a few more seconds and I can have the coffee made first! LOL
Rest peacefully Sonny Boy
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Cats - the house I bought was built in 1928 4 floors, when I first got here the roof was falling in. One whole room was open to the sky, we called it the wind room. Plastic and duct tape works wonders. LOL
Greet - have you noticed the similarities. We are all "can do" people. I guess it's the flip side of codieness, having to do it all, allowed us to learn to do a little bit of everything. That's a positive side to it all don't you think?
Greet - have you noticed the similarities. We are all "can do" people. I guess it's the flip side of codieness, having to do it all, allowed us to learn to do a little bit of everything. That's a positive side to it all don't you think?
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Plastic and duct tape works wonders. LOL
I am the Queen of Duct Tape! Once had a house I rented that I kept together with duct tape and more than one car (pre all the computer chips) kept limping along thanks to that fabulous stuff. If duct tape can't fix it, it may be a lost cause, lol
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I have a wet tile saw!
And most of whats been mentioned.
I didn't develop this sense of "i can do it" until I was single. I think it easily stems from "no, just let me do it" or, Ok I'LL do it so it gets done right (which translates to "my way" ).
Far be it for us codies to rely on someone else to take care of matters.
So good things can stem from less than good traits huh?
Now,if only my tools worked on humans!
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And most of whats been mentioned.
I didn't develop this sense of "i can do it" until I was single. I think it easily stems from "no, just let me do it" or, Ok I'LL do it so it gets done right (which translates to "my way" ).
Far be it for us codies to rely on someone else to take care of matters.
So good things can stem from less than good traits huh?
Now,if only my tools worked on humans!
lol
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I am a better handyman than my husband. I'm precise and meditative about the things I work on...he just wants to get them over with....
Hmmmmm.........I need a Sawzall..........
GL
Hmmmmm.........I need a Sawzall..........
GL
Rest peacefully Sonny Boy
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You all may appreciate this story. I've been working on the motel, I have two young guys working for me. One who didn't even know what a stud was, let alone how to build a wall, the other knew how but hadn't had much practice. So I'm trying to teach the guys a few things. Any way, we are talking about the drywall and here in Tennessee, I guess no one ever screws the drywall ceiling in, they use drywall nails. So trying to explain it to these guys was frustrating. So I finelly had enough, and said screw it, everything you do put a screw to it, I screw everything. Complete dead silence, no movement from anyone all eyes on me and I realized what I had just said. Making it worse, I stumbled with my words saying, I don't mean I screw everything, I meant the drywall! I could see they were just dying to laugh, but were half afraid to, so I laughed and just got the heck out of there before I said something else.
I like that I can make a graceful exit. And know when to do so.
B
I like that I can make a graceful exit. And know when to do so.
B
Rest peacefully Sonny Boy
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LOL Lobo, no, not really, kinda. My passion is houses. I save houses. I have had my real estate brokers lic. for about 16 years now. When I first started out, I couldn't afford much of a house, so I bought a fixer upper. Husband left, I had to learn how to fix her up.
When I'm driving down the road and I see an old abandoned house that is just dying, it breaks my heart, I end up buying it and fixing it. For two years I drove by that old abandonded Motel, it had burnt 10 years prior, I kept saying I was going to save that old place, it was a piece of history, I talked the owner into selling it to me and have been working on it a little bit at a time for the last year.
My "saved houses" ended up returning the favor, and have provided me with enough income to raise 3 kids. Nothing fancy, just enough though. So I decided a long time ago to give when I could, so I built a few new houses for single moms. Then I got real sick, had to give it all up until recently. Now I'm getting back into it.
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When I'm driving down the road and I see an old abandoned house that is just dying, it breaks my heart, I end up buying it and fixing it. For two years I drove by that old abandonded Motel, it had burnt 10 years prior, I kept saying I was going to save that old place, it was a piece of history, I talked the owner into selling it to me and have been working on it a little bit at a time for the last year.
My "saved houses" ended up returning the favor, and have provided me with enough income to raise 3 kids. Nothing fancy, just enough though. So I decided a long time ago to give when I could, so I built a few new houses for single moms. Then I got real sick, had to give it all up until recently. Now I'm getting back into it.
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Originally Posted by frankly
You all may appreciate this story. I've been working on the motel, I have two young guys working for me. One who didn't even know what a stud was, let alone how to build a wall, the other knew how but hadn't had much practice. So I'm trying to teach the guys a few things. Any way, we are talking about the drywall and here in Tennessee, I guess no one ever screws the drywall ceiling in, they use drywall nails. So trying to explain it to these guys was frustrating. So I finelly had enough, and said screw it, everything you do put a screw to it, I screw everything. Complete dead silence, no movement from anyone all eyes on me and I realized what I had just said. Making it worse, I stumbled with my words saying, I don't mean I screw everything, I meant the drywall! I could see they were just dying to laugh, but were half afraid to, so I laughed and just got the heck out of there before I said something else.
I like that I can make a graceful exit. And know when to do so.
B
I like that I can make a graceful exit. And know when to do so.
B
One must be very careful when explaining studs and screwing, oh, yes, a lesson we could all learn.
Frankly, you made my morning, I'm just killing myself laughing here.
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Frankly...thats a classic. And when word gets out It may just bring more "visitors" to your hotel 
For those who do not yet own or have not operated a sawzaw...
Its the rambo of saws...like an electric kitchen knife on steroids.
Don't be fooled by the girly models...go for the real thing.
I learned:
Its cuts through EVERYTHING if you have the correct blade.
It prunes tress
It cuts windows right out of the wall
It cuts up things to be put out for trash so they will accept it ( like a large gas grill).
My favorite:
I had asked my younger son to dig up and split a huge pompus grass plant. He became frustrated after breaking a pick, and shovel and was trying to hack it with a hatchet.
Here comes Cece (like Rambo) out the door with the sawzaw running. ZZZZZZZZZZZ right down the middle like butter.
I didn't say a word and went back in the house.
We don't speak of the incident often...bruised his ego a bit.
For those who do not yet own or have not operated a sawzaw...
Its the rambo of saws...like an electric kitchen knife on steroids.
Don't be fooled by the girly models...go for the real thing.
I learned:
Its cuts through EVERYTHING if you have the correct blade.
It prunes tress
It cuts windows right out of the wall
It cuts up things to be put out for trash so they will accept it ( like a large gas grill).
My favorite:
I had asked my younger son to dig up and split a huge pompus grass plant. He became frustrated after breaking a pick, and shovel and was trying to hack it with a hatchet.
Here comes Cece (like Rambo) out the door with the sawzaw running. ZZZZZZZZZZZ right down the middle like butter.
I didn't say a word and went back in the house.
We don't speak of the incident often...bruised his ego a bit.
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