"Oh my god, this is a nightmare. I'm in Home Depot hell," wailed Dolores. If I thought it was not easy picking green, that was before I had to help pick out flooring and kitchen cabinets, tiles and counter, moldings and kitchen sinks. She had previously decided on Pergo floor and Sherwood cabinets, but when it proved that her first choices couldn't be delivered for two weeks, and with the contractor showing up on Monday, we had to rapidly go to plans b and c. Also Dolores didn't really have any idea what sizes or quantities she needed. We winged it. Hopefully the stuff will fit. There was a wide range of help at Home Depot, from fab to surly to invisible, and we spent a lot of time waiting.
I learned a couple things during those two-and-a-half quality hours at HD: that there are these strip inserts you put between cabinets to make them look better, that Pergo floors require no glue but just fit together like a jigsaw puzzle and that there's no point in selling moldings over seven feet in NYC because they won't fit in the elevator.
Dolores learned that when you suddenly spend $4000 on your credit card they require authorization.
fair warning: on block island or manhattan or in missouri, we can be a little salty
Do you think you're going to like it as well as the old one? Do you think it will be done?
ReplyDeleteah, the invisible help at home depot- we are well acquainted. i've found that if you start pushing around the wheeled ladder with your friend posing titanic-style on the top rung, somebody usually shows up to assist.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Falseaffection. I am going to implement that plan next time. Should work at any number of mega-stores.
ReplyDeleteDan: Regardless of what she might tell you, and joking aside, Claudia's new house will not be done by next year. The Block Island factor requires that you take however long you think it will take to do anything and double- or triple - it.
If don't believe me, the rival house-owner, just dial 1(800) ASK EDIE. Or, you could ask Brad. He's into architecture. Fondly, Angelina
what do you mean you hope it fits? didn't the contractor take the measurements to ENSURE that it would fit? who is this guy anyway?
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