Odd people you have known

['andersom']

this thread is funny but why all the poo? i mean why are crazy people always dirty?

Because a lot of them are.

Because the dirty ones stand out the most, even when you don't see them.

Noisy ones will draw lots of attention too.

[Celticgoddess]

when i was a teenager i wouldn't bother getting a shower till my mum told me to

That's typical among teenage boys. My son is the same. It's not even on his radar and he's a kid who loves to be clean. He's big on handwashing, although I can't complain about that. Especially during flu season

[Celticgoddess]

I've never spent longer than 5 years in one place for my whole life. Looks like this house will be the one I stay in the longest though because it's in my name and I'm looking to reno it so I can stay and it will be the ex who moves. I've been here 5 years.

What are you doing to your house?  Be careful I don't want to see you on Holmes on Homes
http://www.makeitright.ca/makeitright/index.php

I promise I won't end up on Holmes! But I love watching that guy.

What I'm doing to the house. Oy. The list is long. I be doing it all in 2010 but this is the whole list:

Already Completed:

* New Furnace (2007)
* New Airconditioning unit (2009)
* New roof (2008)
* New Garage doors
* Landscaping (front and backyard) & front walkway (2009)
* Added shutters for the windows (2009)
* Built a shed (2008)

Still Have To Do:
* Front door (2010)
* Side doors to the garage (2010)
* Interlocking brick (straight in/out replacement)
* All of the tiling on the main floor (which is the front foyer, powder room, laundry room and kitchen)
* Replace the kitchen
* New oven and fridge
* Add an elevator (Mum is disabled and can't do that many stairs. It has to go from the basement to the third floor)
* Gut the basement and add a media/games room and exercise room Get rid of the sauna.
* Gut the master bath
* Minor cosmetic changes in the main bathroom and the guest bathroom
* Finish the laundry room (nearly done)

We have an awesome contact. An old Italian guy who does our landscaping. He's a general contractor and everyone he's reccommended to us thus far has been awesome. So we're going to have him oversee everything. We've been working with him for 4 years, we pay him in cash, and he's very, very good to us.

[Blasted]

Get a Polski builder 

[Celticgoddess]

Actually, the guy who installed inground sprinkler was Polski. Our roofer was from Albania and he was awesome. He and his wife said that if I would come to their country for a visit, they would pay for everything, including airfare and I would be their guests. They were soooo sweet! He ended up doing a lot of work for us and I want to hire him again (not because of the trip invite ) but because he was far better in his workmanship and deadlines than anyone else. He's a best friend of the Italian landscaper guy. Every time there's work being done on my house, it's overrun with 65+ year old men. I love it.

[Blasted]

We get overrun by young Polski men who drink endless cups of tea and steal away tins of biscuits 

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An elevator   

Good that you have good people that you already know

[Celticgoddess]

An elevator   

Good that you have good people that you already know

Yeah, originally I was going to renovate enough to get me by (I'm already going to make money on what I bought it for) and move to a smaller bungalow. But I love my neighbours and my location. I'm 20 mins from downtown Toronto, but far enough away from the chaos, protests and high crime. The house is too big for my taste, but excellent for the kids, and their friends etc. So then my dad suggested looking into get an elevator installed (if I don't, my Mum won't be able to visit) and if I can make it work, I would rather do that so the house is disabed friendly (excellent bonus when selling down the road) and then I can stay. I think I will love it more when it's renovated and decorated to my tastes.

Then it truly becomes my own.

[Lemon Aguilera]

this thread is funny but why all the poo? i mean why are crazy people always dirty?

My brother had to take Schizophrenics into custody on occassion when he was working as a city cop. He was told by a mental health professional that Schizophrenics will often soil themselves to reduce interaction with other people. That is a horrid condition.

uhh, wha? to reduce interaction? why not just say i'm busy call me later? wtf!

[odeon]

when i was a teenager i wouldn't bother getting a shower till my mum told me to

That's typical among teenage boys. My son is the same. It's not even on his radar and he's a kid who loves to be clean. He's big on handwashing, although I can't complain about that. Especially during flu season

My teenager is the same. It's the Adolescent Syndrome.

[Lemon Aguilera]

i was lazy with showers too. but when i realized my depression worsened when i didn't take showers regularly i started to.

[Al Swearegen]

Speaking of weird, where is Vodzy?

[Celticgoddess]

when i was a teenager i wouldn't bother getting a shower till my mum told me to

That's typical among teenage boys. My son is the same. It's not even on his radar and he's a kid who loves to be clean. He's big on handwashing, although I can't complain about that. Especially during flu season

My teenager is the same. It's the Adolescent Syndrome.

This is true

Speaking of weird, where is Vodzy?

I'm beginning to wonder if he threw his dell through the nearest window.

[Al Swearegen]

Speaking of weird, where is Vodzy?

I'm beginning to wonder if he threw his dell through the nearest window.

I like Vodzy. Mad as a cut snake but good value

[Celticgoddess]

Speaking of weird, where is Vodzy?

I'm beginning to wonder if he threw his dell through the nearest window.

I like Vodzy. Mad as a cut snake but good value

Me too, but he got a new computer and it was giving him issues. Well, issues beyond the ones he already had before he got his computer.

Kidding. Vodzy is hilarious.