I ordered a custom kitchen counter with integrated sink from Home Depot
and the only option they have is to use their installer.


They had me put $1240 down on my credit card, then after the installer
came out to take measurements, I'd need to come back to the store and
pay a *slight* additional fee to make up for the discrepancy between
their estimate and the installer's actual figures.


When I returned to the store yesterday, to my surprise they counted out
a *cash* refund of $240!


I'll have to give them credit for honesty, this is the first time I've
ever seen an estimate go down.


My wife tried very hard to spend it before we got out of the store.

On Thu, 06 Aug 2015 03:41:00 -0500, philo wrote:

I ordered a custom kitchen counter with integrated sink from Home Depot
and the only option they have is to use their installer.


Since that guy is a Home Depot contractor, I wonder how much it would
be if you just called him directly.
I only paid a hundred and a quarter for a cultured marble bathroom
sink and counter top. I installed it myself.

On 08/06/2015 08:52 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 06 Aug 2015 03:41:00 -0500, philo wrote:

I ordered a custom kitchen counter with integrated sink from Home Depot
and the only option they have is to use their installer.


Since that guy is a Home Depot contractor, I wonder how much it would
be if you just called him directly.
I only paid a hundred and a quarter for a cultured marble bathroom
sink and counter top. I installed it myself.





25 years ago I did it myself.

Note: this is a kitchen, so larger than a bathroom counter.




The problem is, after 25 years, water seeped through and damaged it...so
I wanted to get an integrated sink/counter.

Since they did not let me just order one...I figured what the heck, let
them install it.


Since I started this project I have been putting in as long as 15 hour
days...so if I have to spend a few bucks for someone else's labor...to
me it's worth it.

I'm 66 years old and had both knees replaced a few years ago and am
surprised I can do this still without burning out.

On Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 11:26:27 AM UTC-5, philo wrote:
On 08/06/2015 08:52 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 06 Aug 2015 03:41:00 -0500, philo wrote:

I ordered a custom kitchen counter with integrated sink from Home Depot
and the only option they have is to use their installer.


Since that guy is a Home Depot contractor, I wonder how much it would
be if you just called him directly.
I only paid a hundred and a quarter for a cultured marble bathroom
sink and counter top. I installed it myself.


25 years ago I did it myself.

Note: this is a kitchen, so larger than a bathroom counter.


The problem is, after 25 years, water seeped through and damaged it...so
I wanted to get an integrated sink/counter.

Since they did not let me just order one...I figured what the heck, let
them install it.

Since I started this project I have been putting in as long as 15 hour
days...so if I have to spend a few bucks for someone else's labor...to
me it's worth it.

I'm 66 years old and had both knees replaced a few years ago and am
surprised I can do this still without burning out.

I need two new knees myself, I doubt I'll try to get them at Home Depot. Two of the roommates I've had here at the center have knee replacements and one of them said that his orthopedist told him that he won't be able to bend his knee past 90 degrees. Is that the case with your bionic knees? ᕦ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ᕤ

[8~{} Uncle Knee Monster

Uncle Monster posted for all of us...


I need two new knees myself, I doubt I'll try to get them at Home Depot. Two of the roommates I've had here at the center have knee replacements and one of them said that his orthopedist told him that he won't be able to bend his knee past 90 degrees. Is that the case with your bionic knees? ?( ?° ?? ?°)?

[8~{} Uncle Knee Monster


I've looked at kitchen counters but I couldn't figure them out. I need a
counter weight or a counter so I can count my posts in a month...

--
Tekkie *Please post a follow-up*

On 08/06/2015 03:43 PM, Tekkie® wrote:
Uncle Monster posted for all of us...


I need two new knees myself, I doubt I'll try to get them at Home Depot. Two of the roommates I've had here at the center have knee replacements and one of them said that his orthopedist told him that he won't be able to bend his knee past 90 degrees. Is that the case with your bionic knees? ?( ?° ?? ?°)?

[8~{} Uncle Knee Monster


I've looked at kitchen counters but I couldn't figure them out. I need a
counter weight or a counter so I can count my posts in a month...




I looked around my house and counted *one* kitchen.


Easy to do myself...

On Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 3:43:11 PM UTC-5, Tekkie® wrote:
Uncle Monster posted for all of us...


I need two new knees myself, I doubt I'll try to get them at Home Depot.. Two of the roommates I've had here at the center have knee replacements and one of them said that his orthopedist told him that he won't be able to bend his knee past 90 degrees. Is that the case with your bionic knees? ?( ?° ?? ?°)?

[8~{} Uncle Knee Monster


I've looked at kitchen counters but I couldn't figure them out. I need a
counter weight or a counter so I can count my posts in a month...

--
Tekkie *Please post a follow-up*

Well Tiki, you know darn well that Burka Boy has everyone beat in the number of posts made. 凸(-_-)凸

[8~{} Uncle Post Monster

"Tekkie®" wrote in message
...
Uncle Monster posted for all of us...


I need two new knees myself, I doubt I'll try to get them at Home Depot.
Two of the roommates I've had here at the center have knee replacements
and one of them said that his orthopedist told him that he won't be able
to bend his knee past 90 degrees.

Can't bend more than 90 degrees!!! I would look for a new doctor, or a new
brand of implants. Find out the brand he want to use and check it out on the
internet, the information is out there. My wife has bad knees, as well as
myself. The doctor who examined her knees suggested an Oxford partial
implant. I checked it all out on the internet and it looked to be a good
option, but her health is not so good and she doesn't heel very quickly so
she is reluctant to have it done as it will cause a lot of pain and lay her
up for quite a while before she heals enough to be able to walk again.

On 08/06/2015 02:00 PM, Uncle Monster wrote:
O
The problem is, after 25 years, water seeped through and damaged it...so
I wanted to get an integrated sink/counter.

Since they did not let me just order one...I figured what the heck, let
them install it.

Since I started this project I have been putting in as long as 15 hour
days...so if I have to spend a few bucks for someone else's labor...to
me it's worth it.

I'm 66 years old and had both knees replaced a few years ago and am
surprised I can do this still without burning out.

I need two new knees myself, I doubt I'll try to get them at Home Depot. Two of the roommates I've had here at the center have knee replacements and one of them said that his orthopedist told him that he won't be able to bend his knee past 90 degrees. Is that the case with your bionic knees? ᕦ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ᕤ

[8~{} Uncle Knee Monster






The new knee joint will bend more than 90 degrees but in my case my left
knee had excess scar tissue.


So my right knee bends 100- 110 degrees or so
but my left only bends approx 75 degrees.


They initially were good, then as they healed got worse.

I had scar tissue removed (which was a minor procedure) but only minimal
improvement on my left knee.


I have a minor limp now but don't really mind. I might see if I can get
more scar tissue removed, but I'm so much better off now that thus far
I've been living with it.

Amazing that I was up on a ladder and working hard for 15 hours the
other day and when I woke up I was fine.


Before the knee replacement, I had trouble being on my feet 15 minutes.

On Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 4:55:56 PM UTC-5, philo wrote:
On 08/06/2015 02:00 PM, Uncle Monster wrote:
O
The problem is, after 25 years, water seeped through and damaged it...so
I wanted to get an integrated sink/counter.

Since they did not let me just order one...I figured what the heck, let
them install it.

Since I started this project I have been putting in as long as 15 hour
days...so if I have to spend a few bucks for someone else's labor...to
me it's worth it.

I'm 66 years old and had both knees replaced a few years ago and am
surprised I can do this still without burning out.

I need two new knees myself, I doubt I'll try to get them at Home Depot.. Two of the roommates I've had here at the center have knee replacements and one of them said that his orthopedist told him that he won't be able to bend his knee past 90 degrees. Is that the case with your bionic knees? ᕦ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ᕤ

[8~{} Uncle Knee Monster


The new knee joint will bend more than 90 degrees but in my case my left
knee had excess scar tissue.

So my right knee bends 100- 110 degrees or so
but my left only bends approx 75 degrees.

They initially were good, then as they healed got worse.

I had scar tissue removed (which was a minor procedure) but only minimal
improvement on my left knee.

I have a minor limp now but don't really mind. I might see if I can get
more scar tissue removed, but I'm so much better off now that thus far
I've been living with it.

Amazing that I was up on a ladder and working hard for 15 hours the
other day and when I woke up I was fine.

Before the knee replacement, I had trouble being on my feet 15 minutes.

I've been begging for a knee brace with more lateral support of the hinged type because the one they gave me doesn't provide enough support to keep my knee from bending left to right rather than just front to back. My knees make noise like creaking floor boards. I suppose that you know how frustrating it is for me to be unable to walk. On top of that, both my shoulders are fraked up and I can't do any wheelchair racing. (ง Í*° ÍŸÙ„Íœ ͡°)ง

[8~{} Uncle Gimpy Monster

On 8/6/2015 12:26 PM, philo wrote:
On 08/06/2015 08:52 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 06 Aug 2015 03:41:00 -0500, philo wrote:

I ordered a custom kitchen counter with integrated sink from Home Depot
and the only option they have is to use their installer.


Since that guy is a Home Depot contractor, I wonder how much it would
be if you just called him directly.
I only paid a hundred and a quarter for a cultured marble bathroom
sink and counter top. I installed it myself.





25 years ago I did it myself.

Note: this is a kitchen, so larger than a bathroom counter.




The problem is, after 25 years, water seeped through and damaged it...so
I wanted to get an integrated sink/counter.

Since they did not let me just order one...I figured what the heck, let
them install it.


Since I started this project I have been putting in as long as 15 hour
days...so if I have to spend a few bucks for someone else's labor...to
me it's worth it.

I'm 66 years old and had both knees replaced a few years ago and am
surprised I can do this still without burning out.



I'm older too and hire folks to do stuff I used to do.

Someone said that if you wake up in the morning and something does not
hurt, it don't work.

On 08/06/2015 02:41 PM, Frank wrote:


The problem is, after 25 years, water seeped through and damaged it...so
I wanted to get an integrated sink/counter.

Since they did not let me just order one...I figured what the heck, let
them install it.


Since I started this project I have been putting in as long as 15 hour
days...so if I have to spend a few bucks for someone else's labor...to
me it's worth it.

I'm 66 years old and had both knees replaced a few years ago and am
surprised I can do this still without burning out.



I'm older too and hire folks to do stuff I used to do.

Someone said that if you wake up in the morning and something does not
hurt, it don't work.



All in all my aches and pains are not too bad.


The most difficult part was carrying in the 65 pound bucket of drywall
compound.

Ten years ago I would not have thought it heavy.

Frank posted for all of us...



On 8/6/2015 12:26 PM, philo wrote:
On 08/06/2015 08:52 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 06 Aug 2015 03:41:00 -0500, philo wrote:

I ordered a custom kitchen counter with integrated sink from Home Depot
and the only option they have is to use their installer.


Since that guy is a Home Depot contractor, I wonder how much it would
be if you just called him directly.
I only paid a hundred and a quarter for a cultured marble bathroom
sink and counter top. I installed it myself.





25 years ago I did it myself.

Note: this is a kitchen, so larger than a bathroom counter.




The problem is, after 25 years, water seeped through and damaged it...so
I wanted to get an integrated sink/counter.

Since they did not let me just order one...I figured what the heck, let
them install it.


Since I started this project I have been putting in as long as 15 hour
days...so if I have to spend a few bucks for someone else's labor...to
me it's worth it.

I'm 66 years old and had both knees replaced a few years ago and am
surprised I can do this still without burning out.



I'm older too and hire folks to do stuff I used to do.

Someone said that if you wake up in the morning and something does not
hurt, it don't work.

YUP! If I wake up in the morning and make to the bathroom it's a good day.

--
Tekkie *Please post a follow-up*

On 08/07/2015 02:23 PM, Tekkie® wrote:



I'm older too and hire folks to do stuff I used to do.

Someone said that if you wake up in the morning and something does not
hurt, it don't work.

YUP! If I wake up in the morning and make to the bathroom it's a good day.




When I had my knees replaced and was still in the hospital...they took
my "**** bottle" away after a few days and I had to walk to the bathroom.


First time, I did not time things too well and peed in my pants for the
first time in over 60 years (not counting my drunken binge first week in
college)

I was real embarrassed, but the nice folks in the hospital said they had
seen worse.


Now as to my drunken binge, I do not know 100% for sure that I peed in
my pants but from what I was told...I did pretty much everything there
was to do...so assume I peed in my pants too.

On 2015-08-06, philo wrote:

My wife tried very hard to spend it before we got out of the store.

LOL!....

She was only trying to do her job.

nb

On 08/06/2015 09:10 AM, notbob wrote:
On 2015-08-06, philo wrote:

My wife tried very hard to spend it before we got out of the store.

LOL!....

She was only trying to do her job.

nb




Yep and she will spend it yet...
however there are a lot of things for this project she bought, using her
own money...

"philo" wrote in message ...

I ordered a custom kitchen counter with integrated sink from Home Depot
and the only option they have is to use their installer.


They had me put $1240 down on my credit card, then after the installer
came out to take measurements, I'd need to come back to the store and
pay a *slight* additional fee to make up for the discrepancy between
their estimate and the installer's actual figures.


When I returned to the store yesterday, to my surprise they counted out
a *cash* refund of $240!


I'll have to give them credit for honesty, this is the first time I've
ever seen an estimate go down.


My wife tried very hard to spend it before we got out of the store.


Third-party installers suck. Home Depot is always the highest.
Next time think and get estimates, dork.

philo wrote:
I ordered a custom kitchen counter with integrated sink
from Home
Depot and the only option they have is to use their
installer.


They had me put $1240 down on my credit card, then after
the installer
came out to take measurements, I'd need to come back to
the store and
pay a *slight* additional fee to make up for the
discrepancy between
their estimate and the installer's actual figures.


When I returned to the store yesterday, to my surprise
they counted
out a *cash* refund of $240!


I'll have to give them credit for honesty, this is the
first time I've
ever seen an estimate go down.


My wife tried very hard to spend it before we got out of
the store.

Thats what you get for taking your wife to a MANS store. I'm
sure she doesn't take you to the department store when she
shops for clothes : )

On Thu, 6 Aug 2015 12:43:49 -0500, "ChairMan"
wrote:

philo wrote:
I ordered a custom kitchen counter with integrated sink
from Home
Depot and the only option they have is to use their
installer.


They had me put $1240 down on my credit card, then after
the installer
came out to take measurements, I'd need to come back to
the store and
pay a *slight* additional fee to make up for the
discrepancy between
their estimate and the installer's actual figures.


When I returned to the store yesterday, to my surprise
they counted
out a *cash* refund of $240!


I'll have to give them credit for honesty, this is the
first time I've
ever seen an estimate go down.


My wife tried very hard to spend it before we got out of
the store.

Thats what you get for taking your wife to a MANS store. I'm
sure she doesn't take you to the department store when she
shops for clothes : )


My wife sometimes reminds me of "our money" AND her money. She can
never explain the difference

On 08/06/2015 01:00 PM, Oren wrote:



My wife tried very hard to spend it before we got out of
the store.

Thats what you get for taking your wife to a MANS store. I'm
sure she doesn't take you to the department store when she
shops for clothes : )


My wife sometimes reminds me of "our money" AND her money. She can
never explain the difference




As I've mentioned before, one thing that saves our marriage is
*separate* savings accounts.

On 08/06/2015 12:43 PM, ChairMan wrote:


Thats what you get for taking your wife to a MANS store. I'm
sure she doesn't take you to the department store when she
shops for clothes : )





Correct, there is no way in hell I'd go clothes shopping with her usually


but when we were on vacation and I was relaxed I did go with her just to
see the NY City Macy's


Once we got to the upper floors it was not a mad house at all.

On Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 1:43:52 PM UTC-4, ChairMan wrote:

Thats what you get for taking your wife to a MANS store. I'm
sure she doesn't take you to the department store when she
shops for clothes : )

You've got me a little worried. If Home Depot is a man's store,
do I need to worry about turning into a man the next time I go there
to pick up (for example) a sack of concrete?

Cindy Hamilton

On 08/07/2015 01:54 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 1:43:52 PM UTC-4, ChairMan wrote:

Thats what you get for taking your wife to a MANS store. I'm
sure she doesn't take you to the department store when she
shops for clothes : )

You've got me a little worried. If Home Depot is a man's store,
do I need to worry about turning into a man the next time I go there
to pick up (for example) a sack of concrete?

Cindy Hamilton




When I go to Home Depot I see plenty of men and women there.

On Friday, August 7, 2015 at 1:54:08 PM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 1:43:52 PM UTC-4, ChairMan wrote:

Thats what you get for taking your wife to a MANS store. I'm
sure she doesn't take you to the department store when she
shops for clothes : )

You've got me a little worried. If Home Depot is a man's store,
do I need to worry about turning into a man the next time I go there
to pick up (for example) a sack of concrete?

Cindy Hamilton

I don't think you have anything to worry about, you're shaped too funny to be a man. I once had a "Wonder Belt" meant to lift and accentuate my belly. I looked really sexy wearing it. That's a look no woman could ever duplicate.à»’( Í¡áµ” ͜ʖ Í¡áµ” )à¥*

[8~{} Uncle Belly Monster

In alt.home.repair, on Thu, 06 Aug 2015 03:41:00 -0500, philo
wrote:

I ordered a custom kitchen counter with integrated sink from Home Depot
and the only option they have is to use their installer.


They had me put $1240 down on my credit card, then after the installer
came out to take measurements, I'd need to come back to the store and
pay a *slight* additional fee to make up for the discrepancy between
their estimate and the installer's actual figures.


When I returned to the store yesterday, to my surprise they counted out
a *cash* refund of $240!

Very good.

I'll have to give them credit for honesty, this is the first time I've
ever seen an estimate go down.


My wife tried very hard to spend it before we got out of the store.

You shouldn't let money burn a hole in your pocket. if you do, it can
set your pants on fire, and then you'll end up naked. You wouldn't
want your wife to be naked at HD, would you?

On 08/06/2015 04:55 PM, micky wrote:


My wife tried very hard to spend it before we got out of the store.

You shouldn't let money burn a hole in your pocket. if you do, it can
set your pants on fire, and then you'll end up naked. You wouldn't
want your wife to be naked at HD, would you?




sure, why not???

In alt.home.repair, on Thu, 06 Aug 2015 21:16:10 -0500, philo
wrote:

On 08/06/2015 04:55 PM, micky wrote:


My wife tried very hard to spend it before we got out of the store.

You shouldn't let money burn a hole in your pocket. if you do, it can
set your pants on fire, and then you'll end up naked. You wouldn't
want your wife to be naked at HD, would you?




sure, why not???

Sharp corners?