yes, it IS a popcorn ceiling. thanks for asking!

so we decided we could do the vent install ourselves.

BAH AHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! oh, my! OOOO!! PPFAHAHAH!! hahaHAHAHhahahAHAH!! ooo! hahah! BAH hahaha!!! hahahah!! oh!! HAHAHAH!! HOHOOOO!! pffthth.... hahah.... ha....

right.

as i was saying, we decided we could do this thing ourselves so we went on down to the homede-pot to get what we needed. we axt the guy where were the thingamabobs that attach to the doohickey, and he was all like - we don't sell those. so my old man phoned a friend and guess what? homede-pot does sell the thingamabobs what attaches to the doohickey! so, we got two.

in order to install the aforementioned thingamabobs, one must ascend to the attique. here's a pic of the entrance to our attique. nice, huh? IT'S A HOLE IN THE CEILING OF THE CLOSET. thank you, mr house builder man.



so my old man gets up there and it's like, oh, maybe like a billion degrees up there, so better him that me that's for sure, but so anyway he manages to make the measurements and cut the hole in the ceiling and all like that and everything is pretty much all set to install the thingamabob.

except.

the wires don't reach. the light fixture that was there before required X length of wire and the thingamabob requires X + like maybe 4 inches. but there is not 4 inches to be had because the wires are all pulled nice and taut because a professional installed them and that's how they do it. something about fire hazards. pffthth.



so the bottom line here is that instead of installing the thingamabob, we have installed a whole nother hole in the ceiling. we are about as handy as a couple of blind squirrels.

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one homede-pot employee to another: if only we knew someone with renovation and repair skills, we could get rid of these damn buckets!

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universal key my ass. this will NOT open my diary!

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bushings. *snerk!* couplings! *snerk!* NIPPLES! *snerksnerk!*

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i pushed the button and this guy showed up and i axt him did he know the lyrics to desperado or could he french braid my hair or would he drops some letters in the post for me. he did not, he could not, and he would not. helpful?! ppfthth.

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