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Story time!

As you all know by now, this month is moving time for us. We managed to buy an old fixer-upper, which means we have committed ourselves to a LOT of fixing and upping.

On a sunny Saturday morning, we pulled up to the new place, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and ready to work. The first mission is to cover up the popcorn ceilings in all 900 square feet. It's a lot, but we're rising to the challenge! We don't have the kinda money to pay someone else to do this, but we've got relatively working bodies and enough stubborn hubris to launch us to success like an erratic bottle rocket.

"Wait! Lemme take a before photo." I said just as we were getting started. I raised my phone to capture Babs giving an optimistic smile, blissfully unaware that the situational comedy demon had not, in fact, been exorcized from the house yet.

A little time passed, and we were getting in our groove. As I was unscrewing the old curtain hooks in the next room, a sound like the combination of eeking the air out a balloon and the parrot that screams into a cup echoed through the empty hallway.

Now, as someone who has known this leop a long, long time, sometimes he just makes sounds. Ridiculous noises and vocal stims emanate from his maw on the regular, and they are returned in varying degrees of encouragement or disgust from myself. I opted to ignore this one, concluding he was simply being a broken radio soundboard, per usual.

"JACK"

I perked up, assuming he just needed me to hand him a tool or something. The full picture revealed itself to me as I stepped into the room and around the platform.

I took a deep, sympathetic breath, then cautiously asked "can I take a picture?" struggling to hide my laughter. He had stepped a little too far along the platform and went down to catch himself, gravity too quick ravenous to let this bitch save himself. His entire foot became engulfed in chemical frosting.

When we got him unstuck with a big SCHLUP, we went outside to give his shoe the premium waterboarding experience.

Babs ambled back inside, stripping off his soaked socks and jeans. I delayed in the kitchen for a quick bite amidst the unexpected break, then walked back to the bedroom.

"AUGHH"

This time, it was my turn to scream, as I was not prepared for the post-modern surrealist horror art installation in the next room.

You can't say the man isn't innovative. Using his belt, he strapped up his pants to the vent fan and let it go to town, giving his clothing a creepy 3D effect and the blowjob of its life.

Anyway, we spent the rest of the day mudding the ceiling with one of us in underwear and bare feet (and no, you ain't getting pics of that, ya filthy animals. Use your imagination or bully me into drawing it like normal degenerates). Country boys make do, and nothing stops this one when he wants to get any job done.

This is all I've got for the moment. As you might imagine, our hands, arms, necks, and shoulders are killing us, and we're not done yet! 😅 Wish us luck...

Hope this entertained you a bit and more to come soon~

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TibsThicktail

I legitimately lost it laughing at Babs’ misfortune lmfao

Rylee

Draw underwear Babs 👁👁

Rylee

What is chemical frosting?

Datdude1999

Loving the pictures with the color and face lol, best of luck

Boris

Congratulations on your next big adventure.

pokediginut

I don’t think I should bully you but for the reason that you might be into that 😂

Milo Smith

This was so funny to imagine, your story telling never fails to entertain! I think we can all relate to this frustrating yet hilarious situation in some way or another 😅

Strykr

Ayoo! Congrats on the house; oh Babs you're always a gremlin tisk tisk <3

Insignia

This is honestly cute and would love more of these lil updates like this

Otterfate

D'aww, this is adorable! Silly stories like these become warm memories down the road, and I'm glad ya both are getting to have a good laugh between all the hard work 🦦

Punkthekidd

Yayyy! Happy for you and your new place! Looks exciting 😁

Peter

Let me tell you, the way I CACKLED at reading this entire post 🤣 I feel so sorry for Babs for the unfortunate turn of events that befell him, but such as life. Hope things just keep looking up from that, and if they don't, at least you'll have more misadventures posts to tell us about, Jack. 🤣🤣🤣

Atari Doge

You two are adorable! You two bought the place? Any particular reason for covering instead of scraping and then patching? I’d assume mess and respiratory concern…as well as asbestos. I surely hope there’s not asbestos aaaa (I worry about you two agshdkgl).

R@nD0m dUd3.

Aww, poor Babs. Hope you guys had fun at least. Good luck on your next adventure! 😊

Deus Umbra (Shadow)

Was wondering this too. Pretty sure you can rent a machine that scrapes and vacuums at the same time.

12

This poor cat 😭

Jackaloo

We tested it and it did come back as positive for asbestos 😭 Babs added “Abatement is incredibly expensive, so encapsulation was the way to go” We sealed the hell out of it with a thick coat of oil based primer before the mudding, so no popcorn has chipped or fallen apart during this process!

Atari Doge

I’m so sorry that was the case! Makes total sense the method you two settled on. Many hugs! Proud of you twooo!

Tales98

Easy fix for next time. Grocery bags over shoes with rubber bands. As for the pants, may the odds forever be in your favor. Hillbilly Mountain Folk hacks

Richard405

You guys are having quite an adventure good luck on the new place youll get it there

Lurkybot3k

Silly Babs. That's not where paws go!

Chlorozone

Cute xD Fixer-Uppers can be fun... though pricey

Daddy Bearcat

Aww, he's cute when he's mad. And wet. I'd never heard of plastering over popcorn. We just sprayed it with water, let is soak for a bit, and scraped it off as I remember. Your way seems like a lot more work. And I wouldn't have been able to concentrate on what I was doing with a hot pantsless boy in the room, so there's that... Anyway, best of luck, and give each other a hug for me.

The Uluxian

Great story, Jack. Home repair can definitely drive you to two different ends of the emotional spectrum....From being as mad as a wet hen, to laughing your ass off like you're watching a Mel Brooks movie. Don't let it frustrate you, though. If a project is making you frustrated or angry....walk away for a few minutes, catch a breath, and then get back to it. No civilization ever collapsed over somebody taking a break..

The Uluxian

In my youth, my Mom would sometimes use bread bags on my brothers and I as protection during snow or rain.

The Uluxian

Also was going to weigh in on the "why didn't you scrape" debate, but I saw there was an asbestos issue. Keep in mind that if that house was built in the 40's - 50's, any kitchen or bathroom tile likely has asbestos in it, as well, If you're planning on ripping up tile in the kitchen or bath, wear respiratory protection. If you have ductwork or pipes that are insulated, that may very well contain asbestos, too...Take Care, Jack and Babs,,,and enjoy your new forever home!

The Uluxian

Rylee, in this case, Jack is referring to the plaster in the bucket

Asher Tail

Haha that was quite a cute and entertaining read!