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Marine Corp Marathon - part two

Diamond Dave After The Race

 

I ran the Marine Corp Marathon this past Sunday in Washington D.C. I had four goals when I set out…

1) have fun
2) finish the race
3) run it within 4 hours or a 9 minute pace
4) don’t die

I made three of those four goals since my final time was 4 hours 48 minutes and an 11 minute pace. So instead of a 9 minute mile, I ended up with an 11 minute mile. Big deal. I finished, which is something important, considering I am not the best when it comes to eating right and am slightly out of shape.

The race was both fun and awful, but definitely rewarding and once I am out of this really sore period, I will think about the next one I want to do. It was a great overall experience, more on that later.

More below the fold…

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Posted by David_Dobrindt on October 30, 2007 at 12:57 PM in Sports | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack (0)

It's now less than 48 hours until I run my first (and possibly last) marathon. With guidance from many, including Patti's uncle Tim, I started training about 4 months ago. I plan on running the Marine Corp Marathon in DC this Sunday, Oct 28. After months of training, speed work, hills, eating gel and gu, drinking a lot of water, sore muscles and sweaty shirts, I think I'm ready.

Patti and I flew to DC this morning and my sister, who lives in the area, picked us up. We went to get my race stuff and walked around the expo that is part of any large race, We got some stuff for free and bought some other stuff.

Patti's mother is taking care of the kids back home. My parents are flying to DC Saturday to watch the race on Sunday. There are 30,000 runners registered. The weather is supposed to be cool and sunny, perfect for me.

My plan is to stay off my feet today and tomorrow, and get up around 5AM to get to the race site for the 8AM start. Then roughly 4 hours later hopefully I'll finish, have a free banana, visit the beer tent, and relax the rest of the day before flying home on Monday morning.

Wish me luck, I'll need it!

Thought I'd share.

It's now less than 48 hours until I run my first (and possibly last) marathon. With guidance from many, including Patti's uncle Tim, I started training about 4 months ago. I plan on running the Marine Corp Marathon in DC this Sunday, Oct 28. After months of training, speed work, hills, eating gel and gu, drinking a lot of water, sore muscles and sweaty shirts, I think I'm ready.

Patti and I flew to DC this morning and my sister, who lives in the area, picked us up. We went to get my race stuff and walked around the expo that is part of any large race, We got some stuff for free and bought some other stuff.

Patti's mother is taking care of the kids back home. My parents are flying to DC Saturday to watch the race on Sunday. There are 30,000 runners registered. The weather is supposed to be cool and sunny, perfect for me.

My plan is to stay off my feet today and tomorrow, and get up around 5AM to get to the race site for the 8AM start. Then roughly 4 hours later hopefully I'll finish, have a free banana, visit the beer tent, and relax the rest of the day before flying home on Monday morning.

Wish me luck, I'll need it!

Thought I'd share.

Emily started playing soccer this year on one of the local teams. She is pretty good and has scored in every game she's played. But then again, her team outscores their opponents roughly 12-1, but who's counting, they are 5 and 6 year olds.

 

 

 

The "Red" Team

Posted by David_Dobrindt on October 24, 2007 at 10:29 AM in Family | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

October 20, 2007

Joy Division

For anyone who grew up listening to music of the 1980's, and especially listened to WLIR 92.7 in NY, this movie about Joy Division might be interesting. Just released.

Posted by David_Dobrindt on October 20, 2007 at 07:52 AM in Movies | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

October 19, 2007

Ottawa zombies march on Parliament, demanding brains

I hang out with the wrong people.

>

Posted by David_Dobrindt on October 19, 2007 at 10:57 AM in In The News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

October 18, 2007

Flight delay

I was on a very delayed flight from NY to Boston earlier tonight. It was 7:15 PM on a scheduled 5:30 flight, we were all sitting on the plane but it hadn’t pulled away from the gate yet. In fact, the engines were still off. We had been given updates about every 15 minutes with new wheels up times – 7:20, 6:30, 7:05, 6:45.

It was maddening and torturous.

Every seat was taken. The plane was packed and it was unseasonably warm in NY so people were edgy and sweaty.

Suddenly the pilot got on and said that air traffic control gave a new wheels-up time of 8:45. EIGHT FORTY FIVE. Huge groan from the packed plane. Women screaming. Men crying. Someone fainted. Chaos. An empty 12 ounce water bottle was thrown from the back of the plane. It was like Lord of the Flies but with Blackberries and sports jackets, pant suits and copies of the Wall Street Journal.

About 30 seconds later a flight attendant got on and said the pilot meant 7:45. And we needed to get ready to take off.

DOH!

We landed in Boston about an hour later.

Posted by David_Dobrindt on October 18, 2007 at 09:51 PM in Travel | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

October 17, 2007

Ellen DeGeneres - just when I thought news could not get any worse

Ellen coming unglued on her show

 

So this story is big news? Just when I thought the media could not get any worse, I turn on the TV this morning and almost throw up watching Ellen DeGeneres embarrass herself with her weeping plea to give some mutt to her freakin hairdresser. And a group of lunatics who love Ellen DeGeneres threaten TO KILLthe owner of the pet company and BURN down the store. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? And Ellen, THIS is what gets you really upset? Really?? THIS. "Things are going so terribly wrong."????? WHAT??? Good grief Ellen, try walking in someone else's shoes for a while.

And what's with the lawyer throwing the NY Yankees into the conversation. That was uncalled for.

 

Posted by David_Dobrindt on October 17, 2007 at 04:00 PM in In The News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Elevator Weight

I got into an elevator yesterday on the first floor of a NYC hotel. Also getting on where two maintenance men for the elevator company, Otis. Getting off the elevator was a family with three little girls, who apparently clicked about 5 floors before getting off. So when I got on and pressed “30” after the Otis guys pressed, “2”, I looked down and saw a bunch of floors lit up.

“Did you guys do that?” I joked to the burley maintenance guys.

“I think it was those kids getting off” was the reply from guy number 1.

The same Otis guy then proceeded to press a number of other buttons, so that it looked like he was trying to press every single floor, making it about an hour until I got to my floor.

Do you know why he did that?...

Continue reading "Elevator Weight" »

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October 11, 2007

Granite counter tops

It all started with Patti saying “honey, I think we should build a breakfast bar..."

...a few weeks later, plumbing redone, Bay State Granite, favors from friends, caulk and chair rails and L brackets and backsplash and tiles and more favors called in and paint and wood supports and trips to the tile store and throwing out the garbage disposal and leaks and cracks and cabinet fortification and new stools and new tools and 100 dollar rinsing baskets and a thousand trips to Home Depot and a thousand more trips to Home Depot and…

more later. with pictures.

Posted by David_Dobrindt on October 11, 2007 at 07:24 PM in Home Improvement | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Next »

For anyone who grew up listening to music of the 1980's, and especially listened to WLIR 92.7 in NY, this movie about Joy Division might be interesting. Just released.

I hang out with the wrong people.

>

I was on a very delayed flight from NY to Boston earlier tonight. It was 7:15 PM on a scheduled 5:30 flight, we were all sitting on the plane but it hadn’t pulled away from the gate yet. In fact, the engines were still off. We had been given updates about every 15 minutes with new wheels up times – 7:20, 6:30, 7:05, 6:45.

It was maddening and torturous.

Every seat was taken. The plane was packed and it was unseasonably warm in NY so people were edgy and sweaty.

Suddenly the pilot got on and said that air traffic control gave a new wheels-up time of 8:45. EIGHT FORTY FIVE. Huge groan from the packed plane. Women screaming. Men crying. Someone fainted. Chaos. An empty 12 ounce water bottle was thrown from the back of the plane. It was like Lord of the Flies but with Blackberries and sports jackets, pant suits and copies of the Wall Street Journal.

About 30 seconds later a flight attendant got on and said the pilot meant 7:45. And we needed to get ready to take off.

DOH!

We landed in Boston about an hour later.

Ellen coming unglued on her show

 

So this story is big news? Just when I thought the media could not get any worse, I turn on the TV this morning and almost throw up watching Ellen DeGeneres embarrass herself with her weeping plea to give some mutt to her freakin hairdresser. And a group of lunatics who love Ellen DeGeneres threaten TO KILLthe owner of the pet company and BURN down the store. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? And Ellen, THIS is what gets you really upset? Really?? THIS. "Things are going so terribly wrong."????? WHAT??? Good grief Ellen, try walking in someone else's shoes for a while.

And what's with the lawyer throwing the NY Yankees into the conversation. That was uncalled for.

 

Posted by David_Dobrindt on October 17, 2007 at 04:00 PM in In The News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Elevator Weight

I got into an elevator yesterday on the first floor of a NYC hotel. Also getting on where two maintenance men for the elevator company, Otis. Getting off the elevator was a family with three little girls, who apparently clicked about 5 floors before getting off. So when I got on and pressed “30” after the Otis guys pressed, “2”, I looked down and saw a bunch of floors lit up.

“Did you guys do that?” I joked to the burley maintenance guys.

“I think it was those kids getting off” was the reply from guy number 1.

The same Otis guy then proceeded to press a number of other buttons, so that it looked like he was trying to press every single floor, making it about an hour until I got to my floor.

Do you know why he did that?...

Continue reading "Elevator Weight" »

Posted by David_Dobrindt on October 17, 2007 at 07:22 AM in Travel | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

October 11, 2007

Granite counter tops

It all started with Patti saying “honey, I think we should build a breakfast bar..."

...a few weeks later, plumbing redone, Bay State Granite, favors from friends, caulk and chair rails and L brackets and backsplash and tiles and more favors called in and paint and wood supports and trips to the tile store and throwing out the garbage disposal and leaks and cracks and cabinet fortification and new stools and new tools and 100 dollar rinsing baskets and a thousand trips to Home Depot and a thousand more trips to Home Depot and…

more later. with pictures.

Posted by David_Dobrindt on October 11, 2007 at 07:24 PM in Home Improvement | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Next »

I got into an elevator yesterday on the first floor of a NYC hotel. Also getting on where two maintenance men for the elevator company, Otis. Getting off the elevator was a family with three little girls, who apparently clicked about 5 floors before getting off. So when I got on and pressed “30” after the Otis guys pressed, “2”, I looked down and saw a bunch of floors lit up.

“Did you guys do that?” I joked to the burley maintenance guys.

“I think it was those kids getting off” was the reply from guy number 1.

The same Otis guy then proceeded to press a number of other buttons, so that it looked like he was trying to press every single floor, making it about an hour until I got to my floor.

Do you know why he did that?...

It all started with Patti saying “honey, I think we should build a breakfast bar..."

...a few weeks later, plumbing redone, Bay State Granite, favors from friends, caulk and chair rails and L brackets and backsplash and tiles and more favors called in and paint and wood supports and trips to the tile store and throwing out the garbage disposal and leaks and cracks and cabinet fortification and new stools and new tools and 100 dollar rinsing baskets and a thousand trips to Home Depot and a thousand more trips to Home Depot and…

more later. with pictures.

Marine Corp Marathon

It's now less than 48 hours until I run my first (and possibly last) marathon. With guidance from many, including Patti's uncle Tim, I started training about 4 months ago. I plan on running the Marine Corp Marathon in DC this Sunday, Oct 28. After months of training, speed work, hills, eating gel and gu, drinking a lot of water, sore muscles and sweaty shirts, I think I'm ready.

Patti and I flew to DC this morning and my sister, who lives in the area, picked us up. We went to get my race stuff and walked around the expo that is part of any large race, We got some stuff for free and bought some other stuff.

Patti's mother is taking care of the kids back home. My parents are flying to DC Saturday to watch the race on Sunday. There are 30,000 runners registered. The weather is supposed to be cool and sunny, perfect for me.

My plan is to stay off my feet today and tomorrow, and get up around 5AM to get to the race site for the 8AM start. Then roughly 4 hours later hopefully I'll finish, have a free banana, visit the beer tent, and relax the rest of the day before flying home on Monday morning.

Wish me luck, I'll need it!

Thought I'd share.

Marine Corp Marathon

It's now less than 48 hours until I run my first (and possibly last) marathon. With guidance from many, including Patti's uncle Tim, I started training about 4 months ago. I plan on running the Marine Corp Marathon in DC this Sunday, Oct 28. After months of training, speed work, hills, eating gel and gu, drinking a lot of water, sore muscles and sweaty shirts, I think I'm ready.

Patti and I flew to DC this morning and my sister, who lives in the area, picked us up. We went to get my race stuff and walked around the expo that is part of any large race, We got some stuff for free and bought some other stuff.

Patti's mother is taking care of the kids back home. My parents are flying to DC Saturday to watch the race on Sunday. There are 30,000 runners registered. The weather is supposed to be cool and sunny, perfect for me.

My plan is to stay off my feet today and tomorrow, and get up around 5AM to get to the race site for the 8AM start. Then roughly 4 hours later hopefully I'll finish, have a free banana, visit the beer tent, and relax the rest of the day before flying home on Monday morning.

Wish me luck, I'll need it!

Thought I'd share.

Emily and Soccer

Emily started playing soccer this year on one of the local teams. She is pretty good and has scored in every game she's played. But then again, her team outscores their opponents roughly 12-1, but who's counting, they are 5 and 6 year olds.

 

 

 

The "Red" Team

Posted by David_Dobrindt on October 24, 2007 at 10:29 AM in Family | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

October 20, 2007

Joy Division

For anyone who grew up listening to music of the 1980's, and especially listened to WLIR 92.7 in NY, this movie about Joy Division might be interesting. Just released.

Posted by David_Dobrindt on October 20, 2007 at 07:52 AM in Movies | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

October 19, 2007

Ottawa zombies march on Parliament, demanding brains

I hang out with the wrong people.

>

Posted by David_Dobrindt on October 19, 2007 at 10:57 AM in In The News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

October 18, 2007

Flight delay

I was on a very delayed flight from NY to Boston earlier tonight. It was 7:15 PM on a scheduled 5:30 flight, we were all sitting on the plane but it hadn’t pulled away from the gate yet. In fact, the engines were still off. We had been given updates about every 15 minutes with new wheels up times – 7:20, 6:30, 7:05, 6:45.

It was maddening and torturous.

Every seat was taken. The plane was packed and it was unseasonably warm in NY so people were edgy and sweaty.

Suddenly the pilot got on and said that air traffic control gave a new wheels-up time of 8:45. EIGHT FORTY FIVE. Huge groan from the packed plane. Women screaming. Men crying. Someone fainted. Chaos. An empty 12 ounce water bottle was thrown from the back of the plane. It was like Lord of the Flies but with Blackberries and sports jackets, pant suits and copies of the Wall Street Journal.

About 30 seconds later a flight attendant got on and said the pilot meant 7:45. And we needed to get ready to take off.

DOH!

We landed in Boston about an hour later.

Posted by David_Dobrindt on October 18, 2007 at 09:51 PM in Travel | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

October 17, 2007

Ellen DeGeneres - just when I thought news could not get any worse

Ellen coming unglued on her show

 

So this story is big news? Just when I thought the media could not get any worse, I turn on the TV this morning and almost throw up watching Ellen DeGeneres embarrass herself with her weeping plea to give some mutt to her freakin hairdresser. And a group of lunatics who love Ellen DeGeneres threaten TO KILLthe owner of the pet company and BURN down the store. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? And Ellen, THIS is what gets you really upset? Really?? THIS. "Things are going so terribly wrong."????? WHAT??? Good grief Ellen, try walking in someone else's shoes for a while.

And what's with the lawyer throwing the NY Yankees into the conversation. That was uncalled for.

 

Posted by David_Dobrindt on October 17, 2007 at 04:00 PM in In The News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Elevator Weight

I got into an elevator yesterday on the first floor of a NYC hotel. Also getting on where two maintenance men for the elevator company, Otis. Getting off the elevator was a family with three little girls, who apparently clicked about 5 floors before getting off. So when I got on and pressed “30” after the Otis guys pressed, “2”, I looked down and saw a bunch of floors lit up.

“Did you guys do that?” I joked to the burley maintenance guys.

“I think it was those kids getting off” was the reply from guy number 1.

The same Otis guy then proceeded to press a number of other buttons, so that it looked like he was trying to press every single floor, making it about an hour until I got to my floor.

Do you know why he did that?...

Continue reading "Elevator Weight" »

Posted by David_Dobrindt on October 17, 2007 at 07:22 AM in Travel | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

October 11, 2007

Granite counter tops

It all started with Patti saying “honey, I think we should build a breakfast bar..."

...a few weeks later, plumbing redone, Bay State Granite, favors from friends, caulk and chair rails and L brackets and backsplash and tiles and more favors called in and paint and wood supports and trips to the tile store and throwing out the garbage disposal and leaks and cracks and cabinet fortification and new stools and new tools and 100 dollar rinsing baskets and a thousand trips to Home Depot and a thousand more trips to Home Depot and…

more later. with pictures.

Posted by David_Dobrindt on October 11, 2007 at 07:24 PM in Home Improvement | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Next »

For anyone who grew up listening to music of the 1980's, and especially listened to WLIR 92.7 in NY, this movie about Joy Division might be interesting. Just released.

I hang out with the wrong people.

>

I was on a very delayed flight from NY to Boston earlier tonight. It was 7:15 PM on a scheduled 5:30 flight, we were all sitting on the plane but it hadn’t pulled away from the gate yet. In fact, the engines were still off. We had been given updates about every 15 minutes with new wheels up times – 7:20, 6:30, 7:05, 6:45.

It was maddening and torturous.

Every seat was taken. The plane was packed and it was unseasonably warm in NY so people were edgy and sweaty.

Suddenly the pilot got on and said that air traffic control gave a new wheels-up time of 8:45. EIGHT FORTY FIVE. Huge groan from the packed plane. Women screaming. Men crying. Someone fainted. Chaos. An empty 12 ounce water bottle was thrown from the back of the plane. It was like Lord of the Flies but with Blackberries and sports jackets, pant suits and copies of the Wall Street Journal.

About 30 seconds later a flight attendant got on and said the pilot meant 7:45. And we needed to get ready to take off.

DOH!

We landed in Boston about an hour later.

Ellen coming unglued on her show

 

So this story is big news? Just when I thought the media could not get any worse, I turn on the TV this morning and almost throw up watching Ellen DeGeneres embarrass herself with her weeping plea to give some mutt to her freakin hairdresser. And a group of lunatics who love Ellen DeGeneres threaten TO KILLthe owner of the pet company and BURN down the store. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? And Ellen, THIS is what gets you really upset? Really?? THIS. "Things are going so terribly wrong."????? WHAT??? Good grief Ellen, try walking in someone else's shoes for a while.

And what's with the lawyer throwing the NY Yankees into the conversation. That was uncalled for.

 

Posted by David_Dobrindt on October 17, 2007 at 04:00 PM in In The News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Elevator Weight

I got into an elevator yesterday on the first floor of a NYC hotel. Also getting on where two maintenance men for the elevator company, Otis. Getting off the elevator was a family with three little girls, who apparently clicked about 5 floors before getting off. So when I got on and pressed “30” after the Otis guys pressed, “2”, I looked down and saw a bunch of floors lit up.

“Did you guys do that?” I joked to the burley maintenance guys.

“I think it was those kids getting off” was the reply from guy number 1.

The same Otis guy then proceeded to press a number of other buttons, so that it looked like he was trying to press every single floor, making it about an hour until I got to my floor.

Do you know why he did that?...

Continue reading "Elevator Weight" »

Posted by David_Dobrindt on October 17, 2007 at 07:22 AM in Travel | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

October 11, 2007

Granite counter tops

It all started with Patti saying “honey, I think we should build a breakfast bar..."

...a few weeks later, plumbing redone, Bay State Granite, favors from friends, caulk and chair rails and L brackets and backsplash and tiles and more favors called in and paint and wood supports and trips to the tile store and throwing out the garbage disposal and leaks and cracks and cabinet fortification and new stools and new tools and 100 dollar rinsing baskets and a thousand trips to Home Depot and a thousand more trips to Home Depot and…

more later. with pictures.

Posted by David_Dobrindt on October 11, 2007 at 07:24 PM in Home Improvement | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Next »

I got into an elevator yesterday on the first floor of a NYC hotel. Also getting on where two maintenance men for the elevator company, Otis. Getting off the elevator was a family with three little girls, who apparently clicked about 5 floors before getting off. So when I got on and pressed “30” after the Otis guys pressed, “2”, I looked down and saw a bunch of floors lit up.

“Did you guys do that?” I joked to the burley maintenance guys.

“I think it was those kids getting off” was the reply from guy number 1.

The same Otis guy then proceeded to press a number of other buttons, so that it looked like he was trying to press every single floor, making it about an hour until I got to my floor.

Do you know why he did that?...

It all started with Patti saying “honey, I think we should build a breakfast bar..."

...a few weeks later, plumbing redone, Bay State Granite, favors from friends, caulk and chair rails and L brackets and backsplash and tiles and more favors called in and paint and wood supports and trips to the tile store and throwing out the garbage disposal and leaks and cracks and cabinet fortification and new stools and new tools and 100 dollar rinsing baskets and a thousand trips to Home Depot and a thousand more trips to Home Depot and…

more later. with pictures.

Joy Division

For anyone who grew up listening to music of the 1980's, and especially listened to WLIR 92.7 in NY, this movie about Joy Division might be interesting. Just released.

Ottawa zombies march on Parliament, demanding brains

I hang out with the wrong people.

>

Flight delay

I was on a very delayed flight from NY to Boston earlier tonight. It was 7:15 PM on a scheduled 5:30 flight, we were all sitting on the plane but it hadn’t pulled away from the gate yet. In fact, the engines were still off. We had been given updates about every 15 minutes with new wheels up times – 7:20, 6:30, 7:05, 6:45.

It was maddening and torturous.

Every seat was taken. The plane was packed and it was unseasonably warm in NY so people were edgy and sweaty.

Suddenly the pilot got on and said that air traffic control gave a new wheels-up time of 8:45. EIGHT FORTY FIVE. Huge groan from the packed plane. Women screaming. Men crying. Someone fainted. Chaos. An empty 12 ounce water bottle was thrown from the back of the plane. It was like Lord of the Flies but with Blackberries and sports jackets, pant suits and copies of the Wall Street Journal.

About 30 seconds later a flight attendant got on and said the pilot meant 7:45. And we needed to get ready to take off.

DOH!

We landed in Boston about an hour later.

Ellen DeGeneres - just when I thought news could not get any worse

Ellen coming unglued on her show

 

So this story is big news? Just when I thought the media could not get any worse, I turn on the TV this morning and almost throw up watching Ellen DeGeneres embarrass herself with her weeping plea to give some mutt to her freakin hairdresser. And a group of lunatics who love Ellen DeGeneres threaten TO KILLthe owner of the pet company and BURN down the store. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? And Ellen, THIS is what gets you really upset? Really?? THIS. "Things are going so terribly wrong."????? WHAT??? Good grief Ellen, try walking in someone else's shoes for a while.

And what's with the lawyer throwing the NY Yankees into the conversation. That was uncalled for.

 

Posted by David_Dobrindt on October 17, 2007 at 04:00 PM in In The News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Elevator Weight

I got into an elevator yesterday on the first floor of a NYC hotel. Also getting on where two maintenance men for the elevator company, Otis. Getting off the elevator was a family with three little girls, who apparently clicked about 5 floors before getting off. So when I got on and pressed “30” after the Otis guys pressed, “2”, I looked down and saw a bunch of floors lit up.

“Did you guys do that?” I joked to the burley maintenance guys.

“I think it was those kids getting off” was the reply from guy number 1.

The same Otis guy then proceeded to press a number of other buttons, so that it looked like he was trying to press every single floor, making it about an hour until I got to my floor.

Do you know why he did that?...

Continue reading "Elevator Weight" »

Posted by David_Dobrindt on October 17, 2007 at 07:22 AM in Travel | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

October 11, 2007

Granite counter tops

It all started with Patti saying “honey, I think we should build a breakfast bar..."

...a few weeks later, plumbing redone, Bay State Granite, favors from friends, caulk and chair rails and L brackets and backsplash and tiles and more favors called in and paint and wood supports and trips to the tile store and throwing out the garbage disposal and leaks and cracks and cabinet fortification and new stools and new tools and 100 dollar rinsing baskets and a thousand trips to Home Depot and a thousand more trips to Home Depot and…

more later. with pictures.

Posted by David_Dobrindt on October 11, 2007 at 07:24 PM in Home Improvement | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Next »

I got into an elevator yesterday on the first floor of a NYC hotel. Also getting on where two maintenance men for the elevator company, Otis. Getting off the elevator was a family with three little girls, who apparently clicked about 5 floors before getting off. So when I got on and pressed “30” after the Otis guys pressed, “2”, I looked down and saw a bunch of floors lit up.

“Did you guys do that?” I joked to the burley maintenance guys.

“I think it was those kids getting off” was the reply from guy number 1.

The same Otis guy then proceeded to press a number of other buttons, so that it looked like he was trying to press every single floor, making it about an hour until I got to my floor.

Do you know why he did that?...

It all started with Patti saying “honey, I think we should build a breakfast bar..."

...a few weeks later, plumbing redone, Bay State Granite, favors from friends, caulk and chair rails and L brackets and backsplash and tiles and more favors called in and paint and wood supports and trips to the tile store and throwing out the garbage disposal and leaks and cracks and cabinet fortification and new stools and new tools and 100 dollar rinsing baskets and a thousand trips to Home Depot and a thousand more trips to Home Depot and…

more later. with pictures.

Elevator Weight

I got into an elevator yesterday on the first floor of a NYC hotel. Also getting on where two maintenance men for the elevator company, Otis. Getting off the elevator was a family with three little girls, who apparently clicked about 5 floors before getting off. So when I got on and pressed “30” after the Otis guys pressed, “2”, I looked down and saw a bunch of floors lit up.

“Did you guys do that?” I joked to the burley maintenance guys.

“I think it was those kids getting off” was the reply from guy number 1.

The same Otis guy then proceeded to press a number of other buttons, so that it looked like he was trying to press every single floor, making it about an hour until I got to my floor.

Do you know why he did that?...

Granite counter tops

It all started with Patti saying “honey, I think we should build a breakfast bar..."

...a few weeks later, plumbing redone, Bay State Granite, favors from friends, caulk and chair rails and L brackets and backsplash and tiles and more favors called in and paint and wood supports and trips to the tile store and throwing out the garbage disposal and leaks and cracks and cabinet fortification and new stools and new tools and 100 dollar rinsing baskets and a thousand trips to Home Depot and a thousand more trips to Home Depot and…

more later. with pictures.