Comments on: Beam Me Up, Scotty…

By: julie

julie — Sat, 26 May 2007 04:08:45 +0000

One, I thought I’d visit you for a change. And two, hang in there. I had a bathroom modeled a few years back, which was around the time I learned to pee in a coffee cup.

Les Says: …The latest is that Larry is considering buying the building and renovating. Please send me a step-by-step on your coffee cup trick. If that fails, well, I guess there’s always the catbox.

By: BeckEye

BeckEye — Fri, 25 May 2007 02:34:53 +0000

WELL!?!? My Idol recap is up, so where are your comments? Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!!!!

Les Says: I commented! I commented, already; sheesh! (You made me wait a REALLY long time. You are worse than a roofer.)

By: OldGuy

OldGuy — Thu, 24 May 2007 18:33:53 +0000

We have roofers at our place right now but I’m at work so I can’t hear them. My wife has left the building and volunteered at the princess’s school for the week again so she’s safe too.

Actually I’d like to be there when they replace the skylight coz I wanna make faces and fire paper clips at them.

Les Says: Considering how long it took to get a roofing company to even show up, I’m going to refrain from pissing them off if at all possible… but now I’m really jealous of the skylight.

By: Suzi

Suzi — Wed, 23 May 2007 23:26:47 +0000

Okay, I totally understand the BANG! BANG! BANG!, but why, oh, WHY do they have a big, beezery saw?! What do roofers need to cut? Holes in roofs, so they can justify their existence? You picked the wrong time to give up booze.

Les Says: Funny you should say… these guys, actually (well, Larry, anyway) seem to know what they’re doing. I had a leak in the laundry room ceiling – small leak – last spring. Last summer, some other roofer-type personages came to fix the roofish side of things. Landlady’s son then put up a new laundry room ceiling. Next time it rained… hmmmm…. It’s taken this long to find another roofer; who had to cut AROUND the hole now formed in the brand new, soggy ceiling, and pull out all kinds of mushy crap. Building gets a whole new roof, though. Woo-Hoo! BANG! BANG! BANG!

That’s it. I’m buying beer.

By: Cecilia

Cecilia — Wed, 23 May 2007 19:05:12 +0000

hahahaha! I won’t ask why…

Les Says: Just as well, really….

By: Cecilia

Cecilia — Wed, 23 May 2007 18:59:37 +0000

Hey Les,

Do you live in Montreal? I was imagining all this racket around you, and I thought Cathcart St. sounds familiar (altho God knows how many streets in other countries are called this!) but just a gut feel, so thought I would ask!

cheers,
Cecilia

Les Says: No, but I’ve been to Montreal. They made me get back on the plane.

By: Denise

Denise — Wed, 23 May 2007 18:36:27 +0000

All the roofers I have had work at my house were scary convict looking guys, along with all the movers I used.
I say abandon ship, er house….

Les Says: I chose to fight back in my own small way: I put new legs on my kitchen table top (or maybe that’s put a new top on my old kitchen table legs)… It’s been all BANG! BANG! BANG! (the car they are dropping on the roof over and over…), and Zing! Zing! Zing! (my whiny, puny, little cordless drill…), and SHRIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!!! (in stereo, from the cats) for the last hour. And I think Ky’s rat may have committed suicide.

I REALLY want a beer.

By: BeckEye

BeckEye — Wed, 23 May 2007 17:42:22 +0000

Mmmm, a 20 year old, quiet, maybe not-too-bright roofer wearing suspenders (with, I imagine nothing underneath). Right up my alley. Can you ask him to come by my place?

Les Says: Why, sure, Beck… but, as he doesn’t speak, I don’t know what his “reply” will be. Maybe he’ll just nod. I’ll give him your email address, is that okay?

By: carol

carol — Wed, 23 May 2007 15:40:12 +0000

ps. May need to step away from my blog for a short while, but you know where I am if you need to find me. I have some bruised feelings being laid at my door. I am such a sensitive soul, I can”t imagine how that could have happened..ah, well.

Les Says: Beer. Honest, it’ll help. And I’m sure I’ll need you, and will find you… ‘cuz I am, unfortunately, quit with the beer for the time being. Sigh…*

By: carol

carol — Wed, 23 May 2007 15:36:47 +0000

Jeez girl, are you back on form! You really are a writer, aren’t you? I nearly peed my pants, laughing. Top marks for the astute humour, when it seems the whole house is about to crash down around you.. what does she do? She writes a post! You’re really something, you are. x

Les takes a bow and a curtain call… whilst clinging to the walls in terror.