Doohickie

I kind of knew that going into this project, but the amount of time it took me to get the remedial work done was greater than I expected. Since we're putting new backsplash in I knew we had to replace some drywall but once the old cabinets were out I realized we needed to replace significantly more drywall that I planned for. A lot of it is you just have to take the old stuff out and see what's left and what needs to be fixed/updated before you move on. We had the house rewired when we moved in but I wanted to add some plugs on the countertops (the house only had two plugs and the electrician didn't add any more than that), and I also didn't like the way they wired the dishwasher/disposal circuit so I had to re-do that. In the picture below you can see the plug nestled in the wall but kind of hanging out: That's for the dishwasher. The metal clad wiring coming out from the box is for the disposal circuit which was run inside the cabinet (which is why it needed the metal cladding); the circuit goes to a switch and then to a plug that the disposal plugged into. The switch was mounted on the front of the cabinet and we bumped it all the time while using the sink, turning the damned thing on when we didn't want to. Because the drywall is so brittle there the dishwasher plug box was never really mounted properly, so I had to replace that drywall. Also, the outer insulation of the wire didn't quite reach all the way into the box so when I moved to switch up to the wall over the cabinet, I ran the circuit to the switch box and passed two wires out: switched power for the disposal and unswitched power for the dishwasher.

Putting the IKEA in is relatively straightforward. Most of the work has been in demolishing and rebuilding the room. Our home is 67 years old; a newer home might not need as much prep prior to putting the IKEA in. Ran into a snag last night. I did my own design for the sink cabinet and it turns out all the parts don't go together. I have a couple of ways I can go forward but I've decided to wait until the sink is fully installed to decide, instead of guessing where the disposal and drain pipes will be.

Well *****.

Rousek needs just a fight to get a Gordie Howe Hat Trick in his first game...

Quinn is as physical and tenacious as the come along the boards.

That one's on Comrie.

I had this one on the shelf. In fact I was surprised it was in my list! 😄

We're gonna see an NLL score tonight, innit?

The defense has to prevent the second shot.

This is your time to shine, Casey.

Bode well this does not.

By the way, if I sang in a choir it wouldn't sound *that* good.

Okay, they sang the Star Spangled Banner a bit better. They probably picked up the Canadian anthem in the last week or two.

I'm going out on a limb and saying the Buffalo Gay Men's Choir does not hold auditions.

Most underrated comment of this whole discussion. Are you sure? I have it up pretty high in my fancy stats for comments. It's got a .979 score.

I still feel that when the Sabres do make the playoffs, the style Mitts has been playing recently will be just what the Sabres need.

And to be fair, Comrie has had the injury bug this year. Hard to know how much that affected his goaltending. With strong finish and a summer off to recuperate he might emerge as a decent #1 until Saint Devon is ready.

I'm calling it: Dahlin gets to 70 points tonight and Cozie gets to 30 goals.