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[Uno]

Originally Posted by melliedee

OED just added OMG and LOL to the dictionary.

And Muffintop!?

Oxford Dictionary adds 'LOL,' 'BFF,' other slang - AfterDawn

Muffintop is all one word?

And Dude is a cool word.

[melliedee]

Originally Posted by UnoMasMezcal

Muffintop is all one word?

And Dude is a cool word.

My mistake. It's muffin top.

[Rissask]

WOW- you guys are great!

Originally Posted by beer_dude

Long story. When we bought our house it had a drop ceiling in the kitchen. I have always hated it so with nothing but time on my hands I decided to rip it down. Well as luck would have it, the ceiling was never finished so I had to finish mud, texture, primer and paint. I also removed the wall paper in the kitchen (hideous). I am finally down to the painting (Yeah).

For your door, If it was me, I would strip the door and use a canned spray primer and then canned spray paint made for outdoors (Krylon etc.). It gives a nice finish and will last longer.

Oh right, the ceiling! You mentioned that before. Fun fun fun!

The Krylon- problem- not enough colour choices....and I am supremely picky about colour.

Originally Posted by ToofarNorth

Hey Riss, I was wondering. Is this the outside of the front door that keeps peeling? If so an it is a south facing window could it be caused from sun exposure and/or heat build up between a storm door and the steel door? Just a thought because that can be brutal on any door. I've seen many with melted plastic frames around windows and trip pieces.

Not sure what you could to to prevent that if that is the case.

Hi! It's the outside of the front door yes....but west facing and with a covered front stoop- so does not really get that much sun...and there is not much heat where I live, other than a few days in July .

I think it was poor preparation combined with latex.

Originally Posted by UnoMasMezcal

They will tell you metal doors can be painted with latex if you prime. Don't listen to them! Take the door off, strip it and use spray paint. Better yet take it to a paint shop. You will be happier in the end. You are fighting a losing battle now that you have latex on it. Start over. It's the only long term solution. A paint shop can strip and paint it for a couple hundred dollars. Money well spent in time and frustration come next year. I would do myself but probably wouldn't save a ton of money in the end.

I called a couple of autobody shops - $300 plus!!!

Originally Posted by StephenB

Depends on what the metal cladding is. Some metals require special primers. Agree with the suggestion to totally strip it and start over.

We have missed you! Well, I have.

Stripping sounds like a LOT of work.

Originally Posted by CDLVancouver

actually was trying to be an efficient typer. was using my iphone to post which im horrible at. but now ive tethered my iphone to my laptop so i can go online whilst waiting in the acura dealership getting my brakes done! (was supposed to be quiet time to do some work away from the internet and all its distractions...but...)

Acura, huh? well la de da.... I thought all you huppies out there drove Mini Coopers and Volvos?

Originally Posted by UnoMasMezcal

I've replaced doors only and it's a pain. The whole jam is worse because all the molding needs to be removed. Bigger pain. Stripping and repainting is also a pain. I would have to vote it in as the lesser of all the pains.

When we remodeled the house I bought an airless sprayer to paint all the new doors and molding. As I gutted and redid each room I put in new doors and molding as well. All the closet doors are the metal bi-fold style. I found a spray paint color that matched the (Toasted Marshmallow ) latex paint all the new doors and molding was painted. Some sanding and stripping and spray painting and they looked good as new. Same with the front door. Latex paint just will not stick to metal or plastic. Too smooth and too much expanding and contracting in the heat and cold.

It's really not that hard. Of course you won't have a front door for the weekend but... On a warm summer Friday take out the hinge pins and lay it on some saw horses. Paint it with citrus stripper on one side overnight and clean per directions. (Some scraping, wiping with paint thinner and light sanding. You're just trying to get back to the original paint not bare metal.) Repeat the other side Saturday morning and clean Saturday evening. Mask off the window (remove hinges and door knob if possible) or mask them off as well. Sunday morning. A LIGHT coat of spray primer then let dry an hour. Then a LIGHT coat of the color every hour until uniform. Wait as long as possible to rehang the door. It can be done in a weekend but you have to stay on schedule. The nice part is there is a bit of down time in between steps for other projects.

Do I really have to strip? I really don't have the energy to do that.

I found a site online that says sand sand sand really well- and then clean very well with a strong solution of TSP. Then prime with a good oil primer and paint with oil. THIN coats, and many, like you said.

Thankfully it is only the outside of the door, the inside is white.

I was thinking of painting it black this time? House is white siding with black shingles and grey eavestroughing.

And what finish for a door- satin or semi or gloss? (Hey if I did it black I could use beerdude's Krylon!!)

(and we will just put the door from the attached garage to the house in it's place for the weekend. )

[Skiptown]

Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison. He survived the ordeal and now lectures on lessons learned from that experience!

One day, when Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant, a man at another table came up and said, "You're Plumb! You flew jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down!"

"How in the world did you know that?" asked Plumb.

"I packed your parachute," the man replied. Plumb gasped in surprise and gratitude. The man pumped his hand and said, "I guess it worked!" Plumb assured him, "It sure did. If your chute hadn't worked, I wouldn't be here today."

Plumb couldn't sleep that night, thinking about that man. Plumb says, "I kept wondering what he had looked like in a Navy uniform: a white hat; a bib in the back; and bell-bottom trousers. I wonder how many times I might have seen him and not even said 'Good morning, how are you?' or anything because, you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was just a sailor." Plumb thought of the many hours the sailor had spent at a long wooden table in the bowels of the ship, carefully weaving the shrouds and folding the silks of each chute, holding in his hands each time the fate of someone he didn't know.

Now, Plumb asks his audience, "Who's packing your parachute?" Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it through the day. He also points out that he needed many kinds of parachutes when his plane was shot down over enemy territory - he needed his physical parachute, his mental parachute, his emotional parachute, and his spiritual parachute. He called on all these supports before reaching safety.

Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important. We may fail to say hello, please, or thank you, congratulate someone on something wonderful that has happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something nice for no reason. As you go through this week, this month, this year, recognize people who pack your parachutes.

[MaripositaII]

Originally Posted by Skiptown

Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison. He survived the ordeal and now lectures on lessons learned from that experience!

One day, when Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant, a man at another table came up and said, "You're Plumb! You flew jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down!"

"How in the world did you know that?" asked Plumb.

"I packed your parachute," the man replied. Plumb gasped in surprise and gratitude. The man pumped his hand and said, "I guess it worked!" Plumb assured him, "It sure did. If your chute hadn't worked, I wouldn't be here today."

Plumb couldn't sleep that night, thinking about that man. Plumb says, "I kept wondering what he had looked like in a Navy uniform: a white hat; a bib in the back; and bell-bottom trousers. I wonder how many times I might have seen him and not even said 'Good morning, how are you?' or anything because, you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was just a sailor." Plumb thought of the many hours the sailor had spent at a long wooden table in the bowels of the ship, carefully weaving the shrouds and folding the silks of each chute, holding in his hands each time the fate of someone he didn't know.

Now, Plumb asks his audience, "Who's packing your parachute?" Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it through the day. He also points out that he needed many kinds of parachutes when his plane was shot down over enemy territory - he needed his physical parachute, his mental parachute, his emotional parachute, and his spiritual parachute. He called on all these supports before reaching safety.

Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important. We may fail to say hello, please, or thank you, congratulate someone on something wonderful that has happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something nice for no reason. As you go through this week, this month, this year, recognize people who pack your parachutes.

Excellent Thank YOU for taking the time to post this. I have read many things you posted on PI but sometimes don't remember to take the time to "thank you."

[Mercy]

Is anyone watching the HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce?? I just watched parts I and II. I am a hugh Joan Crawford fan and was really looking forward to this new rendition, but let me tell you Kate Winslet is no Joan Crawford! It's moving very slow

[Seakony]

Originally Posted by Mercy

Is anyone watching the HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce?? I just watched parts I and II. I am a hugh Joan Crawford fan and was really looking forward to this new rendition, but let me tell you Kate Winslet is no Joan Crawford! It's moving very slow

I liked it..yeas it's moving slow but it also is giving you more story leading up to the best part..When Vida is grown-up. Previews for part 3 look like it's gonna get hot and dirty.

I don't know who deserves spanking more... Vida for being such a snob or Mildred for spoiling Vida and creating the monster!

I think I have seen Kates boobs more than any other actress. (Titanic, Little Children, The Reader, and now Mildred Pierce.)

[Mercy]

Originally Posted by Seakony

I liked it..yeas it's moving slow but it also is giving you more story leading up to the best part..When Vida is grown-up. Previews for part 3 look like it's gonna get hot and dirty.

I don't know who deserves spanking more... Vida for being such a snob or Mildred for spoiling Vida and creating the monster!

I think I have seen Kates boobs more than any other actress. (Titanic, Little Children, The Reader, and now Mildred Pierce.)

True, it is exploring the characters more, but I do think it's moving a little slow. I hope it picks up, I haven't seen the previews.

I was cheering when Mildred let loose on Vida's butt!!! Was there a 2nd daughter in the original, and did she die.... I don't remember.

And yes, this Mildred is quite the slutty thang

[melliedee]

I'm liking it so far. The actress playing Vida is terrific. A terrific brat! I enjoyed the restaurant stuff too. Should be good with Wood as the grown up Vida.

I never saw the original. Worth a rental?

[Mogley]

I guess this was #1 a year or so ago?? Just not keeping up on my country. I sure would not assume this is country though

Good is good......and I dug it....though I would share



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[Mercy]

Originally Posted by melliedee

I'm liking it so far. The actress playing Vida is terrific. A terrific brat! I enjoyed the restaurant stuff too. Should be good with Wood as the grown up Vida.

I never saw the original. Worth a rental?

Yes, I've watched it several times.... but then I'm a fan

[katmumn]

Hi guys!

All this door talk is scaring me. I have a contractor coming out on Friday to look at my front door mostly because of the jamb. Now I'm worried about saving the interior trim.

Day 2 of the new job down. I'm liking it so far although it looks like I'm might not get to do the work they really hired me for until September once the new system goes live.

[roni]

I'm a people person

[CDLVancouver]

Canucks clinch the western conference with their 3-1 win over nashville!!!

[melliedee]

Originally Posted by Mogley

I guess this was #1 a year or so ago?? Just not keeping up on my country. I sure would not assume this is country though

Good is good......and I dug it....though I would share



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I like it! Plus, I dig a square jaw just like that.