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PERFORMANCE CLINIC Off the Line WITH RANDY BOLIG • EDITOR, MOPAR MUSCLE JANUARY 2010 would be a good idea. “Ok,” I said, “I’ll get my truck keys.” I get the door moved, the drywall hung, and now the spackling can start. “Hey, I thought I had drywall mud here” was my next statement. I didn’t, but, the home improvement store does. Guess where I went? After the drywall is spackled and smooth, it’s the evening before I leave for my trip. This is when Paula reminds me how nice it would be if she had water in the kitchen before I left—oh yeah, I know what that means. It means that simply putting a bucket of water in the middle of the kitchen would be a bad move. So I proceeded to temporarily install a couple cabinets so I could install the sink. Crap, the water shut-off valves need to be replaced—where’d I put my truck keys? When I get home and fix the shut offs, I feel it’s time to install the new countertop. Well guess what, the color doesn’t look right—back to the store we go! I got the water turned on at o-dark-thirty the night before I had to leave, but I made it. When I return from my trip, I remove the temporarily installed cabinets and sink and get ready to paint the walls—here’s an experience I won’t soon forget. Apparently, while I was gone, Paula had time to really look at the color I had begun to slather on any of you guys know me 10-day trip I noticed Paula walking through the wall. Guess what? The burgundy/maroon well enough to know that the house with a claw hammer, I knew the color I had chosen didn’t seem to overwhelm like to do things myself. schedule had changed. Normally, noticing her, so it’s back to the store. After looking at It’s not that I’m cheap, something like her walking with an object what seemed like five thousand different color it’s that I can’t afford capable of hurting, oh, I don’t know, me, samples, we came to one conclusion. I say Mto pay someone to do would cause concern for my well being. But we, but guys you know what I mean. Yep, we something that I am sure this time I was sure I did nothing wrong—well, settled on the burgundy/maroon. I can do. A lot of times, time—or the lack 90-percent sure. Apparently she thought it After the painting was done, I am finally thereof—comes into play, and I have to rely was time to start on the remodel, and if I hanging the cabinets on the wall when—“You on someone else. But overall, if I can do it, have learned anything over the last 18 years, have to be kidding me!” The last two cabinets I do. it’s that when a schedule suits her, it also I need to hang are wrong. It’s funny how Being the editor of a car magazine suits me—not vice-versa. So the remodel had 24-inch cabinets will not fit in spaces made requires me to handle a lot of facets of the begun. for 18-inch cabinets—back to the store. I job myself—again, money comes into play. The first morning of the accelerated found out that it will take a couple weeks to And that’s fine, I like to get greasy, and I like schedule, I go to the local home get the two right cabinets, so I grab some of to travel. But recently, something came up improvement store. Luckily it’s close to the trim molding I’ll need, and head for home. that I had to figure out how to handle myself. home, and you’ll figure out why later. I I would have never thought that there Guys, all I have to say is Honey-Do List, and get drywall, drywall screws, and some was even a remote possibility that the young I am sure you all feel the hair on the back of other miscellaneous items I think I’ll need. man that helped me load the moldings in your neck stand up and a shiver crawl down As I remove the old drywall that needs my truck would not have noticed that there your spine. Plan on a day in the garage, and replacing, I learn that wiring in old houses were two different kinds being loaded, but he all is well. Plan on a day of house repairs, and is not exactly run the way it should be. didn’t—neither did I. Yep, I know it now—I’ll I get visions of Paula standing immediately Example: When I turned off the breaker for be right back. There was actually one point behind me, politely but firmly asking me, “are the kitchen lights, I learned that the one when I travelled to another location/branch you sure that’s how you want to do that?” It’s receptacle in the master bathroom was on of the store, because the lady at the register usually at this point that I kick myself for not the same circuit—we found this out the hard I had been frequenting actually said, “back asking her opinion to begin with. way. Guess what, another trip to the store again, huh?” I mumbled something under my This time the job was big. The area because I had to do some wiring. Finally, breath and got what I needed. needing attention wasn’t necessarily large, we’re ready for drywall—or so I thought. Anyway, the job is done, and I learned a but the job was. It was time to remodel the Just before I start to hang the drywall, I valuable lesson from it. That lesson is, when Bolig household kitchen. This was actually a hear, “Are you sure that’s how you want to it comes to working on houses I might have pre-planned job for a later date, as we had do that?” My head dropped to my chest, and to think about calling someone else next time. already purchased the cabinets in anticipation I squeamishly say “I guess not.” This is when Nah, I can manage. The store is close if I of my non-travel time of year, but, when one I learned that replacing and moving the door need anything. evening a week before I was to leave for a that leads from the kitchen to the garage —RANDY 6 moparmusclemagazine.com EDITORIAL Editor Randy Bolig Managing Editor Sharla McNeill Technical Editor Dave Young Associate Editor Scott Ross Associate Editor Kevin DiOssi ART DIRECTION & DESIGN Art Director Sharon Tender Director of Photography Randy Lorentzen THE PERFORMANCE GROUP ON THE WEB www.50mustangandsuperfords.com www.carcraft.com www.chevyhiperformance.com www.corvettefever.com www.hotrod.com www.moparmusclemagazine.com www.modifiedmustangsandfords.com www.mustangmonthly.com ADVERTISING INFORMATION Please call MOPAR MUSCLE Advertising Department, (813) 675-3492. 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