Monday, June 25, 2018

Good morning crew,

If there is one thing I have learned through years and years of frustration, disappointment and disillusionment, it's that nothing is ever easy.

Take this godforsaken garage project. How hard could it be to slap a coat of paint on a stupid garage? As of right now it has been three weeks, and it's still not done.

Saturday the wife and I both put in about 7 hours and I was sure we would be able to finish the project when we ran out of paint.

I may not be Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, but I can add. The surface area of the garage is just shy of 500 square feet, maybe 485, even a little less if you subtract the window. And it says right on the paint can; 1 gallon will cover about 350 square feet. I bought 2 gallons.

Even including the soffit I don't see how I could end up with three-quarters of a wall unfinished.

I'm seriously tempted to just leave it. It's in the back. No one will ever see it.

Laugh it up,

Joe

joe@gophercentral.com

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