So we started simple with some burgers and sausages... even tried steaks one night. Then last night natalie threw together some beautiful kabob type things with chicken, peppers, and pineapple.
Well in the middle of it, this part of the midwest got put on tornado watch and there was tons of wind, lightning, and of course... loads of rain... which ironically, is something we really like about living here. So, wanting to protect the shiny new grill and the delicious food, I did the logical thing and moved it closer to the house where it was protected by the little bit of roof that hangs over. Well, you know how you never want to break or damage your shiny new toys? Well, the grill is fine, but I melted a good chunk of the vinyl siding on our shiny new house.
I then proceded to stare in disbelief and shout one of my favorite words... "CRAP!!!" Yup, I'm pretty much an idiot. Natalie thinks we should just tell people that lightning struck our house. I suppose that would sure make me come out looking a lot less like a fool.
Luckily, the previous owners of the house left us a box of new siding that was the same color and everything. The other day I fixed some leaky valves on our washing machine faucets and I've been feeling like a handy man, so without having a clue what I was doing, I threw on my chemistry goggles, busted out my new saw, ripped the siding off and made it look all pretty again. In the words of Napoleon Dynamite, "YESSSSS!!!!!!"
I don't think Natalie would have been very happy if there was a permanent melted blob on the backside of our house, so I'm glad everything worked out in the end. So learn from my stupidity... don't cook with the grill too close to the house! Even if its raining.
8 comments:
That is funny. Nat told me that today and I laughed...I am surprised it was fixed so fast!! Do you want to come and fix the broken stuff over here??
SO glad everything turned out OK!!! Ironically, we LOVE the rain storms here as well. Go figure? The Desert raised Washingtonians like precipitation! :)
Paul, way to pull off the handy-man gig. It really looks like you knew what you were doing. Looks like new!!
Nice job there Paul. I didn't see your grill when I was there but that thing is AWESOME! Your home is beautiful even though you melted it some. Glad it was an easy fix.
Awesome grill! The food looked great! And way to be man-ly and break something and then fix it quick!!! Way to go Paul!!!
Good job with the fix Paul! My neighbors did the same thing and their siding is STILL bubbly after a few years!
that is awesome paul. We always use the grill that you guys got us a good 50 feet from our apartment because its a beast and would probably torch the whole complex if we put it that close.
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