Kitchen!

I spent the weekend tearing out our old kitchen so the installers could put the new cabinets in today. Not near the top of my list of things to do on a Saturday and Sunday afternoon after rounds of golf each day, but anyway. It was worth the $1200+ we saved. Essentially, I paid myself $200 an hour to do a little manual labor.

The guys came today, and cranked through pretty quickly. Around noon, The Wife asked them what they wanted for lunch. Since we have no kitchen, she was going out to get something for the two us, and offered to get them something from the local deli. They were shocked. They had never been fed before, in years of doing this! Are people that fucked up? Sure there are a lot of assholes in the world, and rude people, and selfish people, but not once had someone thrown a pizza or a sub their way?!?! Jeez.

Anyway, a couple hours later, I'm asking for advice on putting in the over-the range microwave/convection oven (sweet!), one guy starts explaining this and that, pauses, and says "Fuck it, we'll do it. Just don't tell the boss." The installation was so automatic for them it took 20 minutes. It would have taken me 2-3 hours.

See what a little kindness and consideration gets you?

Anyway, tonight I start putting the floor in, Wednesday the counter people come to measure for the granite, and 3 weeks later that'll be installed. I'll get a series of before/during/after pictures up once I get them into Lightroom.