Sunday, April 17, 2011

How many accountants does it take to pour concrete?

Sooo I'm hoping to know the answer to this riddle NEXT weekend. I know I know, I said I was gonna pour the slab THIS weekend, but I have legitimate reasons for the delay: 1) I had to go into the office on Saturday and I was there a lot longer than I thought I'd be; 2) After I left work I helped my brother and his wife paint their new house; 3) THERE WERE MUTHAEFFIN FIRE ANTS ALL OVER AND AROUND THE FRAME WHERE I'M GONNA POUR THE CONCRETE!!!

The last thing I want is these ants to carry away my concrete as I pour it (they're pretty strong...I should've hired them to move all those 60 lb bags to my backyard), so first i'mma kill those sommabitches (both the queen AND the mound!)



I don't want you all to think I've just been bumming around all weekend...I've actually been VERY productive:

I bought a concrete mixer (it was much more financially practical to purchase one for $285 rather than rent for $50 per day, seeing that it only takes 6 days of usage for me to recover my cost. Trust me...I'm a CPA)



I put together the aforementioned concrete mixer (and it looks a lot like the picture, if I may say so myself)



I put some reinforcing stakes in the ground around my frame (just in case my frame is too much of a wuss to handle thousands of pounds of concrete), and also sized the reinforcing metal mesh dealie to fit the hole (the checkerboard-looking thing in there)



Also, there's a lot more to great pizza than just a wood-burning brick oven...I need fresh veggies too!

I've been growing some tomato seeds



I dug up my garden area in my backyard (I wonder if my neighbors have started to get worried about all the holes I've dug back there...)



And I bought some garden soil to fill in the veggie hole. So...when I was loading the bags in my car at Lowes, I noticed the guy next to me in the parking lot kept trying to make eye contact. When I finally looked over, he said "I got what you need right here" in a very, VERY creepy manner while signaling towards his van. Part of me wanted to just get in the car and drive away...but I was intrigued. I went over, thinking he had some sort of illegal veggie-growing contraband...but all he was showing me was the massive cargo space in his van =(



Alright, so next weekend, weather permitting, I'm pouring concrete. For those of you haters that don't believe me, this video is for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc0mxOXbWIU

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