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Arrrrrg! Rant. How would you handle this?
By:Robb
Date: 5/10/2001, 9:18 pm

Every time I work on my boat my neighbor comes over with a problem he needs help with. He's a hell of a nice guy and I would be glad to help him, it is just that he always gets me when I am just getting a roll going. So far I have lost two pots of epoxy and glued my shear clamps to the ugly side of the panels when I was interrupted and distracted. I've tried to keep working and ignore him, but he'll just stand there waiting for me to take a break. The boat has taken about twice as long because of the interruptions. Working on my boat is therapy for me and I enjoy getting lost in my work and shutting out the world (My day job is high stress, resolving other people's problems). This evening, I was happily sanding away at the epoxy with my ROS and mask on when I felt a presence behind me. I look behind and there he was standing in a cloud of epoxy dust with his three year-old daughter! I have explained to him previously about the toxicity of epoxy (after I grabbed an epoxy stirrer out of the kid's hands just as she was about to lick it). How would you all handle this? I am just about ready to put a lock and a big "Do Not Disturb" sign on the gate, but don't want to be un-neighborly. Thanks for the rant time. I now return you to your previously scheduled discussions.

Messages In This Thread

Arrrrrg! Rant. How would you handle this?
Robb -- 5/10/2001, 9:18 pm
would a dog help? *NM*
mike allen ---> -- 5/11/2001, 11:49 am
Re: Arrrrrg! Same Dilemma
Spidey -- 5/11/2001, 1:17 am
Re: Arrrrrg! Same Dilemma
Julie Kanarr -- 5/11/2001, 9:48 am
Re: Arrrrrg! Rant. How would you handle this?
Julie Kanarr -- 5/11/2001, 12:38 am
Re: Arrrrrg! Rant. How would you handle this?
Rehd -- 5/11/2001, 1:24 am
Re: Arrrrrg! Rant. How would you handle this?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/11/2001, 10:15 am
Re: hand him a catalog
LeeG -- 5/11/2001, 12:22 am
Re: Arrrrrg! Rant. How would you handle this?
Don Beale -- 5/10/2001, 11:58 pm
Get another respirator - an ugly one - for him :)
Paul G. Jacobson -- 5/10/2001, 11:28 pm
Re: Arrrrrg! Rant. How would you handle this?
daren neufeld -- 5/10/2001, 11:01 pm
Re: Bah, let's try again
Jim Pace -- 5/10/2001, 10:47 pm
Sheesh, Jim you scared me.
Robb -- 5/10/2001, 11:29 pm
Re: Sheesh, Jim you scared me.
Jim Pace -- 5/11/2001, 9:01 am
Re: Arrrrrg! Rant. How would you handle this?
Jim Pace -- 5/10/2001, 10:40 pm
Re: Arrrrrg! Rant. How would you handle this?
Dave M -- 5/10/2001, 9:39 pm