Earthquake Hits Eastern Tennessee! UPDATED!!
Bathroom is skinned!!!! So is knee, head, shins, etc.
Saturday, November 10, 2012 by RedneckDude | Discussion: Life, the Universe and Everything
Hey guys. If you felt the earth move, it was me.
I fell while remodeling my bathroom, and hit my head on the pedestal of the sink.
Gave me a real sinking feeling...hehe.
Doc had some fun with the pics on Facebook.
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Reply #22 Tuesday, November 13, 2012 12:43 AM
90% of accidents happen in the home. Next time remodel your neighbor's bathroom.
Reply #23 Thursday, November 15, 2012 8:23 PM
Ok guys, this is what it's all about. When my wife and I bought this house, the bathroom was in bad repair. Sadly, 8 years later, even worse.
We had some black mold problems, and the shower walls were deteriorating.
I had even put up peel off floor tiles and plastic.
Now that Lisa has had her surgery, some of the insurance money went into out new bathroom. But I have to do all the work and I have no idea what I'm doing.
Here are some before pics, some during pics, and later, I'll post some after pics. (Or aftershocks...lol)
This is where I hurt my head. Tearing out sheetrock.
I'll be done soon. Not too bad for a dumb hillbilly with no experience.
Reply #25 Thursday, November 15, 2012 9:53 PM
Next update? "Hillbilly Turns On Shower. Eastern Tennessee Hit By Flood."
Or, "Hillbilly Finally Tries Shower: Flushed With Success."
Reply #26 Friday, November 16, 2012 10:06 AM
Very funny Doc. You should be here helping me. You could fix my head....well, maybe not...
Reply #27 Friday, November 16, 2012 10:10 AM
Look like you learned on the job very well Jim. 
Reply #28 Friday, November 16, 2012 11:06 AM
Jim. He's a doctor, not a miracle worker. 
Reply #31 Friday, November 16, 2012 11:44 AM
Hey, Jim looks pretty sharp in that suit. Nice job Doc!
Reply #34 Friday, November 16, 2012 2:06 PM
Doc, that's classic!! I love the hole in the head, even if it is misplaced.
You are very good with PS.....looks like I'm really in the suit!!
Reply #35 Friday, November 16, 2012 6:16 PM
Congrats on having the guts to tackle that 
"Learn as you go" on a bathroom is pretty ambitious, lots of "oops" potential there, and leaving one torn up too long can be, uh, problematic 
Looks like you're moving right along No more head-butting the fixtures though...
Reply #36 Friday, November 16, 2012 9:55 PM
It looks like you're doing a good job, Jim, especially if it's your first time.
Reply #37 Tuesday, November 20, 2012 2:06 AM
It does look good RD, and i been around a small share of remodels and a bit more new builds. Still don't know what i'm doin 'less i do it for me, but i know the laboring of it all quite well. Well done dude. hehe and i personally grok that "temp" fix" of the plastic over mold and draft. Been there and still fighting mold not far from rainy Seattle. Ahh thought this would be a break from 6 months of snow, but no, i'd rather a half year of snow+slush than rain=mold.
Reply #38 Tuesday, November 20, 2012 10:09 AM
Thanks guys! I'm nearing completion.....hope to be done tomorrow, in time for the turkey.
I will/do have lots to be thankful for.
My wife tells me that if I hadn't reached for the toilet during my fall, I would likely have hit the top of the sink with my head, thus causing my neck to snap under the weight of my body, then hitting the floor with likely spinal damage. Then, likely, the sink would have landed on my face, being dislodged from its precarious perch atop the pedestal.
Instead, the hand on the toilet caused my body to turn just enough to miss the top of the sink, causing me to hit the floor and the sink pedestal at the same time. So the damage was minor.
I am very thankful this holiday!
Reply #40 Tuesday, November 20, 2012 10:25 AM
Saved by the shitter! Hang in there,RnD, you'll get used to that indoor plumbin' yet.
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Reply #21 Monday, November 12, 2012 3:23 PM
Don't forget your knickers.
Glad you're ok Jim.
Heard aftershocks were felt all the way to Jersey.