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The (Official?) “I’m Married” Thread

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I'm in the middle of replacing two ceiling fans, both over 20 years old (original house installs), with new ones that (hopefully) won't squeal on the low fan setting. Some people can't hear that persistent high-pitch tone: as a career electronics guy, it drives me crazy! Anyway, I'm in the middle of installing the first fan. I got the motor and mount up to the ceiling, wiring connected, ready to add the blades and light kit... when the Darling Bride utters the four words no husband ever wants to hear in a situation like that:

"I don't like it"

Unlike the old brass-finish fans, this dark bronze is almost black against the white ceiling and stands out like a sore thumb. Even looking at the TV, it calls from one's peripheral vision and yells "hey, look up at me!" So I unwired and removed the motor and mount, boxed it all back up for return, and ordered two white ceiling fans. Until they're delivered tomorrow (same day as the new mattress delivery), I'll work on the thousand other things she has on the Honey-do list. Like a chair rail on the dining room wall.
 
I was in the business of building or installing kitchens for over 55 years. Most all of the women were concerned about the eye appeal of their kitchen and not the practicality of them. I suspect less than 20 customers through the years were concerned about the arrangement and storage space and the convenience of this or that for cooking and serving. Considering I likely trimmed over a thousand kitchens, that's a small percentage of cooks. The cooks stood out. "I need this much counter space to the right of my range". "I have to have a bank of drawers next to the dishwasher". "I need a cabinet for my spices". Those sort of concerns point out the cooks.
 
olbriar said:
I was in the business of building or installing kitchens for over 55 years. Most all of the women were concerned about the eye appeal of their kitchen and not the practicality of them. I suspect less than 20 customers through the years were concerned about the arrangement and storage space and the convenience of this or that for cooking and serving. Considering I likely trimmed over a thousand kitchens, that's a small percentage of cooks. The cooks stood out. "I need this much counter space to the right of my range". "I have to have a bank of drawers next to the dishwasher". "I need a cabinet for my spices". Those sort of concerns point out the cooks.
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We've built a half dozen houses over the years. And I (as the clean-up captain) always want the dish drawer or cabinet, and silverware drawer within one step of the dishwasher.
 
IHateMyTreo said:
We've built a half dozen houses over the years. And I (as the clean-up captain) always want the dish drawer or cabinet, and silverware drawer within one step of the dishwasher.
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I get those concerns also. I prefer when I'm the one who designs and finishes the units. He's a couple in a conversation I'm finishing now. I think we'll change the chandeliers over the waterfall Island. The cords don't look very good.
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The_Chief said:
I was wondering about those lights with all the globes... I call them "dust-catchers". The fewer horizontal surfaces, the better!
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I redid my kitchen about three years ago. Fully functional, and nice looking. A few weeks ago I realized a new phenomenon with LED light bulbs. I had to wash them as they were dusty (and the one over my range was a little grimy). Incandescent bulbs would burn out before they got filthy.

So that was a new one for me, washing light bulbs. 🤔
 
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