Not everyone is so fortunate to have an all-talented father to do yeoman's work on a zillion household projects. And for those who don't? The new trend:
home renovation "parties"!
As the housing market cools, homeowners looking to save money on renovations are hosting parties where they invite friends over for an evening of ripping out walls and laying floors. But when novices who've had a few drinks get a hold of crowbars, drills and Sawzalls, the results are sometimes less than satisfactory.
And my dad can no doubt sympathize with this poor soul
Sometimes the problem is inexperience, not alcohol. Although she missed her friends' official "Demolition Party" in Columbus, Ohio, Suzanne Cohan, a 38-year-old massage therapist, dropped by later to pitch in. She was trying to yank a piece of lath from an exposed wall with a crowbar when the wood snapped and popped her between the eyes. Ms. Cohan, who'd taken off her safety goggles, had to go home and put a bandage on her face. "I violated the safety code, so it was pretty much my fault," she says.
This kind of blows my mind, though:
Jason and Jennifer La Fleur of Oak Park, Ill., are renovation party veterans. They've hosted more than a dozen in the last two years, including a New Year's demolition event called the "Wallbanger's Ball" during which they served vodka cocktails and distributed sledgehammers.
Methinks that when one is averaging a friend conscription event more than once every two months, it's time to shop for a contractor.
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Completely unrelated to this post, but I just had a fantastic idea about who might have killed Hiro's father:
(drum roll please)
Takezo Kensei.
He is self-healing, and thus, perhaps immortal. It would explain why his symbol adorns all other heroes and why it is the symbol slashed over their photos. It could also be why Hiro's dad takes it personally that he is the one to kill him "Out of all of them, I never suspected you'd be the one to kill me" or whatever the exact quote was. Plus, he would have survived the fall and could have run off before Ando looked over the edge of the building.
Just a thought.
Ahhhhhh! I like that idea! Intriguing. It makes sense that he'd be self-healing and thus immortal, although the aspects of aging puzzle me in that scenario.
The only question I would have is the ability of Hiro's dad to recognize him. But of course that would just mean back story that Hiro wouldn't be privy to.
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