Haste Makes Some Items Displaced

Hick is a good house-remodeler, but sometimes he rushes things. 

 

One of his buddies told Hick that he gets good bargains at stores like Lowe's or Menards by asking for a discount on dented items. Of course this news excited Hick. He was virtually rubbing his hands together in glee. "Get me a water heater, or washer/dryer, or refrigerator!"

The Buddy was on the lookout for a little over a week. He called Hick with news of a water heater at a Lowe's halfway to the city. Regular $599, available for $399. Hick told him to get it. The Buddy brought it to Hick at his Storage Unit Store, and they took it over to Pony House. Hick gave The Buddy $60 for his trouble. So still a good deal, as Hick actually had it delivered, and got help taking it into Pony House. However...

 

 

Hick had counted on the new water heater being like ours, with a 24-inch diameter. It's not. As Hick says, "It's short and squatty. The diameter is 25 inches. I guess I can fit in a washer and dryer. If not, I can pull them forward a bit, and put shelves on the wall behind them."

Also, Hick had the city turn on the water to Pony House. When he checked the kitchen sink, water sprayed out all over him! As Hick said, it was the fittings and faucet that came with the cabinets he bought off Facebook. So he went to get a new faucet.

Hick discovered that the new jetted Pony House tub takes a long time to fill. He wishes he had put in 3/4 inch pipe instead of 1/2 inch pipe. He told The Pony, "You'll need to start running your bathwater, then go ahead and fix your supper while it fills." This tub takes less water than ours, and the jets are more powerful. There are a couple issues that Hick needs to fix, but it's about a 30-minute job, he says.

Hick's workmanship might make for some odd conversation pieces in Pony House, but he works pretty cheap.