very bad day off

mps9506 · 03-27-2004, 03:33 PM

agh. It's my one day off in two weeks, and I'm having a bad day...
Gotta vent on here right now.
First off, it was going to be a great day, surf has been building so I got up at 6am to go surfing, and the freaking dog chew both leashes on my surfboards. So now I gotta wait to go surfing until 10 when all the surfshops open so I can buy a new leash.
Then I get to Wrightsville beach, I pull up to a parking spot next to a dune to peek over and see how crowded the break is, maybe 2 minutes, I turn around and I'm getting a $20 parking ticket. Apparently Wrightville beach no longer has any free parking, if you want to park in Wrightsville beach between 9 and 6 7 days a week you gotta pay up.
I go surfing for an hour waves were great, then high tide hits and it just goes mushy, no big deal I'll come back later when the tide goes out.
Come home, and wow, my sea swirl came in today, this is good.
I start plumbing it, get everything hooked up. Pick up my bottle of PVC primer, which makes it all the way from the kitchen to the living room, and then SPLAT, PVC primer EVERYWHERE, including on my face and neck. Run to the shower and jump in and rinse it off, I missed a spot on my neck, so that'll be purple for god knows how long. On the way back to the living room the dog took a dump in the middle of all my comotion. But first I gotta try to clean up my now brown and pruple carpet and also my white and purple wall....
All I wanted to do was hook up the sea swirl and do a water change and go back out surfing....
I know people have had worse days, but I'm not having a good day and just needed to vent a bit.
Mike

Maxx · 03-27-2004, 03:43 PM

Hey man, I feel for you....
had several of those days myself......
There werent any squirrels running around loose anywhere were there???
Just askin.......
Here was my bad day.....hope you laugh about it.....it wasnt too funny at the time....
Nick

Curtswearing · 03-27-2004, 05:18 PM

Bummer,

I'm sorry for the rough day. That does NOT sound like a fun day off at all.

I hope the stain comes out soon. I would call the manufacturer's 1-800 number to ask them what they recommend.

reefrunner · 03-27-2004, 05:52 PM

LOL, yeah I can hear that conversation...

"Hello carpet manufacturer's unlimited"

"Yes, I calling to find out what removes purple pvc primer from your carpet"

"Your what!!"

"Yeah, I spilled some pvc primer on my carpet, what do you guys recommend to get that stuff out?"

"

, fire maybe?"

"no I'm serious, is there anything that will get this stuff out? Oh yeah, I gota get some dog dirt out too.."

Sir can I send you a catalog and price list of our carpets, cause ain't nothin gonna get that stuff out...."

It's just one of those days, I know it sucks right now, and I feel for you, but you gotta laugh about it or it will only seem worse, although crying works, chicks dig that sensitive stuff

mps9506 · 03-27-2004, 06:54 PM

Just got in from the beach, the air temp dropped way off and it was quite cold. Waves were only ok...
The primer actually not really really noticable on the carpet, but it looks horrible where it hit the wall. It also got some old PFO reflectors I had sitting around, stained the back of them pretty bad.
I'm going to try some oxi clean on Scott's advice, hopefully that will get the carpet stain out, if not, guess I will be paying for new carpet, sucks cuz it was just installed in January...
Well, guess a throw rug will work for now. Sure does smell funny in here though

Suprised I'm typing so well... Think I'll take a nap now...
Mike

Witfull · 03-27-2004, 08:07 PM

just think say ..."wow my coraline is really spreading nicely!!"

mps9506 · 03-27-2004, 09:04 PM

lmao.
I can just coat the rest of the room in purple also, and stick vho's for the lighting fixture...

caja · 03-29-2004, 05:07 PM

I like purple.

ScottT1980 · 03-31-2004, 01:35 PM

Did the oxiclean work?

caja · 03-31-2004, 04:48 PM

if it didn't you have my permission to hunt down Billy Mays and clean his clock.

Maxx · 03-31-2004, 06:26 PM

please! I'll help! If only to get that guy from hawking another goofy product!
Nick

ScottT1980 · 04-01-2004, 03:21 PM

A side note, I just bought 6 second abs for the GF just so I wouldn't have to watch that @#$%@#$% infomercial one more time. Best investment I have ever made...

Take er easy
Scott T.

mps9506 · 04-01-2004, 06:12 PM

LMAO Scott...

Anyways the oxiclean didn't work to well.
My carpet has never been so clean right around those stains though

If I had only used the dern clear primer...
Mike

ScottT1980 · 04-01-2004, 10:19 PM

Man, sorry to hear that... My only other suggestions would be ethanol (or everclear...if the stain doesn't come out with this, well, grab some Jungle Juice and your set) or acetone. Of course, the stain is probably set at this point so I don't know how effective either of the two will be...

Good luck either way

03-27-2004, 03:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
mps9506 They misunderestimated me Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 7,122 View Gallery Karma Komment	very bad day off agh. It's my one day off in two weeks, and I'm having a bad day... Gotta vent on here right now. First off, it was going to be a great day, surf has been building so I got up at 6am to go surfing, and the freaking dog chew both leashes on my surfboards. So now I gotta wait to go surfing until 10 when all the surfshops open so I can buy a new leash. Then I get to Wrightsville beach, I pull up to a parking spot next to a dune to peek over and see how crowded the break is, maybe 2 minutes, I turn around and I'm getting a $20 parking ticket. Apparently Wrightville beach no longer has any free parking, if you want to park in Wrightsville beach between 9 and 6 7 days a week you gotta pay up. I go surfing for an hour waves were great, then high tide hits and it just goes mushy, no big deal I'll come back later when the tide goes out. Come home, and wow, my sea swirl came in today, this is good. I start plumbing it, get everything hooked up. Pick up my bottle of PVC primer, which makes it all the way from the kitchen to the living room, and then SPLAT, PVC primer EVERYWHERE, including on my face and neck. Run to the shower and jump in and rinse it off, I missed a spot on my neck, so that'll be purple for god knows how long. On the way back to the living room the dog took a dump in the middle of all my comotion. But first I gotta try to clean up my now brown and pruple carpet and also my white and purple wall.... All I wanted to do was hook up the sea swirl and do a water change and go back out surfing.... I know people have had worse days, but I'm not having a good day and just needed to vent a bit. Mike

03-27-2004, 03:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Maxx Manta Ray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 3,079 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hey man, I feel for you.... had several of those days myself...... There werent any squirrels running around loose anywhere were there??? Just askin....... Here was my bad day.....hope you laugh about it.....it wasnt too funny at the time.... Nick __________________ "Chaos, confusion, despair...my work is done here." ...Some guy named Murphy.... A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!" Reef Sanctuary Knowledgebase (Answers to all your questions and then some!)

03-27-2004, 05:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Curtswearing Golden Moray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 2,596 View Gallery Karma Komment	Bummer, I'm sorry for the rough day. That does NOT sound like a fun day off at all. I hope the stain comes out soon. I would call the manufacturer's 1-800 number to ask them what they recommend. __________________ In memory of Fluffy, please pause before hitting enter---being nice is free. Click for ReefKeeping FAQ'S Click for Product Reviews Click for Photo ID Gallery http://curtcpapfs.com/downloads/1Curt.jpg

03-27-2004, 05:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
reefrunner Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cedar Key, FL Posts: 1,069 View Gallery Karma Komment	LOL, yeah I can hear that conversation... "Hello carpet manufacturer's unlimited" "Yes, I calling to find out what removes purple pvc primer from your carpet" "Your what!!" "Yeah, I spilled some pvc primer on my carpet, what do you guys recommend to get that stuff out?" ", fire maybe?" "no I'm serious, is there anything that will get this stuff out? Oh yeah, I gota get some dog dirt out too.." Sir can I send you a catalog and price list of our carpets, cause ain't nothin gonna get that stuff out...." It's just one of those days, I know it sucks right now, and I feel for you, but you gotta laugh about it or it will only seem worse, although crying works, chicks dig that sensitive stuff __________________ Kevin Check out my gallery!

03-31-2004, 01:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
ScottT1980 Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,484 View Gallery Karma Komment	Did the oxiclean work? __________________ My Tank

03-27-2004, 06:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
mps9506 They misunderestimated me Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 7,122 View Gallery Karma Komment	Just got in from the beach, the air temp dropped way off and it was quite cold. Waves were only ok... The primer actually not really really noticable on the carpet, but it looks horrible where it hit the wall. It also got some old PFO reflectors I had sitting around, stained the back of them pretty bad. I'm going to try some oxi clean on Scott's advice, hopefully that will get the carpet stain out, if not, guess I will be paying for new carpet, sucks cuz it was just installed in January... Well, guess a throw rug will work for now. Sure does smell funny in here though Suprised I'm typing so well... Think I'll take a nap now... Mike

03-27-2004, 09:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
mps9506 They misunderestimated me Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 7,122 View Gallery Karma Komment	lmao. I can just coat the rest of the room in purple also, and stick vho's for the lighting fixture...

03-29-2004, 05:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
caja Cabbage Leather Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 371 View Gallery Karma Komment	I like purple.

03-31-2004, 04:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
caja Cabbage Leather Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 371 View Gallery Karma Komment	if it didn't you have my permission to hunt down Billy Mays and clean his clock.

03-31-2004, 06:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
Maxx Manta Ray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 3,079 View Gallery Karma Komment	please! I'll help! If only to get that guy from hawking another goofy product! Nick __________________ "Chaos, confusion, despair...my work is done here." ...Some guy named Murphy.... A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!" Reef Sanctuary Knowledgebase (Answers to all your questions and then some!)

04-01-2004, 03:21 PM	#12 (permalink)
ScottT1980 Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,484 View Gallery Karma Komment	A side note, I just bought 6 second abs for the GF just so I wouldn't have to watch that @#$%@#$% infomercial one more time. Best investment I have ever made... Take er easy Scott T. __________________ My Tank

04-01-2004, 06:12 PM	#13 (permalink)
mps9506 They misunderestimated me Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 7,122 View Gallery Karma Komment	LMAO Scott... Anyways the oxiclean didn't work to well. My carpet has never been so clean right around those stains though If I had only used the dern clear primer... Mike

04-01-2004, 10:19 PM	#14 (permalink)
ScottT1980 Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,484 View Gallery Karma Komment	Man, sorry to hear that... My only other suggestions would be ethanol (or everclear...if the stain doesn't come out with this, well, grab some Jungle Juice and your set) or acetone. Of course, the stain is probably set at this point so I don't know how effective either of the two will be... Good luck either way __________________ My Tank

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