A $3,000 bite was just taken out of my wallet

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
06/12/2018 at 22:15 • Filed to: My wallet is crying

Unfortunately it was NOT on this beautiful Roadmaster I saw in the parking lot of the appliance store.

Nope, I’m redoing our kitchen this summer. Yesterday my father-in-law watched the kiddos for a few hours, so we could go appliance shopping in peace. We needed everything except the fridge. Miracle of all miracles, my wife came is $85 UNDER the budget which she scoffed at when I first suggested it to her.

Sorry for the clickbait :P

DISCUSSION (42)

smobgirl > shop-teacher
06/12/2018 at 22:34

I came here just to type CLICKBAIT and you ruined it for me.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > smobgirl
06/12/2018 at 22:40

Clickpait*

shop-teacher > smobgirl
06/12/2018 at 22:41

A thousand apologies my friend :)

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > shop-teacher
06/12/2018 at 22:42

$3,000 for a remodel is NP

smobgirl > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
06/12/2018 at 22:48

*qamnit

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher
06/12/2018 at 22:53

Whoo hoo! Exciting!

For some reason I kinda like appliance shopping. Luckily I don’t do it much - too much $$$!

shop-teacher > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/12/2018 at 23:18

That was just the appliances. I’ve also purchased $500 worth of drawer slides, hinges, and whatnot. And today I cut up $700 worth of cherry plywood to build the cabinet boxes.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > shop-teacher
06/12/2018 at 23:19

The hinges are a really killer. Did you get soft-close ones?

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW
06/12/2018 at 23:25

I don’t care for it myself, but it’s very much needed. Our kitchen is definitely at the end of its usable life. The sink leaks, the dishwasher rack is rusting out, the stove is taking longer and longer to cook. Our cabinets are falling apart, the mismatched counters are collapsing, the stick on tile is not only hideous, but falling apart and was installed apparently by a blind man.

shop-teacher > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/12/2018 at 23:28

Yep. Soft close full extension drawer slides too.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > shop-teacher
06/12/2018 at 23:31

Must be nice! No, I’m kidding. I’m about to own a kitchen that’s about as outdated as my current kitchen so it’ll be coming up for me soon enough...

shop-teacher > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/12/2018 at 23:41

We’ve lived with a a horrible, out of date, falling apart kitchen for eight years now. There’s a ton of work to do still, and a whole bunch more money to spend (wife has mandated granite), but it’s going to be great to have a nice kitchen for the first time ever.

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher
06/12/2018 at 23:42

Hmm, really sounds like it’s time!

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW
06/12/2018 at 23:44

Very much so! I tried to talk my wife into waiting a year, so I could paint the house this summer (which is also desperately overdue), but that was a hard no.

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher
06/12/2018 at 23:45

This winter, you’ll be glad you did the kitchen first. :)

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW
06/12/2018 at 23:46

This is true!

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > shop-teacher
06/13/2018 at 02:58

Appliances are usually the most expensive part of a kitchen, so you’re off to a pretty reasonable start.

random001 > smobgirl
06/13/2018 at 06:41

I laughed.

random001 > shop-teacher
06/13/2018 at 06:41

Whooooo! I did this just over a year ago. Best money spending decision I may have ever made.

shop-teacher > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
06/13/2018 at 08:38

Yep. Although the granite bill is something I’m not looking forward to.

shop-teacher > random001
06/13/2018 at 08:39

Its been a long time coming, and very much needed. I can’t wait to get it done!

syaieya > shop-teacher
06/13/2018 at 08:40

I have dreams of appliance shopping. The stove, washer, and cabinets i live with are all older than i am and im fairly certain the feed line to the washer and fridge are so clogged.

It may not be as glamorous as a nearly antique buick, but i miss cooking on all the newer appliances at my moms house

Mercedes Streeter > shop-teacher
06/13/2018 at 09:01

After seeing your kitchen and you explaining how it works, YAY!!! :)

If this were my patented logic, I would have taken a different route...

random001 > shop-teacher
06/13/2018 at 09:05

I can’t wait for the build threads!

shop-teacher > syaieya
06/13/2018 at 10:08

Indeed, it isn’t glamorous, but it is desperately needed.

shop-teacher > Mercedes Streeter
06/13/2018 at 10:11

Yeah, you’ve seen it in person. You know what I’m working with.

You’re a single renter. If I still was too, things would be very different.

shop-teacher > random001
06/13/2018 at 10:16

Yeah, I’ll have to do one of those.

random001 > shop-teacher
06/13/2018 at 10:21

Yes please!

Mercedes Streeter > shop-teacher
06/13/2018 at 10:59

“Load Bearing Dishwasher” is still one of the funniest things I’d heard this year. lol

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > shop-teacher
06/13/2018 at 12:01

That all depends on the size of your kitchen.

I’d look into other options, too. Granite sucks if you’re not super diligent about maintaining the stuff. There are far better options that require little-to-no maintenance at a similar price (if not lower).

shop-teacher > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
06/13/2018 at 16:37

It’s not too big, but granite will still likely be the best part of a couple grand. I know about the options, but wife wants granite, wife gets granite. She’s good at taking care of things, so I’m not worried.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher
06/21/2018 at 22:09

Clickbait: you might consider using the Crop feature on that and give us more Roadsmasher and less parking lot. Seriously, though:

Kinja'd!!!

Here is an image of the 1977 2WD Jimmy that my friend’s mom drove when I was in high school. This is the vehicle that I want in my mind as I get Rusty roadworthy. That is the wheel that I want. Maybe even whitewalls... Can you still get whitewalls?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher
06/21/2018 at 22:11

I won’t tell you what I think of dishwashers generally because you did not ask me and I want you to still be my friend.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/21/2018 at 22:13

You vastly overestimate how much I care what you think about dishwashers :P

Signed,

Guy who deliberately bought a house in a place that gets its water from one of the largest fresh water sources on the planet

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/21/2018 at 22:15

Oh, the very rare C5 Blazer! Niiiiiiice!!

I don’t know if you can get whitewalls anymore, but those wheels will look great on Rusty .

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher
06/21/2018 at 23:12

Believe me: how much you care about what I think about dishwashers _in no way_ informs my decision whether or not to tell you what I think about dishwashers. As a direct result, I make no estimates, have made no estimates, will make no estimates.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher
06/21/2018 at 23:13

Wait: C5 Blazer? It's a Jimmy... And 2WD.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/22/2018 at 00:23

Fine, C5 Jimmy. In GM truck parlance, C is 2wd and K is 4wd.

I was mighty tempted by a '79 C5 Jimmy a few years ago when I had money burning a hole in my pocket. Body mount rust scared me off.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher
06/22/2018 at 07:00

Well, ya learnt me something. Is C/K in the VIN? Cool.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/23/2018 at 01:19

I honestly don't know if they're in the VIN or not. The C and the K are definitely official model codes though.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher
06/23/2018 at 06:36

Kinja'd!!!

I wouldn't mind trying a set of these rims, either, with GMC spinners.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/23/2018 at 07:31

Those are cool, but I don't think I'd want to go back down to 14" rims. I'm fairly certain those rims are 14 inchers.