Did a thing.

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
06/16/2020 at 21:19 • Filed to: Casa de Zoidberg

Plugged a whole, due to my recent security misadventures.

I used the cheapest wood, but in my defense 1) my wife said we’re going to redo the fence in a couple years anyway so don’t spend the money , 2) my neighbor mentioned the same thing after I finished this project, and 3) Lowe’s was cleaned OUT to Kingdom Come. No nothing.

I basically never work with wood, and the only fence I’ve ever built was vinyl with six other people. So you get what you pay for.

I had to relearn basic math skills, so that was amusing. The spacing on the top slat is too low, but, again, you get what you pay for. I also used screws because I’m impatient.

And it there was other stuff I put effort it. My garage is over 1" out of plumb over 5', the existing 4x4 is out of plumb both left to right and front to back, naturally OPPOSITE of what my garage is doing.

So, my post is plumb left to right, but out of plumb front to back to match the existing 4x4. The 2x4 that ties to the existing 4x4 is butted and screwed, so each slat was measured and cut to size, this looking flush against the outside of both 4x4s. I then used a scrap 1-1/4"x6" and filled the gap between the somewhat crooked post and the very crooked garage.

The gap underneath will allow the neighborhood cats to escape my dog.

All in all, it was very enjoyable to actually "fix" something.

DISCUSSION (16)

AestheticsInMotion > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/16/2020 at 21:24

Now that is my kind of project you're not kidding about Lowe's. I ended up waiting in line at Dunn Lumber for 30 minutes instead, just for a six foot piece of spruce

Grindintosecond > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/16/2020 at 21:32

I like that thing you did! Your right about enjoying the fix. It kinda sucks to go through teh process and spend the time but in the end when it all works out as planned, its a really good feeling.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/16/2020 at 21:40

Watch out. That woodworking thing is a slippery slope.

Good job!

VincentMalamute-Kim > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/16/2020 at 21:42

Good thinking about cats. Much to her dismay, a friend’s Husky has killed two neighborhood cats in her small backyard enclosed by a c hainlink fence.

smobgirl > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/16/2020 at 21:44

I am amused (but thankful) at the purpose of the gap. My entire house is an obstacle course set up to keep the dog from getting places while still allowing a blind cat through and it’s been...challenging.

Dusty Ventures > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/16/2020 at 21:54

Stef be like

Kinja'd!!!

EDIT: For clarification, there’s been a running pallet gag on Twitter between myself, Stef, Alanis, and others for probably close to two years now. Fence fix looks awesome!

Chariotoflove > Dusty Ventures
06/16/2020 at 22:03

I would never have got that. A pullet joke maybe, but not a pallet one.

Chariotoflove > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/16/2020 at 22:03

That's a pretty good looking thing.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Dusty Ventures
06/16/2020 at 22:14

At first it was so random I thought it was the punchline, now that theres a backstory I’m mystified what the what it was a punchline to.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Dusty Ventures
06/16/2020 at 22:29

You are not wrong.

foghat1981 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/16/2020 at 22:33

looks good!

Dusty Ventures > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
06/16/2020 at 22:38

!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

This was early days. The thread is now more than 50 tweets long.

ClassicDatsunDebate > Dusty Ventures
06/16/2020 at 23:50

It’s funny because I didn’t need any context because when I saw the pic of Zoid’s fence I thought to myself “that’s a pallet”. I felt kinda mean. Then I scrolled down to your post and felt I was vindicated. So, thank you?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/16/2020 at 23:52

You claim not to have any skills and then present evidence to the contrary.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/17/2020 at 04:42

Looks good! I love dogs, but as a cat- lover primarily, thanks for allowing them an escape route! Hopefully it’s a big enough gap! :)

OPPOsaurus WRX > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/17/2020 at 08:13

that list makes me think you order too much stuff from IKEA

Kinja'd!!!