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Looking forward to blow by blow accounts of your project. Believe me when I tell you I am still amused by how butt hurt you are over my comments and very much looking forward to you completing them.
I notice you've only said fitting though, surely you're not shelving plans to build them from scratch.
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It's a funny thing, this whole storm in a tea cup.
Obviously you've been a total prick - but the interesting thing (the remarkable thing, in its original sense) is why.
You were clearly very badly triggered by the idea of my doing some carpentry, to the extent that you went from a standing start to "burn it down", without escalating through mild banter, moderate mocking etc.
Much as "friendliest forum on the internet" is thrown around to ironically describe interaction on here it's rare for someone to truly get the knives out, which you did in response to what on the surface was no provocation.
Which, as I said, was and is remarkable. Your use of "butt hurt" is, I think, a part of this - that phrase is projection on your part I suspect.
Why were you so badly triggered? I don't know, but - conjecture would be:
- You mention how good you are at your job more often than anyone else on the forum (but don't get called on it because you balance it with helpful advice, Toupret/Zinnser/that IR stripper thing etc)
- You frequently mention your waiting list (clear sign of a remarkable craftsman), people are lucky to get you etc etc
- And of course we are all told that you only need to work in a very small area of Fulham, such is the demand for your services
What conclusion can we draw? I think it's fair to say that your professional life makes up a large part of your identity, what you are proud of and what you believe sets you apart/gives you value.
I think, therefore, that you felt threatened by my intention of doing something you see as part of your professional arena as a bit of fun. Maybe you thought it cheapened it, and because your self image relies so heavily on being an amazing carpenter you took it as a personal attack - hence the nuclear response, out of all proportion to the provocation.
Maybe the above is all bollocks, but it filled 10 miles of London stop/start traffic earlier this evening as I tried to work out plausible reasons for your behaviour.
And, of course, this doesn't excuse you being such a prick, even if it might explain it.
- You mention how good you are at your job more often than anyone else on the forum (but don't get called on it because you balance it with helpful advice, Toupret/Zinnser/that IR stripper thing etc)
Dammit
Lease documents inspected and approved, mortgage application is the next step. Removing current doors and fitting new ones is a Summer '22 project I think - as well as outfitting one of the garages as a workshop. In which I'll only do things that other people find non-threatening to their sense of self, obv's.