Comments on: run, swim, renovate triathlon

By: DREW

DREW — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 03:31:23 +0000

Last week my wife pulled an old smoke alarm from our hall ceiling and discovered a circle of popcorn. We moved here 4 years ago and all the ceilings had it. Now, 4 years and a 500 sq. ft. addition later we discovered this last hold-out. We had a little ceremony and she scraped it off. Good riddance.

Glad to hear that hanging out in the ceiling doing new or redoing old wiring counts as training. I’ve spent my fair share of time up there. It’s not fun, but it’s good to know I’m not alone in hoping that I’m doing something physically productive.

By: Togo

Togo — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:24:13 +0000

Nice site. Maybe you could sell your workout to TLC or OLN as a new reality-get fit-makeover show.

I’m also a thirty-something father and husband who runs marathons (currently training for Chicago), but haven’t done any tri’s. Can’t swim. My six-year old has offered to teach me, so we’ll see.

By: aprilanne

aprilanne — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:31:23 +0000

Don’t stay away too long. We miss you! Best of Luck with the renovation.

By: susie

susie — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:04:09 +0000

Don’t worry about us!! Now get back to work.

By: jeff

jeff — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 01:47:19 +0000

holler if you want some good tips about the popcorn. i scraped our ceilings a couple years ago.

By: beverly

beverly — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 22:20:31 +0000

Hats off to you for remembering to work out in the midst of renovations … usually when that kind of stuff is happening in our house (ie. always) we forget to do stuff like eat and sleep!

By: darrell

darrell — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 06:43:28 +0000

After stripping off that nasty popcorn, I’d opt for a smooth ceiling. Although the texture will hide any imperfections. Maybe you can find a Canandian knock-down ceiling texture!

By: Dawn (aka Pink Lady)

Dawn (aka Pink Lady) — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 23:33:46 +0000

Happy renovating. I’m back to swimming as well.

By: Jon in Michigan

Jon in Michigan — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 19:08:08 +0000

Glad you are still alive. Make sure you wear a dust mask up there. That insulation is nasty.