Timely post!
I recently purchased magicman' s secrets for 10 easy payments on $99.99! I'm sure glad I did
My wife woke me up this morning, at an ungodly hour, informing me the basement was flooded and we had a leak in the roof after a night of heavy rain and high winds.
Prior to Magic ' s program I would have kicked the dogs and cursed like a sailor, but instead I changed my perception and decided this was a wonderful opportunity for personal growth!
After a few hours of pulling stuff out of the wet basement and using a shop-vac and push broom I had the standing water out....all with a super duper attitude
I made my first trip to the hardware store to buy an extra fan to help the drying process in the basement.
A light fixture in the laundry room was dripping water, so I climbed up into the attic looking for the source of the leak. I had to dig through 16 to 20 inches of itchy insulation trying to find the light all while balancing on a rafter in a hot stuffy attic. I found the light and noticed pooling water on the vapor barrier. A few feet from the light, the sewer vent pipe was wet to the touch. I had found the leak! Thanks magic!!
I climbed onto the roof and saw the rubber boot around the sewer pipe was rotted and not making a tight seal around the pipe. Awesome !
I made a second trip to the local hardware store planning to buy and replace just the rubber boot. A helpful employee informed me they didn't have just the rubber boot and that the rubber part was integrated into the flashing, which means I would have to be prying up the shingles to install it. More personal growth!
I didn't completely believe him, so I drove to a big box store 10 miles away to purchase just the rubber boot...they didn't have such a thing. Looks like I'm prying up shingles to replace the flashing too! YEAH!!!
I get the shingles up and the flashing installed and everything nailed back into place. SWEET!
I had a tube of Black Jack I had been saving for just this sort of thing. I clip the end and proceed to squeeze and squeeze and squeeze. Nothing comes out. DRAT! Caulk gun appears to be broken. Not to worry I have a spare I bought a few months ago, because I couldn't find the caulk gun that was currently in my hand.
I search and search and search for my spare caulk gun and head back to the hardware store to buy another one. I get back home, put the tube in the gun and squeeze and squeeze and squeeze...nothing comes out! HA HA HA!
Apparently 10 year old black jack in an unopened tube doesn't like to get squeezed out . With a smile on my face, a spring in my step and whistling a happy tune I head back to the hardware store to buy a fresh tube to complete the job.
Thank you magicman!
Your program helped me complete the home repairs with a smile on my face and joy in my heart....all because I changed my perception.
True story.