Help! My wife willl kill me! - Page 2

ficklefins · 03/26/2006, 08:04 PM

Get more primer and paint the rest of the floor to match.

NbMaxx13 · 03/26/2006, 08:11 PM

I'd definitely try the Heavy Duty Mr. Clean Magic sponge, or Purple Power

Good luck!!

--Candace

cato · 03/26/2006, 08:20 PM

New floor. (Hint...let the wife pick it out and just agree with whatever she wants).

Aescleah · 03/26/2006, 08:28 PM

lol what ever you do dont let on that its anything with the fish tank. make up something like it was not a fishy project better yet try to pick something she has been nagging you about to do she might quickly and conviently forget it if itswas her project but will give you heck if it was your hobby lol for years to come.

Ashley

e-dog · 03/26/2006, 08:38 PM

Look a puppy!!!!

Docbones · 03/26/2006, 08:45 PM

Do you have kids.....give them 10 bucks, and let them take the heat

ufchristyb · 03/26/2006, 08:52 PM

Alright,

I think I am definitely qualified to give advice since 1) I am a married to a fellow reefkeeper and home plumber and 2) my hubby has poorly plumbed something and managed to dump water on my hard wood floor, soooooo here is my advice . . .

How about first apologizing and then offering to go shopping for the shiny new floor of her choice - something really nice like the kind they do on the home improvement shoes - tile, cork, or bamboo perhaps?

Or if that doesn't work out - you could always take her shoe shopping.

--Christy

Osteomata · 03/26/2006, 10:18 PM

Hate to be on the enemy's side in this gender war, but I am with Christy on this one. Apologize, flowers, and have a google-maps print out of several tile/wood flooring stores printed out. I gotta tell you, its cheaper than you think, especially for one room like a kitchen. I am currently in the middle of a kitchen remod. Just bought marble tiles at $4 a square foot (thats high end, you can get regular nice tile for $1.50), lay it yourself, or get a contractor to do it for a couple of hundred. Next time you screw up the kitchen you can just replace an individual tile with the extras you buy!

Treg · 03/27/2006, 12:52 AM

I kicked the can over on our White carpet!

I called her at work right away and told her about the damn kid spilling his grape juice on the floor!

Then I ran out and bought him some grape juice and me some carpet cleaners...

I just kept scrubbing it over and over soaking with different cleaners inbetween... It took about 2 days and a few bottles of cleaner but I was able to get it about 99% clean. You have to know where the spot was and look real hard to see anything.

Fire Dude · 03/27/2006, 12:59 AM

Buy a puppy/kitten and then blame it. Maybe she'll even help you clean the spot.

Ddddrgnfly · 03/27/2006, 02:13 AM

If it is linoleum, you should have at least a little scrap piece from when it was installed if it was put in after you got the house. If not, see if you can get some that matches. Get a good sharp utility knife and cut it along the lines of the pattern. On your replacement piece, cut it along the opposite side of the grout line in the same pattern. Get you a small can of floor glue, trowel it out, lay the replacement piece in. Use a rolling pin to flatten it into place, wipe off the excess glue and put some seam sealer on it. If done properly, it will look as good as new and you won't be able to tell the difference.

HTH

chocolateblnt · 03/27/2006, 02:39 AM

linoleum huh!? ..... $20 say's the wife kills him...

jw10604 · 03/27/2006, 07:13 AM

Blame it on the kids.

kysmith · 03/27/2006, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by old salty
Pretend you don't see it!!

LOL

Rock Anemone · 03/27/2006, 08:48 PM

Kind of worried, he hasn't responded!!! :lol"

Rock Anemone

MrsDorothy · 03/27/2006, 09:49 PM

He's probably trying to get that rolling pin from around his neck.

MarksReef · 03/27/2006, 09:53 PM

He is M.I.A.

guitarfish · 03/27/2006, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ficklefins
Get more primer and paint the rest of the floor to match.

You beat me to it !

Martin's Reef · 03/27/2006, 10:02 PM

Don't feel bad I did the same thing on our brand new berber carpet.mineral sprits and a good steam cleaner took it right out!

Good luck if your not already dead,
Martin

starmanres · 03/27/2006, 10:03 PM

Hmmmm. I'm wondering if this guy was a preacher in Tennessee... Now that would be sad.

JmLee · 03/27/2006, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by old salty
Pretend you don't see it!!

Another classic! lol. You should be like chris farley in tommy boy. " LOOK WHAT YOU DID! "

03/26/2006, 08:04 PM	#26
ficklefins Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Northern VA Posts: 902	Get more primer and paint the rest of the floor to match. __________________ ^I just wanted that line^ Current Tank Info: 30g Breeder..mmmmmm

03/26/2006, 08:11 PM	#27
NbMaxx13 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Roanoke Va. Posts: 1,134	I'd definitely try the Heavy Duty Mr. Clean Magic sponge, or Purple Power Good luck!! --Candace __________________ Eric Current Tank Info: 72 bowfront , 20 long ,30 cube

03/26/2006, 08:20 PM	#28
cato New England Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CT Posts: 5,450	New floor. (Hint...let the wife pick it out and just agree with whatever she wants). __________________ -Cato I swear it's an illness... Current Tank Info: On Hiatus

03/26/2006, 08:52 PM	#32
ufchristyb Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 269	Alright, I think I am definitely qualified to give advice since 1) I am a married to a fellow reefkeeper and home plumber and 2) my hubby has poorly plumbed something and managed to dump water on my hard wood floor, soooooo here is my advice . . . How about first apologizing and then offering to go shopping for the shiny new floor of her choice - something really nice like the kind they do on the home improvement shoes - tile, cork, or bamboo perhaps? Or if that doesn't work out - you could always take her shoe shopping. --Christy __________________ GO GATORS! Current Tank Info: Possible future 55g unreef safe fish tank

03/27/2006, 12:59 AM	#35
Fire Dude Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 71	Buy a puppy/kitten and then blame it. Maybe she'll even help you clean the spot. __________________ Best Regards, Scott. Current Tank Info: 75G Mixed reef, 2 x 175W Hamilton, custom sump, Tunze 230 and 7400/2. 10G Nano. 3 FW tanks.

03/26/2006, 08:28 PM	#29
Aescleah Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Cary,NC,USA Posts: 260	lol what ever you do dont let on that its anything with the fish tank. make up something like it was not a fishy project better yet try to pick something she has been nagging you about to do she might quickly and conviently forget it if itswas her project but will give you heck if it was your hobby lol for years to come. Ashley

03/26/2006, 08:38 PM	#30
e-dog Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Hughson,ca Posts: 127	Look a puppy!!!!

03/26/2006, 08:45 PM	#31
Docbones Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lebanon, Oh Posts: 38	Do you have kids.....give them 10 bucks, and let them take the heat

03/26/2006, 10:18 PM	#33
Osteomata Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Miami Beach, FL Posts: 794	Hate to be on the enemy's side in this gender war, but I am with Christy on this one. Apologize, flowers, and have a google-maps print out of several tile/wood flooring stores printed out. I gotta tell you, its cheaper than you think, especially for one room like a kitchen. I am currently in the middle of a kitchen remod. Just bought marble tiles at $4 a square foot (thats high end, you can get regular nice tile for $1.50), lay it yourself, or get a contractor to do it for a couple of hundred. Next time you screw up the kitchen you can just replace an individual tile with the extras you buy!

03/27/2006, 12:52 AM	#34
Treg Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,739	I kicked the can over on our White carpet! I called her at work right away and told her about the damn kid spilling his grape juice on the floor! Then I ran out and bought him some grape juice and me some carpet cleaners... I just kept scrubbing it over and over soaking with different cleaners inbetween... It took about 2 days and a few bottles of cleaner but I was able to get it about 99% clean. You have to know where the spot was and look real hard to see anything.

03/27/2006, 02:13 AM	#36
Ddddrgnfly Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Memphis,TN Posts: 286	If it is linoleum, you should have at least a little scrap piece from when it was installed if it was put in after you got the house. If not, see if you can get some that matches. Get a good sharp utility knife and cut it along the lines of the pattern. On your replacement piece, cut it along the opposite side of the grout line in the same pattern. Get you a small can of floor glue, trowel it out, lay the replacement piece in. Use a rolling pin to flatten it into place, wipe off the excess glue and put some seam sealer on it. If done properly, it will look as good as new and you won't be able to tell the difference. HTH __________________ The more I see,The more I want. The more I want,The more I spend. The more I spend,The broker I get. The broker I get,The less I can spend. The less I can spend,The more I want VISCIOUS CYCLE!! Current Tank Info: 140 display, 30g attached grow out, 40g sump, 25g fuge.3-175W 10K m/h, 2 96W PC, 2 Sea Swirls, 2 Blueline return pumps, 4 PH, Doser, 8 outlet battery backup,etc...

03/27/2006, 02:39 AM	#37
chocolateblnt Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, Nor*CAL Posts: 1,736	linoleum huh!? ..... $20 say's the wife kills him...

03/27/2006, 07:13 AM	#38
jw10604 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 43	Blame it on the kids.

03/27/2006, 08:48 PM	#40
Rock Anemone S.C.U.B.A. :) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California Posts: 7,674	Kind of worried, he hasn't responded!!! :lol" Rock Anemone __________________ Johnny Love Current Tank Info: <><

03/27/2006, 09:49 PM	#41
MrsDorothy Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Byhalia, MS Posts: 171	He's probably trying to get that rolling pin from around his neck.

03/27/2006, 09:53 PM	#42
MarksReef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Rush, N.Y. Posts: 4,058	He is M.I.A.

03/27/2006, 10:02 PM	#44
Martin's Reef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Brighton, Colorado Posts: 531	Don't feel bad I did the same thing on our brand new berber carpet.mineral sprits and a good steam cleaner took it right out! Good luck if your not already dead, Martin

03/27/2006, 10:03 PM	#45
starmanres Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Posts: 587	Hmmmm. I'm wondering if this guy was a preacher in Tennessee... Now that would be sad. __________________ "I know funny... I'm a clownfish!" Current Tank Info: 120 g RR Acrylic tank