Power Tools

So I've started work on my basement. You don't have those in the UK, it's like a cellar with a pool table and a sofa.

It's really good fun actually, it's (obviously) the same size as your house but empty. You get to put up walls wherever you like (but you can't move the staircase). So my failed architect longings are coming through.

I went to Rona (like B&Q) and bought a saw. It's a power saw. AKA a mitre saw. With a laser guide on it. You put the wood in, dial in the angles and cut the wood. Bloody brilliant. You know when you were younger and your father said "son, only a bad workman blames his tools". Bollocks.

Get a power saw, a battery drill and a power screw driver and anything is possible. I'm gonna build a bike next. Out of wood of course.

My plan for the basement is a couple of bedrooms, a gym, a music room and then the rest is open space, perfect for my ping-pong table and a projection TV. We're only a month or so away from the snow so it's time to get all the home comforts sorted.

And that's it. A short (but sweet) update which actually tells you something about my life.

Word for the day: Bollocks.