Creative Tool Usage #2
Our first hint that our neighbour is a creative tool user came a number of months ago as her house’s full reno was nearly complete. Unfortunately, she had run a little short on money and needed to finish some of the project herself before she could get a living permit.
One day she started leveling the front yard (which was very uneven, packed-down dirt). She was wittling away at the dirt with a cleaver. Yes, a kitchen knife. She worked for hours on the yard, every day after work.
After a number of days at this, a friendly passer-by suggested she rent a rototiller to do the job properly. She accepted his advice and continued to chip away with the cleaver. He stopped by again a week later and reiterated his suggestion. She thanked him and continued chopping dirt.
(Common sense eventually kicked in and she rented that rototiller.)
Creative Tool Usage #2 — A cleaver (and a little time) can level mountains.
November 18th, 2006 at 4:46 pm
Hmmm. Did she really need to level the ground to get a living permit? It’s called pottering around and if the enjoying the process is part of the goal, it doesn’t really matter how inefficient you are does it. She’s getting just as much done as if she was sitting inside watching TV, in fact more since she was getting exercise and exposure to the sun (more valuable in seasons other than summer admittedly).
November 18th, 2006 at 8:41 pm
Yes. Apparently, you need to do some minimum amount of landscaping before you can move in.
It’s nice of you to give her the benefit of the doubt — I certainly didn’t.