[abiby]

I run the maintenance department of a small (685 apartment) public housing authority.

The job alternates between being interesting and a PIA, dealing with staff, residents and emergencies, as well as planning and technical issues. The greatest thing about it is the abundance of time off I have. Unfortunately, taking off without someone ratting me out to the wife is a problem I have yet to solve.

Lately I've been spending a lot of time trying to figure how our stimulus money could be diverted to management bonuses. It seems to work for everyone else!

Alan

 

[abiby]

I'm not big on gadgets but for my last drywall project I bought a Richards drywall sanding screen that attaches to your shopvac. Big improvement in dust control.

Especially if you get the outfit with the "water filter" (don't know what you really call it) to go between the sander and the vac. Not only does it control the dust but the shop vac filter doesn't immediately clog up.

It doesn't mean I don't still hate drywall!