Lesson in Procrastination learned today!

[blackpony04]

When I bought my old F150 in 2005, I got a $500 Homer Depot gift card that I spent on a kick butt undercabinet mounted Microwave (black and stainless like the rest of our kitchen). Needless to say I was rather intimidated by the install directions (and I'm generally pretty handy with everything but plumbing) as we never had an over oven microwave and my house is pretty dang old (125+) and nothing every goes right. So I decided to wait until a rainy day when I had a little extra patience. Fast forward three and a half years later and it was still in one of our upstairs bedroom rotting away in its box.

UNTIL TODAY! :023:

My Mom needed to have her under cabinet nuker replaced so I helped my brother install it this morning. It took over 90 minutes to remove the old one thanks to the sadistic mounting method on the 12 year old one so I figured I was NEVER gonna install mine. Turned out my Mom's new one took 10 minutes to install!!! The mounting methods employed today are far easier than the old way so once I got home I decided to check mine out and it turns out it had a nearly identical mount like my Mom's new one.

I had to of course drill holes all over to get it done but I managed to get my "new" microwave installed in about an hour tonight. This after 3 1/2 years of putting it off. I still have to wire it properly (it's powered by an appliance extension cord) but the sumbiatch is in and operational!

Why put off for tomorrow when you can wait 42 months to do it! :003:

[Mustang Shar]

YEY!!!! LOL how long?? I thought I was bad...You WIN.

[blackpony04]

Well, at the time we honestly didn't know what else to get at Home Depot and we figured that was something we wouldn't buy ourselves normally since we didn't need one. My wife has never said a word about it as she understood the assumed difficulty in the installation and I had about a hundred other things to do on the house that were more urgent. One thing I am awesome at is changing light bulbs the moment they burn out....

Then again, if you put it off to the very last minute, it only takes a minute to do! :003:

[SuperSonic05]

you should have at lest look at it before saying it to hard to install

[blackpony04]

you should have at lest look at it before saying it to hard to install

Thanks for the great advice Sherlock! I know that now! :nutkick:

Actually, the bigger reason for my procrastination has to do with the electrical work. My house is older than dirt and it really needs a dedicated outlet and since it's on an outside wall I need to fish the line and it's gonna be a biatch and I'll probably end up hiring an electrician. Unless you want to do it for me? :003:

[Ambenz]

Thanks for the great advice Sherlock!

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[SuperSonic05]

Thanks for the great advice Sherlock! I know that now! :nutkick:

Actually, the bigger reason for my procrastination has to do with the electrical work. My house is older than dirt and it really needs a dedicated outlet and since it's on an outside wall I need to fish the line and it's gonna be a biatch and I'll probably end up hiring an electrician. Unless you want to do it for me? :003:

your welcome

[mot250]

While not quite as long of a timeframe but just about as pathetic (no disrespect meant towards blackpony04), but I bought a Harmony universal home electronics remote about 8 months ago and yet I am still juggling 5 remotes for tv/dvd/CD/Bose/DVR in my living room.

That reminds me, I've had the clutch sitting in my kitchen for my Galaxie for a year coming this January! My wife finally made me move it from the kitchen for Thanksgiving so I put it in the laundry room a few weeks ago.

[blackpony04]

No disrespect taken bro! I like other peoples' stories of procrastination. It makes me feel better! :003:

[ShadyNinja]

Why do today what you can put off til tomorrow?