WTFriday: Outdoor Unimprovements

  • January 29th, 2010 (by Kit S.)
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There are times when I can expound upon the virtues, the drawbacks, or the utter insanity of home improvement projects. And then there are times when words absolutely fail me.

For example, when a homeowner goes to the effort of sawing a piece of PVC pipe in half to use as a homemade gutter.

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Really? I just don’t even know… I mean…. what do you say about this?

Hey look, it also serves as a handy storage place for spare PVC parts!

The effort involved in doing this the wrong way is absolutely astounding.

But you have to give this homeowner credit for trying to spruce up their back yard with a little outdoor lighting. That’s a selling point if I’ve ever seen one. (Look about half-way up the tree.)

Wow. Okay. Now I need to go sit in the corner for an hour and ponder the meaning of life and homeownership.

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