Showing posts with label Cary Grant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cary Grant. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Rabbiting the lintels


Tom, Pat and I were standing around discussing our insulator guy's observation that maybe the overhangs and carport should be insulated to help eliminate moisture which could lead to mold. We stood there for 10 minutes trying to figure out if this was cost effective,etc. I turned to Pat and said, "We're very close to 'rabbiting the lintels, aren't we?"

Anyone who is going to build a house should do one important thing. Before going to the bank,before buying the lot, before picking the builder- one should watch the great, funny and o so true Cary Grant movie Mr. Blandings Builds his Dream House.

In that movie, Lex Barker comes up to Cary and asks him if he wants his "lintels rabbited or not." Cary has no idea what the worker is talking about and watching his face while he's trying to figure out what the request means is sheer Cary Comic genius.

We're still framing the bedroom wing, so no new photographs. Although on a health note, I managed to conk my head on a brace hard enough it knocked me to the ground and my clogs flew off my feet.

Here's a picture anyway of one of the most wonderful human beings to walk on earth..
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Myrna Loy is in it too.

We lent our copy to Tom, our contractor; mainly so he'll get our jokes.
I'm going to go get an aspirin now. My head hurts.