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three cheers for old houses: hip, hip, fuck it.

So if you're anything like me, it has often occurred to you to wonder, in between rounds of reading porn on the internet, what happens to a sheet of plaster three feet long, two feet wide, and three quarters of an inch thick when it falls from a height of eleven feet.

I was gonna tell you the whole story.

I was gonna tell you the whole story.

But I think the pictures say all that needs to be said.

Also, here's a gratuitous picture of the dog post-cleanup, because the camera was already out and because he was sitting so sweetly without even being asked. Amazing.

I think some of the mess was probably his. But I forgive him for it.

I think some of the mess was probably his. But I forgive him for it.

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Wow. What a mess.

What a darling dog!

Hee! Yeah, he's pretty sharp. Too bad he's a killer.

Oh, my. I'm glad neither you nor the dog was standing underneath that spot.

And your dog is very adorable.

Luckily, I was at work when it happened. Evidence points to the pets spending most of the day either lounging in my bed or sleeping in the sunroom when I'm out. When I'm at home, I spend 90% of my waking time sitting about three feet away from that spot, and the dog sometimes sleeps directly under it, so I'm very grateful it happened while I was out.

omg, why did that happen ???

There's a leak in the roof. It's been dry here for a long time, but a couple of weeks ago we got several inches of rain in a single weekend, and the water soaked into and softened the plaster. It took a week or so to actually fall.

Oh, MAN. I'm glad no one was hurt. What a mess!

Yeah, I don't mind the mess so much as the fact that that spot is in the room where we tend to spend our time. :/ It's just luck that it happened while none of us were in there.

LEORY IS LOOKIN' SOFT!

(...also, OMG!)

Hee! He is my fluffmeister, yeah. <3

I will stop lurking long enough to reiterate the many "wow, what a mess, man!"s, take a moment to be really REALLY jealous of your flooring and your french doors (really nice details!), and aww the dog. :)

The floors are very scuffed and scratched, especially in the front room here, which gets more traffic than anywhere else. One day, I'm going to get them fixed up, but in the meantime, it's kind of nice to have floors that I don't have to be obsessive-compulsive about. And I love my French doors without reservation.

Eep! I'm sorry you've got such a mess to clean up but glad you weren't hurt.

And the dog is adorable.

I loooooove my dog, and love when people pay him the attention he deserves! And therefore I'm very glad that he wasn't hanging around in the study when this happened. :s

I'm glad you're okay!

And your dog is so pretty, and looks so cuddly.

He is extremely cuddly! So immeasurably nice to have a dog who leans in whenever you hug him. :D

DDDDDDD: life hard

IKR DDDDDDDD:

I'm so sorry your plaster decided to free itself from the ceiling! Lath and plaster is so much more beautiful than sheetrock, but oyyyyy, what a pain in the ass it is. We had our entire interior replastered right before Zoe was born, and now, just 10 years later, it's a network of cracks again. I'm very, very glad nobody was under that chunk when it made a break for the floor!

Leory is just gorgeous, isn't he? So glossy and happy-looking! You'd think, looking at that picture, that he spends his life posing, but I know he's usually a blur when you get the camera out.

I am SO NOT LOOKING FORWARD to getting estimates for repairs. Is this sort of thing covered by homeowner's insurance? Guess I need to find out. Most of my plaster is in pretty good shape, but besides this spot there are a few other places in need of repair, and plastering isn't something I feel I can tackle on my own -- seems like it's a dying art, too, which means expensive. :((

It really is gratifying when Leory sits still for me to take pictures! I think in this case he was a little freaked out by the falling sky, and also by my teeth-grinding and fuming. I maybe should fume and arrange more household disasters to keep him tractable. Or maybe I should make a chart first, measuring the advantages to keeping Leory freaked out against the disadvantages of having to make household repairs on a weekly basis.

Yeesh! What a mess. I hope that does not mean that you have a big leak in the roof. That is what it usually means when our ancient ceilings start to buckle. Ah, character!

Yep, leak in the roof, that's exactly right. Very upsetting.

Character does come with a price, doesn't it? :(

I am very glad you and your adorable, adorable puppy are okay!

ME TOOOOOOO.

Oh my fuck! >:O That is ridiculous. How dare it.

I KNOW. *shakes fists in helpless outrage*

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