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I Hate Home Depot!

I Hate Home Depot! I hate Home Depot! Just the sight of that orange and white sign makes my stomach turn. However I know every square inch of that store, I’ve spent thousands of hours there as a paying customer. I know what all is in the garden section for all of the seasons. I know where to go to find the nuts, screws, nails and bolts. I can guide you through the wallpaper and the paint section. I’ve bought sheets of plywood, lots of pcv pipe, dozens of American Standard toilets, ceiling fans, light fixtures, HVAC systems, generators, even a riding lawn mower. I’ve bought paint and waited to have it mixed properly. I’ve rented and driven dozens of their trucks before. I’ve bought power drills, leaf blowers screwdrivers, hammers, cabinets, patio furniture, a refrigerator, an oven, and an air conditioner. I’ve even rented a carpet cleaner too! But I could care less, if I ever step foot in a Home Depot ever again. All of my hours clocked in that store went to the benefit of my ex. He was the one that financially, emotionally and personally gained from my presence in Home Depot. So what was the point of me acquiring all of that knowledge that didn’t benefit me at all then and probably won’t benefit me ever again? It seems like such as waste of my time and energy now. Believe me when I say I would rather watch paint dry than go to Home Depot, I mean ever word of that statement! One summer I practically read all of War and Peace in the orange and white store from Hell! But I can show you how to repair a large hole in a piece of sheetrock. I know how to paint the inside and the outside of a house. I know how to install travertine in a house, slanted and straight. I have installed granite countertops, hardware for a sink and the basin too. Many other home improvement projects I learned there. What a fool I was! Oh well, that’s life. Who knows maybe someday I’ll use some of that knowledge that I hated every minute learning!

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Date: 6/2/2010 11:24:00 PM
you are funny, now i understand your comment on my hate poem. I hate home depot myself, my x- husband never got out of their. talk about buying things we did not need.. ha ha than i would match that in Bells,..lol...i love your ending stanz's in the poem,..p.d.
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