Shey's Tumblr Stuff from your favourite Jamaican

No matter how bad things are, somebody out there has it worse

The greatest reward comes by being a blessing to others

Give your best at everything you do

Be prepared to sacrifice in the present to protect your goals in the future — think about the big picture

Don’t be afraid to make mistakes, but listen to your parents/elders’ wisdom and experience to minimize the risks

If you organize your life priorities properly, you’ll find they’ll be lots of time for fun and you’ll still be successfull

Make sure you live by a budget and stick to it

After you set your future goals, be prepared for the worst. The worst may not happen but you’ll be more prepared for unexpected events

A sweet grandmother telephoned St. Joseph ‘s Hospital.
She timidly asked, “Is it possible to speak to someone who can tell me how a patient is doing?”

The operator said, “I’ll be glad to help, dear. What’s the name and room number?”
The grandmother in her weak, tremulous voice said, “Norma Findlay Room 302.”
The operator replied, “Let me place you on hold while I check with her nurse. After a few minutes, the operator returned to  the phone and said, “Oh, I have good news.  Her nurse just told me that Norma is doing very well. Her blood pressure is fine; her blood work just came back as normal, and her physician, Dr. Cohen, has scheduled her to be discharged on Tuesday.”

The grandmother said, ‘”Thank you. That’s wonderful! I was so worried! God bless you for the good news.”

The operator replied,  “You’re more than welcome. Is Norma your daughter?”

The grandmother said, “No, I’m Norma Findlay in 302. No one tells me ANYTHING.”

OK- I might get over the outlet in the shower. But I will not accept the toilet paper holder IN the  shower.




When the power company told its crew to run electricity to this house, I’m sure they didn’t mean to  just stick all the wires through a hole in the roof!




Pretty safe isn’t it? I mean the hot lead is at least a quarter inch from a metal oil pipe and it is almost 48 inches off the ground so children won’t touch it…




Yes- go ahead and connect the dryer vent to the water heater flue.




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The county inspector had JUST signed off on it. Said it was “all he could do since it was a remodel”.




If you can’t bend metal conduit, just use a few extra junction boxes!




You know you’re a redneck HVAC tech when you use a chew can for a junction box.




When you do not have an outlet box, use a Nike box.Just do it!




Main load, acetone, grits, and tool storage panel.




“Screw that I-beam- just cut it. That is the framer’s problem.”




Instead of flashing the penetrations, install buckets with pipes under the drips.




……..shower and ceiling fan in master bath….”
Hmm.where does the wire go and how much glue did he use to stick that thing there?




The ad listed the house with a “whole house attic fan”. Professionally installed no doubt.




If you can vent ONE bathroom exhaust then you certainly vent THREE!



“I paid an electrician to do it”




“Yeah- it said to use 4- 1/2” bolts. I think these nails out of my nail gun will do.”




“Flashing!? We don’t need no stinking flashing!”




“Look- I had 18” of pipe and this bag of couplers.”




I think this goes to a ceiling fan mounted on the ceiling of a bathroom on the other side of this wall. Maybe.




Supply air, meet return air.

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.

SON: ‘Daddy, may I ask you a question?’

DAD: ‘Yeah sure, what it is?’ replied the man.

SON: ‘Daddy, how much do you make an hour?’

DAD: ‘That’s none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?’ the man said angrily.

SON: ‘I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?’

DAD: ‘If you must know, I make $50 an hour.’

SON: ‘Oh,’ the little boy replied, with his head down.

SON: ‘Daddy, may I please borrow $25?’

The father was furious, ‘If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I don’t work hard everyday for such childish frivolities.’

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.

The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy’s questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?

After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down , and started to think:

Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $25.00 and he really didn’t ask for money very often The man went to the door of the little boy’s room and opened the door.

‘Are you asleep, son?’ He asked.

‘No daddy, I’m awake,’ replied the boy.

‘I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier’ said the man. ‘It’s been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here’s the $25 you asked for.’

The little boy sat straight up, smiling. ‘Oh, thank you daddy!’ he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills.

The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.

The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father.

‘Why do you want more money if you already have some?’ the father grumbled.

‘Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do,’ the little boy replied.

‘Daddy, I have $50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.’

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he begged for his forgiveness.

It’s just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to share that $50 worth of your time with someone you love.

If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of hours. But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.