I’ve done a little outside painting with a sprayer – it’s not as easy as you would think, and you would NEVER attempt it with any amount of a breeze – no matter how slight.
When my husband & I lived in & worked for a homeless organization, one time we were asked to help paint the house. I learned 2 valuable lessons that day: I hate ladders, and never use an indoor-use paint roller to paint a house. (The man who ran the organization was sweet, funny, and generous…but quite a bit dense.)
Sometimes the lessons we learn are simply that the people who are teaching us aren’t doing a good job or that we aren’t going to be good at it. Rare is the “naturaL born…” anything in nature.
I hadn’t used a sprayer before. With a strong wind whipping across the fields, the paint landed on me covering my face, my clothes and my hands with red paint. To get the paint off I used gasoline. One of my worst moments in time was sitting in the bathtub covered in gasoline, which burned like crazy, and hollering because there was no hot water. In fact, there was no water at all. Stories about the farm could fill a whole series of graphic novels!
Yep – looks like Uncle Dan(?) forgot to tell Mike about what happens if you try to paint into the wind instead of with the wind :-) Don’t worry Mike – it’ll wear off – eventually….
Black76Manta about 4 years ago
The brush will definitely give a better result
Templo S.U.D. about 4 years ago
in the final panel, Mike Patterson looks like Matt Murdock in his crime-fighting outfit (excepting the eyes aren’t covered)
wiatr about 4 years ago
Was there a song titled “The Man in Red”?
capricorn9th about 4 years ago
Looks like Mike doesn’t follow instructions very well.
nosirrom about 4 years ago
The neighbors will stop complaining. Mike does look a lot better now. And his uncle was right. He only had to cover the front.
M2MM about 4 years ago
All free labor should have to do the work manually – no power tools.
littlejohn Premium Member about 4 years ago
I wonder if that paint glows in the dark. Or is it reflective red paint. Elizabeth would like that. Then she could see Mike coming at her in the dark.
djtenltd about 4 years ago
I love it!
djtenltd about 4 years ago
But in any event, Mike is learning what it’s like to work.
dv1093 about 4 years ago
I’ve done a little outside painting with a sprayer – it’s not as easy as you would think, and you would NEVER attempt it with any amount of a breeze – no matter how slight.
witten.homer175 about 4 years ago
Hand the kid a 1inch brush and check back in a day or so.
Wren Fahel about 4 years ago
When my husband & I lived in & worked for a homeless organization, one time we were asked to help paint the house. I learned 2 valuable lessons that day: I hate ladders, and never use an indoor-use paint roller to paint a house. (The man who ran the organization was sweet, funny, and generous…but quite a bit dense.)
UpaCoCoCreek Premium Member about 4 years ago
Hey, at least he covered himself in one coat!
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member about 4 years ago
Sometimes the lessons we learn are simply that the people who are teaching us aren’t doing a good job or that we aren’t going to be good at it. Rare is the “naturaL born…” anything in nature.
Gerard:D about 4 years ago
Lynn’s Comments:
I hadn’t used a sprayer before. With a strong wind whipping across the fields, the paint landed on me covering my face, my clothes and my hands with red paint. To get the paint off I used gasoline. One of my worst moments in time was sitting in the bathtub covered in gasoline, which burned like crazy, and hollering because there was no hot water. In fact, there was no water at all. Stories about the farm could fill a whole series of graphic novels!
Plods with ...™ about 4 years ago
There goes the paint for that. second shed.
Jogger2 about 4 years ago
Diggory Venn
micromos about 4 years ago
My son painted our metal fence as a teen and insisted using a roller. He looked like R2D2’s silver brother when he was done.
summerdog about 4 years ago
Well, Mike blew that one. Surprise!
Petemejia77 about 4 years ago
Thought a monkey was in the strip for a sec.
ednorton130 about 4 years ago
I think Uncle Danny is smoking his profit.
tripwire45 about 4 years ago
On the other hand, the mask actually worked.
Skylark about 4 years ago
How long will it take to get all that paint off?? Poor Mike!
dbrownbar about 4 years ago
What would we ever do without you.
cmxx about 4 years ago
And when it’s obviously not working well, stop.
The Pro from Dover about 4 years ago
Look it’s the great red orangutan from Manitoba!
fix-n-fly about 4 years ago
Yep – looks like Uncle Dan(?) forgot to tell Mike about what happens if you try to paint into the wind instead of with the wind :-) Don’t worry Mike – it’ll wear off – eventually….