Actually, it seemed pretty smart to me, too. My husband and daughter nearly died laughing - I seem to remember remarks like, "This has to be the stupidest thing you've ever done!!"

I guess the funniest part was trying to carry the heavy, awkward cinderblocks in the nasty water.

Maybe more stupid (total stupid) was later when I decided I could paint newly installed crown molding in the sunroom better than the contractor. Here's the S-T-U-P-I-D part - I decided a redwood picnic table bench made perfect scaffolding so I was painting with a brush in one hand and a fresh can of oilbase paint in the other when I STUPIDLY stepped too far toward the end of the bench and fell, covering the whole room, a new tile floor, a couple of plants and myself with the sticky, smelly paint.

I broke my right ankle, went into shock, had to be taken to the ER by ambulance - all the while covered with paint that got on everything and everybody who tried to help me!