I was about 12 when I was painting a shed with my grandfather, any small spot I missed he called a holiday. Is this something other people say, or was it just my grandfather being a grandfather?
2006-07-17 04:08:05 · 11 answers · asked by Jimmy T 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
It means you were not paying attention, you were on Holliday, or a vacation while painting it.
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2006-07-17 04:11:19 · answer #1 · answered by Bacchus 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
That interesting , I have had to check the epoxy coating on re bar with a "Holiday detector"
it would locate the holes where the epoxy didn't cover even ones so small they couldn't bee seen.
It must be a term used when a covering is missed.
2006-07-17 04:14:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes my father used that term also. It's a holiday when the painter missed
a spot
2016-06-27 14:01:25 · answer #3 · answered by CATHERINE M Pauley 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
In the reference material for maintenance of utility water storage reservoirs they referred to missed spots while painting as "holidays". As holiday is defined as a "break from burden" that may be how the term came to be used in this manner. It is a rather amusing use for the word.
2014-09-03 16:14:50 · answer #4 · answered by Hombre 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never heard that before. I suggest you just be glad that you had that time with your grandfather. It's a nice memory too have!
2006-07-17 04:12:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your grandfather is correct, I have always heard that it is called a holiday as well
2006-07-17 04:11:21 · answer #6 · answered by trifreak 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
LOL.. Never heard of that. When Granny and I used to play poker, and she wanted to let us think she had a bad hand, she would say: "I got what Patty shot at." In reality she was a card shark and was bluffing.
2006-07-17 07:39:42 · answer #7 · answered by barbaradjt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a comon term used in the painting industry.
2006-07-17 04:11:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a common expression for missed areas.
2006-07-17 04:14:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Or"were You on vacation or just a holiday?" sarcasm
2006-07-17 04:21:08 · answer #10 · answered by K9 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋