strip it

i am bored of stripping paint i want to paint now. i understand why most simply paint over the above layer it all makes more sense. i am happy with the level of stripping that i have managed. i dont see the moving on to the painting stage as a failed attempt to strip but rather a more conclusive study on which method is better or prefered...

some see this as skipping ahead, feeling bored with laying the foundation and onwards to brick laying my house on top of sand... pish posch semantics!