The Old Folks Home

[dsqard]

SGC just remember "righty tighty, lefty loosy". ;-)

 

[Wisher1000]

I like the feeling of accomplishment that comes when you're done and you did it, and didn't need to wait or rely on someone else to do it for you and it didn't cost you near as much!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

SGC just remember "righty tighty, lefty loosy". ;-)

I'm all for doing things myself - I love the handy guys podcasts - they do their "honey do" list and videotape it so you can see what's going on. Helped BF put in a ceiling fan that way, and did my car lights, too.

Got the goat house door put on today... photobomb courtesy of Amos.



BF reminded me of my lightswitch fiasco (the best 70$ I ever spent was on an emergency electrician) during my DIY phase... and so today I called a handyman to put in one of the faucets and show me how to do it for the others. That was enough to get BF to decide he does plumbing, too (with my assistance of course)... and so tonight we shut the water down and attempt to replace the sink faucet together. Probably a good thing, too, because the only handyman advertised in our paper is the guy I called this morning and he hasn't called back.

The faucet absolutely needs replacing. We have incredibly hard water, which has all but destroyed parts of the faucet. That's what caused the sprayer to spring a leak (too much pressure from crystals) and we've had to replace the aerator thing on the faucet often from crystals (despite soaking in vinegar - it destroys the rubber stoppers too)... and there's part of a balloon melted onto it that has fused with the metal and will outlast the pyramids. I'm ready for a new model.

I told BF I absolutely need the faucet wprking tomorrow morning so I can haul water to the animals in sub-zero temps... wonder what an emergency plumber costs?

 

[ronott1]

If you go here: Click for website and put in the part number, it will help you find the part you need.

The site also includes video instructions for changing the part. I used it to replace a latch and a door switch on my dryer. It was easy!

 

[Wisher1000]

"... wonder what an emergency plumber costs?"

More than an emergency electrician...

BTW - any word on that package?

 

[ronott1]

"... wonder what an emergency plumber costs?"

More than an emergency electrician...

BTW - any word on that package?

I just tracked it and it says the same thing, but is expected to be here tomorrow.

My new Octagon 40 is in San Pablo though!

It will be here tomorrow for sure.

 

[Arielle]

Arielle it sounds like your heating element went out. I've never replaced one so I don't know how hard it might be to do. I know my dad replaced one on my mom's dryer once so it might not be too complicated?

That's what I figured too. WOnder if I can fix it myself. I really don't want to buy another machine if I can fix this one.

 

[Arielle]

If you go here: Click for website and put in the part number, it will help you find the part you need.

The site also includes video instructions for changing the part. I used it to replace a latch and a door switch on my dryer. It was easy!

I would sooooo love to have my dryer working again. THe down side of so many chickens is that my hanging laundry smells funky now. I have been taking it to the laundry mat to dry-- a time waster. Do run into a friend now and then though.

 

[wolftracks]

I would sooooo love to have my dryer working again. THe down side of so many chickens is that my hanging laundry smells funky now. I have been taking it to the laundry mat to dry-- a time waster. Do run into a friend now and then though.

My dryer broke down right after my husband died. Two days after the funeral as a matter of fact. I've fixed a whole lot of stuff in my life, but for 13 years my husband would say "You have a husband to do that for you." Yeah, well I don't now and it's amazing how much my brain can't retain. I've fixed new facets, replaced almost every door knob, do very little, but I do uokee my car, but I got frustrated last year after no dryer and bought one on clearance. Got it home and didn't do what I was always after him to do. Didn't check to see if it was gas or electric and I'm only set up for electric and it was gas. DUH. Why haven't I just fixed the dryer? I can't figure out how to open it up. I can get just so far, not figure it out and get frustrated and put it back together. That man turned me into a useless sissy, just so he could Take Care of Me! I even chewed him out at the cemetery one day, because of that dryer!

 

[gryeyes]

I learned something last night about my house rooster: he likes Progresso Mexican Wedding Soup. Yup. A lot, in fact.

I give treats to the dogs and cat all the time; I share some of my food with them, equitably. (Each getting tiny bits of crust or edge of a sandwich, a poptart, crackers, etc.) Jack the Polish rooster just eats from his feeder. But he has followed us all into the kitchen a couple of times, which was new behavior of late.

Anyway, I had a bowl of this soup, and I was sitting in my recliner, elbowing the dogs away and telling the cat "No!" when suddenly Jack steps off the back of the sofa recliner onto my shoulder and down my arm. This startled me, but I didn't spill the soup.

In the very next instant, Jack dunked his head into the bowl and rook a sip.

He raised his head and I could see him savoring the broth. Okay, now what? I pulled the bowl closer to my chest, hunched over it and slurped up all the little meatballs and most of the pasta thingies. Then I uncurled my arm a bit to see what would happen next,

Jack finished the soup as well as I would have done unencumbered by his participation. (The dogs got to lick the bowl as usual, but the cat had stalked away when she saw me let that big black bird with the floppy white feathers she's not supposed to swat actually get into The Food Dish.)

The more I think about it, I wonder if Jack has been waiting for me to offer him treats on the sofa and the soup was something he figured out he could sample, as it didn't move from place to place (like crackers or such things I hand out singly to each dog, this one, then that one). Like it was his best chance to get in on the Treats Activity,

I believe I'll use a TV tray for snacking from now on, though.