Do you own a tool kit?
Shovel? Hammer?
Are you capable of doing any random manual labor task for yourself, or do you pay someone to tighten a cabinet knob?
General preparedness.
General preparedness.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
General preparedness.
I can do the basics. I can do what you've listed, and have all those tools. I've replaced toilets, installed a dishwasher, etc.
But I'm no expert. At the end of the day, I tend to pay people to do things.
But I'm no expert. At the end of the day, I tend to pay people to do things.
It's not me, it's someone else.
General preparedness.
I'd consider someone who can and has replaced a toilet "handy."
Still in this audiobook, and there's a passage where they're pounding things with a rock, because not a single house out of the six owned a hammer.
I mean... How the fuck.
Still in this audiobook, and there's a passage where they're pounding things with a rock, because not a single house out of the six owned a hammer.
I mean... How the fuck.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
General preparedness.
That does seem odd. I've got two hammers, and a rubber one. I'm pretty sure I've owned a hammer ever since I lived on my own, and at least basic tools.
It's not me, it's someone else.
General preparedness.
Before homeownership I couldn't do a lot. Now I've installed sinks, a shitter (and replaced the wax rings on two), fixed appliances, electrical work, built decks, laid hardwood flooring, put in a pool, installed a bidet seat (which was awesome), etc.
I have a small set of tools though. The family lends them out when needed, so I lean on the older families who have built up their inventory over going out and purchasing my own. I do have all the basics and some exotic ones.
I have a small set of tools though. The family lends them out when needed, so I lean on the older families who have built up their inventory over going out and purchasing my own. I do have all the basics and some exotic ones.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
General preparedness.
You'll thank me when the shit hits the fan and you have issues!
...or you get lonely...
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
General preparedness.
Just waiting on thib and cake to chime in, but I think cake has me on ignore so can't see this.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
General preparedness.
I replaced the igniter in my gas oven, this week. New one cost $30 on amazon, versus hundreds for a fix-it guy, and $600+ for a new oven.
Took me two short youtube instructional videos to teach me how.
Took me two short youtube instructional videos to teach me how.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
General preparedness.
Youtube is awesome, I've fixed so many things using it in the past several years.
It's not me, it's someone else.
General preparedness.
Instructional video was like "your old ignitor plugs in "here*" and I was like "nuh uh." Thus the second video.
Which still didn't show the right spot, so I followed the wire and found it myself.
Also took the door apart to clean the inside of the glass. WHich begs the question.... how does so much shit get inside the oven door?
Which still didn't show the right spot, so I followed the wire and found it myself.
Also took the door apart to clean the inside of the glass. WHich begs the question.... how does so much shit get inside the oven door?
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
General preparedness.
Ditto.
If YouTube ever gets wiped out, it'll be like when the Library of Alexandria burned.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
General preparedness.
Did you say that somewhere? If so, apologies. I have no recollection of that.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
General preparedness.
One of those things I've said here and there across the Internet, over the last decade or so.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
General preparedness.
Did this yesterday. Woke up this morning to a slightly upset stomach. Bidet ftw. We went with the Toto C7a, which was about $1,234 with tax/shipping/discounts at BidetKing. Kinda pricey, but it's about as nice as a bidet gets without being the full unit. My wife really wanted the continuous hot water and dryer. And a full replacement toilet with all those features ran $7k (list price).
It's not me, it's someone else.
General preparedness.
We moved from that house, obviously and I miss it.
Although, the one I got had all those bells and whistles, but wasn't that much money. You've got me concerned that bidet prices have skyrocketed.
Although, the one I got had all those bells and whistles, but wasn't that much money. You've got me concerned that bidet prices have skyrocketed.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
General preparedness.
Toto almost certainly charges a premium versus most other brands. But we only have toto toilets, so sticking to their accessories seemed like a good idea.
It's not me, it's someone else.
General preparedness.
I, too, am a sucker for matching brands.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell