Todays appliances are only designed to last 6 years according to the dealer we bought our last ones from.
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Sure, I believe that. The worse they build um, the more they sell…
If the government needs to control something they should spend their time putting quality control standards on all these manufacturers and leave us alone…
That's not in the budget. We need more hundreds of billions for Ukraine.
My 29 year old water heater laughed at that. Well, he's dead now, but he would have laughed.
RIP water heater. Two years ago I replaced the furnace on my other house that had been with the house since it was built-1957.
You ever buy your wife a gift but it never makes it to her? Just so happens that that is exactly what happened to me today. Of course I told her about it so I would still get credit for getting her a gift even though she didn’t get it. That’s right, if she can be mad at me for what I do in her dreams then I can get credit for a gift she never got.
Yeah yeah, what was the gift. It was a $25 bag of candied pecans. Looked more like a bag of cockroaches but we ate em and they were delicious.
Yeah yeah, what was the gift. It was a $25 bag of candied pecans. Looked more like a bag of cockroaches but we ate em and they were delicious.
57? .....so was I
It was a Habitat ReStore day....
Bought stuff and paid for it.
......took em back and gave the pieces I purchased, back to them
Bought other stuff that worked for my project.
......just realized I lied. The tool I built cost $5.50 plus $3 in re-donated items, plus $8 in fuel.
......I'm still $138.58 ahead.
..........did I mention that mines stainless.
Bought stuff and paid for it.
......took em back and gave the pieces I purchased, back to them
Bought other stuff that worked for my project.
......just realized I lied. The tool I built cost $5.50 plus $3 in re-donated items, plus $8 in fuel.
......I'm still $138.58 ahead.
..........did I mention that mines stainless.
I like the craftiness.
It's all about the journey.
.....and the journey to Habitat is 2.4 miles.
Scored a router and router table at the thrift store for $20
Would you believe I never owned a router before? Now I'm having all kinds of fun playing in the garage. The possibilities are endless!
Would you believe I never owned a router before? Now I'm having all kinds of fun playing in the garage. The possibilities are endless!
It's strange you could probably pay a few hundred dollars pretty easy for a router table but you'd never buy one for that unless you did it for a living.
When you go to a thrift store and see something cheap you buy it and say what the hell.
I wish I had space for this. The habitat restore had a small cast iron table saw made by shopsmith I believe..... Maybe shopcraft, craftshop... I don't recall. It was a piece of artwork, but it needed a motor. Guessing it was made in the mid 50s?
The handles that raised the saw blade up and down and tilted it to a 45° angle turned like absolute butter with no effort whatsoever. It was like 50 bucks for a swiss watch.
I just don't have a place to set one up or use it otherwise I would have bought it in a second.
Yeah, the router table was a cool find. I've never been a garage sale person, but the thrift shop are addicting.
The lap tray I fixed up for Mom has been working much better for her. It's much more comfortable on her lap. She also likes the fabric enough for me to make curtains out of it. Her bathroom has UGLY green curtains. So, I'm going to make her some blue ones. I was talking about how that color will go well with the new countertop. She said "If we ever get it!" I said "We got it, its sitting in the workshop". Then she said a white sink would be nice. I said "That's sitting in a box in the front room". She forgot some of the things I got for her bathroom. LOL. I'm really worried about messing up while trying install the formica. The price really shot up on that stuff so I can't afford to make mistakes.
This morning I got a phone call from the local hospital claiming I owed them over $800+. I told them I haven't been to the hospital since 2009. They said it was for bloodwork. I told them I had my bloodwork done at my doctor's office and I'd already paid it. Lady told me the blood was sent to them and it was over $800. I told them that was insane and I'd never been charged separately & that I couldn't afford that & they were on crack thinking I owed them that much when I'd already paid the doctor's office. I felt like maybe she was trying to scam me. She said she'd mail me a bill so I could talk to people at my doctor's office about it. I decided not to wait and called his office. I explained the situation to the clerk and that if I was going to get charged $800 for bloodwork every time then I was done getting bloodwork bc its not affordable and I don't have insurance. She said that their records showed I paid in full and that I didn't owe anything else. Said not to worry about it and she would take care of it for me. Hopefully she will or else I might as well cancel my next appointment if they are going to try to charge that for bloodwork. In the past it was only like $120. Same hospital sent a bill for my brother to collections 2 days after he went there without sending him a bill. He talked to the hospital and they told him the bill hadn't been paid yet. He gave them insurance info so the insurance covered most of it and then he went in and paid the remainder. To this day he's still getting collection letters and calls. He's told them it is already paid and they said it doesn't matter and they want to charge more than the original bill was. He told them to pound sand.
Didn't sleep night before because we had terrible thunderstorms and my dog was so frightened I had to hold her and rock her all night. Got a good nap in during the day, did some minor cleaning, cooked, and messed with the cement board in my bathroom. Got 1st board completely level on the wall, screwed in the 4 corners to have it in place. Got a second board up. Almost fell over into my tub bc my left arm decided not to cooperate when I tried to lift it up 16". Instead it tipped and almost took me with it. I managed to catch it and slow the fall so it didn't get damaged. Used my foot to lift and get it up on the toilet and then slid it over on to the tub. Have tape on it to hold it in place.
Oh, and the day before I grabbed some rice and seasonong for my friend. Still hasn't received his back paycheck and they owe him over $4k. They rescued some kittens so of course I had to go see them. The light colored one purred when I held it. Reminds me of my uncles late cat Bathsheba.
When I wasn't sleeping or working on the bathroom I was watching videos on how to make curtains. Mom needs better curtains for her bathroom.
This morning I got a phone call from the local hospital claiming I owed them over $800+. I told them I haven't been to the hospital since 2009. They said it was for bloodwork. I told them I had my bloodwork done at my doctor's office and I'd already paid it. Lady told me the blood was sent to them and it was over $800. I told them that was insane and I'd never been charged separately & that I couldn't afford that & they were on crack thinking I owed them that much when I'd already paid the doctor's office. I felt like maybe she was trying to scam me. She said she'd mail me a bill so I could talk to people at my doctor's office about it. I decided not to wait and called his office. I explained the situation to the clerk and that if I was going to get charged $800 for bloodwork every time then I was done getting bloodwork bc its not affordable and I don't have insurance. She said that their records showed I paid in full and that I didn't owe anything else. Said not to worry about it and she would take care of it for me. Hopefully she will or else I might as well cancel my next appointment if they are going to try to charge that for bloodwork. In the past it was only like $120. Same hospital sent a bill for my brother to collections 2 days after he went there without sending him a bill. He talked to the hospital and they told him the bill hadn't been paid yet. He gave them insurance info so the insurance covered most of it and then he went in and paid the remainder. To this day he's still getting collection letters and calls. He's told them it is already paid and they said it doesn't matter and they want to charge more than the original bill was. He told them to pound sand.
Didn't sleep night before because we had terrible thunderstorms and my dog was so frightened I had to hold her and rock her all night. Got a good nap in during the day, did some minor cleaning, cooked, and messed with the cement board in my bathroom. Got 1st board completely level on the wall, screwed in the 4 corners to have it in place. Got a second board up. Almost fell over into my tub bc my left arm decided not to cooperate when I tried to lift it up 16". Instead it tipped and almost took me with it. I managed to catch it and slow the fall so it didn't get damaged. Used my foot to lift and get it up on the toilet and then slid it over on to the tub. Have tape on it to hold it in place.
Oh, and the day before I grabbed some rice and seasonong for my friend. Still hasn't received his back paycheck and they owe him over $4k. They rescued some kittens so of course I had to go see them. The light colored one purred when I held it. Reminds me of my uncles late cat Bathsheba.
When I wasn't sleeping or working on the bathroom I was watching videos on how to make curtains. Mom needs better curtains for her bathroom.
I forgot to mention that I installed a new APC for Mom's computer. Hurt my ribs bending down to plug it in & the entire damn outlet was moving around in the wall. Well, it moved when I unplugged the old one. New one seems to be working better than the old one thus far. Rib is a little sore when I bend. Probably just pinched something funny. Only hurts when I bend a certain way.
Got a 3rd cement board up. Mom heard me swearing in the bathroom and asked what was going on. I later showed her pictures and explained how the screws kept falling and how the board fell on my head and the level fell on my head, etc. Got 2 screws in each of the boards on the side. The left board conveniently has fibers forming an L on it. LOL. Will need to take them down and mark where shims are and such. But its coming together.
I kept using the word shims instead of spacers for lifting up the boards and establishing gaps. They are plastic spacers and they slide all around instead of staying in place. Both of the boards on the sides are leveled and I did a dry fit with the panels to mark the edges. Friend is supposed to come over tomorrow to help get the last board up, get things all shimmed out and level, and cut the boards to size. I don't trust myself to not bungle that part. I can't draw a straight line with a ruler.
Gave Mom's dog a bath and after drying him off I delivered him to her room and put him on her bed with her. He got under the covers and has refused to move. I went to check on him and lifted the covers to see if he was OK and he growled at me. LOL. He behaved during the bath but I think he's cold and doesn't want to come out of the warmth. Can't blame him.
This is how things currently look in my bathroom That is such an ugly ceiling. LOL.:
I got a Halo 6" canless LED shower light to go above the shower. I got 3 of them when they were on sale so there is one for each shower in the house.
Just had a salad for breakfast and cooked for Mom so I might get a nap. I'm always sleepy after eating.
Got a 3rd cement board up. Mom heard me swearing in the bathroom and asked what was going on. I later showed her pictures and explained how the screws kept falling and how the board fell on my head and the level fell on my head, etc. Got 2 screws in each of the boards on the side. The left board conveniently has fibers forming an L on it. LOL. Will need to take them down and mark where shims are and such. But its coming together.
I kept using the word shims instead of spacers for lifting up the boards and establishing gaps. They are plastic spacers and they slide all around instead of staying in place. Both of the boards on the sides are leveled and I did a dry fit with the panels to mark the edges. Friend is supposed to come over tomorrow to help get the last board up, get things all shimmed out and level, and cut the boards to size. I don't trust myself to not bungle that part. I can't draw a straight line with a ruler.
Gave Mom's dog a bath and after drying him off I delivered him to her room and put him on her bed with her. He got under the covers and has refused to move. I went to check on him and lifted the covers to see if he was OK and he growled at me. LOL. He behaved during the bath but I think he's cold and doesn't want to come out of the warmth. Can't blame him.
This is how things currently look in my bathroom That is such an ugly ceiling. LOL.:
I got a Halo 6" canless LED shower light to go above the shower. I got 3 of them when they were on sale so there is one for each shower in the house.
Just had a salad for breakfast and cooked for Mom so I might get a nap. I'm always sleepy after eating.
If he has CNC, maybe we can get dragons on da wall.Everybody gets a set of coasters this year for Christmas.
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Daris called me and we had a good conversation. He called about woodworking but somehow we talked about carpet.
That is cool! How have you been doing, Rusty? Still getting infusions or are you done with that?
I busted hump today. Took out the trash, did some major cleanup so friend could move around the place easier when he came out to help. Got vapor barrier up on walls around tub, got all the cementboards up & cut to size. Dry fit the surround. When my back forgives me I'll have to go get more pics. To borrow a phrase from a late elderly friend, my back is "talking ugly to me".
I busted hump today. Took out the trash, did some major cleanup so friend could move around the place easier when he came out to help. Got vapor barrier up on walls around tub, got all the cementboards up & cut to size. Dry fit the surround. When my back forgives me I'll have to go get more pics. To borrow a phrase from a late elderly friend, my back is "talking ugly to me".
I will most likely need infusions for the rest of my life.
