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chaos the javelina hunter - 2008-03-07 13:41:33
I've "fixed" the vacuum more times than I can count... Dude vacuums up coins, pencils, socks... whatever.
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Jenn - 2008-03-07 13:41:48
Necessity being the mother of invention and all that rot... Frankly I'm always chuffed when I can McGyver something that stumps other handy folks. Kudos to you. Innit lovely to be able to look back and see how much money you didn't have to spend? Mwah! -me
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skinny--girl - 2008-03-07 13:47:21
This is a great blog, entertaining and fun to read. I kind of miss "fixing" things. It always made me so proud. Now my fiance is an honest to goodness handyman so it's kind of silly for me (who knows nothing about handyman stuff) to fix things when he (who does it for a living) can. But I still miss it. :)
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Rod - 2008-03-07 14:15:15
I tried to service a dishwasher once but she said her dad was picking her up at the truck stop after her shift.
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goatbarnwitch - 2008-03-07 16:20:03
I bet that guy's name isn't really Rod either.....
Love fixin' the stuff and keeping the cash although bein ABLE to call the repair guy wouldn't be so bad.
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terri T - 2008-03-07 16:37:10
I've been known to figure out how to fix a "few things" but it is great when you can figure out all things mechanical.....GO YOU!
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Bozoette Mary - 2008-03-07 17:06:05
Would you come down and fix a few things for me, an unhandy person married to a marginally handier person?
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Pam L - 2008-03-07 18:28:37
My Dad is/was the ultimate fixer. He would track down a part for a 25 yr old gas dryer rather than consider ever buying a new one. I think the only reason we had an electric washer as a kid was because my Mom convinced him one of us would lose and arm in the old wringer washer. He would fix things McGiver style with parts he had around the house if necessary, or he would go to his shop and make the part, because that's what his first career was , a tool & die maker, if you know what that was. So, I learned from the best and try to take care of most things myself in the house or sometimes with the help of the DH. We like doing most things ourselves, although we've left a few things to the experts rather than waste huge amounts of money doing something we didn't know how to do, like the windows and siding.
P.S Is "Rod" your real name there buddy?
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Rosie - 2008-03-08 01:14:11
What is it about those European Dishwashers? I have a Bosch, and you CANNOT make it start over again, and if you interrupt it, it will lose its place and screw up the count down. But my family knows better than to put anything in the dishwasher unless it has been rinsed and cleaned first. The dishwasher is only for sanitizing stuff!
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Stephanie - 2008-03-08 08:10:18
I took the vacuum cleaner apart last week in order to do some maintenance on it (wash the filter, etc). But I'm afraid that's the extent of my mechanical abilities!
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Cosmic - 2008-03-09 20:30:11
I got used to fixing things when my kids were little. I also leared that even at 5'2", if you've given birth to a couple of kids, you now have the hip span to move even refrigerators across the room by yourself.
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Diane - 2008-03-11 11:40:50
That's awesome. I'm not quite so handy but I really appreciate someone who can do all that. Fred, it turns out, has your knack. Thank goodness because I think you need at least one person per household who can handle this stuff. Actually I wonder if Wolf could end up with this talent?
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