On 3/3/2021 12:13:38, Larry Colen wrote:
On Mar 3, 2021, at 7:51 AM, Paul Sorenson <[email protected]> wrote:
Larry -
Doing your own repairs can be a royal pain in the ass sometimes,
but...revel in the fact that you can still do it.
The ideal is to be able to do it, but not be forced to do it. I’d happily
settle for owning things that didn’t break down and need constant repair.
When did you buy the dryer? Who made it? How long did it run before you had to
make repairs?
I've got a 30-40 year old Whirlpool (gas) dryer and the only repair I've ever
had to make on it is to replace the belt that turns the drum.
It doesn't have a fan AFAIK.
But...even more difficult...is admitting to yourself "I have the skills; I
have the tools, but I can't do this anymore." It took me until about 75 to
begin to give up on some household repairs, and now, nearly 5 years later
it's still difficult. When you spend a lifetime working with "the tools"
maybe it never goes away. Marcia has finally convinced me to stay off the
roof. 😁
Falling off a roof can be even more inconvenient than needing to get someone
of else to go on it, not only for you but for the people stuck with taking
care what’s left of you.
That's why roofers use fall prevention systems.
I'm getting too old (if I haven't already) to get up there, but I don't have the
money to pay someone else to do it (or the damn thing would already be fixed).
Couldn't do it this winter, it was too cold & too rainy.
But now that spring is here ... Wish me luck.
PS: I *HAVE* the fall prevention equipment AND a scaffold to catch me if I do go
off the edge and I'm still too damn old.
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