> On Mar 4, 2021, at 10:41 AM, John <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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?
We bought it used from an appliance repair guy some years back. I’ve already had to do a couple of minor repairs, the thermal fuse keeps cutting out. > > 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. This is electric. > > 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. Good 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. I’m not *that* old and there’s a lot of stuff I’m too damn old to deal with. -- Larry Colen [email protected] -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
