Mr. Fixit strikes again

[auld argonian]

Once again we got some water in the basement the other day and once again it looks like I'm going to have to fix the clothes dryer. Fortunately, I can always find the parts on the internet and the thing is put together so "module-ly" that it's relatively easy to fis most of the problems. It's between a new motor and possibly a set of the solenoids...not the first time that I've replaced both.

Why do I bore you all with this?

Two reasons.

One: I am SO happy to be able to stick it to Sears/Whirlpool by not having to run out and buy a new dryer...I'm getting every last nickel out of this one.

Two: When I get around to ordering that new Eight Yard Robertson Ancient Hunting kilt, I will be able to say, "But, dear, I saved us a shipload of money by not having to pay a service guy seventy bucks a visit just to show up and not know what went wrong with the dryer...and I have done this at least a half a dozen times. Am I not, therefore, entitled to spend the money on a kilt?"

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[Bugbear]

No, this is great! I've been doing my own plumbing for several years now, and it's saved me thousands in labor costs. I live out in the desert No Man's Land in an aluminum cottage, though... No reason to spend more on plumbing than the cottage is worth.

BTW, I have nothing against professional plumbers and I very much understand why the labor is so high.

* Oops, I had taken out most of my post because I thought it might be boring, but sense I was quoted, I put it back in.

[auld argonian]

No, this is great! I've been doing my own plumbing for several years now, and it's saved me thousands in labor costs. I live out in the desert No Man's Land in an aluminum cottage, though... No reason to spend more on plumbing than the cottage is worth.

BTW, I have nothing against professional plumbers and I very much understand why the labor is so high.

Well, if you listen to the Magliozzi (sp?) Brothers on Car Talk, one of their favorite lines is, "You should never put any more money into a car than it's worth...and if that's true then my brother Tommy should never fill up the tank on his current car."

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[Bugbear]

Well, if you listen to the Magliozzi (sp?) Brothers on Car Talk, one of their favorite lines is, "You should never put any more money into a car than it's worth...and if that's true then my brother Tommy should never fill up the tank on his current car."

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I hear you. I'm just sitting on some land, roughing it, and doing a bit of real speculating. The land is worth a lot more than I paid for it a while back, the trailer is a trailer... If you have the skill to fix it, then fix it.

* I stick to the IPC and nearest city codes on the plumbing for the sake of CMA.

[Livingston]

Well, if you listen to the Magliozzi (sp?) Brothers on Car Talk, one of their favorite lines is, "You should never put any more money into a car than it's worth...and if that's true then my brother Tommy should never fill up the tank on his current car."

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Don't let my wife hear that. I still need to spend a bit with the Dr. till I get my back in shape and I KNOW she won't say I'm worth THAT much.

[Maclachlan]

"But, dear, I saved us a shipload of money by not having to pay a service guy seventy bucks a visit just to show up and not know what went wrong with the dryer...and I have done this at least a half a dozen times. Am I not, therefore, entitled to spend the money on a kilt?"

The big question is, what else can you "fix" after it mysteriously stops working? Remember, most women don't look to see if it's plugged in if they can't see the outlet...! Just remember to take some time to fix it (a well desered trip to an ice cream parlor, shopping at the local sporting goods store)!

[Mr. Kilt]

I'm another cheap bast...errrrr...frugal fellow. I hate paying someone to fix something that I can probably fix myself. Once in awhile I run into a problem that's beyond me, but normally I try to do things myself.

[Frank McGrath]

I'm another cheap bast...errrrr...frugal fellow. I hate paying someone to fix something that I can probably fix myself. Once in awhile I run into a problem that's beyond me, but normally I try to do things myself.

My wife marvels at the things I have fixed around the house. I rewired her favorite lamp after just a couple of dates. She said I was a keeper. The worst part is, I have enough junk in the basement to fix anything in the house. So, Yes, I am a keeper. (of obscure junk). And a collector of tools. And a cheap B*****d. We rented a house with washer and dryer. The dryer broke. I installed a new bulkhead rather than pay the landlord to do it. Saved us both a lot of money. The landlord started asking me to do his repairs.

[Tartan Hiker]

My wife marvels at the things I have fixed around the house. I rewired her favorite lamp after just a couple of dates. She said I was a keeper.

Sounds familiar. We hadn't been dating more than a few weeks when she invited me to her parents house for Thanksgiving break. Spent the entire time breaking up her dad's driveway with a sledge hammer and hauling it to the dump in my pickup. I'm pretty sure her parents threatened to disown her if she didn't go through with the marriage.

[Pleater]

I quite like plumbing - it is just so satisfying to install my own white goods, and sinks and things.

I like assembling flat pack furniture.

I put plugs on too.

Every Christmas I go over to our neighbours and set up the tree for her. I saw off the bottom of the trunk, drill a hole and insert the securing bit.

I do ours as well, of course. The silly thing is still standing outside, still green with its needles in place - it doesn't know it is dead.

You know how they say that a real friend will help you move a body?

I can crate it up and put wheels on.........