- Know what will wake you up from a sound sleep and get you to run across the house like a fool in a hurry? A loud buzzing noise coming from your furnace when the temperature in your house is only 60 degrees.
- That’s better than a cup of strong coffee right there.
- Well, winter is over. I dropped $400 on a new blower motor this weekend, so next week it’ll be sunny and 72.
- Parts were about $250, and there was a small surcharge for calling the repairman out on Saturday.
- Now that I’ve seen how it’s done, I’m pretty sure I could do it myself. Of course, now that I know how to do it myself, that new blower motor will outlast me.
- I’m not sure how old the motor he replaced was, but it was old enough that General Electric manufactured it in the United States.
- Of course, the replacement microwave was too small when it arrived. When have we ever been able to do something only once around here?
- Luckily, BIGONLINERETAILER has a very liberal return policy, and BIGGRAYBOX retailer had the exact model Irish Woman wanted in stock.
- For those of you playing at home, that means that I’ve spent north of $700 that I wasn’t planning for over the past five days.
- I’d like to say that my budget can absorb things like that easily, but I was taught to never lie.
- We’ll get back a bit of that when the microwave we ordered on-line gets back to the seller.
- Oh well, that’s what the emergency fund is for.
- It’s rarely a good sign when your wife sends a link to plans for something she wants, and you immediately realize that you’re going to need new tools and skills to make it.
- I always wanted to learn how to put in pocket screws from scratch.
- I’m worried, though. After this, all that’s left is joinery, and that can get expensive fast.
- A good side effect of Irish Woman making her own butter is that there is always a cup or two of fresh buttermilk in the refrigerator for biscuits or pancakes on Saturday or Sunday.
- Girlie Bear was amazed when I pointed out that the double batch of pancakes we made this morning cost less than $3 to make.
- It’s rarely a good sign that 20 minutes into working with a group of people, you start thinking “I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue” over and over.
Musings
Posted by daddybear71 on February 17, 2014
https://daddybearsden.com/2014/02/17/musings-35/
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mrgarabaldi
/ February 17, 2014Hey DB,
Yep I had days like that, and the comment about “sniffing Glue” is soo true. Although I pass the time on creative ways to involve fireants, honey and fresh bamboo shoots.
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AndyN
/ February 17, 2014You may be the first man I’ve ever known to complain about his wife giving him an excuse to buy more tools.
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oldnfo
/ February 17, 2014Ouch… And pocket screws??? Get a jig!!!
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phssthpok
/ February 17, 2014Bittermilk?
Perfect for prep-soaking chicken or liver in!
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Drang
/ February 17, 2014Joinery? Look at it this way: You’ll have mastered (well, maybe) useful post-apocalyptic skills.
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Ruth
/ February 18, 2014A corner pocket screw jig is not expensive and TOTALLY worth the money (and it makes it SO MUCH EASIER). Lowes has them, last I paid attention, for $30 or so.
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