tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post1540801719683997043..comments2024-03-29T02:32:07.583-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: "Repair One Provide..."OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-73806115096368852592015-07-01T09:20:43.285-07:002015-07-01T09:20:43.285-07:00That seems to be the consensus.That seems to be the consensus.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47638179843984113412015-07-01T08:33:44.357-07:002015-07-01T08:33:44.357-07:00Standardization is no longer a factor in home plum...Standardization is no longer a factor in home plumbing. It is my experience that if a fixture is only two or three years old it is easy to take the fittings to the hardware store and get replacements using the originals as templates. If the fixture is more than three years old, it is less expensive, both in time and money, to just buy a new fixture and fittings in one attack. Getting proper replacement cartridges for faucets is almost impossible. Sad, but that is my experience.<br /><br />DaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36528393557176937762015-07-01T05:31:56.387-07:002015-07-01T05:31:56.387-07:00Fire? That works for me on so many different level...Fire? That works for me on so many different levels.<br /><br />Not sure <em>The Missus Herself</em> would concur.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65208302534087939712015-07-01T05:31:03.358-07:002015-07-01T05:31:03.358-07:00Great ideas! Which I shall use next time. While I ...Great ideas! Which I shall use next time. While I hope there is no next time as regards faucet replacement, it's good to have options.<br /><br />Thanks Jon!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39198394731334488732015-06-30T20:27:44.043-07:002015-06-30T20:27:44.043-07:00Or? You could have played with fire!... Sometimes,...Or? You could have played with fire!... Sometimes, the easy things are enough pleasure to derive satisfaction from drawing oxygen in and respirating that toxic CO2 stuff. I think of Gaia every time I exhale.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-6045573535132624502015-06-30T20:25:42.473-07:002015-06-30T20:25:42.473-07:00One, possibly two thing(s), a bright head lamp and...One, possibly two thing(s), a bright head lamp and if you wear bi-focals a set of dollar store reading glasses that you position up near your eyebrows. <br />When you are on your back looking up at the fittings near bottom of a sink both help.<br />And another, a chunk of closed cell foam that you can lay or kneel on. Closed cell because it does not retain water.jon spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10886632644249920124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80451227277957571982015-06-30T17:16:06.216-07:002015-06-30T17:16:06.216-07:00I like your name for it.
I doubt that Belle and M...I like your name for it.<br /><br />I doubt that Belle and Murphy feel the same way!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50928447561053013682015-06-30T17:15:11.237-07:002015-06-30T17:15:11.237-07:00Hee hee. Doubt that would have helped. I can be de...Hee hee. Doubt that would have helped. I can be dense at times.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71185378627672945232015-06-30T16:59:13.800-07:002015-06-30T16:59:13.800-07:00Love the story. Good to know I'm not the only ...Love the story. Good to know I'm not the only one whose home repairs go like that.<br /><br />And re: your last picture, what you label "Squirty thingie", I know as the "German Shepherd-B-Gone", because as soon as I pull it up from the sink, my Shepherds always run out of the kitchen. Wonder why that is?Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90279975269851205492015-06-30T16:44:31.955-07:002015-06-30T16:44:31.955-07:00Ha-ha, I should have said "gently used femur....Ha-ha, I should have said "gently used femur."PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17135350782909442222015-06-30T15:54:24.283-07:002015-06-30T15:54:24.283-07:00Well, I was chastised a couple of times for less t...Well, I was chastised a couple of times for less than polite language.<br /><br />As you nay have noticed, that whole hot on the left, cold on the right only works when one is paying attention.<br /><br />I claim that I was disoriented, what with being under the sink and all.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84480740997814906552015-06-30T15:39:05.174-07:002015-06-30T15:39:05.174-07:00A friend's son is a plumber and he keeps telli...A friend's son is a plumber and he keeps telling me that plumbing is very simple. He says there are only three rules: Hot on the left, cold on the right, and $hit runs downhill. I get that part of it, but it is the details that always get me. My bride learned early on that when I was doing ANY plumbing job that it was time to take the kids elsewhere to protect their virgin ears from the spectacular cursing that was sure to ensue. <br />Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15482185271178889753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78099164224216223462015-06-30T13:36:56.582-07:002015-06-30T13:36:56.582-07:00Sounds about par for the course Mark!
North Carol...Sounds about par for the course Mark!<br /><br />North Carolina, beach house - sounds like time well spent!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68678348502586227622015-06-30T13:13:39.553-07:002015-06-30T13:13:39.553-07:00Perhaps a 2001: A Space Odyssey reference?
...lat...Perhaps a <em>2001: A Space Odyssey</em> reference?<br /><br />...later that day...<br /><br />D'oh, it <b>is</b> a <em>2001: A Space Odyssey</em> reference! (I am totally baffled by nuance and subtlety, Sarge thy name is clueless!)<br /><br />Well played Shaun, well played.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32659242294185993662015-06-30T13:13:15.471-07:002015-06-30T13:13:15.471-07:00Just spent about 24 days in North Carolina making ...Just spent about 24 days in North Carolina making repairs to the beach house and shell hunting. Painting, minor woodwork repairs, varmint proofing, bathtub tile repairs (go figure, you can't buy matching tile for stuff made in the 60's), and plumbing. Only had to go to Lowes about 18 times, and only had 2 days where I had to go twice. Got some new tools too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35542378308358294932015-06-30T10:55:34.807-07:002015-06-30T10:55:34.807-07:00Depends whether or not the femur is attached to PA...Depends whether or not the femur is attached to PA's body at the time or not. juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-941149395438107952015-06-30T09:50:42.771-07:002015-06-30T09:50:42.771-07:00Sounds nasty...
Not to mention painful!Sounds nasty...<br /><br />Not to mention painful!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62315041668826663442015-06-30T09:42:23.560-07:002015-06-30T09:42:23.560-07:00You should try plumbing stock tanks. I spend a lot...You should try plumbing stock tanks. I spend a lot of time out there screeching and hitting things with a femur.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35362080267674673332015-06-30T09:25:52.196-07:002015-06-30T09:25:52.196-07:00Heh. That is good stuff.Heh. That is good stuff.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8821573725486632672015-06-30T09:21:25.325-07:002015-06-30T09:21:25.325-07:00All I can say is, "Thank God for 'Plumber...All I can say is, "Thank God for 'Plumber's Putty.'"<br />snuffynyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12843569994073955970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53681277855981360922015-06-30T09:00:30.812-07:002015-06-30T09:00:30.812-07:00Hahaha.
These guys have global reach!Hahaha.<br /><br />These guys have global reach!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14483590974220243302015-06-30T08:27:22.996-07:002015-06-30T08:27:22.996-07:00Sarge, your house & mine must have been built ...Sarge, your house & mine must have been built by the same guy(s). Nothing standard or uniform, and not a square corner or plumb line in the entire place. I feel yore pain, sez I.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76964354667813915482015-06-30T08:14:35.209-07:002015-06-30T08:14:35.209-07:00As to crossing the highway, I guess that answers t...As to crossing the highway, I guess that answers the age-old question:<br /><br />Why did the old tin can sailor cross the road?<br /><br />To get to the hardware store...<br /><br />I had to go there, as much as I resisted, I just had to.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85624303126278012362015-06-30T08:13:12.030-07:002015-06-30T08:13:12.030-07:00Having one virtually next door is nice. While I do...Having one virtually next door is nice. While I do have one "next door," it's pretty small.<br /><br />While I have all sorts of big hardware emporiums in the area, closest is ten miles.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23496343944320049042015-06-30T08:11:59.799-07:002015-06-30T08:11:59.799-07:00Sound wisdom.
I discover that with each new proje...Sound wisdom.<br /><br />I discover that with each new project I buy one or more tools.<br /><br />This project required purchasing a little pipe cutting do-hickey which, though small, is pretty cool. And actually works.<br /><br />Also I purchased another adjustable wrench. Now I have two, how I lived with just one, I'll never understand.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com