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The Little Things Luke Howett Fitzhugh 04-05-2007
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Posted by Luke Howett Fitzhugh on April 5, 2007, 12:29 am


As usual, I was telling a friend about how much I enjoyed working
around my house. Doing small things when they pop up makes home life
more enjoyable.

As an example, I saw that their kitchen faucet splashed the water
around more than it should. They were amazed at how nice the water ran
(and didn't splash on the counter) after we replaced the aerator ($3).
It's something that most people don't think about doing. It was the
hard water that caused the problem and gunked up the old aerator, so I
suspected that we would have to do the same thing to the vegetable
sprayer. Yep. $5 later, they could finally spray their broccoli
without wetting their shirts at the same time.

Flaky light switches, loose doorknobs, droopy curtain rods, missing
weather stripping, etc. There are lots of little jobs that many
homeowners never think about doing, but which are easy and inexpensive
to do. These little things make a big impact.

Luke

PS: Little fixes also make great favors for those elderly neighbors to
show them how much you like having them around.

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Posted by deke on April 5, 2007, 7:03 am


On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:29:25 -0400, Luke Howett Fitzhugh

>As usual, I was telling a friend about how much I enjoyed working
>around my house. Doing small things when they pop up makes home life
>more enjoyable.
>
>As an example, I saw that their kitchen faucet splashed the water
>around more than it should. They were amazed at how nice the water ran
>(and didn't splash on the counter) after we replaced the aerator ($3).
>It's something that most people don't think about doing. It was the
>hard water that caused the problem and gunked up the old aerator, so I
>suspected that we would have to do the same thing to the vegetable
>sprayer. Yep. $5 later, they could finally spray their broccoli
>without wetting their shirts at the same time.
>
>Flaky light switches, loose doorknobs, droopy curtain rods, missing
>weather stripping, etc. There are lots of little jobs that many
>homeowners never think about doing, but which are easy and inexpensive
>to do. These little things make a big impact.
>
>Luke
>
>PS: Little fixes also make great favors for those elderly neighbors to
>show them how much you like having them around.

Luke, quit cluttering the environment with your fixes.

Next time you have calcium buildup use some vinegar to soak the parts
in and then finish off with a stiff brush. That method will keep
your gas guzzling vehicle off the road in your search for parts and
the landfill will not be filled those perfectly good parts.



Posted by Luke Howett Fitzhugh on April 5, 2007, 7:30 am



> Luke, quit cluttering the environment with your fixes.
>
> Next time you have calcium buildup use some vinegar to soak the parts
>in and then finish off with a stiff brush. That method will keep
>your gas guzzling vehicle off the road in your search for parts and
>the landfill will not be filled those perfectly good parts.

Hmm, your attitude is improving, Deke! That vinegar would probably
have done the trick. My only saving excuse is that they wanted to
replace the whole faucet.

Now I have to live with having unnecessarily placed a walnut-sized
aerator into the landfill. I don't know how I will sleep at night.

Luke

Posted by deke on April 5, 2007, 7:59 am


On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 07:30:42 -0400, Luke Howett Fitzhugh

>
>> Luke, quit cluttering the environment with your fixes.
>>
>> Next time you have calcium buildup use some vinegar to soak the parts
>>in and then finish off with a stiff brush. That method will keep
>>your gas guzzling vehicle off the road in your search for parts and
>>the landfill will not be filled those perfectly good parts.
>
>Hmm, your attitude is improving, Deke! That vinegar would probably
>have done the trick. My only saving excuse is that they wanted to
>replace the whole faucet.

Wanted a new faucet?

Tell them what I told my kids when they were little, "Sh** in one
hand and want in the other and see which gets full fastest."




>
>Now I have to live with having unnecessarily placed a walnut-sized
>aerator into the landfill. I don't know how I will sleep at night.
>
>Luke



Posted by Luke Howett Fitzhugh on April 5, 2007, 8:07 am



>On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 07:30:42 -0400, Luke Howett Fitzhugh
>>Hmm, your attitude is improving, Deke! That vinegar would probably
>>have done the trick. My only saving excuse is that they wanted to
>>replace the whole faucet.
>
> Wanted a new faucet?
>
> Tell them what I told my kids when they were little, "Sh** in one
>hand and want in the other and see which gets full fastest."

That kind of quote doesn't work so well on adults with their own
money. The only way to convince them not to waste the money was to
show them a solution that cost less.

Luke

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