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Originally Posted by orlok
Did that last weekend. Today it's about going out to buy a new strimmer (weed whacker), as the battery for mine is dead after less than a year - won't recharge  . |
Didja ever stop to consider how much R&D is going on with batteries today? Trying to make small light weight ones for cars, longer lasting ones for hand tools and portable electrics/electrinics, etc., etc. Man... if we could come up with a small, lightweight, and long lasting battery.... Imagine having a laptop you could run for two weeks between charges, or an iPhone that didn't have to be recharged every day.... a vibr
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Sitting at the start of the day, looking at your impending end of day Gin, I am jealous...
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Yeah but... about a day ahead... I'm going to be dead a full day before you! I'm the one who should be envious!
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Originally Posted by maianhvk
The wife, is she an expert at fixing things like you?
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OK... truth be told... I was able to get the wheels off, and we went to several different home centers and hardware stores but couldn't find any that were close enough in size to replace them, hence the luggage cart to roll my suitcase. If I had more time to order on line I could have gotten them but...
As for fixing things. I happen to be a very good fixer-uper... BUT... everything I fix works perfectly but looks really, really bad. Always. When my wife fixes something it looks as if it came out of the box new. BUT... she won't attempt to fix something that she doesn't already know about. I, on the other hand, will attempt just about anything short of organ transplants. Half the fun is figuring out where the extra pieces should have gone!
And it's now time for that bottle of beautiful blue herbal elixir!
Stitchawl