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Another door.
I rehung (rehanged?) door #4, today. It was one of those doors that took a bit of encouragement to latch shut. Besides the heavy layers of paint, it wasn’t quite meeting the striker plate properly. (A generic replacement plate.) So I sanded that a bit and repositioned the plate. Now Continue Reading
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Mary Lowry Smith
There’s a story behind the purchase of my house, that I thought should be known. It’s not a good story. So I will be completely factual wherever possible, and label any guesses or speculation. I believe that will still convey the necessary information. So… be prepared for some overly specific Continue Reading
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Get a Grip
Best ‘mistake’ purchase I think I’ve made for this house is a large pair of channel lock pliers. I mean… very large. Heeee-uge. I needed something to get the 4″ nut off the bottom of the toilet tank. There are not many things that can get a grip on a Continue Reading
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Rust
The plumber just showed me a section of the pipe she pulled out—the junction where it went out to the front yard faucet. It was packed completely solid with rust. No wonder it wasn’t working.
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self-improvement
Life is hard.
It’s hard, right now. It’s been almost a year since Heidi broke things off. And I am still living there, for various reasons. And I think we both try really hard to make the best of it. But life is life. There will be good times and bad times. But Continue Reading
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Buy a house.
The perfect antidote to the desire to buy a house is the process of buying a house. My process so far certainly hasn’t been standard, but even the best of sales seem to take their toll. You spend a large amount of time looking through listings and going on tours, Continue Reading
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Natural Disasters
Yes we survived the earthquake. And the hurricane. I’m not so sure about the locusts on the horizon, though. This street is apparently notorious for the power going out if someone so much as sneezes. This is a big change for me over living further downtown, where all the Continue Reading
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Natural Disasters
Yes we survived the earthquake. And the hurricane. I’m not so sure about the locusts on the horizon, though. This street is apparently notorious for the power going out if someone so much as sneezes. This is a big change for me over living further downtown, where all the powerlines Continue Reading