Do It Yourself

Dear Marin,

You are too funny!  Loved the table leg story.  Way to go, you should be very proud of yourself. 

Desny 

Marin good for you stay proud. Gals I need some help with a shower head that just won't come off I even had a hefty neigbour come in and try it won't budge. I want to put a water saver head on it instead.  And the hot water tank up in the new apt isn't working right, I'm pretty sure the bottom element is kaput.  One tip off is that the water is extremeley hot no matter what the temp is set at.  Thats a job I can't do because it's in a closet on top of a shelf thats taller than me.  Shit.  Here's hoping that it's a hydro tank and they can replace it.  One other water problem I have to deal with but to tired.  The tap on cold water to the wash machine was replaced last year and now it leaks like crazy when I do a load of laundry so I have to fix it but wish I wasn't so tired and lazy.  I'm pretty sure I just have to rerap so teflon tape around it properly, and if that doesn't work it's off to freecycle to find a new washer someone is giving away.  Anyone ever check out freecycle it's really amazing lots of good stuff given away, only thing is you have to give something first. I gave an Ikea shelving unit and ton of clothes but that was a year ago so I will have to go through my stuff and give stuff away and hopefully get a washer, there was a lady that actually got a used care given to her. It really is a great site, better than filling our landfills with so much garbage, thats why I love it so much.  Give it a look it's everywhere.  And good luck its like a little treasure chest. 

Pearl, frequently it won't budge due to mineral deposits. Try soaking it in some vinegar in a plastic bag overnight. No, I'm serious!  Just secure it around the neck of the showerhead with some twist-ties so that the connection is submerged in the vinegar. Next morning, wrap a dry cloth around the connection and apply your wrench. If it was mineral deposits, the acid in the vinegar will have softened/dissolved them.

Lisa

[in San Diego where we have major minerals in the tap water]

{but it's 90 deg today!}

Okay, so I'm not the craftiest person around but I do on occasion apply myself and actually create something.

I am building a sandbox for my dauthter. Not the hardest thing in the world to make but hopefully she'll like it, and maybe even more than a store bought plastic one?

I framed it this evening, now all I have to do is attach some weed block and then figure out what kind of cover I'm going to make for it.

I've been hauling 50# bags of sand from Menard's all week (my Jetta and my back can only handle a few bags at a time) so I'm very excited about this project. It's much easier than replacing a toilet!!!

Update on the sandbox:

Avery ate some sand toady - how the heck do I stop that from happening??? This was after her sitting under the mulberry tree and getting herself (and clothes) stained from eating mulberries!

Stella (the puppy) dug into the sand, wrecking the weedblock under the sand, before I could get the cover on - grrrrr!

But, I'm proud of my 'handy-girl' job and hopefully there will be some fun times had in the sandbox. Since both Avery and Stella like to put the sand OUT of the sandbox it's in a grassless spot (Mama dain't THAT dumb) but I'm sure there will be more "ack" moments than "ahhh" moments associated with this sandbox!  (sigh)

Update on the sandbox: Puppy Stella tore through two tarps and that's where we are at. I need to buy/make a cover but I haven't so the tear has a board over it with some bricks weighing it down. So much for my 'project'!