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Post by JonesInAMillion on May 27, 2014 21:00:24 GMT
Anyone still fix stuff or just bin it and buy new?
Noticed the neighbour had put an almost new hotpoint washer out because it had stopped spinning, simple fix I'm guessing (haven't the time or space myself) but she just put purchased a new one.
My tellys just packed in tonight, I'm hoping to get it fixed instead of getting a newby.
I'll try to fix anything before getting a new item... the car, van, taps, kids toys, furniture, bike & fire most recently; am I a dying breed?
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on May 27, 2014 22:55:02 GMT
I normally take it apart, have no idea what I'm looking at, potentially break it some more, leave it out for a week, then buy a new one.
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Post by Mr_Sausage on May 27, 2014 23:46:49 GMT
My missus has had kids so I thought I'd do a bit of DIY 'down there' ... I went to B&Q and asked if they had any vagina padding or scaffolding ......
They just looked at me as if I'd just beamed down from planet Z.
My next stop is the local sewing shop, so I can get a needle and thread to put a few stitches in to make it a tad tighter .... My problem is .... What colour of thread to go for. A nice vaginal skirting of pink would be nice but I can't seem to get out of my mind a red and white alternative thread would present me with my club colours whenever I felt the need for my balls to explode.
Any advice would be appreciated.
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Post by Campervan Von Bigglesworth on May 28, 2014 10:01:16 GMT
My work is basically finding ways of promoting the Re-use agenda through various projects. At the moment, we have a really cool pop up shop in Dublin showcasing stuff from the members of our Community ReUse Network. (www.crni.ie ) , there some good stuff there. On a personal note, I always try and fix stuff myself, there is an excellent site called e-spares that has loads of podcasts and how-tos and obviously sell the spares too. I've fixed my washing machine a couple of times, dishwasher, tumble dryer twice and various other things.
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Post by JonesInAMillion on May 28, 2014 10:23:24 GMT
My missus has had kids so I thought I'd do a bit of DIY 'down there' ... I went to B&Q and asked if they had any vagina padding or scaffolding ...... They just looked at me as if I'd just beamed down from planet Z. My next stop is the local sewing shop, so I can get a needle and thread to put a few stitches in to make it a tad tighter .... My problem is .... What colour of thread to go for. A nice vaginal skirting of pink would be nice but I can't seem to get out of my mind a red and white alternative thread would present me with my club colours whenever I felt the need for my balls to explode. Any advice would be appreciated. With any kind of decorative stitching, I always think that thick white stitching on a black background looks very discerning. |
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Post by Stokiecat on May 31, 2014 20:16:05 GMT
I can darn socks if that helps?
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Post by JonesInAMillion on May 31, 2014 23:37:41 GMT
I can darn socks if that helps? You can do what tho those darn pesky socks  |
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Post by Northy on Jun 3, 2014 21:21:28 GMT
I do mend stuff where I can, much to the Mrs annoyance  The saying comes from the old Sailing ship times of the Royal Navy half day holiday, to 'make and mend' their uniforms |
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Post by PoisonedMonkey on Jun 4, 2014 0:21:12 GMT
I love fixing stuff.......
Especially the other night when I fixed it for me and my dad to spitroast my wife!!!
We hi-fived so hard that even the back of my hand is sore!
That'll learn the cow for not doing the dishes!!!
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Post by JonesInAMillion on Sept 20, 2014 17:03:41 GMT
Fixed my extractor hood today, had stopped sucking & illuminating.
Took the fucker apart, opened the fucker up and found some circuit board with a burned out connection to a switch.
Went to buy a soldering iron (never soldered before), made good the connection on the circuit board then tested it.
Guess what?...
240 of nPowers finest volts right up my bastard thumb; felt like someone has twatted me with a flaming piece of 4x2.
On the positive side, my extractor is now like new and all for the sum of £7.10 for a solderer and some solder. Very proud of my attempt but slightly embarrassed about the shock seeing as I'm a H&S proffessional by day.
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Post by Chairman Meow on Sept 20, 2014 17:29:33 GMT
New all the way.
Fuck fixing stuff.
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Post by JonesInAMillion on Sept 20, 2014 23:40:58 GMT
New all the way. Fuck fixing stuff. Fuck always buying new, it's no fun and wasteful. I'm sure people nowadays lack the skills to undertake basic repairs; I blame computers / the internet. My youth was spent making, breaking & burning things... Not glued to a console as most of today's youngsters seem to be. I mean, what's the worst that could happen, electrocuting yourself! |
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Post by iancransonsknees on Sept 21, 2014 4:08:24 GMT
New all the way. Fuck fixing stuff. Fuck always buying new, it's no fun and wasteful. I'm sure people nowadays lack the skills to undertake basic repairs; I blame computers / the internet. As the poor sucker who deals with housing maintenance on a daily basis I'd have to say that you're 100% correct. That said it's not a generational thing it afflicts every cunt from 18-80. They can't even change fucking light bulbs for Pete's s sake. I've been arguing for ages we should have a Panda as an organisational mascot because that's what we do. |
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Post by SamTheLost on Sept 21, 2014 8:28:33 GMT
I can change light bulbs and fuses in plugs. A bit shit when it comes to anything else though, I want to learn the basics of being an electrician so that I know but I just don't have time. I can fix computers alright though (ish).
I'm mostly like Boother though. Take it apart, look at how it works, break it more, leave it for a few days/months, throw it away when I get a new one.
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Post by JonesInAMillion on Sept 21, 2014 23:14:26 GMT
Started decorating the kitchen today, it was a bit of a spur of the moment thing, a mark on the wall pissed me off.
Anyway, went to get some shit; did the ceiling, the cutting in & glossing.
The boy (my one year old son) and gloss paint don't mix very well so I took the doors off and glossed them in the garden where they could dry off without tiny hand / foot / face / bum prints distracting from the high gloss finish. Painted them up then carried on inside. Went to assess the drying progress several hour later to find about 400 shit flies stuck fast to the drying gloss paint on my doors, most still alive. Absolutely fucking fumming.
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Post by JonesInAMillion on Oct 27, 2014 21:21:38 GMT
Moved onto little ones bedroom 'tother week. Straight forward apart from trying to lay a carpet with no prior knowledge, or more importantly the incorrect tools... Got there in the end though.
Fitted and wired a new bathroom pill cord light switch ce soir, I fucking hate electricity bout it's on, not smoking and didn't go bang..
Quite pleased with me sen as it'd have had to pay trades over £100 for these minor tasks.
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Post by happycarrot on Oct 27, 2014 21:36:28 GMT
Totally rubbish at fixing stuff. My bedroom aircon unit packed in yesterday and was about to order a new one until a neighbour sent her son round to fix it as he worked in that line. Saved me a few hundred quid to be fair. Thought had had its day but just needed a filter change etc.
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Post by Orbs on Oct 27, 2014 21:39:45 GMT
Totally rubbish at fixing stuff. My bedroom aircon unit packed in yesterday and was about to order a new one until a neighbour sent her son round to fix it as he worked in that line. Saved me a few hundred quid to be fair. Thought had had its day but just needed a filter change etc. Bedroom aircon? |
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Post by JonesInAMillion on Oct 27, 2014 21:50:33 GMT
I've got bedroom air con too.
It's called "the window" and "the duvet".
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Post by Orbs on Oct 27, 2014 22:39:46 GMT
I have - It's called Mrs Orbs.
Brrrrrrrrrr.
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