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what a nightmare for your mom. but he meant well... lol
posted by
-blackcat
on November 6, 2017 at 6:11 AM
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Re: FSI
Thank you for the good wishes for my brother, and for reading and commenting. I hope my brother's going to be okay also. Good thing you didn't fool around with those wires, that could have been dangerous! Sorry it was expensive! 
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on November 5, 2017 at 4:58 PM
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Re: Ciel
Hi, Ciel! Yikes, oiling a record player turntable! And with lemon oil! Hope it ot fixed or that you got a new one. Yes, I remember they had belts on them. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on November 5, 2017 at 4:56 PM
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I am wishing your brother all the best.
My washer and dryer are in my kitchen. Back then, just like your house, my grandmother when she had the house only had a washer. The clothesline is still back there.
I do not have any moments of being a little kid trying to fix something. A few years back, I tried fixing a bill changer. What happened was that the coins were not dispensing, so there was something blocking its way. Normally, you just take out the coin hopper. The problem is that this hopper was connected to wires. Yeah, that was an expensive fix.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on November 5, 2017 at 8:04 AM
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A college roommate once used my stereo while I was out of town, and when the turntable didn't turn properly, she tried oiling it. In fact, the lemon oil messed upthe workings, and the actual problem was a belt that had become slick with age.
posted by
Ciel
on November 5, 2017 at 6:57 AM
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Re: Pat_B
Thanks, Pat, for reading and for your comment! You are so right. I think she gets the prize for that one! Unknowingly, she set an example that day for me to use in later years. She had paused a moment before speaking to him, I remember, no doubt considering what to say and do. The chair he had pushed next to the washer to stand on while he poured the cooking oil into the washtub was still next to it, the oil container was left on the counter, half full, while my mom assessed everything quickly. I'm still amazed they figured out how to get that washer cleaned and working again!
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on November 4, 2017 at 11:00 PM
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Re: Kabu
It was funny. No, I never was a fixer upper of things either. You are right, back then things didn't get thrown away. They got fixed no matter what. I loved your post today. Thank you so much. Sweet lady, is there snow already?
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on November 4, 2017 at 10:54 PM
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Re: C_C_T
Haha. He actually turned out to be pretty good in the kitchen! Such a sweet little guy he was, and still is one of the good guys. Thank you.
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on November 4, 2017 at 10:52 PM
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Love the way she handled his "fix."
Not all moms would have been so kind and patient about it.
posted by
Pat_B
on November 4, 2017 at 5:04 PM
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laughing here but no I wasn't ever a fixer upper still to this day. What a dear little boy and back then one didn't throw away a problem. It had to be cleaned and fixed. My todays post in part is reminded to me by your yesterday post though.
posted by
Kabu
on November 4, 2017 at 1:30 PM
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What a good little chap, I hope he never fried an food for you all. I still get grumble at for leaving things in the pockets, but only coins and tissues. The trouble is I get muddy on the garden and have to do a wash every couple of days . We call them pegs.
posted by
C_C_T
on November 4, 2017 at 12:02 PM
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