Efiwym, my wife, and I decided to start looking at replacing our laminate countertops with stone countertops. Efiwym seemed to be very interested in this project. Unlike other DIY projects where she would just let me take the reins, she wanted a say. That was fine with me, as I sometimes get Monday morning quarterbacked…
-
-
I was ready to finish up this project. I wrapped the Teflon tape around the threads of the new valve and screwed it in the copper pipe. I tightened it down and made sure the outlet of the valve was in the same location as before. I went downstairs and turned the water on again…
-
I headed to the store, and I walked to the plumbing area to find my valve. I took a picture of the new valve on my phone, so I had it available to compare. It was called a “boiler shutoff valve.” I walked back and forth in the aisle, and I could not initially find…
-
I really needed to work on the leaking shut off this weekend. But now, I needed to remove the laundry sink cabinet to have better access to the valve. I did not have the room to get at the valve to remove the Flex Seal® tape. And if I could not remove the tape to…
-
Efiwym, my wife, texted me one morning, stating that the towels under the laundry sink were wet. Apparently, something was leaking. I texted her back, asking if the leak was bad, as if she could see water dripping. She texted me that she could not see anything. I texted her that I would look at…
-
Things were a little slow at work, so I decided to take some time off. I was planning on cutting the grass and rototilling the garden. Yes, I was going to rototill the garden. My hope was that the rototiller would cooperate. I had a chance to print out the user manual for the tiller. …
-
I started another project the following day as I waited for my tiller parts. I decided I would wash the windows. One of those necessary chores I despised. However, in the middle of the project, Efiwym, my wife, yelled that I received a package. My daughter wisely had the parts shipped directly to me. Like…
-
After I got home, I started searching the Internet for information on this rototiller. It was a Ryobi® 410R tiller. I found a YouTube® video from a guy who was trying to get this tiller to start and run. A perfect video for my purpose. As I was sitting by the dinette table watching the…
-
Before we started our regular Saturday ritual of grocery shopping, Efiwym, my wife, and I headed back to the estate sale house to pick up the rototiller. Of course, while Efiwym was there she purchased a couple of tomato cages for her garden. The lady reiterated that her father, who now was a small equipment…
-
Efiwym, my wife loves to go rummaging. It is her passion. Her intention, objective, aim or holy grail of rummaging is to find that great deal. She rarely has a specific item in mind when she goes and visits someone’s garage. She might be looking for clothes for our grandson, or a special item, that…