Clearing out Mom's shed and garage, as well as some other stuff in the basement storage has meant renting a dumpster. Originally ordered a 2-ton, but they upgraded to a 3 ton at no extra charge, so happy.
Unfortunately circumstances are throwing wrenched monkeys at me, so it's going to take longer than planned...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czj7CmFl9sw
Bought an icemaker about a year ago. It developed a leak in the manual water hopper, so I decided to try and fix it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix5OyRCE7Ow
This is different than the usual.
Mom is 95, and has been living on her own for many years. Last year, she decided to retire and her health has been declining enough that she really can't do all of the things that she used to be able to do.
I try to go up to visit and fix things and perform maintenance to allow her to keep living in her own home for as long as possible, but we both know her time is coming to an end, and we're preparing for the inevitable.
It's an emotional journey for me. I think it's a story I need to tell.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QVks1GPulY
Hoi polloi, I have family, and there was some serious steppin' up to the plate to get this stuff done.
I didn't shoot video of the actual stuff gettin' done, mostly because we were gettin' stuff done and breaking the flow wasn't going to help anybody because we were here to get stuff done, and we won.
I can't thank my family-folk enough.,
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io7pe_WEq0M
Cooking experiment.
I wanted to try vacuum-brining chicken. The idea was to pull fluids and air out of the chicken thighs while they were immersed in brine, then when the pressure was restored, the brining fluid would be sucked back into the chicken.
This is how it went.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO1dzXZxVH4
My roommate said "Hey, the bathroom sink is leaking". Sure enough, the tailpiece of the drain had corroded so badly that it just broke off.
Time to fix it. And screw up. And learn something new.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bd01JHkuh4