tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post2628082698841083797..comments2024-03-28T05:14:44.500-04:00Comments on Sightings Over Sixty: "Do It For Me"Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-8682966482443110382012-11-30T03:03:38.338-05:002012-11-30T03:03:38.338-05:00My husband much preferred DIFM and would have love...My husband much preferred DIFM and would have loved this post. He did his share of DIY and but don't think he ever derived much pleasure from doing so. Perhaps if his father had engaged him when husband young, he might have had a different view. Now, I'm having to seek out some DIFM reliable people who won't try to take advantage of me -- I've been able to spot a few who have tried to take advantage, but think my husband was too intimidating for most to try to do so with him. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-33128688949605528172012-11-29T21:36:18.499-05:002012-11-29T21:36:18.499-05:00Fortunately, we moved near a son who is handy and ...Fortunately, we moved near a son who is handy and willing to tackle our repair stuff. This has saved me numerous bumps, cuts, and scrapes, not to mention sparing my wife from considerable profanity and frustration with jobs not well done.Dick Kladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793395712483278104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-44720347005319648942012-11-29T14:52:26.835-05:002012-11-29T14:52:26.835-05:00Yes, you can really hurt yourself doing yard work....Yes, you can really hurt yourself doing yard work. I had a big project replacing deteriorated weed fabric under rocks. I made a mistake and scraped the rocks off the fabric into the dirt and weeds. It was difficult to get them separated. During the process, I had a big bin of dirt in my yard waste cart to put out to the street. Instead of asking my neighbor for help because I thought it was too late in the evening, I strained to do it myself. It gave me chest pains. They went away, but is wasn't a good thing to do. I learned a lesson.Ritahttp://boomersurvive-thriveguide.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-65005666757213364442012-11-29T09:10:05.022-05:002012-11-29T09:10:05.022-05:00I do some things myself, others I leave to experts...I do some things myself, others I leave to experts, and some I just refuse to do (like anything that involves going up on the roof). Like you, found that a 1 hour job often takes an entire day (sometimes two or more) and entails numerous trips to a hardware store. But I got a book a long time ago that helps a lot. It allows me to decide ahead of time if I want to even try. It's called "The New Complete Do It Yourself Manual" and it was published by Reader's Digest. <br /><br />It won't help that pain you're feeling, though.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-58087451707008428532012-11-29T00:12:06.065-05:002012-11-29T00:12:06.065-05:00I've got a DIY kind of husband. The only prob...I've got a DIY kind of husband. The only problem is that he never finishes anything. Our house is filled with almost finished projects. All the doors in the house have been replaced except for the closet door in the back bedroom. The other bedroom has new doors, but the molding is missing on the inside of the doors...the list goes on and on. Don't let me start on the exhaust fan in the kitchen...#1Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214011945298439939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-14815215222948081602012-11-28T23:48:47.327-05:002012-11-28T23:48:47.327-05:00We can't do it ourselves anymore but we can ma...We can't do it ourselves anymore but we can make the process cheaper by helping our handyman. Usually, we organize and buy the supplies and then hand him things while he works.We pay a handyman that my husband found by the hour. This way his work goes more efficiently. I love to see a whole list of chores get done in a single morning. We would drag it on and on and make a lot of mistakes on our own.<br />Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04382717273926292379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-40425985728561551622012-11-28T15:51:45.733-05:002012-11-28T15:51:45.733-05:00A repairman in need is a friend indeed. I keep th...A repairman in need is a friend indeed. I keep their phone numbers handy. David's DiY days are behind him.<br /><br />We spent almost $200 last week having our garbage disposal "fixed." David was really annoyed as the problem was a little screw from a bird toy which sounded much bigger. I could have fixed that he said, but I doubt it.schmidleysscribblins,wordpress.comhttp://schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-31935171349419085202012-11-28T13:21:26.903-05:002012-11-28T13:21:26.903-05:00My B. used to say he’d ‘fix it’ whatever it was. H...My B. used to say he’d ‘fix it’ whatever it was. He bought the supplies, tools, and spare parts and the job would go on a long list of ‘things to do’. And stayed there, while I got more and more annoyed about the stuff for the job standing around and the job never getting any farther up the list.<br /><br />I get the workmen in myself, these days. It costs more but it gets done.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-71264975441954973762012-11-28T08:06:20.172-05:002012-11-28T08:06:20.172-05:00I like DIFM and I don't even need a store to a...I like DIFM and I don't even need a store to access it. I have a husband.<br /> :-)Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-43591111352649644792012-11-28T08:01:17.101-05:002012-11-28T08:01:17.101-05:00There is indeed something to be said for recognizi...There is indeed something to be said for recognizing one's limitations. I feel that we should not be depriving others of jobs that they do well. Of course, it helps immensely that there are skilled carpenters. plumbers and electricians in my family.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-54078879989543007942012-11-27T19:56:33.553-05:002012-11-27T19:56:33.553-05:00I'm with you; I have no skills to speak of whe...I'm with you; I have no skills to speak of when it comes to DIY. I once was foolish enough to buy a hundred year old house and soon learned that there is a deeeeeep level of hell called DIY!stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-29861905613700979372012-11-27T19:02:43.811-05:002012-11-27T19:02:43.811-05:00You kind of remind me of a certain Mr. Huxtable. I...You kind of remind me of a certain Mr. Huxtable. I like that DIFM idea a lot. Think I will see if they have it here. 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