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What kills me is the stuff that is obviously designed to discourage user-service.
I have a fridge that has developed a leak. After poking around, I find that the drip pan is cracked and that a silicone patch doesn't work well. I can buy a replacement part, but apparently I need to remove the compressor to swap it out. Engineering at it's finest...
They're building for the intended market - if the majority of your buyers will throw the thing out if the light bulb burns out, then that's the "right" level of engineering.
Yep, know exactly what you mean. Our 11 year old Amana electric range had a failure of the digital oven control board. $250 part, but oblsolete and not available. Nice range but the misses actually decided she preferred the old style coil top ranges. Got new GE coil top, easy to fix if need be and parts readily available. The misses is happy and the sale at HD was 10% off so the price was outstanding. BTW, the HD appliance prices on ranges were dramatically lower than elsewhere. Free delivery and take away of old unit.
Here is a good, cheap and effective cold relief/ remedy.
1/2 teaspoon of salt - 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda. Mix in a cup of luke warm water. Draw the mixture up into one of those ball things you use to clean a baby's ears. I think they call them a baby siringe.
Lean over the sink and squirt it into each nostril. If you are doing it right it will squirt out the opposite nostril.
I was told to do this by a doctor to treat a svere sinus infection and it drmatically reduces the longevity of any cold. It kills germs and infections in the sinus tract.
For a sore throat gargle with salt water,
Both remedies really work and are dirt cheap. Less than a penny per treatment
(no ego colleges unless they're brilliant scholarship kids). Oh yeah, make sure to have fun along the way!
Ego colleges are worth it even at full price as long as they are the ones at the very pointy part of the pyramid, particularly for grad school. Lawyers and MBAs are plentiful, but students coming out of a few schools can pretty much expect multiple interviews for partner track positions whereas students from "ordinary" quality Law/MBA schools struggle to find employment. The ego college waste is when you spend big $$ for a school that is merely "pretty good" rather than one so elite that the high school the kid came from still speaks about how someone from that school actually got accepted to ego school a few years ago.
A friend is sending his son to MIT. I won't mention specifics, but as part of his education, he has met household names in the world of science, and is on track for a summer job (that will expose him to more household names) at a very elite company that students from "non-ego" colleges would NEVER even get an interview at.
Ego colleges are worth it even at full price as long as they are the ones at the very pointy part of the pyramid, particularly for grad school. Lawyers and MBAs are plentiful, but students coming out of a few schools can pretty much expect multiple interviews for partner track positions whereas students from "ordinary" quality Law/MBA schools struggle to find employment. The ego college waste is when you spend big $$ for a school that is merely "pretty good" rather than one so elite that the high school the kid came from still speaks about how someone from that school actually got accepted to ego school a few years ago.
A friend is sending his son to MIT. I won't mention specifics, but as part of his education, he has met household names in the world of science, and is on track for a summer job (that will expose him to more household names) at a very elite company that students from "non-ego" colleges would NEVER even get an interview at.
Yup - and law schools are famous for fudging employment numbers for their grads - counting any "job" as employment. The way to evaluate a law school is simple - just ask what percentage of their students received job offers in excess of $100K within 30 days of graduation.+1. The key is to do a real cost benefit analysis beforehand. For law schools especially, there are third tier schools that charge as much or more as the big names for a degree that's pretty much worthless.
Ego colleges are worth it even at full price as long as they are the ones at the very pointy part of the pyramid, particularly for grad school. Lawyers and MBAs are plentiful, but students coming out of a few schools can pretty much expect multiple interviews for partner track positions whereas students from "ordinary" quality Law/MBA schools struggle to find employment. The ego college waste is when you spend big $$ for a school that is merely "pretty good" rather than one so elite that the high school the kid came from still speaks about how someone from that school actually got accepted to ego school a few years ago.
A friend is sending his son to MIT. I won't mention specifics, but as part of his education, he has met household names in the world of science, and is on track for a summer job (that will expose him to more household names) at a very elite company that students from "non-ego" colleges would NEVER even get an interview at.
Happened to notice the electric meter spinning today, and was wondering why, when heat was down, and not much going. I went in and heard the fridge running. I remembered how sometimes produce in the back was frozen, and turned the temp on the fridge and freezer up just a tad from "colder" to "medium". The fridge immediately went off. Now I need to figure out why the PC doesn't go into low-power mode more than it does. That has never been a strong point between Microsoft and the BIOS.
Just thought I'd mention this... in my experience, many times computers that are equipped with a laser mouse do not go to sleep because the mouse thinks it's moving.
You mean optical mouse? I do have one of those. Interesting.
We just bought a new dishwasher last night. I diagnosed the problem to the electronics board. The unit is 10 years old and has the original pump. The pump will certainly fail in the near future. The cost of the board & pump + shipping was more than the new machine we bought with a stainless-steel tub and extended warranty. Sometimes you cut your losses too.
What BUY a dishwasher? I thought you married those........
The salvation army stores are great for finding good clothing. I find all kinds of new or like new name brand outdoor hunting gear and carhartt work pants. Also I get pre washed pre shrunk jeans and heavy flannel shirts that fit me. Around here they have a 50% off sale on wed.
The salvation army stores are great for finding good clothing. I find all kinds of new or like new name brand outdoor hunting gear and carhartt work pants. Also I get pre washed pre shrunk jeans and heavy flannel shirts that fit me. Around here they have a 50% off sale on wed.
Books over tv, use the bathroom at work (saves water and tp), split medications ( half a claretin works just fine), line dry laundry.
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Find multiple uses for things.
You can save $30-$50 dollars by giving your wife your MagLite and electric toothbrush.![]()
Learn to be handy and do as much fix-it and maintenance as you can. Skilled labor is one massive cost in owning a house. Or car..