Fixit Clinic - learn to do it yourself (1 Viewer)

[Linda]

Do you have a small appliance that is perfectly good except for a part. You could take it to a repair shop, but it will cost more than a new one. This is a dilemma for me. I can fix a lot of things, but not appliances.

Wouldn't it be great to know how to fix some of the appliances? It is so wasteful to toss an old one in the trash and go to the "big box" for a new one.

Enter Fixit clinics that work with local libraries. This is not a drop off site. You get to visit with an expert who can show you how to repair your item. Isn't that empowering? I'm waiting for them to come back around here because we've got this blender .....


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[Pod]

Isn't that empowering? I'm waiting for them to come back around here because we've got this blender .....

This is just great Linda. Fixing things ourselves is so empowering! I service Dyson vacuum cleaners. There are some great videos on youtube to follow.

We used to have scrap metal sites where one could go and try and find a part but they have been done away with through government legislation.

WE could start something like this in the UK! I am excited.

 

[Linda]

My husband and I are considered wizards among most of our neighbors because we know how to fix things. I grew up with a grandfather who could build all kinds of things. When he and my grandmother drove to California in the 1920s, he rigged an air-conditioner for their car (an early evaporation cooler). My Father (their son) was the same way. When I got my first apt in college, he gave me a tool-box with a bunch of basic tools. Even now, my husband will come home with some specialty tool for me. (I look maavalous in my head-lamp work light.) It feels great to be able to fix things. You are right, you-tube is a great source of info.

 

[Pod]

My Father (their son) was the same way. When I got my first apt in college, he gave me a tool-box with a bunch of basic tools.

I have a small screwdriver in my wash bag!

I am excited by tools (alright guys, calm down) My new landlord Alan, has a whole workshop downstairs in the basement (he converted it from being a wine cellar.....no comment) and I love all the different screwdrivers! (Hands up all those who had to use a knife from the kitchen drawer)

Sod the lipsticks......give me a power drill!

 

[Pod]

My husband and I are considered wizards among most of our neighbors because we know how to fix things. I grew up with a grandfather who could build all kinds of things. When he and my grandmother drove to California in the 1920s, he rigged an air-conditioner for their car (an early evaporation cooler). My Father (their son) was the same way. When I got my first apt in college, he gave me a tool-box with a bunch of basic tools. Even now, my husband will come home with some specialty tool for me. (I look maavalous in my head-lamp work light.) It feels great to be able to fix things. You are right, you-tube is a great source of info.

My father built a whole bookcase for the entire edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica he and my mother were given for a wedding present. It covered the entire wall and was magnificent. He forgot to include the width of the wood when he measured the shelf for the Enc. Brits so they did not fit.

Your male lineage sounds amazing.

 

[Linda]

Your male lineage sounds amazing.

Whenever my Dad was working on the cars, I often was asked to help because my slender hands could reach well. So, in my formative years, I spent some time under cars. Lol

 

[Pod]

Whenever my Dad was working on the cars, I often was asked to help because my slender hands could reach well. So, in my formative years, I spent some time under cars. Lol

I was under men. I think your time was better spent!

 

[Vickie]

In my home I am the "handy man". If it's something that can be fixed, I fix it. I install simple plumbing, simple electric, floors, painting, etc. I can usually always find a "how to" online. If left to my husband nothing would ever get fixed. His idea of fixing something is buying a new one.

 

[Pod]

In my home I am the "handy man". If it's something that can be fixed, I fix it. I install simple plumbing, simple electric, floors, painting, etc. I can usually always find a "how to" online. If left to my husband nothing would ever get fixed. His idea of fixing something is buying a new one.

That's why they are scared that we will find a way to have babies without sperm!