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Kayla Tsukino @kaylachan (84867) • Daytona Beach, Florida 1 Oct

Well, our ac will get repaired tomorrow morning. I have it scheduled, and George knows that they'll be here between ten and two so we can be up in time. I'm glad the part came so quickly and our ac can be repaired. It's great.

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The Little Man

Four Walls @FourWalls (86855) • United States 24 May 22

One of my all-time favorite movies is Double Indemnity, the 1944 film noir classic starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson….all in roll reversals from what I grew up with. To me, Robinson...

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Common Home Repairs

cherigucchi @cherigucchi (15932) • Philippines 13 Jan 21

Doing simple and common home repair are also ways of maintaining a clean and orderly house. Making sure that the home is well maintained can save a lot of money for the family. Just like keeping the house clean, house repairs are...

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Home Repair Update 5/22/20

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222726) • United States 22 May 20

Well, my husband went to the other house after not going there for 8 months. The water has been shut off the whole time; and no heat was put on during the winter. The basement was flooded again; and someone had broken in again...

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Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Honest Plumber

Four Walls @FourWalls (86855) • United States 19 May 20

Can you believe it? An honest plumber. I was all set to see my credit card melt today. Instead, I got a major blessing. Joe (name changed to let him keep his job) from Big Name Plumber (name changed to help Joe keep...

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To Paraphrase the Old Joke.....

Four Walls @FourWalls (86855) • United States 18 May 20

....It's the plumber. He's come to take my money. When I had the maintenance on the AC done earlier this month the repairman noticed a puddle of water under the house and told me I had a leak. The only plumbing work I've had...

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Signing Off 2/9/20

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222726) • United States 9 Feb 20

39 days until Spring! We'll get there yet...although there is a big blob of s**w over us right now which will replace any that melted today. Nothing happening here at the Lake Erie shore. Wish I had some exciting news for...

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Home Repair Update 12/14/19

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222726) • United States 14 Dec 19

I told my husband to buy a new sump pump; but he said the old one is working now. I said it stopped once before it can stop again. So guess what? The pumper guy went to the house; and the basement was flooded again. So now we...

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Home Repair Update - Part 2 - 12/12/19

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222726) • United States 12 Dec 19

I am in such shock right now that I really can't comprehend what is going on. When the guy that was going to pump out the basement came to the house, my husband said that there was 3 feet of water in the basement. It was to the...

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Home Repair Update 12/12/19

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222726) • United States 12 Dec 19

My husband hasn't been over to the other house for about a month. He was supposed to go check to see what items he didn't want cleared out before the company came and emptied out the house. When he finally went over last night,...

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Home Repair Update 11/23/19

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222726) • United States 23 Nov 19

It has been weeks since I posted an update; and I'm sorry to say that nothing further has been done. My husband wants to go to the other house first to check on things before we have someone empty it out; but he hasn't gone over...

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Home Repair Update - Procrastination and Insurance

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222726) • United States 9 Nov 19

I remember telling you that my husband's procrastination allowed the roof to leak and bring down the ceiling in two rooms and a wall in another. We also had to have the yard brush hogged twice to knock down all the...

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Home Repair Update 10/26/19

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222726) • United States 26 Oct 19

Nothing much going on. The brush hoggers have completed a second cutting of the yard. They said no extra charge; so we shall see. My husband needs to call the contractor to empty out the house now that he's decided on one. I'm...

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Goodbye for Now

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222726) • United States 14 Oct 19

I'm going to sign off early tonight. I'm going to go take a shower and then watch some TV including Monday Night Football with my hubby. Nothing shaking in the Home Repair Headquarters. lol Wednesday my husband's second cousin...

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Happy Friday 10/11/19

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222726) • United States 11 Oct 19

Happy Friday to all of you; and I hope you have a good weekend. Any weekend plans? It's going to be 78 today, then the rain and storms will come as a cold front approaches. Normal should be 64 this time of year; but it's going...

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Home Repair Update 10/8/19

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222726) • United States 8 Oct 19

Not much to report today. My husband has a CT scan scheduled for today. He called the roofer to make arrangements to meet him so that he can be paid. He wanted CASH! Nothing has been done with the hauling contractors to...

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Home Repair Update - 10/5/19

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222726) • United States 5 Oct 19

When they took the shingles off during the roof tear-off, the owner said that he could see the bathtub in the bathroom through the hole in the roof. The wood had all rotted through the roof and through the ceiling in the...

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Home Repair Update 10/1/19

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222726) • United States 1 Oct 19

Can you believe it's October 1? The roofers still aren't done. They expect to be finished some time today. We've been blessed with no rain during the roofing process. The brush hoggers, surprisingly, are not done either. They...

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Home Repair Update - 9/28/19

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222726) • United States 28 Sep 19

The roof is supposed to be done some time Monday; but they are forecasting scattered thunderstorms for this weekend. Please send positive thoughts that the rain will miss us because the roof is only partially done. I will try...

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References for Contractors

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222726) • United States 27 Sep 19

Since we started the home repair project, I have been using the BBB (Better Business Bureau) website to pick contractors. I have picked only the contractors with an A+ rating and preferably those that are BBB Accredited. I don't...

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