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April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 6 Jan 23

Mother in law dropped by a little while ago and we chatted for a few minutes, while she was here Chris woke up from his nap. After he got up, I switched the load of laundry from the dryer to the basket and folded it and put it...

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Thursday Evening Musings

Four Walls @FourWalls (86793) • United States 17 Feb 22

When it rains, it pours. So says the old adage. And the Morton Salt logo. Not just the rain poured today. I have a leak in the roof. I’d prefer leeks in the roof, but it is what it is. I was hoping to wait until next...

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What a Lousy Monday

Four Walls @FourWalls (86793) • United States 24 Aug 21

If you’re wondering if retired people have a “Monday,” the answer is yes. Man, did I have the Monday-est of Mondays yesterday. The simple explanation: the A/C stopped. Thank God, it was a very easy fix. It’s nice...

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The room in the second floor is painted.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 3 Jun 21

Today Marco came again. He found an old gallon of paint at the garage of the same color of the second floor room that needed some repair. He repaired it and painted it. Job done! I did not have to buy paint and his work, as...

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I am curious about the work at my neighbor´s house.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 6 Apr 21

They are building a pool, but big trucks have been going there for over 2 months. My neighbor said that his pool was smaller than my brother´s pool but I have never seen so much noise. They are also making a place for a barbecue....

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Update and Happy New Year! 12/31/20

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222623) • United States 31 Dec 20

I hope all of my MyLot friends have a SAFE and HAPPY New Year's Eve. May your 2021 be much BETTER than 2020. Be healthy and have a prosperous Happy New Year! Update on the other house - the leak that was coming through the...

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Signing Off 1/14/20

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222623) • United States 14 Jan 20

All caught up again. There were many interesting topics today...some which made you think deeply. Nothing much going on here. No news is good news I guess...except for the other house...nothing is being done. Wishing you all a...

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Signing Off 1/13/20

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222623) • United States 13 Jan 20

Well, I'm sitting here twiddling my thumbs. Discussions and Notifications are all caught up; and I posted what I wanted to post; so I guess I will sign off for the day. Nothing going on here. No techno problems at the present...

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Seymore Butz Was Here!

Four Walls @FourWalls (86793) • United States 6 Jul 17

Seymore Butz came by today. Truthfully, his presence was long overdue. However, I'm cheap and I didn't want to pay $600 to have a washer installed on a faucet. My brother took a look at it this morning and said it was over his...

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Work

Fishmomma @Fishmomma (11658) • United States 17 Mar 17

I know members that have been here awhile have heard this subject topic in the past. Its being posted now because of what happened today and some of you won't believe it happened at this time. Its fine by me, as I earned enough...

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Getting Up and Getting Going Again.

Sue21 @lovinangelsinstead21 (36847) • Pamplona, Spain 14 Aug 16

Sometimes we forget how much others can suffer. I was seeing the flooding of so many houses and others houses being burned out by the ravagin forest fires that go on over here and over there. Then I was seeing how they get...

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Building the Deck

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 29 Jun 16

Well, I'll stop complaining now. The deck is coming along. My husband is doing a good job, but he has had a lot of guidance from my daughter's boyfriend. You may notice the two different shades of stained wood. Hubby started to...

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The electrician will continue tomorrow

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 12 Nov 15

The electrician left the house leaving me with no bell. He did manage though to tell me the story of his life. Leticia was hoping that he´s finish today so that she could clean up. No way. The bell did not work properly and he did...

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home repairs

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 26 Mar 11

after six months of calling the landlord, he finally fixed the electricity. They electricity kept going on and off, making our tv and computer equipment go on and off. Other times the electricity would flicker on and off. My son's...

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My house is falling apart!

StephanieAnnC @StephanieAnnC (4274) • United States 8 Jun 10

I think it's the time where everything in my house is needing repair. Our solarium has water damage, our heating panel just detached itself from our ceiling and we had to replace our washing machine and dishwasher not too long...

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I am getting my house painted.

veejay19 @veejay19 (3589) • India 13 Dec 09

My house which needed a coat of paint badly is now being painted since the last one week.It will take another fifteen days to complete it. I had to do this though knowing fully well that my building is likely to be demolished in...

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painting

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veejay19 @veejay19 (3589) • India 10 Nov 09

Hi Mylotters, finally that day has arrived.I had been putting off repairs to my apartment since a couple of years mainly due to lack of funds but now i had reached a now or never situation. My living area which suffered enormous...

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The one room that needs the most work...

bookreadermom08 @bookreadermom08 (5614) • United States 14 May 09

I swear some days it seems like it would be easier to just pack up and move instead of doing all the work that needs to be done around my house. We bought a fixer upper 4 yrs ago, and we are still working on it.... granted we are...

easier to move

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Will it ever end???

reinydawn @reinydawn (11642) • United States 4 Sep 08

About a half hour or so ago, I sat down to check my e-mail, do some banking and check out the discussions here on myLot. Well, no sooner than I sat down did I hear this dripping noise. It's not raining so I'm being verrrrry quiet...

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My house was on it's way to becoming "The Money Pit"

reinydawn @reinydawn (11642) • United States 3 Sep 08

Ever since we've gotten back from vacation, our house is showing it's age. The first night we were back, the controls on the ovens went out. We have a double oven and we couldn't get it turned off. We finally got it off and...

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ovens

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