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Post by tloonya on May 8, 2014 14:22:08 GMT -5
LOL though they are great that wasn't what I meant. See? You talking bout them
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Post by tloonya on May 8, 2014 14:28:37 GMT -5
Also, keep in mind that some plumbers won't install just something you pick up from Home Depot (or wherever). Part of their profit is in selling nicely marked up fixtures. AGA! Like I will buy nice fixture! I am getting cheapest faucet I can find that have a good reputation!
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2014 14:32:52 GMT -5
2 or 3 years ago I thought changing a kitchen and bathroom faucet ought to be easy enough for me to be able to do it. My house is old and I couldn't even unhook the old lines in the kitchen. I'm glad I tried that one first and gave up on the whole idea of doing it myself, because it turned out that the shut-off valve under the bathroom sink didn't work. That would've sent me into a state of panic. Now I have the tool and know how to shut off the water to the entire house.
Loony, I usually find people that can do the work I need done by asking people I know if they can recommend someone. I prefer that to randomly picking someone out of the phone book. I've only had one person that was awful and the person that recommended him felt really bad about how things turned out. If I'm pleased with their work, I hang onto to their contact information in case I need them again.
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Post by tloonya on May 8, 2014 14:38:29 GMT -5
2 or 3 years ago I thought changing a kitchen and bathroom faucet ought to be easy enough for me to be able to do it. My house is old and I couldn't even unhook the old lines in the kitchen. I'm glad I tried that one first and gave up on the whole idea of doing it myself, because it turned out that the shut-off valve under the bathroom sink didn't work. That would've sent me into a state of panic. Now I have the tool and know how to shut off the water to the entire house.
Loony, I usually find people that can do the work I need done by asking people I know if they can recommend someone. I prefer that to randomly picking someone out of the phone book. I've only had one person that was awful and the person that recommended him felt really bad about how things turned out. If I'm pleased with their work, I hang onto to their contact information in case I need them again. That is how I started my post. I've asked a few people and they were kind of...miffed...scratching head and picking hair...and no one said 'here! I have 'my plumber' - write down the number'...
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2014 14:43:11 GMT -5
2 or 3 years ago I thought changing a kitchen and bathroom faucet ought to be easy enough for me to be able to do it. My house is old and I couldn't even unhook the old lines in the kitchen. I'm glad I tried that one first and gave up on the whole idea of doing it myself, because it turned out that the shut-off valve under the bathroom sink didn't work. That would've sent me into a state of panic. Now I have the tool and know how to shut off the water to the entire house.
Loony, I usually find people that can do the work I need done by asking people I know if they can recommend someone. I prefer that to randomly picking someone out of the phone book. I've only had one person that was awful and the person that recommended him felt really bad about how things turned out. If I'm pleased with their work, I hang onto to their contact information in case I need them again. That is how I started my post. I've asked a few people and they were kind of...miffed...scratching head and picking hair...and no one said 'here! I have 'my plumber' - write down the number'... Did you ask if anyone could change your faucet or did you just ask for plumber recommendations? A neighbor? Family friend? I find it strange that nobody in your circle knows anyone that can change out a faucet. I have one neighbor that will do pretty much any handyman job for a 6 pack of Busch Light.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2014 14:54:03 GMT -5
Home Depot and Lowe's have contractors that install some of the products they sell. I think it's expensive though. I bought 2 outdoor light fixtures and it would cost more to install 1 than I paid for both of them. It is an option though.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on May 8, 2014 14:58:15 GMT -5
Ask the store owners near you who they use to fix their plumbing problems. Ask your neighbors - I cannot imagine all the people on your street have perfect plumbing. Someone's had to call a plumber sometime.
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Post by tloonya on May 8, 2014 15:06:11 GMT -5
Didn't you say you have a husband? That is one of the things he is for. Mine is a Jew. If you know what I mean...can't be used for that. Or any much other things...too fragile. Usually they are not much use when raised by mother and mine was raised by mother AND her sister...so it is a lost case.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on May 8, 2014 15:24:00 GMT -5
Didn't you say you have a husband? That is one of the things he is for. Mine is a Jew. If you know what I mean...can't be used for that. Or any much other things...too fragile. Usually they are not much use when raised by mother and mine was raised by mother AND her sister...so it is a lost case. I had no idea Jewish men were useless on account of their background or religion or how they were raised. None of that should stop someone from knowing about home repairs and upgrades. Granted, some things you might not want to do yourself (playing with anything electric can be hazardous, for example), but changing out a faucet? The Jewish men I know can handle it just fine.
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Post by kittensaver on May 8, 2014 15:43:15 GMT -5
Mine is a Jew. If you know what I mean...can't be used for that. Or any much other things...too fragile. Usually they are not much use when raised by mother and mine was raised by mother AND her sister...so it is a lost case. I had no idea Jewish men were useless on account of their background or religion or how they were raised. None of that should stop someone from knowing about home repairs and upgrades. Granted, some things you might not want to do yourself (playing with anything electric can be hazardous, for example), but changing out a faucet? The Jewish men I know can handle it just fine. *Kittensaver raises hand* I'm a nice Roman Catholic Sicilian girl married almost 31 years to an NJB (Nice Jewish Boy)(*I was a child bride*), and I can personally attest to his handi-ness in multiple arenas of life
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Post by NancysSummerSip on May 8, 2014 15:57:30 GMT -5
-rofl-So NJB liked 'em young, eh?
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Post by kittensaver on May 8, 2014 16:03:50 GMT -5
-rofl-So NJB liked 'em young, eh? Nah - I just joke pathetically about it because I'm in denial about how old I am .
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Post by toomuchreality on May 8, 2014 16:47:25 GMT -5
-rofl-So NJB liked 'em young, eh? Nah - I just joke pathetically about it because I'm in denial about how old I am . I knew what you meant. LOL Loony, Google 'Handyman' followed by the city you live in, they will probably be cheaper. Don't guys like that go in to your store? I would have thought you have a million contacts. Good luck!
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2014 7:08:03 GMT -5
Mr. Handyman - they charge by the hour and can do any job. I've used them for a multitude of things. and just because a person can do something, doesn't mean they want to do something. I'm at a point in my life where I'd really rather just pay someone else to do things that I'm perfectly capable of doing but really don't want to.
also, I can't imagine asking my neighbors to give up a few hours of their time - they do have their own lives - to install something for me when I can either do it myself or hire someone.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2014 8:24:40 GMT -5
Mr. Handyman - they charge by the hour and can do any job. I've used them for a multitude of things. and just because a person can do something, doesn't mean they want to do something. I'm at a point in my life where I'd really rather just pay someone else to do things that I'm perfectly capable of doing but really don't want to. also, I can't imagine asking my neighbors to give up a few hours of their time - they do have their own lives - to install something for me when I can either do it myself or hire someone. I swear we live in two completely opposite worlds. I'm in the country and neighbors are always helping each other out here. Last year my house flooded the day before Easter and I only called one person for help, but within an hour every able bodied person within a mile was there pulling carpet, running pumps and with bobcats to move snow away from where it was damming up. Some were there until 2am on Easter Sunday even though they had dinners they were hosting or travel the next morning. I help them out whenever I can too. I spend a lot of time on hay wagons in the summer and lately I've been pimping my 12 year old out to help another neighbor milk since his wife had surgery and can't lift anything. Another neighbor is low on hay and I gave him 50 bales last week to get him through. Lately I've been pondering downsizing and moving to town because I really can't afford to stay, but I worry about it being like you describe where everyone just kind of lives there own lives and is just on nodding acquaintance with their neighbors. I think I'd miss the sense of community. Then again, on Desperate Housewives the neighbors were always helping each other out, so maybe I shoot for suburbia instead of town.
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Post by milee on May 11, 2014 8:45:35 GMT -5
Mine is a Jew. If you know what I mean...can't be used for that. Or any much other things...too fragile. Usually they are not much use when raised by mother and mine was raised by mother AND her sister...so it is a lost case. I had no idea Jewish men were useless on account of their background or religion or how they were raised. None of that should stop someone from knowing about home repairs and upgrades. Granted, some things you might not want to do yourself (playing with anything electric can be hazardous, for example), but changing out a faucet? The Jewish men I know can handle it just fine. My sis - who is a shiksa - is married to a really great, funny Jewish guy. Whenever we'd do anything outdoorsy or adventurous, he'd make a hilarious running commentary about how he is a Great Jewish Explorer (proclaimed on a hike on Camelback Mountain, which is actually in the middle of a large urban area) or that he needed to bring a flag to plant to show that His People had finally been there.
Whenever they visit us in Florida, he has an ongoing shtick he does about how he doesn't get what's up with all the schvitzing and how Florida appears to be populated with mostly old, rich people and rednecks with nothing in between.
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Post by milee on May 11, 2014 8:47:02 GMT -5
Mr. Handyman - they charge by the hour and can do any job. I've used them for a multitude of things. and just because a person can do something, doesn't mean they want to do something. I'm at a point in my life where I'd really rather just pay someone else to do things that I'm perfectly capable of doing but really don't want to. also, I can't imagine asking my neighbors to give up a few hours of their time - they do have their own lives - to install something for me when I can either do it myself or hire someone. I swear we live in two completely opposite worlds. I'm in the country and neighbors are always helping each other out here. Last year my house flooded the day before Easter and I only called one person for help, but within an hour every able bodied person within a mile was there pulling carpet, running pumps and with bobcats to move snow away from where it was damming up. Some were there until 2am on Easter Sunday even though they had dinners they were hosting or travel the next morning. I help them out whenever I can too. I spend a lot of time on hay wagons in the summer and lately I've been pimping my 12 year old out to help another neighbor milk since his wife had surgery and can't lift anything. Another neighbor is low on hay and I gave him 50 bales last week to get him through. Lately I've been pondering downsizing and moving to town because I really can't afford to stay, but I worry about it being like you describe where everyone just kind of lives there own lives and is just on nodding acquaintance with their neighbors. I think I'd miss the sense of community. Then again, on Desperate Housewives the neighbors were always helping each other out, so maybe I shoot for suburbia instead of town. MPL, I think that sense of strong community is born out of people living in places where they instinctively know that they may need to depend on each other to survive. Sailors are similar, even the ones that live in urban settings.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2014 8:59:45 GMT -5
Mr. Handyman - they charge by the hour and can do any job. I've used them for a multitude of things. and just because a person can do something, doesn't mean they want to do something. I'm at a point in my life where I'd really rather just pay someone else to do things that I'm perfectly capable of doing but really don't want to. also, I can't imagine asking my neighbors to give up a few hours of their time - they do have their own lives - to install something for me when I can either do it myself or hire someone. I swear we live in two completely opposite worlds. I'm in the country and neighbors are always helping each other out here. Last year my house flooded the day before Easter and I only called one person for help, but within an hour every able bodied person within a mile was there pulling carpet, running pumps and with bobcats to move snow away from where it was damming up. Some were there until 2am on Easter Sunday even though they had dinners they were hosting or travel the next morning. I help them out whenever I can too. I spend a lot of time on hay wagons in the summer and lately I've been pimping my 12 year old out to help another neighbor milk since his wife had surgery and can't lift anything. Another neighbor is low on hay and I gave him 50 bales last week to get him through. Lately I've been pondering downsizing and moving to town because I really can't afford to stay, but I worry about it being like you describe where everyone just kind of lives there own lives and is just on nodding acquaintance with their neighbors. I think I'd miss the sense of community. Then again, on Desperate Housewives the neighbors were always helping each other out, so maybe I shoot for suburbia instead of town. we must.....I know I don't want to give up my free time to help someone do a task that they can either do themselves or hire out. Now if there's something big I'm more than willing to help. the people a street over had a house fire (nothing serious luckily) and I saw people bringing them some meals. I thought about doing it but then felt it would be a little weird to show up at someone's house that I don't know with food (especially not being aware of their food preferences/allergies/religious stuff). or maybe everyone else in my neighborhood does all this stuff and I'm just a private person and don't talk about my needs. If my house flooded my first call would be to a plumber.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2014 9:02:24 GMT -5
Also, keep in mind that some plumbers won't install just something you pick up from Home Depot (or wherever). Part of their profit is in selling nicely marked up fixtures. This is why it's cheapest to do the work yourself. That is if the old faucet it's so rusted on that you can't get it off. This happened to us once and we had to remove the whole sink just to install a new faucet. Paying a plummer to do this is nuts. Almost any guy can change out a faucet. Find one and trade out some groceries for the job.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2014 9:05:39 GMT -5
Also, keep in mind that some plumbers won't install just something you pick up from Home Depot (or wherever). Part of their profit is in selling nicely marked up fixtures. This is why it's cheapest to do the work yourself. That is if the old faucet it's so rusted on that you can't get it off. This happened to us once and we had to remove the whole sink just to install a new faucet. Paying a plummer to do this is nuts. Almost any guy can change out a faucet. Find one and trade out some groceries for the job. Is there some reason almost any woman can't change out a faucet?
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2014 9:07:09 GMT -5
I swear we live in two completely opposite worlds. I'm in the country and neighbors are always helping each other out here. Last year my house flooded the day before Easter and I only called one person for help, but within an hour every able bodied person within a mile was there pulling carpet, running pumps and with bobcats to move snow away from where it was damming up. Some were there until 2am on Easter Sunday even though they had dinners they were hosting or travel the next morning. I help them out whenever I can too. I spend a lot of time on hay wagons in the summer and lately I've been pimping my 12 year old out to help another neighbor milk since his wife had surgery and can't lift anything. Another neighbor is low on hay and I gave him 50 bales last week to get him through. Lately I've been pondering downsizing and moving to town because I really can't afford to stay, but I worry about it being like you describe where everyone just kind of lives there own lives and is just on nodding acquaintance with their neighbors. I think I'd miss the sense of community. Then again, on Desperate Housewives the neighbors were always helping each other out, so maybe I shoot for suburbia instead of town. we must.....I know I don't want to give up my free time to help someone do a task that they can either do themselves or hire out. Now if there's something big I'm more than willing to help. the people a street over had a house fire (nothing serious luckily) and I saw people bringing them some meals. I thought about doing it but then felt it would be a little weird to show up at someone's house that I don't know with food (especially not being aware of their food preferences/allergies/religious stuff). or maybe everyone else in my neighborhood does all this stuff and I'm just a private person and don't talk about my needs. If my house flooded my first call would be to a plumber.It wasn't plumbing related though. I don't know what a plumber would do besides maybe pump out what was coming in. They sure wouldn't have plowed snow, moved all my stuff, ripped up carpet...
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2014 9:12:32 GMT -5
This is why it's cheapest to do the work yourself. That is if the old faucet it's so rusted on that you can't get it off. This happened to us once and we had to remove the whole sink just to install a new faucet. Paying a plummer to do this is nuts. Almost any guy can change out a faucet. Find one and trade out some groceries for the job. Is there some reason almost any woman can't change out a faucet? You might be able to do it, but I couldn't. Sometimes it takes the strength of a man to get those hard to reach nuts unscrewed.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2014 9:27:16 GMT -5
we must.....I know I don't want to give up my free time to help someone do a task that they can either do themselves or hire out. Now if there's something big I'm more than willing to help. the people a street over had a house fire (nothing serious luckily) and I saw people bringing them some meals. I thought about doing it but then felt it would be a little weird to show up at someone's house that I don't know with food (especially not being aware of their food preferences/allergies/religious stuff). or maybe everyone else in my neighborhood does all this stuff and I'm just a private person and don't talk about my needs. If my house flooded my first call would be to a plumber.It wasn't plumbing related though. I don't know what a plumber would do besides maybe pump out what was coming in. They sure wouldn't have plowed snow, moved all my stuff, ripped up carpet... ok, I would have called whoever needed to be called for the problem at hand.
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Post by Nazgul Girl on May 11, 2014 9:40:42 GMT -5
What don't you know about the Yellow Pages? Just pick one. Maybe ask people from your area for recommendations. Although, changing a faucet is something you should be able to do yourself. It really isn't that bad. I said I DO KNOW about yellow pages. What I don't know is HOW can I make you READ Are you having a bad day, Looney ? It seems like you would be able to find a plumber without too much difficulty if you ask around. Easy, peasy.
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Post by Nazgul Girl on May 11, 2014 9:42:43 GMT -5
My nice, Jewish guy is a fantabulous person and can do some repairs. We just found a handyman on Craigslist, and he does the rest. How hard can this be ? Your husband is probably a very patient person.....
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2014 14:50:33 GMT -5
Ask your store customers for referrals. Ask your neighbors for referrals. Look on better business bureau website to see who is listed in area.
You want to know how many holes in current sink for faucet, you put your head in the cupboard underneath the sink & shine a light upward to see.
You did not need a plumber to get your store location ready? What about refrigeration guy, is he also a plumber?
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Post by thyme4change on May 11, 2014 15:17:33 GMT -5
I had no idea Jewish men were useless on account of their background or religion or how they were raised. None of that should stop someone from knowing about home repairs and upgrades. Granted, some things you might not want to do yourself (playing with anything electric can be hazardous, for example), but changing out a faucet? The Jewish men I know can handle it just fine. My sis - who is a shiksa - is married to a really great, funny Jewish guy. Whenever we'd do anything outdoorsy or adventurous, he'd make a hilarious running commentary about how he is a Great Jewish Explorer (proclaimed on a hike on Camelback Mountain, which is actually in the middle of a large urban area) or that he needed to bring a flag to plant to show that His People had finally been there.
Whenever they visit us in Florida, he has an ongoing shtick he does about how he doesn't get what's up with all the schvitzing and how Florida appears to be populated with mostly old, rich people and rednecks with nothing in between.
Lots of Jews climb Camelback.
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Post by milee on May 11, 2014 17:26:27 GMT -5
My sis - who is a shiksa - is married to a really great, funny Jewish guy. Whenever we'd do anything outdoorsy or adventurous, he'd make a hilarious running commentary about how he is a Great Jewish Explorer (proclaimed on a hike on Camelback Mountain, which is actually in the middle of a large urban area) or that he needed to bring a flag to plant to show that His People had finally been there.
Whenever they visit us in Florida, he has an ongoing shtick he does about how he doesn't get what's up with all the schvitzing and how Florida appears to be populated with mostly old, rich people and rednecks with nothing in between.
Lots of Jews climb Camelback. No shit.
That's part of why he's funny, because he acts like he's blazing new trails even when he's doing some pretty normal stuff.
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Post by tallguy on May 12, 2014 0:41:47 GMT -5
LOL though they are great that wasn't what I meant.
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Post by thyme4change on May 12, 2014 9:04:13 GMT -5
Lots of Jews climb Camelback. No shit.
That's part of why he's funny, because he acts like he's blazing new trails even when he's doing some pretty normal stuff.
Well - in his defense - lots of Jews do NOT climb Camelback or hike or anything like that. My favorite quote "40 years in the desert was enough. I'm staying inside." LOL
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