Comments on: Here’s Why I Don’t Like Doing Stuff Around the House http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/08/26/heres-why-i-dont-like-doing-stuff-around-the-house/ A personal finance blog dedicated to discussing such topics as budgeting, asset allocation, 401K, IRA, cash flow, insurance, financial planning, portfolio management, and other areas in personal finance. Thu, 24 May 2012 01:24:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: sam http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/08/26/heres-why-i-dont-like-doing-stuff-around-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-22428 sam Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:09:51 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/?p=1098#comment-22428 Of all the home repair projects I do, plumbing is the one I hate the most. Your experience is just like several of mine over the years. If you toilet is 40 years old, you may want to consider replacing it anyway. The new ones use a lot less water - which is an important consideration here in the arid West. Maybe not so much in southeastern Texas though. Of all the home repair projects I do, plumbing is the one I hate the most. Your experience is just like several of mine over the years.

If you toilet is 40 years old, you may want to consider replacing it anyway. The new ones use a lot less water – which is an important consideration here in the arid West. Maybe not so much in southeastern Texas though.

]]> By: bluntmoney http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/08/26/heres-why-i-dont-like-doing-stuff-around-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-22427 bluntmoney Sun, 27 Aug 2006 23:00:18 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/?p=1098#comment-22427 Doh. I have to tell you though that so far you're right on the money though -- usually every home improvement requires at least 3 trips to the hardware store before you can even START to get things resolved. Try Ace, they may have some suggestions for you. Doh. I have to tell you though that so far you’re right on the money though — usually every home improvement requires at least 3 trips to the hardware store before you can even START to get things resolved. Try Ace, they may have some suggestions for you.

]]> By: Foobarista http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/08/26/heres-why-i-dont-like-doing-stuff-around-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-22329 Foobarista Sun, 27 Aug 2006 08:17:09 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/?p=1098#comment-22329 My toilet repair adventure featured a fountain that hit the ceiling in the bathroom, after "following the instructions" and not tightening the thing hard enough. We finally got it working, but it was quite an adventure. My "home improvement" skills strictly lie with fixing our PCs and dealing with our home computer network. Anything beyond that and I call the pros. Fortunately, my wife is actually quite handy and does a fair bit of home repair herself - and has learned to shoo me off since I'll get impatient... My toilet repair adventure featured a fountain that hit the ceiling in the bathroom, after “following the instructions” and not tightening the thing hard enough. We finally got it working, but it was quite an adventure.

My “home improvement” skills strictly lie with fixing our PCs and dealing with our home computer network. Anything beyond that and I call the pros. Fortunately, my wife is actually quite handy and does a fair bit of home repair herself – and has learned to shoo me off since I’ll get impatient…

]]> By: JLP http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/08/26/heres-why-i-dont-like-doing-stuff-around-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-22321 JLP Sun, 27 Aug 2006 04:05:18 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/?p=1098#comment-22321 Steve, Believe it or not, I actually went online to price new toilets! LOL! Steve,

Believe it or not, I actually went online to price new toilets! LOL!

]]> By: Steve http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/08/26/heres-why-i-dont-like-doing-stuff-around-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-22320 Steve Sun, 27 Aug 2006 03:51:27 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/?p=1098#comment-22320 JLP, you're hilarious! Sounds like we share the same kind of luck with house projects -- if something can go wrong it will, no matter how remote the odds. What's amazing is that we keep going back for more punishment and thinking the result will be different the next time around. Kind of like Charlie Brown playing football with Lucy. My guess is that you'll end up with a brand new toilet before you're done. But why stop there? Go ahead and just remodel the entire master bath while you're at it! JLP, you’re hilarious! Sounds like we share the same kind of luck with house projects — if something can go wrong it will, no matter how remote the odds. What’s amazing is that we keep going back for more punishment and thinking the result will be different the next time around. Kind of like Charlie Brown playing football with Lucy. My guess is that you’ll end up with a brand new toilet before you’re done. But why stop there? Go ahead and just remodel the entire master bath while you’re at it!

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