Your best McGyverish fix

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  • mistwitch
    mistwitch Posts: 184 Member
    Peachesand_cream wrote: »
    The hose to my washing machine disconnected and filled my basement with about 10 inches of water and that same day someone was coming to look at the house bc for sale I went to the dollar store and bought me a bunch of pool noodles and floaties grabbed 4 of the kids from the neighborhood to go swimming in the basement jacked up the price of the house by several thousand dollars bc indoor pool is a luxury and bam moved out thirty days later 😎
    Smarty pants
  • Peachesand_cream
    Peachesand_cream Posts: 594 Member
    mistwitch wrote: »
    Peachesand_cream wrote: »
    The hose to my washing machine disconnected and filled my basement with about 10 inches of water and that same day someone was coming to look at the house bc for sale I went to the dollar store and bought me a bunch of pool noodles and floaties grabbed 4 of the kids from the neighborhood to go swimming in the basement jacked up the price of the house by several thousand dollars bc indoor pool is a luxury and bam moved out thirty days later 😎
    Smarty pants

    You Love Me 😘
  • mistwitch
    mistwitch Posts: 184 Member
    Peachesand_cream wrote: »
    mistwitch wrote: »
    Peachesand_cream wrote: »
    The hose to my washing machine disconnected and filled my basement with about 10 inches of water and that same day someone was coming to look at the house bc for sale I went to the dollar store and bought me a bunch of pool noodles and floaties grabbed 4 of the kids from the neighborhood to go swimming in the basement jacked up the price of the house by several thousand dollars bc indoor pool is a luxury and bam moved out thirty days later 😎
    Smarty pants

    You Love Me 😘

    no doubt
  • Miz_Owl
    Miz_Owl Posts: 3,026 Member
    ReenieHJ wrote: »
    Miz_Owl wrote: »
    I made a bird bath out of a tomato cage and a planter saucer .

    Very creative!! Hmmm, my sister is bringing her extra tomato cages to recycling, maybe I'll have to grab one. :)

    You should this is what mine looks like .

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  • RAinWA
    RAinWA Posts: 1,980 Member
    mistwitch wrote: »
    RAinWA wrote: »
    The screen on the door from my garage to the backyard came loose in several places. I need to replace the door but haven't gotten around to it. The screen is currently being held in place with staples.

    (Full disclosure, I tried duct tape first!)

    Get yourself a roll of screen and spline. It’s an easy, satisfying fix

    Yes, I know that but the entire door needs replacing so actually fixing the screen doesn't make much sense. Of course, I could quit moving "get new screen door" further and further down my priority list.
  • mistwitch
    mistwitch Posts: 184 Member
    RAinWA wrote: »
    mistwitch wrote: »
    RAinWA wrote: »
    The screen on the door from my garage to the backyard came loose in several places. I need to replace the door but haven't gotten around to it. The screen is currently being held in place with staples.

    (Full disclosure, I tried duct tape first!)

    Get yourself a roll of screen and spline. It’s an easy, satisfying fix

    Yes, I know that but the entire door needs replacing so actually fixing the screen doesn't make much sense. Of course, I could quit moving "get new screen door" further and further down my priority list.

    This I understand 😂
  • tmanfive
    tmanfive Posts: 1,365 Member
    This is my pond dredging rig.

    A little copper sulfate, wait a couple days, toss this in on one side, slingshot the rope to the other, hook it up to the hitch, and dredge.

    Wire shelves like what would be in the closet, CPVC to hold the “jaws” open, pipe hangers and threaded rod from the overhead plenum of a data center, a couple hundred feet of nylon rope, and electrical tape. 🤙🏼

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  • ReenieHJ
    ReenieHJ Posts: 9,724 Member
    Miz_Owl wrote: »
    ReenieHJ wrote: »
    Miz_Owl wrote: »
    I made a bird bath out of a tomato cage and a planter saucer .

    Very creative!! Hmmm, my sister is bringing her extra tomato cages to recycling, maybe I'll have to grab one. :)

    You should this is what mine looks like .

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    I'll have to find something to go across the top. But I did snag her tomato cages. :) Thanks for the idea!!
  • BraydanTaffy
    BraydanTaffy Posts: 504 Member
    Peachesand_cream wrote: »
    The hose to my washing machine disconnected and filled my basement with about 10 inches of water and that same day someone was coming to look at the house bc for sale I went to the dollar store and bought me a bunch of pool noodles and floaties grabbed 4 of the kids from the neighborhood to go swimming in the basement jacked up the price of the house by several thousand dollars bc indoor pool is a luxury and bam moved out thirty days later 😎

    Hey, we tried that, but then these neighbors showed up... convinced them to take the house off the market.

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  • Peachesand_cream
    Peachesand_cream Posts: 594 Member
    BraydanTaffy wrote: »
    Peachesand_cream wrote: »
    The hose to my washing machine disconnected and filled my basement with about 10 inches of water and that same day someone was coming to look at the house bc for sale I went to the dollar store and bought me a bunch of pool noodles and floaties grabbed 4 of the kids from the neighborhood to go swimming in the basement jacked up the price of the house by several thousand dollars bc indoor pool is a luxury and bam moved out thirty days later 😎

    Hey, we tried that, but then these neighbors showed up... convinced them to take the house off the market.

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    😂

    This was actually a (partially) true story.



  • BraydanTaffy
    BraydanTaffy Posts: 504 Member
    Peachesand_cream wrote: »
    BraydanTaffy wrote: »
    Peachesand_cream wrote: »
    The hose to my washing machine disconnected and filled my basement with about 10 inches of water and that same day someone was coming to look at the house bc for sale I went to the dollar store and bought me a bunch of pool noodles and floaties grabbed 4 of the kids from the neighborhood to go swimming in the basement jacked up the price of the house by several thousand dollars bc indoor pool is a luxury and bam moved out thirty days later 😎

    Hey, we tried that, but then these neighbors showed up... convinced them to take the house off the market.

    giphy.gif

    😂

    This was actually a (partially) true story.



    Can I please live with you? I'm clean, I'm quiet, I don't eat much & I'm kind to neighbors.
  • tmanfive
    tmanfive Posts: 1,365 Member
    If your grill or smoker has leaks use this.

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    And, for more airflow across fuel surface, position your coal grates in a way that they are not flat.

    This is my OKy Joe’s smoker and the grates fit perfectly in the side smoker box with one horizontal and the other two in a V 🤙🏼

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