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MrCrowesGarden wrote:I made an offer on a house today. My stomach is in knots.
It's a good thing. Hope it works out!

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MrCrowesGarden wrote:I made an offer on a house today. My stomach is in knots.
Congrats!

Home repair videos on youtube are your friend. Speaking as someone who isn't particularly handy, for most basic tasks those videos actually save time and money. In my experience working with professionals to fix something as basic as a running toilet is an expensive time vampire hassle.

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Michael wrote:
MrCrowesGarden wrote:I made an offer on a house today. My stomach is in knots.
Congrats!

Home repair videos on youtube are your friend. Speaking as someone who isn't particularly handy, for most basic tasks those videos actually save time and money. In my experience working with professionals to fix something as basic as a running toilet is an expensive time vampire hassle.

Well, we don't have a formal contract yet, but received word from our realtor that our offer has been verbally accepted. :D

Fortunately, I am handy enough that I can fix a running toilet. I'm not much more handy, though.

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My dad is not handy so when I was growing up I literally got this speech: "Michael, get good grades and a good job so you can pay other people to do that stuff"

To be fair, my dad he didn't have youtube to help him navigate household issues otherwise I would be giving the exact same speech.

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Do people really call plumbers for a running toilet?

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Arthur Dent wrote:Do people really call plumbers for a running toilet?
Yes

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I call repairmen for everything...I hate working on things. Blood pressure goes up; wrenches get thrown. Better off paying someone.

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4/18 will be my 12 year anniversary on this site.

yikes

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Jocephus wrote:4/18 will be my 12 year anniversary on this site.

yikes
The mods should send you a 12 year old bottle of scotch.

And you should invite me over to help drink it.

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Jocephus wrote:4/18 will be my 12 year anniversary on this site.

yikes

You should have waited two days to join.

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