Trump is buddies with a Pratt? From Australia?? And Donald shared classified nuclear submarine information with him???
Follow-up:
Category: Life with Pratts
BMOC Wannabe
I haven’t listened to the album all the way through in many years. My 50-year-old copy of the LP is playing now, and Innervisions is every bit as accomplished and enjoyable as I remember it.
Rock (of Ages) Music
I try to sustain a mostly buoyant tone in my posts, but I’ve been grappling with a difficult and stressful personal situation. Fifty years ago, during the craziness of adjusting to college life, I bought a record of Gregorian Chants. Listening to it on headphones helped to calm my nerves, so I’m going to give it a try today. Track 9, “College Runt”, is a favorite. 😉
When fully restored, I’ll follow that up with this musical meditation. See? Buoyancy!
Exterior Decorating
This is how the patio turned out. Not too big or fancy, but not too small or plain.
We bought those resin chairs for our first house, so they must be at least thirty years old. A resin table we had was damaged in the move, making the metal table less than 25 years old. The umbrella was purchased the day the picture was taken.
To hide the view from under the deck and porch I ordered some curtains that are intended for outdoor installation.
Looking for a way to keep the curtains from sliding back and forth in the wind, I came across these table cloth clamps.
Hidden behind the folds of the curtains, they’re perfect for positioning the panels and holding them in place.
Total Partial Recall
A couple of days ago, a message from Consumer Reports said the Consumer Products Safety Commission has issued this recall notice for dehumidifiers.
That evening I heard my Frigidaire dehumidifier making a terrible sound. Running downstairs to check it, the fan wasn’t running and the thing was extremely hot. The power button didn’t work, so I pulled out the power cord. After letting it sit overnight, yesterday morning I plugged it back in but didn’t hit the power button, and it did this.
The buzz wasn’t as loud as the noise that caught my attention, but it wasn’t a good sound. After pressing the power button the display flashed “88” and the fan spun up, but the compressor was dead and the buzzing persisted. Purchased nine years ago, I’m just glad it didn’t catch fire. Obviously, it should be one of the recalled units.
But is that particular make and model and serial number on any recall notice, past or present, I could find? Nope, of course not. So I put it in the trunk of my car and paid $40 to drop it off at the local trash and recycling center.
A replacement I ordered from Lowe’s should be here on Monday.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Whirlpool/5013975113
Elsewhere downstairs, a Goldstar (pre-LG brand) dehumidifier I bought in 1989 for our first house continues to work. It clanks when turning on and off, but when running it does what it’s supposed to do.
Fake Plumber at Work – 3
Whew! What a tough, all-day job this was, especially removing the old fixture and drain, but it’s done.
In my previous plumbing-related post I mentioned a tool.
It turned out to be a completely useless gimmick, and a total waste of $20. I went out and spent another twenty bucks on a proper plumbing tool, a basin wrench.
It wasn’t easy to use, twisting myself into the cramped space under the sink, but it worked.