Being in any way, shape or form handy. Changing a lightbulb is about the extent of what I’m willing to do by myself. Which totally sucks when it comes to having to do things like put in a digital thermostat or add light fixtures to my ceiling fans.
Whatever happened to that Rent-a-husband firm?
Tomorrow I’m going to remove the cap from the ceiling fan and see if I can determine the brand. Then I’ll price a couple of light fixtures and buy one or two. Then I’ll get someone else to do the rest.
Yep. It’s good to have friends who can do this sort of thing, and will take child care in trade for it.
Update: You know, I was just wondering… By admitting that a friend and I exchange work for work, but don’t pay taxes on it, have I just opened myself up for problems with the IRS?
That was funny…:)
Chag Sameach to you Meryl….
When I would do these kinds of things, in my bachelor days,the usual charge would be a home-made meal.
The fan is probably made by Hunter; they have a very large percentage of the market.
Tvzi, I had a guy friend in NJ who would do things like take out and put in my window air conditioners for me for the price of a home-cooked meal. Now my friend Sarah is the handy person in my life. So I take her kids and she and her husband have a night to themselves. When I bought my new computer desk, I asked her before I bought it if she would put it together for me, because that made a difference in the type of desk I would buy.
On the other hand, today, I went outside, pulled off the rotting old foam covering, and re-covered my air conditioner pipe with new foam ALL BY MYSELF. I feel exhausted. I don’t think I can put the new lightbulb in my kitchen chandelier, which is five feet off the ground.