seashanty
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i know there are many, many things you can do that maybe you never tried to do before you ran a b&b. fiixit kind of things. in addition to the breakfast and cooking kinds of things.
my father taught me carpentry ... if it doesn't fit, wack it with a hammer until it DOES fit. (not good)
today during breakfast a guest came to me and said 'my toilet seat is broken' ... i said, 'can it wait until i finish serving breakfast? you can use xyz bathroom for the moment?' okay, but antsy.
breakfast served, yanked off my apron ... i went to check on the seat. figured out how the thing screws onto the base and how the lid fits on ... lucily nothing looked 'broken' just apart. i found the big nut in a corner. the seat was hanging off and the lid was sitting on the floor against a wall. grabbed a screwdriver and gloves and hoped for the best. a few mis starts as i had a hard time getting the screw out and really wanted to call someone, anyone, for help .... but i am my help so finally got the thing off. and then after screwing it back in discovered that the lid had to get fitted on first, then the seat. all set, wiped off the lube or whatever it was that came off the screw. took my tools and left the bathroom. scrubbed my hands, grabbed a new apron and back to breakfast. it has held throughout the day so i am glad.
got me to wondering about how many odds and ends and basic fixups we figure out how to do. like how to put a doorknob back on a door and how to open a locked door with newer door knob with a toothpick. resetting the satellite guest tv after someone pushes all the wrong buttons on the remote - i can (usually) eventually get the tv back online but it is a mystery and a challenge every time.
how about you?
my father taught me carpentry ... if it doesn't fit, wack it with a hammer until it DOES fit. (not good)
today during breakfast a guest came to me and said 'my toilet seat is broken' ... i said, 'can it wait until i finish serving breakfast? you can use xyz bathroom for the moment?' okay, but antsy.
breakfast served, yanked off my apron ... i went to check on the seat. figured out how the thing screws onto the base and how the lid fits on ... lucily nothing looked 'broken' just apart. i found the big nut in a corner. the seat was hanging off and the lid was sitting on the floor against a wall. grabbed a screwdriver and gloves and hoped for the best. a few mis starts as i had a hard time getting the screw out and really wanted to call someone, anyone, for help .... but i am my help so finally got the thing off. and then after screwing it back in discovered that the lid had to get fitted on first, then the seat. all set, wiped off the lube or whatever it was that came off the screw. took my tools and left the bathroom. scrubbed my hands, grabbed a new apron and back to breakfast. it has held throughout the day so i am glad.
got me to wondering about how many odds and ends and basic fixups we figure out how to do. like how to put a doorknob back on a door and how to open a locked door with newer door knob with a toothpick. resetting the satellite guest tv after someone pushes all the wrong buttons on the remote - i can (usually) eventually get the tv back online but it is a mystery and a challenge every time.
how about you?