YAY! For the plumber fixing my kitchen sink as I type!!! Boo! for the stopped up kitchen sink. Sigh....
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YAY! For the plumber fixing my kitchen sink as I type!!! Boo! for the stopped up kitchen sink. Sigh....
This reminds me of a compliment I gave to DH last week: when we discovered that there was a leak under the kitchen sink, within 15 minutes he had it torn apart, diagnosed as a bad garbage disposal, and he was off to the store to buy a new one. Within two hours it was fixed and working well.Quote:
Originally Posted by happystuff
It is wonderful to live with your own plumber and that is what I told him.
That's fantastic, IL!Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
That's fabulous, IL. I so wish I had a live-in handy-person! They are definitely a treasure.
Not to toot my own horn too much but I got major props from the wife recently over something similar.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
We took our oldest (special needs) grandson camping in Tennessee last month, it was the first time we'd taken the camper out this year. When we arrived at the campsite and hooked up our utilities we discovered a huge leak in our toilet causing water to spray all over the bathroom. A quick inspection revealed that a water supply regulator located at the rear base of the toilet had failed due to my incomplete winterization of the unit before placing it into winter storage. I did a quick Google search of Camping World locations and found one about a 40 minute drive from our campsite, called them to see if they had the part in stock and found they did have one, just one. Jumped in the truck and got to the store 15 minutes before closing, secured the part and rushed back to the camper. Had to completely remove the toilet in order to get access to the bad part which then took less than 5 minutes to replace before re-installing the toilet and turning the water back on.
Received major praise from both wife and grandson who were both fidgeting and anxious to try out a working toilet, although I'm still getting reminders from the wife to make sure I do a better job of winterizing later this year.
Oh the pressure!
Still waiting on my bank to fix the problem that causes third party programs like Quicken to not work AT ALL. Such a complete mess to try and figure out what I have spent in groceries this month, for instance. It's the first time in twenty-eight years that I don not have an easy handle on my expenditures but I guess I am getting used to it. But I feel like all I do is spend money on my days off running errands and pay off my credit card in large chunks several times a month.
Maybe I'll make a spreadsheet to track just the groceries because K and I try to take turns paying and I can't quite get a handle on where we're at....
I use YNAB (YouNeedABudget). I am insistent that DH hands me his receipts so that I can break up a convenience store purchase into his cigars vs food for instance. You can link your accounts to the software so most of it is automated like Quicken. I'm with you. If I don't know what I'm spending money on, I feel like I'm lost in the middle of a forest. I need the signposts.Quote:
Originally Posted by SiouzQ.
What SQ has run into is similar to what I've run into -- some financial institutions just don't "talk" to financial tracking apps. I use SEE Finance on my Mac and our credit union does not link through Quicken or other mechanisms. Using the Quicken conduit costs the financial institution, so some don't connect that way. It's annoying, especially when it used to work (which, in the case of our CU, never did).Quote:
Originally Posted by catherine
That is interesting to know that even these financial tracking apps are costing the CU's. Probably all the banking institutions have to devote considerable IT resources to enable/protect/maintain the links of the wide variety of such apps.Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveinMN
Good job, Alan!Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan
Fixers are good people.