If it ain't Broke, it ain't Ours!

The Truck

Steve has been having trouble with his truck for months now. Sometimes, it just will not start. If he waits five minutes or so and tries again it will generally start okay. Wednesday evening he called me from work and his truck would not start. So Will and I went out to pick him up. We drove him to work on Thursday; as he wanted to be free of the extra vehicle just in case his truck ran fine. It didn't.

He got a ride home later. And the next day he took my vehicle to work. Friday evening he called around the found the best deal on the part he needed, around $250. Our neighbor drives him out on Friday evening to pull his truck home. Saturday Steve spends a good 4-6 hours working on the truck; but it is up and running.

(Oh, and this is just a month after we had to replace the back glass in his truck. Between him and Greg they managed to pitch the canoe through the window last time they were fishing together.)

The Washing Machine

It was Monday or Tuesday of last week when are washing machine started making a strange noise and leaking water. Steve had to email the company for info on how to take it apart and what to look for. Their response arrived some time Friday.

After fixing his truck, Steve spends the next hour or so taking the washing machine apart as he was told to. Then he gets on the Internet and phone to find the best deal around. Which just happen to be that had to be mailed to us -- another minimum of 5 days with no clean laundry.

The Bathrooms

Our quest bathroom has been torn up for at least three weeks. Steve laid new tile and then I was to sand the walls, apply the texture, and paint. But I got sick instead. So we've been sharing the master bathroom with Will. I noticed that the floor always seemed wet when I was in there but just blamed it on Will's bad bath behavior. Tonight I was reached behind the toilet for something and had actual water fall on my hand from the holding tank. It's leaking, something else for Steve to work on.

The List

All three things breaking apart at once would seem bad, but we always seem to have a list of things that need to be done.

1. Batteries on riding mowers are out


2. Tires on wheelbarrow and lawn trailer are flat


3. Due to some missing/broken clip we have a taped diskette of the Bee Gees on the door of our refrigerator. We've had the part to fix it for three years; just haven't gotten around to doing it.


4. Two of our five ceiling fans only work on one or two speeds.


5. Several of our light fixtures have bulb positions that you can't screw bulbs into or out of.


6. Part of our front door knob no longer catches; if you lean against the door or a breeze blows it will open. We have to lock it to keep it closed.


7. Two small windows are broken out of garage door.


8. The porch light has been burned out for months.


9. Any window large enough to crawl threw when you forget your keys, is missing the screen.

Yep, if it ain't broke, it ain't ours.