Not Shorted Anymore

 

I finished another ten minute home fix-it project in a record breaking one and a half hour, and only two trips to the hardware store. If I get any better at this, I could start my own business.

This time it was the dimmer switch on our dining room light that needed replacing. I don't like doing anything electrical, but not enough to hire someone to twist three wires together and screw the faceplate back on. If I had more electrical jobs in the hopper I would have hired an electrician because, unlike plumbers, you can hire them by the hour without first paying them to stop by and tell you how much they're gonna charge. I think it's because plumbers don't get as much respect as electricians and therefore enjoy cheating the customer at their most desperate hour. Plumbers are the only ones I can think of that actually charge you to find out how much the job is going to cost. No wonder no one respects them.

Jerry and I manage a lot of small plumbing tasks on our own, like changing faucets or replacing pipes under the sink. Those jobs usually take several days and four or five trips to the hardware store. Electrical work is a lot easier, but it scares me a lot more. Especially since that time I welded a screwdriver to a switch plate. I'm not going to tell you how that happened, but it did involve dust.

Now our dining room chandelier properly dims. I feel smug, and not electrocuted. This kind of success always encourages me to look around for another project. The basement door could use some cement work.

Nancy Sherer

 

 


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