Posted by tabitha on November 16, 2003, at 20:16:22
The home improvement is going well today.
I took apart my delightful funky old porch light fixture, gave the metal part a fresh coat of glossy black rust-o-leum, scraped the glass part clean with a razor, and got new wiring to replace the ancient fabric-insulated stuff. I was about to buy a $2.94 package of wire, and the guy at the store instead gave me a couple of lengths for free.
I replaced the broken old clasps on my bathroom cabinets with magnetic ones. The new magnets were too strong, so I discovered that by covering the metal striker plates with masking tape, the strength is reduced to the perfect level. Dang if I didn't feel clever.
It rained yesterday, and the new flood prevention dam I had a guy build next to the garage seems to work OK.
Soon this old place will be ship-shape.
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