Naturally, people like us spend a significant amount of time within the domestic sphere. There can never be enough convenience or comfort.
We keep a lookout for ways to make daily life easier. Cooking, cleaning, personal hygiene, storage, furnishing, none of these present significant impositions to us. With the right tools, we quite enjoy seeing those chores through.
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- Eliminating Rodents, Vermin, MiceThe filthy things. For a time, we struggled to find effective measures for eliminating them. Active at night, scurrying, making scratching noises in the ceiling directly above our sleeping quarters. They always seem to nest there. Unafraid of our thunderous fists pounding against the plasterboard beneath their feet. We were loathe to use poisons, especially …
- Plumbing Male-Male Water Hose Connector AdaptorThose were the search terms we used to find an adaptor that connected water fittings. Given the circumstances, we were evaluating the practicality of a toilet seat bidet and needed some parts to complete the installation. In the back of our minds, we recalled having seen such an item but had no idea what they …
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- Removing Rust from Scissors/ShearsBack when we worked frequently with fabrics, we purchased a pair of Wiss Inlaid 20 industrial shears on impulse. These shears weren’t large enough for cutting fast through long lengths of fabric, instead they seem to suit shorter and more intricate cuts – shapes for instance. We never used them much. We should have stowed …
- Repairing and Cleaning Our Dyson V8It’s an intricate device. We’ve always accepted that, but never knew how much so. Our adventures began when we clumsily dropped our V8 and cracked the top part of the housing. Must have landed on its head. On YouTube we watched two disassembly videos (one, two) before proceeding. We had our trusty tamper-free tool set …