Today I have fixed stuff. Actual stuff that needed fixing. What have you fixed?

[bellinisurge]

I'm chief fixer of stuff in our house. Dh is a great cook and has many other strengths but I don't want him to try and do stuff he can't. I want to try and usually, now I can afford it, pay someone else to do it if it's out of my comfort zone.
But today I fixed stuff. Loo related stuff. Yay me.

I called someone out to check and they were happy with what I did and even asked me how I did it.

Back to work this afternoon but this morning I am a Fixer of Things.

What fixing have you done- and, as I know a fair few female engineers, I am well aware that women do not need patronising about fixing stuff.
But people like me, and dh, who are rubbish at it, have no problem with being patted on the head for our successes.

I'm not particularly good at fixing things so I'm in awe of you. Our car wouldn't start one day and as DH was a serving soldier at the time he asked his mate, an engineer to help. The car eventually had several heads under the bonnet all scratching their heads and checking things. I took a look inside and I have to admit now a car engine is a complete mystery to me. I mentioned that a green wire didn't seem to be connected to anything. I was dismissed and sent off to get some teas.

To cut a very long story short, about an hour or so later they came back in and announced that the car was now going. When I asked what was wrong, they did sheepishly say it was the little green wire!

So now if ever anything goes wrong my first comment is always it had better not be the little green wire.

@Gramgram , that sounds like a moment of sweet satisfaction.

Does fixing my greedy ddog from puking up whole entire meals count? Bought a new 'greedy ddog' bowl - for a bloody tenner!!
Maybe it works by no longer being able to afford the food to put in it??

The "being too pricey to use", is a fix in my books . Hope ddog is better soon - and you have less yakkiness to contend with.

I replaced the cord on a venetian blind. Was dead chuffed with myself. DH had gone straight to googling people who deal with blinds. When he was out I found a few videos on YouTube, bought new cord at the local diy shop for a few quid, took down the blind and did all the tricky threading and put it back up.

He did marvel as I am not usually the fixer in any way

Excellent @Cordillera

I dug out ten fence posts that had not ( fortunately) been concreted in very well. So I didn't really fix anything but still mighty pleased with myself. A few years ago I would have immediately assumed I couldn't do it and paid for it to be done

Just a zip fastener that had been stood on and squashed so the two halves didn't fit together. Sturdy screwdriver and brute force jobbie, that one.

Wow and wow. Fence posts can be intimidating bastards. As can zips in a sneaky way.
We are all awesome.

You are all very clever natural born engineers.

I repressurised our boiler via a hose and I managed to find the adapter ring thingy to attach the hose to the kitchen tap (which was the tricky part).

But since you're all so clever, can you explain were the water goes when the pressure drops? I do bleed the radiators fairly regularly but that's half a teacup of water at the most. Where is all the water? There must be litres of it missing. Have I been getting thirsty at night causing me to creep around drinking the radiators dry in my sleep? Thieving water gremlins? Wildlife in the pipes? Please explain!

Bloody hell, @uglyswan . That sounds like something I would stare at and have a cup of tea about. I regret that it may come to me in about 4 months time at 2 in the morning what the problem might. Which is why I might call someone out first.
But I will think about it.

I watched a plumber do it a couple of years ago, bellini, otherwise I'd just be staring perplexedly at it too. But where's my water? Have you got it? Is that what's in your tea? narrows eyes

I love fixing things! I replaced the locking mechanism on our dishwasher, replaced the handle on the washing machine and replaced our built-in freezer (with new hinges!)
My partner jumps straight to - let’s buy a new one, whereas I’ll figure out the problem, take it apart a bit, order a replacement and fix it. Makes me feel lovely and smug!

@uglyswan isn't it that the water pressure is so low it doesn't bring water into the system from the mains? [already beyond the reaches of my actual knowledge]

Cool fixing skills @CatFaceCats