We haven't even finished the renovation yet, but our new floor has already proven its worth. This morning Max peed on our shiny new living room floor. If we'd still had carpet then we'd have to painstakingly soak up as much pee as possible with rags, dig out the carpet cleaner, spray, scrub, and dry. Instead, today we simply wiped it up with a rag. Done!
As an added bonus, I was able to fix our crooked, rickety table. Turns out all it needed was a new set of washers ($1.50) and a re-levelling of the feet.
Not to be outdone, the world continues to conspire against us. Yesterday Heather set out to Waterloo Park with Max on the bike trailer. She didn't get off our street before her bike chain snapped! How can a bike chain snap?! Anyway, we now need to fix a bike chain and/or move our trailer attachment to another bike. One step forward, two steps back. We're not out of the woods yet, but I think I can see daylight...
I'm sure you could handle this, but...
ReplyDeleteProbably all you need is a bike chain tool. You're local bike shop will sell various tool kits for your needs, so you could get a full kit or just the tool. They might fix the chain for a few bucks (it's pretty easy), but then you will have to put up with them trying to sell you a new chain (which you may, in fact, need).
Here is a youtube vid showing the removal of a chain link and putting the chain back together. Press mute. There is just dorky music, no speech.
Thanks, Mike. I've seen that chain tool before. The bike shop at UW has a plethora of cheaply accessed bike tools, including that one. I'm sure we can figure it out. It's "just" a matter of finding the time. (Sigh) One more thing on the to-do list...
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