“I had no idea faucets came apart like that,” I told my husband, crouching next to him as he turned previously invisible (to me) screws, to expose broken washers. That was why the faucets by my raised garden beds were leaking profusely. I would need to buy 8 replacement faucets the next day, since the […]
Helpless Female Uses WorxGT Grass Trimmer
(Battery operated WorxGT from D&B Supply.) Every helpless female needs to have some knowledge of and ability to use power tools. Especially if she is a gardener. Especially if her last son leaves home and she has to now figure out how to handle the overgrown edges of the lawn. Such was my situation and […]
Helpless Female Takes On Underground Broken Sprinkler Pipe
I think it is because I have been studying Chinese. I think my husband decided that if I can do that, I can be taught anything. I am dubious about this, but circumstances were in his favor this time around. But I must emphasize that I was tutored well by him before I went to […]
Helpless Female is Smarter Than Your Average Sprinkler
In a wildly unguarded moment this spring, I told my husband that I would learn to fix the sprinklers “by myself” this year. It was partly to relieve his work load, since he is usually working 12 hours a day, plus multiple out of town trips, while busy with a major bedroom/bathroom remodel. It was […]
Helpless Female Says “You Can’t Get Inside My Head and I Can’t Get Out”
Many futuristic films have robots where someone sits in a console in the head or chest of this human-noid machine and operates it. It always looks like a combination of thrill ride and extreme frustration. The robot is huge and strong, but movements are stiff and frequently unwieldly. I know where the idea originated. Someone […]