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That's the Way It Crumbles, Cookie-Wise

Nancy Hart said:
Update on the monitor. I put it back together just enough to test it. Still has the same symptom but a new one (maybe). If you shine a flashlight on the screen, there are horizontal and vertical lines showing faintly. That probably means the screen is shot. Not worth repairing. I may have damaged it taking it apart, who knows. Or it could be the little plastic wire connectors. They are very brittle. You have to squeeze them and the little latches that snap them into place are prone to breaking.

After sleeping on it (ouch!), I've decided to take it apart and test the capacitors, just out of curiosity. It will be a learning experience. Then get rid of it.
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Wish you could stop over. There is a monitor in my living room on the floor. Hubby does not throw things out. When he started losing his vision, I bought the largest monitor I could find at the time. I don't know if it works but would give it to you if it did. Not many people use the older towers any more and I am sure there are more about. It costs money to recycle them here.
Stop sleeping on technological equipment. I am sure there is a health hazard in them somewhere. :eek:
 
Mary Stetler said:
Wish you could stop over. There is a monitor in my living room on the floor. Hubby does not throw things out. When he started losing his vision, I bought the largest monitor I could find at the time. I don't know if it works but would give it to you if it did. Not many people use the older towers any more and I am sure there are more about. It costs money to recycle them here.
Stop sleeping on technological equipment. I am sure there is a health hazard in them somewhere. :eek:
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We get them at thrift stores. The ones with HDMI ports cost about $10 or a little more. The ones without are $5 or $6.
 
In NE Ohio, it was a tradition to eat pork and sauerkraut on New Year's Day. It would bring good luck for the year. My mother found a recipe for meatballs using only sausage and sauerkraut. Kills 2 birds with one stone and the sauerkraut enhances the sausage taste. I made a small batch last night with Jimmy Dean hot sausage.
I'm good to go for 2026.
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In Georgia they told me you were supposed to eat black-eyed peas and collard greens. Black-eyed peas taste like dirt. And collard greens? I tried to eat it, twice.

A.I. says:
The dirt flavor in black-eyed peas often comes from geosmin, a natural compound produced by soil microbes, but it can also be caused by stale dried peas, mildew/mold, or insufficient rinsing/sorting to remove field dust and debris, with thorough washing and cooking with flavorful ingredients helping to mask or eliminate the off-putting taste.
 
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Nancy Hart said:
In NE Ohio, it was a tradition to eat pork and sauerkraut on New Year's Day. It would bring good luck for the year. My mother found a recipe for meatballs using only sausage and sauerkraut. Kills 2 birds with one stone and the sauerkraut enhances the sausage taste. I made a small batch last night with Jimmy Dean hot sausage.
I'm good to go for 2026.
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In Georgia they told me you were supposed to eat black-eyed peas and collard greens. Black-eyed peas taste like dirt. And collard greens? I tried to eat it, twice.

A.I. says:
The dirt flavor in black-eyed peas often comes from geosmin, a natural compound produced by soil microbes, but it can also be caused by stale dried peas, mildew/mold, or insufficient rinsing/sorting to remove field dust and debris, with thorough washing and cooking with flavorful ingredients helping to mask or eliminate the off-putting taste.
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Yum.😝
 
Tried to watch the UGA/Ole Miss playoff game last night. Final: Ole Miss 39; UGA 34

It was on the SEC Network. I've never seen such poor coverage. Long distance views. Split screen, which was sometimes replay, other times just a different angle long view. Announcers in the tank for Ole Miss. They didn't even try to hide it. "We've got to stop Stockton (UGA-QB)." Only one negative about OM, "That was a less than perfect throw." It was like the FOX News of sports world.

Ole Miss has a field goal kicker, Carneiro, who can make a 55+ yard FG without breaking a sweat. Broke the Sugar Bowl record twice last night (55 and 56 yds). Of course he could make the final winning field goal. I hate games that are won with a field goal. (add +2 safety) It seems like cheating.

It would have been a good game to watch but for the terrible coverage.
 
The exhaust fan above the shower in the upstairs bath started rattling a couple of weeks ago. All the YouTube troubleshooting videos said the same thing. Take the fan apart and clean it every 6 months. [Seriously?] Do people really have time to do that twice a year? I'm 38.5 years behind schedule, so I took it apart.

There was a lot of built up dust, but much worse cases were shown on YouTube. Cleaned it up, a little oil on the motor, put it back, and it's quiet as new. Mission accomplished. But I couldn't leave well enough alone. :rolleyes:

Code allowed you to vent into the attic when this fan was installed. I assumed there was a hose that went up there, but couldn't find one from below. At least there is no evidence of mold. Apparently the air has to find its way, through a 2" wide crack, into the attic. Insulation was added up there later and it may have closed up that crack. So now I have to go up and check, and maybe move some insulation around, or it will bother me. {sigh}

Drew this picture while procrastinating.

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Nancy Hart said:
The exhaust fan above the shower in the upstairs bath started rattling a couple of weeks ago. All the YouTube troubleshooting videos said the same thing. Take the fan apart and clean it every 6 months. [Seriously?] Do people really have time to do that twice a year? I'm 38.5 years behind schedule, so I took it apart.

There was a lot of built up dust, but much worse cases were shown on YouTube. Cleaned it up, a little oil on the motor, put it back, and it's quiet as new. Mission accomplished. But I couldn't leave well enough alone. :rolleyes:

Code allowed you to vent into the attic when this fan was installed. I assumed there was a hose that went up there, but couldn't find one from below. At least there is no evidence of mold. Apparently the air has to find its way, through a 2" wide crack, into the attic. Insulation was added up there later and it may have closed up that crack. So now I have to go up and check, and maybe move some insulation around, or it will bother me. {sigh}

Drew this picture while procrastinating.

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I have a similar problem @Nancy Hart. The vent in the upstairs bath stopped working. I haven't had time or inclination to take it apart. We can't vent into the attic as the moisture would freeze and melt in the spring creating a terrible mess. We also can't vent through the roof as the snow would keep it covered six months of the year, so we have to vent through the outside wall of the house. All our vents are on the east side.
 
Nancy Hart said:
The exhaust fan above the shower in the upstairs bath started rattling a couple of weeks ago. All the YouTube troubleshooting videos said the same thing. Take the fan apart and clean it every 6 months. [Seriously?] Do people really have time to do that twice a year? I'm 38.5 years behind schedule, so I took it apart.

There was a lot of built up dust, but much worse cases were shown on YouTube. Cleaned it up, a little oil on the motor, put it back, and it's quiet as new. Mission accomplished. But I couldn't leave well enough alone. :rolleyes:

Code allowed you to vent into the attic when this fan was installed. I assumed there was a hose that went up there, but couldn't find one from below. At least there is no evidence of mold. Apparently the air has to find its way, through a 2" wide crack, into the attic. Insulation was added up there later and it may have closed up that crack. So now I have to go up and check, and maybe move some insulation around, or it will bother me. {sigh}

Drew this picture while procrastinating.

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Thanks for venting!:rolleyes:
 
That bathroom was the first major remodeling project after becoming a first-time homeowner. Still remember the names of the contractors---Otha was the plumber and Marvin was the carpenter. I remember Otha yelling at Marvin, "Make sure that shower is level or it won't drain!" :eek:

The fiberglass shower came in two parts, but they still couldn't get the top part up the stairs. They had to completely remove a window and pull it up with a long rope from outside. Neighbors came by to watch. :rolleyes: Two inches had to be trimmed off the top right side of the shower to accommodate the sloped ceiling.
 
Ran across a new bar of Zote soap in a drawer. It's been there for years. Made in Mexico. Don't remember buying it. Advertised as laundry soap. Pretty translucent pink color. Boiled it down with a smaller bar of regular white body soap. Soap puffs up with air when heated. There was enough to try out the Avon shell dish to make a full double-sided shell and a second smaller one. This shell is 3" thick in the middle.

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They make soap bars tiny now. I suppose so you will have to buy more and waste more. Some of the soap in India would eat your skin off but you apparently get used to it.
 
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Nancy Hart said:
Haven't started the actual venting yet. Breaking it down into small parts.

1/5/26: Move the 8' step ladder from the basement to the first floor
1/6/26: Move it from the first floor to the 2nd

That's where I stopped. Not looking forward to the rest.
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Maybe you could buy a new ladder, and have it delivered to the attic?:unsure:
 
Nancy Hart said:
Ran across a new bar of Zote soap in a drawer. It's been there for years. Made in Mexico. Don't remember buying it. Advertised as laundry soap. Pretty translucent pink color. Boiled it down with a smaller bar of regular white body soap. Soap puffs up with air when heated. There was enough to try out the Avon shell dish to make a full double-sided shell and a second smaller one. This shell is 3" thick in the middle.

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They make soap bars tiny now. I suppose so will have to buy more and waste more. Zote soap is supposed to be good catfish bait. I think anything that color would attract a (stupid) fish once. Some of the soap in India would eat your skin off but you apparently get used to it.
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As a Product (Zote Soap)
What it is: A laundry soap bar from Fábrica de Jabón La Corona, popular in Mexico.
Uses: Primarily for handwashing clothes, pretreating stains, cleaning makeup brushes, and even as catfish bait.
Features: Contains citronella oil for scent and comes in pink or white bars.
Variations: Available as bars and liquid detergent, often found at retailers like Walmart and Amazon.
 
Joe Riley said:
...or more experienced, and careful?:unsure: Sounds like a two-person job. The advantage in buying one is that it can be kept in the attic for future work.
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I call it an attic, but it's more like a crawl space. You can't stand up, up there. Four feet high at the peak. There is no room to store a ladder there, or anywhere on the 2nd floor. An 8' step ladder is very wide at the bottom for safety.

Years ago I thought about disappearing stairs. My grandparents had one of those in their old log cabin. As kids we cousins thought that was the coolest thing. But there weren't many options back then and it required tearing out a large part of the ceiling and reinforcing cut joists. Major expense at that time.

They have some new disappearing stairs now that collapse like an accordion that might work. Honestly I don't go up there that much. It's just a coincidence the fan stopped working and I blew a fuse within 6 months. Thirty years ago it might have been worth it. Most reasons to go up there would be things that I'd have to hire someone to do anyway now. Toting a ladder is good strength exercise on average once every 5 years I'd guess.
 
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