Indigenous Canadian from northern Ontario. Believe in equality, Indigenous rights, minority rights, LGBTQ+, women’s rights and do not support war of any kind.
American culture in general:
“Remember: There is no society - only YOU and the freedom to do whatever you want!”
… the chef’s kiss was in parking your monstrosity next to a Big Sad Box … a beautiful summary of the general North American society we’ve created. Millions of years of evolution to get to the point of selfish ignorantly following a life style to park next to a big sad box and buy an overpriced couch you can’t afford made by Vietnamese children.
… or … just take away all their money, wealth, connections, opportunities and not allow anyone to help them … then throw them on the street in Detroit and break their jaw.
It’s a free country … as long as you can afford it
… and also …
“That’s why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it.” - George Carlin
True … even here in Canada social systems are not as good as they could be … but imagine trying to access shitty social services AND PAYING FOR MEDICAL SERVICES… or worse being in over your head because of medical debt!
Americans: … OH YEAH! … now lets count how many Aircraft Carriers each country has!! … U! … S! … A! … U! … S! … A! … U! … S! … A! … pulls a muscle from over exerting themselves, has to go to the hospital and pay for treatment
The list I thought of is a list of the most common things I use in any kit for just a homeowner doing things around the house.
If the person isn’t interested in doing things around the house any more than they have to … then the kit is enough to do the most basic things.
If the person is interested in doing things around the house … then the toolbox can be filled with more and more things.
I like building/repairing/renovating/tinkering/mechanics and anything like that and after 30 years I have a ton of stuff and the main kit I carry around in my truck basically would allow me to do just about anything. Not a professional but capable enough to do about 80 to 90 percent of most things that is in, on, around, over or under a house.
I think that can come after because for some people, a powered drill is a bit of an expense they can’t afford. I had to go without a good powered drill of my own for about a year after I got my first home. I borrowed a lot of things back then. I did have a drill but it was a 1950s black and decker wired one that was on its last legs. It took me about two / three years before I got my first brand new drill and it was wired because it was cheap. Wired drills are cheaper, last longer - they are less convenient but at least they get the job done. Then it took me about five years later before I got a good cordless one for about $200. Then it took me about ten years later when I got a lithium battery powered Dewalt impact driver and drill set and its all I ever use now.
You can start off with a cheap battery powered drill but honestly, I’d just wait until you can afford a $200-$300 impact/drill set (they usually go on sale at some point) and that set will last you years or decades of use. If you buy a cheap one (like I did), the battery will die prematurely in a year and you’ll end up buying another one … do this three or four times over four years and the cost would have been saved if you had just bought one good powered drill to begin with.
Ask me how I know because the first powered drills I bought were cheap $100 specials - they were good but the batteries never last … even just sitting eventually just drains the batteries and slowly kills them.
It was good advice about 20 years ago … hell, I remember furnishing my first home with a used mattress back then. I remember I had to daily take it out and place in the sun and wind for a week every day, flipping it every few hours … to get rid of the horrible cigarette smell from someone who was a chain smoker!
It’s not a good idea any more because of the danger of bed bugs.
I would rather sleep on the floor or keep your present arrangement than take the risk of buying a used mattress.
The biggest risk of a used mattress is in carrying bed bugs which is everywhere now, more so in the past decade because they outlawed toxic insecticides that kept them in control in the past. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a good thing they no longer allow DDT but it meant a resurgence of bed bugs.
Bed bugs are not to be taken lightly as it will cost you a lot of money time and agony if you ever get infested with them. You basically have to shut your life down for about a month to get rid of them and even then there’s still a chance you won’t get rid of them.
Mmmmm … spackle … delicious spackle
Get a small tool box and start collecting tools inside it.
Basics to start with are:
To me this would be a good start. This is basically what I started with about 30 years ago and now I have a garage full of tools to literally build a house.
Every time you have something to fix or repair, use your kit and make sure to put everything back. And often you may need a special tool to get your job done, if you can afford it buy it and add it to your kit. The cost of the new tool will repay itself as you use it again later.
And if you are not mechanically inclined than don’t feel a need to grow the kit either. These basics will help with most situations.
I prefer airport style bathroom entry and exits … there is no door, just a walkway that gives privacy to the entry so that you can’t see inside from the hallway.
I am Luigi
Lol … I thought you were asking to nudify the jury
I’m not a young person and I’m in the same boat
A bit of gasoline on a raging dumpster fire
I think Rocket has a problem
“We are made of starstuff” – Carl Sagan
It’s inspiration to me because it always reminds me of our insignificantly small and momentary place in this universe.