Your latest "fixed" thing.

[Alan W.]

I just had my "free" barn cat FIXED last week. He was hanging around for the last year, so I started to feed him. Slowly came around to letting me pet him, then pick him up. Bought a cat carrier, got him to the vet and checked, shots, neuter. $411, but n/c for the claw clipping which is a real plus.

Now - he's inside/outside, on my lap all the time, purring and doing the "kneading dough" thing with his paws. Not taking to any kind of litter box, but no accidents inside...

I've never been a cat person, never owned one. I've been adopted, I think.
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Nice cat. Was thinking the same thing. My adopted me Husky pup is going to get spayed thats a $175 bucks. Shes happy here

 

[scootr]

I just had my "free" barn cat FIXED last week. He was hanging around for the last year, so I started to feed him. Slowly came around to letting me pet him, then pick him up. Bought a cat carrier, got him to the vet and checked, shots, neuter. $411, but n/c for the claw clipping which is a real plus.

Now - he's inside/outside, on my lap all the time, purring and doing the "kneading dough" thing with his paws. Not taking to any kind of litter box, but no accidents inside...

I've never been a cat person, never owned one. I've been adopted, I think.
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You fixed the cat .... He might disagree good for you.
I get my barn cats from the humane society. Pre fixed, shots, and chipped for free.
I'm tempted when I see free kittens on CL. But somebody has to take the truly feral cats.
Happy mouse free living.

 

[grsthegreat]

We have a nice barn cat that showed up here last year. Took awhile for her to let us get near her, now shes a complete pest. Whenever i open any shop or barn door, she come barreling over to run inside.

Nearly every day i find her locked i to a building obernight. Shes super stealth. But at least being locked indoors she is safe from night predators. Leaves dead mice everwheres which is a plus.

She absolutely loves my dog.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

Excavator is still broken (waiting on replacement part).
Yesterday discovered the “small leak” in the Tractor’s hydraulic system is a lot bigger than I though. Filling the reservoir to try to find the source of the leak today.

 

[sunandsand]

Dogs have owners, cats have staff. You have been assimilated. (Good on you!)

"Inside" cats live a lot longer than "outside" cats. Fewer predators, fewer accidents, fewer parasites, better diet, and someone is watching so if they need a trip to the vet, it happens before it is too late.

Now, the never ending, ever growing to do list . . . groan.

The problem with having "stuff" is you have to maintain it and fix it. Someone here has a sig line that says "Make the time to maintain your equipment or it will make the time for you." How true . . . and sometimes even if you DO maintain your equipment, it decides to get "needy" and demands some extra "quality time" with you and with your toolbox.

Then you get force majeur. Right now, I have to postpone ALL activities and go put up the rest of the hurricane shutters for Milton which is expected to arrive here Wednesday, departing (and good riddance) mid-day Friday. Ugh.

Then I can go back to the long laundry list of "stuff" I have to fix/upgrade/modify/maintain and so on. While I could hire some people to do some of this, in my experience, they screw it up and then I have to go back and fix it myself anyway. Take a number for faster service - and don't be in a hurry.

Best Regards,
Mike/Florida

 

[kenmbz]

Outside GFI outlet failed, replacement on the way.
Seems I fix 4-5 items a week, mostly broken by family, bit sometimes due to age.

Fixed a soap dispenser that wife likes using silicon sealant.

Failed to fix one of the halloween devices. Motor shaft is too tight, loosen it and gears grind. All plastic and rubber band driven from tiny electric motor.

 

[BravoXray]

You fixed the cat .... He might disagree good for you.
I get my barn cats from the humane society. Pre fixed, shots, and chipped for free.
I'm tempted when I see free kittens on CL. But somebody has to take the truly feral cats.
Happy mouse free living.

 

[grsthegreat]

I just came home from Texas Roadhouse….to find my post mounted LED light flickering on and off. The wonderful 50,000 hour light lasted a whole year…. Amazing. The old incandescent it replaced lasted 10 years.

 

[BravoXray]

I just came home from Texas Roadhouse….to find my post mounted LED light flickering on and off. The wonderful 50,000 hour light lasted a whole year…. Amazing. The old incandescent it replaced lasted 10 years.

That's a typical failure mode for LED lights. Usually a capacitor goes bad in the power supply circuit. It starts initially, but the oscillator circuit won't continue to run to power the light, so it goes off and tries all over again. A $.05 part kills the light. Same thing happens when you see LED street lights flash on and off.

 

[AmusingLisa]

Seems there is always something needing to be fixed. How many others get up in the morning and think to themselves "I wonder what will break today"?
Yep, alternator not charging on a tractor. Yep, battery toast on another. I do not even want to go to the barn today.
Who else has these days and what is your latest "perfect, just what I needed today" moments?

The shirt that says "I drink and I fix things" is not a brag, just a job log...