tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post5075821729106823346..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Laundry On Line TooMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-8416518079620355102016-07-01T21:41:11.013-07:002016-07-01T21:41:11.013-07:00I got more than I bargained for googling that.I got more than I bargained for googling that.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-85700214359763537692016-07-01T19:43:50.703-07:002016-07-01T19:43:50.703-07:00I suppose you could always switch to what is known...I suppose you could always switch to what is known here as "the long drop." Just google long drop, people.You'll go down the rabbit hole to Australia, land of strangeness...dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-36310395507739882432016-06-30T20:42:10.333-07:002016-06-30T20:42:10.333-07:00Right! Our valve is a relatively new one. Only, wh...Right! Our valve is a relatively new one. Only, what? Twenty years old? Gaaah. It shuts off very nicely and doesn't have that twist aspect. Still I worry.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-76274862021635493082016-06-30T20:36:22.191-07:002016-06-30T20:36:22.191-07:00I skipped the fix-attempt, and proceeded directly ...I skipped the fix-attempt, and proceeded directly to this very stop-gap. As-needed flushing is the ultimate in water conservation, right? But lately I worry about the number of twists one can expect from the average toilet-fill valve. Cue the flood nightmares. jmartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18371849762106509394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-67652097447764578802016-06-30T19:51:10.224-07:002016-06-30T19:51:10.224-07:00Thanks! Just off the top of my head. I've had ...Thanks! Just off the top of my head. I've had a LOT of experience with this.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-68411982024148809972016-06-30T19:50:31.951-07:002016-06-30T19:50:31.951-07:00Gaaaah. No brass collar. All porcelain, and it loo...Gaaaah. No brass collar. All porcelain, and it looks pristine. Send in the Romans! Make my poop go away! (OK it does. I keep turning the valve off.)Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-70760715284245533482016-06-30T19:11:28.836-07:002016-06-30T19:11:28.836-07:00I have on occasion had success by gently scrubbing...I have on occasion had success by gently scrubbing the brass collar under the flapper with really fine sandpaper. No knowledge of or guarantee that this works for anyone else.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-135367233816404612016-06-30T17:20:35.827-07:002016-06-30T17:20:35.827-07:00Your explanation of what happens when you Google h...Your explanation of what happens when you Google how to fix your computer was too good not to share. I excerpted it and passed it on to my son, a programmer at MicroSoft. It's making the rounds there--so I sent on your blog address. Mayhap this will result in a few more fans.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00112050302684964204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-2363445854663783072016-06-30T10:06:00.201-07:002016-06-30T10:06:00.201-07:00Okay, that doesn't count.Okay, that doesn't count.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-67536280772033609062016-06-30T10:05:33.415-07:002016-06-30T10:05:33.415-07:00God, Mom used to hate the mulberry bush next door....God, Mom used to hate the mulberry bush next door. She'd hang out her (white) sheets and BOOM. Then it's back to the clothes wringer and all that there. Iron? What's that?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-19729647259220060692016-06-30T09:16:31.962-07:002016-06-30T09:16:31.962-07:00By your reaction to it when it happens. And by &qu...By your reaction to it when it happens. And by "reaction" I mean the crying and swearing :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-53837291532545353752016-06-30T03:32:23.325-07:002016-06-30T03:32:23.325-07:00I hang my laundry (count me among those who like s...I hang my laundry (count me among those who <i>like</i> scratchy towels. Soft ones don't dry you properly, for one thing.), but since I can't do it outdoors (too many trees = too many birds = having to redo laundry too much because of poop.), I have clothesline strung up in the attic. It gets very hot in the summer, even with the windows open, so the clothes dry even faster than they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-36791449679673209952016-06-30T00:33:56.343-07:002016-06-30T00:33:56.343-07:00How do you discover you're allergic to bird po...How do you discover you're allergic to bird poop?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-63312259282387358802016-06-30T00:33:17.608-07:002016-06-30T00:33:17.608-07:00Nobody want our underpants. That's just a fact...Nobody want our underpants. That's just a fact.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-90394800452288744272016-06-29T22:35:16.286-07:002016-06-29T22:35:16.286-07:00I had the same book! Mine was red and hubby #1 too...I had the same book! Mine was red and hubby #1 took it when he left home.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26818653143710793312016-06-29T22:34:02.197-07:002016-06-29T22:34:02.197-07:00Our lines are communal, two per eight flats, so th...Our lines are communal, two per eight flats, so they're often full of either someone else's clothes or dusty spiderwebs, so I have a mini line out in the back porch which doesn't get any sun. During summer, I get my washing done early enough to snaffle the biggest and closest line so I can keep an eye on my stuff. Things sometimes go missing around here.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-58227116966109058482016-06-29T22:27:56.022-07:002016-06-29T22:27:56.022-07:00Two of our toilets were running a couple of years ...Two of our toilets were running a couple of years ago and I'd tell you what we did to fix them except by "we" I mean "my husband" and I don't have a clue what eventually worked. I know he had to go back at it several times and this is a man who can do just about anything around the house except remember to eat.<br /><br />Loved your description of the "solution&jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-39256297559261658292016-06-29T20:50:12.791-07:002016-06-29T20:50:12.791-07:00They speak in code. I'll never know.They speak in code. I'll never know.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-69763952864715353702016-06-29T20:49:53.478-07:002016-06-29T20:49:53.478-07:00I started doing it about five years ago. I run my ...I started doing it about five years ago. I run my dryer about twice a year--usually when I have house guests! It's EASY. Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-61205469165422314552016-06-29T20:49:00.519-07:002016-06-29T20:49:00.519-07:00It works, as long as it's not a gasket...which...It works, as long as it's not a gasket...which I suspect it is. Right now, I've got the sucker turned off. I flip on the valve when I have something important to flush. I'll get to it eventually.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-44400898224816297562016-06-29T20:48:06.482-07:002016-06-29T20:48:06.482-07:00Well, I'd try it. But it's not in my parts...Well, I'd try it. But it's not in my parts, as you say.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-52127886118606275382016-06-29T20:40:12.417-07:002016-06-29T20:40:12.417-07:00Damn those html weasels anyway. Bet they don't...Damn those html weasels anyway. Bet they don't even LIKE sunshine. 😊<br />mjwilliamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147305037541976524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-76370175854426324552016-06-29T19:41:32.407-07:002016-06-29T19:41:32.407-07:00I did not know anyone still hung out laundry! I did not know anyone still hung out laundry! Rose Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180873324576064516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-61593149446114994502016-06-29T19:27:04.273-07:002016-06-29T19:27:04.273-07:00You just can't hang out laundry and burn trash...You just can't hang out laundry and burn trash at the same time- or vice versa. One of the great things about being w fiber artist is that you're always hanging out things to dry and about half of them are really beautiful- the color of clover and coreopsis and calendula...Murr, your description of the bulletin board computer fix is precisely accurate. Re the toilet? Just keep shortening amarkonmywallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677008352624269050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-22949557305725095272016-06-29T19:22:28.432-07:002016-06-29T19:22:28.432-07:00Best. Comment. Ever.
Best. Comment. Ever.<br />Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.com