Spouse has a favored bathroom that’s close to both the bedrooms and the rest of the house. It has one of those door-stops that you use by pulling a hinge-pin and putting it back on through the hole in the device. When the door is opened too far, one arm of the device hits the door, the other end hits the trim on the door jamb… and you can screw the jamb-arm in or out to adjust how far it’s allowed to open. That device became so old that the rubber bumper on the jamb-arm rotted off and the device became “rattly”.
Guess what you can’t buy: One of those little rubber bumpers.
Guess what you CAN buy (for a bit less than $3.00): A brand new door stopper that’s badly designed (the arms aren’t angled correctly) so it will scar both the door and the jamb if someone slams the door open.
Guess how much two of those little rubber stoppers cost me. Yep: A little less than $3. Ridiculous… but Spouse is happier. And I currently have a spare…
Conclusion: One person’s problito is another one’s action item.
The back door of my house squeaks when being opened or closed, plus the catch is very slightly too tight which means it makes a noise if you don’t either push, or pull the door (Depending which way you’re going through) slightly when you operate the handle.
I adjusted the catch to be like this, and I won’t oil the hinges of the door to make it open silently.
Why? Well it’s so if I’m not in the kitchen, where the door is, I can hear if the door is being opened by a (Possibly unwanted) visitor. I also adjusted the side gate of a neighbour’s house to make noise when the latch was operated, for the same reason.
ronaldspence about 5 hours ago
Good one!
sirbadger about 5 hours ago
I couldn’t find my windshield washer fluid. I didn’t want to go to the store on Black Friday, so maybe I’ll buy some today.
Walrus Gumbo Premium Member about 4 hours ago
All my problitos have become probmuchos!
BasilBruce about 4 hours ago
Do Problitos come in different flavors, or only nacho cheese?
Imagine about 4 hours ago
Get some dipping sauce for your problitos…
Strod about 4 hours ago
My life is filled with problitos too… OMG, I’m a Pig!
(Should have listened to my mother. “You are what you eat.”)
Concretionist about 4 hours ago
Spouse has a favored bathroom that’s close to both the bedrooms and the rest of the house. It has one of those door-stops that you use by pulling a hinge-pin and putting it back on through the hole in the device. When the door is opened too far, one arm of the device hits the door, the other end hits the trim on the door jamb… and you can screw the jamb-arm in or out to adjust how far it’s allowed to open. That device became so old that the rubber bumper on the jamb-arm rotted off and the device became “rattly”.
Guess what you can’t buy: One of those little rubber bumpers.
Guess what you CAN buy (for a bit less than $3.00): A brand new door stopper that’s badly designed (the arms aren’t angled correctly) so it will scar both the door and the jamb if someone slams the door open.
Guess how much two of those little rubber stoppers cost me. Yep: A little less than $3. Ridiculous… but Spouse is happier. And I currently have a spare…
Conclusion: One person’s problito is another one’s action item.
More_Cats_Than_Sense about 4 hours ago
The back door of my house squeaks when being opened or closed, plus the catch is very slightly too tight which means it makes a noise if you don’t either push, or pull the door (Depending which way you’re going through) slightly when you operate the handle.
I adjusted the catch to be like this, and I won’t oil the hinges of the door to make it open silently.
Why? Well it’s so if I’m not in the kitchen, where the door is, I can hear if the door is being opened by a (Possibly unwanted) visitor. I also adjusted the side gate of a neighbour’s house to make noise when the latch was operated, for the same reason.
iggyman about 3 hours ago
A wee bit of oil will get rid of the squeak!
jonnytest about 3 hours ago
WD40 to the rescue.
The Premium Member about 2 hours ago
If only.
cracker65 about 2 hours ago
Ain’t that the truth.
Botulism Bob about 1 hour ago
Shouldn’t Rat be saying the word “@$$”?
Gandalf 28 minutes ago
The problem: problitos become problotes…
scote1379 Premium Member 6 minutes ago
Problitos are aslo know as a SEP , Somebody ‘s else’s problem !