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.
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.