How lazy can one get?

Irishgirlyc58 said:
I want to live there.
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I've had some, not many but some, tenants over the years that move out with half the light bulbs burned out. I get wanting to move when it's dark and gloomy inside. Fewer have contacted me to replace lightbulbs while they are there. LEDs are helping with that.
 
GrayHare said:
Low-flow toliets are more prone to clogging. Maybe the plunger didn't solve the problem? Sometimes what's needed is a better plunger, such as the type that vacuums water and lets you expel that water toward the clog.
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Having tested the flush power of multiple low-flow toilets during renovations, we purchased the Cadet 3 by American Standard for every bathroom in our home.

The flush evokes the force of a jet engine as it sucks the contents of the bowl down the drain.
 
calmloki said:
I've had some, not many but some, tenants over the years that move out with half the light bulbs burned out. I get wanting to move when it's dark and gloomy inside. Fewer have contacted me to replace lightbulbs while they are there. LEDs are helping with that.
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In reality it would take way too much effort to call someone to change the light bulb.
Then you have to wait for them, talk to them while they are there, probably tip them. Post question on how much to tip. It’s really too complicated. Instead, order free standing LED lamp from Amazon. Problem solved.

I’m telling you- I could totally win this challenge!
 
EastWest Gal said:
Take the stick off of a sink plunger and you have a plunger mute for a trombone (think the wa-wa sad trombone sound).
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And then use the stick as a ramrod, to unstick a stuck that's stuck in a broken pipe.
Waste not... want not.
 
planuntilthefisthits said:
Maybe true, but when he sees me (able bodied male) helping cleaning up, what can he be thinking while he is just chatting and sitting?
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I'd only be speculating. Perhaps he's thinking "look at that sucker, doing womens work."

Or, perhaps he's thinking "they have a good system, let me stay out of the way."

Now before everyone is up in arms and coming at me with pitchforks and torch's because I said "women's work" understand I say id tongue in cheek however with a nod to a generational difference. To some men of a certain age who grew up in that environment with a wife who accepted those differences, cleaning up was the woman's job.

My in laws are an example of that generation. He is early 80's, she late 70's. The man pulled his wagon for 40 years in construction to make his living and provide for his family, many times 7 days a week, with overtime. I don't think I've ever seen him clear a plate, but he'll wash a heavy pot or scrub a pan that my mother in law burned. Change a diaper? pfft...women's work.
 
ponyboy said:
In this case, the husband is just a slob and won't lift a finger. But hey, it works for them I suppose. Like others said, she allowed it.
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I know a couple of couples like this (pun intended!). I notice a subtle dynamic: Husbands are lazy as expected but wives somehow get this weird sense of accomplishment! The same wives also cleanup after their grownup/teenager kids. I don't get it. We were taught to clean/pick up after ourselves and we passed it on to our kids (including our intellectually disabled son). It is such a basic human decency.
 
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jollystomper said:
You never know what might be behind an observed "laziness" situation. Spouse A might do things that make Spouse B seem lazy, but in Spouse A's vie wit is an "act of service" that they are both find with.
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I will give the board a peak into my life.

We have a routine after dinner involving with the dishwasher, that to the casual observer quick to form an opinion and pass judgement, would view my act of leaving my plate and silverware on the island, literally 2 feet from the dishwasher, as an act of laziness.

However, the reality is that I am usually the first one up, and there are people behind me, and most importantly, my wife has a certain system with loading the dishwasher. So, I could be selfish, block traffic, load my plate and silver, creating more work for my wife who's just going to redo it, and then go to the sink and clean pots or pans that haven't been cleaned yet. OR, I leave it for my wife so I am out of the way and she can do her thing.
 
Kings over Queens said:
I will give the board a peak into my life.

We have a routine after dinner involving with the dishwasher, that to the casual observer quick to form an opinion and pass judgement, would view my act of leaving my plate and silverware on the island, literally 2 feet from the dishwasher, as an act of laziness.

However, the reality is that I am usually the first one up, and there are people behind me, and most importantly, my wife has a certain system with loading the dishwasher. So, I could be selfish, block traffic, load my plate and silver, creating more work for my wife who's just going to redo it, and then go to the sink and clean pots or pans that haven't been cleaned yet. OR, I leave it for my wife so I am out of the way and she can do her thing.
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This is an interesting one and seems to be a common theme in marriages: spouse 1 is particular about how to do ____, spouse 2 can't be seem to be able to do it spouse 1's way and so decides to not do it at all. When spouse 1 makes a comment about wishing there was some help with ____, spouse 2 says I've tried to help but you always say I'm doing it wrong!

I've been spouse 2 but I've actively tried to be better over the years. Sadly, I know another spouse 2 who is currently separated and going through divorce, and this was one factor (of many) that contributed to their separation.
 
surprising said:
This is an interesting one and seems to be a common theme in marriages: spouse 1 is particular about how to do ____, spouse 2 can't be seem to be able to do it spouse 1's way and so decides to not do it at all. When spouse 1 makes a comment about wishing there was some help with ____, spouse 2 says I've tried to help but you always say I'm doing it wrong!

I've been spouse 2 but I've actively tried to be better over the years. Sadly, I know another spouse 2 who is currently separated and going through divorce, and this was one factor (of many) that contributed to their separation.
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About 6 months ago mine asked me, rather informed me, that I'd be making the bed every morning. I chuckled.

I tried, I really did, but knew it was an exercise equivalent to shoveling sand against the tide. Experiment lasted 3 weeks.

Now, before people come at me with pitchforks and torches thinking I'm ragging on my wife because she's got her way with the dishwasher and making the bed, I'm not. She has her "ticks" and I have mine, and if she were to list mine, the list is probably twice as long. :)
 
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Lorenzo said:
And here I am feeling lazy for calling someone to install a new valve and flapper in the toilet every so many years when those things wear out.
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We recently had tile installed in our master bath. I removed the sink/vanity and the toilet. While I had the toilet out I replaced all the hardware in and a new inlet pipe. But the toilet was not flushing well, I usually added a large cup of water just as I flushed and that did the job. My buddy said it probably had calcium build up after 52 years! So, plugged the holes around the rim and poured white vinegar in the proper inlet and let it soak. I did this several times. It worked wonders, Now, I marvel at how the toilet flushes completely every time! :2funny::clap::dance:
 
Ian S said:
Gives me an idea for a great invention: design a plunger that that you can use for both your sinks and your toilets! Why have two when one will do(-do)? :hide:
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Are hiding because you already know they do. Never mind, I think you do. That's why I like /s/.
 
pjigar said:
...but wives somehow get this weird sense of accomplishment!
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Why ruin my wife's day by competing with her? We do have a few household chores we compete to do. As mentioned earlier, just the opposite of college, where it was a competition for who could outwait the other.
 
I got lazy and a found a new use for a plunger today. At 4am this morning one of our smoke detectors started chirping the low battery signal. I turned the heat up in the house so it would stop chirping till morning when I would change the 10 yr battery.
The detector is at the top of the stairs and about 13ft from the floor and requires an 8ft ladder and long arms.
I came up with an idea to buy a new plunger and screw it onto my telescoping painters pole. I connected the pole to the plunger and duct taped the telescoping sections so they wouldn't rotate.
I stood on the stairs landing and positioned the plunger on the detector while pressing up on the pole and rotating the pole at the same time. The plunger was soft rubber and cupped and gripped the detector. After rotating the detector I lowered the pole with the detector in the cup of the plunger. Changed the battery and reversed the process to replace the detector.
Surprisingly removing and replacing worked on the first try.
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"Efficiency is intelligent laziness."
 
Ian S said:
Gives me an idea for a great invention: design a plunger that that you can use for both your sinks and your toilets! Why have two when one will do(-do)? :hide:
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Most toilet plungers are designed for both tasks. The softer pliable "nose" of the plunger is collapsed inside the main body as in the picture in post #67 above.

Another trick to unclog a commode is to get a bucket, or an empty bathroom tras can, and fill with warm/hot water. Take that and pour into commode bowl, (unless it is already full). Unless Barbie is involved, the warmer water will soften the plug and allows the commode to flush. Saves me a trip to the garage for the plunger every time.
 
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