What else can go wrong? Part the 2nd

What else can go wrong? <= my first installment. I slipped out last week to fetch new reading glasses, and they work really well. I was gifted a beautiful chain for them for my birthday. Now I'm in business! One problem solved.

Lazy boy recliner

Apparently, my diagnosis was all wrong. We've 'fixed' my lazy boy chair, two of us forcing it down, and a piece popped off. I thought we were doomed, and I was prepared to phone the store in Perth, once they are open, to get a repair. We muddled through the day (see more details) and I sat in my chair. We were up and down. I found a foot stool, which served the purpose. 

I don't know what I was doing. I just sat in the chair, automatically used the lever to pop up the foot rest. Now it works. Who knows... we'll see how long this lasts! Another problem solved!

Christmas Day

I bought us a turkey. It was 23.75 lbs. I washed it, dug out the neck and all. (One year I forgot!) The turkey is too big for the lid to fit. I had to tent it with aluminum foil. Popping it in the oven at 11:30, I waited for the delicious smell of a turkey roasting.

We opened up the door to baste, and noticed that the element was sort of on fire. You could see a glow in one spot on the burner. Something happened, it was just really bad timing. It burned through the insulation. It's all bent out of shape. 

Nothing is open on Christmas Day! It would be simple to replace the burner if we weren't in a lockdown. Thank goodness for the internet, and search engines. It's a Kenmore stove, but Frigidaire built them for Sears Kenmore. (We were worried!)

No worries. Let's put it on the BBQ. We accidentally got a huge BBQ in May, the only one assembled during our quest for a BBQ. [Long story: More COVID–19 Era shopping] We were grateful now. 

You'll notice the propane tank is missing. We ran out of propane!

There was a gas station open. More propane, several more hours, and it actually cooked! And, yes, Red, it looks like Dave's turkey, but all was well! 

There was even room for the dressing, which kinda wrecked the bottom of my vintage enamel roasting pan, but what can you do in a crisis? 

We have a ton of leftovers, and that is a good thing!  We are in a lockdown for 28 days beginning Dec. 26th. We've a crock pot, I'll have to work on that. 

We're going to have to keep on trying to actually get the oven part. We found the part, it's at Home Hardware: 30" 2360W Replacement Element for Frigidaire. They are only doing online orders for items over $50. I don't know how much staff they'll have in next week. The store isn't answering its phones. No surprise. People should be home. I'll keep you posted! 

The adventure continues... 

The cats are happy. I bought them this silly floppy pair of fish. I only ordered it Dec. 21st on a whim, it arrived on time. You unzip the belly, plug it into a computer to charge it, turn it on, zip it up, and voila! We were listening to the Queen's message at the time. 

Cinnamon and the goldfish from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

What else can go wrong?

Lazyboy

This is my chair. Sadly, a bolt split. I cannot lower the footrest. (The first is the before photo!) The cats are happy. I need someone handy. Actually, I think I figured it out, I just don't quite know how to do it! 

I tipped the chair up, to no avail. (This was when I came back in from outdoors. It's moist out!)

The issue seems to be the screw snapped off. It was in the hole where the red arrow points, but just the end remains. The brace, behind at the yellow arrow, is supposed to be latched on to this now defunct screw.

I tried every bit I own, and cannot drill out the screw shaft. It should be a bit made for metal, but I don't know what that looks like! I think I am stumped. My plan was to replace the nut and bolt. 

The bird bath

Next problem. I cleaned it out the other day, using the little hand pump, and realized that the lights stopped working on my bird bath pump. There is a lot of bird poop in it! The birds love the bird bath. It has a heater in it to keep it flowing. One year the robin overwintered and the heater went off. I have a photo to prove it.

I ordered a new pump and it arrived in only a few days. I went out in the damp cold to install it. It's meant for a fish tank, but it's fine in the bird bath. The problem is that the outflow pipe is really small. I checked the specs online. (I couldn't read the fine print on the teeny 'manual' and gave that up.)

It said, approx.8mm (sic) diameter hose. Yes, I wondered 0.8 or 8 mm. I put it in the birdbath until I could find some.  I use about 6 cm of hose to let the pump circulate the water and bubble. 

It's a clever design. 

Reading Glasses

First the $30 computer glasses from the drug store split. It Crazy Glued them, three times. Eventually, the arm fell right off. I finally went back to the drug store and bought another pair for another $30. No frames, and they are lighter (1.5) and I am hopeful.

Recharged

This was a fun one. We have lights going on the coffee table. The middle one runs on rechargeable batteries. They needed recharging, so JB plugged them in in Isabelle's office. He didn't turn them off, so when I arose at 2 a.m. to powder my nose, they were brightly lit! It was funny! 

It's way too warm for me. 

Yesterday, we were on the edge of snow/freezing rain or ice. 

We are in for a day of rain. This is not what we hoped for.

The skies are full of travelers. Sadly.

Well, there we go. I guess indoor chores are what we'll get done today. Although, I popped on the back spotlights and there was the barred owl on top of the flagpole. I'll process the video and see if it's worth posting. See you tomorrow!