Whoa, need a break. We are in Miami now, and it’s hot. Thank goodness we are settled for the month. It lets us focus on work and some maintenance. Yes, I just changed the anode rod in the hot water heater. Wow, until a little while ago I had no idea what an anode rod was. After living in a condo, and leasing a vehicle, well it sort of encourages one to leave everything to someone else to care for.
Now we are pressing forward into the DIY spectrum. It’s much cheaper that way, well… sometimes, and especially useful if you actually learn something valuable and develop corresponding skills. A new old Class A will be a definite test.
But one must also realize the limit to their own capabilities. For example, I was a bit stubborn trying to fix a camera, a small Sony point & shoot. So what do I do… take it to a repair shop… NO!! Actually it would have cost more to repair it than buy a new one. So instead of buying a new camera, I get the same model, a used one with a cracked LCD screen for cheap. Ahhh, put 2 and 2 together… you got it! Well, in theory it could have worked. But my thumbs were a little too rough for the delicate ribbon underneath. Doh… on to camera 3. Same model again, used, but this one works so far, so I will leave it alone… until something breaks on it. But I’m sure I would get one camera working this time, really!
So back to the anode rod, take a look.
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