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[Rob <becidawa AT hctc.com>]

At  12/7/2004 11:45 AM, Gene wrote:

> For those who may encounter a like condition, Home Depot has new Genie 
> garage door openers for as little as $155. They will arrange installation 
> for $99.
>
> I found a guy through the Yellow Pages who said he would credit his $30 
> service call fee to the purchase/installation of a new unit, if this one 
> is unfixable.
>
> The homesteader in me does not like to hire someone to do anything. But my 
> current time value credit outweighs my pride pain debit.

Nothing is free, you either spend the cash or spend your time <shrug>. I 
often enjoy the feeling of spending hours fixing something that a trip to 
town and $10 would have taken care of.... I write it off as entertainment 
or education.

There are other times when something has to get fixed and it's not 
replaceable ($$) today so taking it apart my not be the best option. My 
only chain saw comes to mind.. I really needed it & I could not afford to 
replace it but I could afford the less than $20 it took to fix it at the 
shop in town. I didn't learn to take a chain saw apart but when I was done 
I did STILL have the saw.

Every problem is different...



Rob

becidawa AT hctc.com
Now in western Washington, USA