Jaimie's Erotica10h ago
I sucessfully managed to change the battery in my Mini today, all on my own.
I had offers from kind and well meaning men to come over and do it for me. I told them that I'm a competent, independent woman, and I was sure I could do it, thanks very much.
If you catch me making proclamations like that in the future, please tell me not to be such a twat. An hour and a half of my life I will never get back. And those things are feckin' HEAVY!!
Show threadElla "Ärgernis öffentlicher Erregung"9h ago
@Jaimieserotica They're called lead-acid batteries for a reason...

Luckily I never have to fix anything on my car by virtue of not having one, but the one time I helped my sister with changing tires we seriously struggled (even after getting help from our (much more car person) uncle)
Show threadElla "Ärgernis öffentlicher Erregung"9h ago
@Jaimieserotica I'll stick to machines that I can disassemble and reassemble on my own without heavy equipment, is what I mean to say


.oO(I should get a mechanical watch, just so I can spend an afternoon servicing it)
Show threadJaimie's Erotica9h ago
@la I have a mechanical watch. Not as accurate as a phone or iWatch or whatever and if I don't wear it for a couple of days I have to reset the time and wind it (not a big deal) but it has soul. No electricity - just lots of little cogs and springs whirring away. Amazing.
Show threadElla "Ärgernis öffentlicher Erregung"9h ago
@Jaimieserotica I've once bought a cheap movement, which hadn't been serviced in too long, and ran very rough, and always had the plan to machine a pocketwatch case and service the movement.

Unfortunately I never found the time, nor the money to buy the tools to service a watch movement, but I still really enjoy the mechanisms. There was a youtube channel that made me wanna take them appart, I think it was called wristwatch revival, who made ~1h long videos of stripping a watch to each individual part, cleaning them, and reoiling and reassembling them. And it looks so fun. Turning the complex thoughts off for a few hours and just focusing on whatever is happening on this little space on your desk...

Now I have a job, and maybe in a few months even some disposable income again, so maybe I'll give it another shot.
Show threadJaimie's Erotica
@la Let us know if you get around to doing that - sounds really fascinating. x
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Show threadElla "Ärgernis öffentlicher Erregung"9h ago
@Jaimieserotica would probably be something for the main account, but yea, I'd probably post a picture of all of the seperate parts, and something like

"how did this go together again?"