Mr. Handyman to the Rescue

Household maintenance and repair have been a big part of Grandpa’s life and continues to be this month. From him being industrious by finding a way to get all the fall leaves all gathered and bagged, ready for Karen Perkins his neighbor.

She has been requesting them for years so she can make compost for her garden just like her father taught her. To the more difficult tasks of finding a way to repairing the kitchen faucet and dish washer. He sticks to a task until he has figured it out. No matter how long it takes.

During this month after calling the good old “Sears Company” for repairs on the dish washer, he as given the run around. He was advised to call back once the part was delivered to his house. So he did, and there response was not what he thought it would be. When he reported that the part had arrived as asked when they would be coming, he was greeted with” we are very busy it will be about another week or so before they could get there.

So Grandpa decided that he would call the best plumber there is (Himself) to get the job done) Next thing he was talking thought the steps it would take to complete the project.

When asked if he wanted some assistance, he said “ No thanks I can handle it” A few days latter at spending weeks trying to work through a fixing software on the computer we offer to take his system it to have it looked over.

It showed that although a bit old the system worked great. And all the systems checked out. So it was discussed that it was a software issue. Michael went over to assist him with one of the bigger issues and that was to get his quicken software on his computer working right. Grandpa is good to enter all experiences and to keep track of all his house hold experiences on a daily bases.

Some of the old problems persisted even after the new software was installed so when John is grandson arrived home from a trip he and his wife went over and got it up and running. Grandpa was thrilled and expressed his gratitude over and over. What amazing patience skills and know how Grandpa has, and he works through just about any difficulty that comforts him.

When the Sears repairman arrived days later and looked at the dishwasher and job that Grandpa did he inquired " Do ya want to come to work for me?" And Grandpa responded "Thanks for offer, but no thanks!"