Bummer!
 

:wah:

Frau Kaleun is back at work today and I can't repair vicariously.

Guess I'll just have to cut my grass today or clean out the garage or clean the litter box or go to the grocery.

Uh, wait...
I still need to replace the turn signal switch in my pick up truck that's due for inspection ...again! Lousy state government bandits!
grumble grumble:stare:

At least your state inspects them to keep unsafe vehicles off the road. You should see some of the sorry excuses for vehicles running around on Oregon roads. We call them rolling road hazards. No Oregon doesn't inspect them, just does emissions tests in a couple of cities, no safety inspections.

:subsim:

I went a couple of years without having the inspection done and no law enforcement officer ever cited me for it.:haha: Of course I always ensure that my lights are all functioning so as not to give Johnny law an excuse to pull me over.
I used to live in Kentucky and they safety inspected when I first started driving but did away with it not long afterward because of complaints about unscrupulous garages and mechanics failing vehicles that should have passed. Yup they wanted the money. The same thing happens here and has happened to me, a self taught mechanic. My truck was failed once because of a minute crack in a fairly new brake shoe lining. Needless to say, I didn't allow those crooks to stiff me for a brake job! PENNDOT got all high and mighty awhile back and added a pollution test to the inspection, along with an additional $50.00 to the fee. A test that for all intents and purposes does nothing more than check the integrity of your gas cap. Gasp! We don't want any fuel vapors leaking out of your tank. That black putrid smoke coming out of the tail pipe? No problem! I guess it does keep some jalopies off the road but, not as many as you'd think. They can't even field a sticker that will stay on the windshield for the entire year.:hmmm: Most of the mechanics I know around here don't follow the guidelines and just do the old lick and stick and the sheriff of Nottingham collects his taxes for your driving privileges.:down:
I think I'll buy a horse.

PS:
I've been to your fair state and seen them HW3:03:

Wait, what? Wouldn't tapping it loosen it up more, and/or make the leak worse? Am I tapping in a certain direction in order to try and tighten it? I'm confused. :88)

This would be a good one to drop on my sister... "so when are you going to put some flowers and nice patio furniture out here?"

Uh, I'm not going to do that. I'm gonna be storing motorcycles out here.

"WHAT?!?"

Lol, just kidding. But I'm totally putting a piano in what you think should be my dining room.

Just tighten it in a clockwise direction. The packing nut tightens the packing washer in the event a leak developes after repeatedly turning the valve stem. Try tightening it nomally (not tapping) to see how easy (or hard) it is to operate. If you cannot get it to turn, try tapping the wrench in small increments by using your hand, another wrench or by using a small hammer. If you cannot tighten it at all, or the leak doesn't stop, the spigot probably needs replacing.

Rule of thumb for most nuts and bolts and sundry threaded fasteners...
Righty Tighty
Lefty loosey

From the look of the patina on your brass spigot, it really should be replaced.

Repair of the valve stem packing may just open up a can of worms.
Do you fish?

Well I know the "righty tighty" rule, that's why I was wondering if I should be tapping it in a particular direction with a goal in mind or just performing an act of random percussive maintenance to see what happened. :O:

Doesn't matter. The worst that could happen is you'll get an unintended shower with cold water.:O::03:
Only wicked witches melt when hydrated, so you should be fine.
Just turn or tap your wrench in the same direction used to turn off the spigot to tighten the packing nut.

If that doesn't stop it from leaking, the packing has become unserviceable and will require a new packing or total replacement of the spigot.
After the range hood adventure, this should be easy peasy for you.:doh:

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... I ordered a lamp.

Today, it arrived.

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:woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :yeah:

Did you get enough for everybody? My birthday is less than a month away.:D

Well then let me be the first to wish you an early happy birthday!

And if by "everybody" you mean me, then yes. Yes I did. :O:

The pictures look cool. Is it everything you thought it would be? :sunny:

Nothing sails over your head, does it?
Good girl.:up:
Enjoy your Chinese made lamp. May the electron force be with you.:salute:

It's pretty cool. I like that it's a "Star Wars" lamp without having "STAR WARS!!!!" printed on it everywhere in big flashy colors. The *least* subtle thing about it is the laser cut Jedi logos on the shade, but if you didn't know what they were you might just think it's an interesting cutout pattern done to make a plain black shade less boring.

So many milestones so far this week.

I got my SW lamp. I got my first phone, cable, and electric bills at my new address.

And I bought groceries! Of course only I would spend $150 on groceries and then get my dinner at the drive-thru next door to the grocery store. :haha: But it was late and I was so tired when I got out of there I couldn't face the thought of anything else. I'm not getting anything else done tonight either. Just took a shower and then it will be straight to bed.

But now my pantry has actual food in it! If I find my pots and pans I might actually cook something one of these days. :O:

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And my refrigerator too!

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Okay, so the fridge has very little food and mostly beverages. But I did buy pickles. And they are Claussen pickles. Claussen pickles r srs biznss.

I also bought a six-pack of Beck's so it's very likely that this weekend will see me drink my first bottle of beer (and that would be my very first alcoholic beverage) in my new home.

And if I make it to the second bottle, it'll also be the first time I get drunk in my new home. :O:

Tomorrow someone from a local charity is coming to get my old bedroom furniture - I just hope they don't look at it and say "no thanks" because if they do I don't know what I'll do with it. Keep calling places until someone takes it, I guess. I've moved it all as close to the door as possible without obstructing my way around and I don't want to have to move it again, and I've finally got my new furniture coming on Saturday. :yeah: