July 21, 2011  10:29 p.m.

Technology, both simple and complex, is intended to add convenience to our lives, but it sure has its own demands.   We have had to repair things every weekend.  Each time, Self-Reliant Man has sought to employ the most economical methods of getting it working again.  It’s just life at Breezy Point.

4 Saturdays ago, the wheelbarrow had to be fixed.  $7 inner tube + $3 can of spray paint.

4 Saturdays ago, the lawn mower blades also had to be replaced.  $33 replacement steel blades +  $25 new battery.

3 Saturdays ago, the ice maker in the refrigerator had to be fixed.  $21 replacement switch.

2 Saturdays ago, a hole in the In-Sink-erator had to be repaired.  $4 tube of cold weld.

1 Saturday ago, the vacuum cleaner had to be fixed.  Same tube of cold weld, and a replacement belt we found in a closet.

And now …. drumroll ….  this coming Saturday, Self-Reliant Man gets to figure out how to fix the AIR CONDITIONING!!

Whoo – hee!  You go, Self-Reliant Man!