So, I posted here a few hours ago about two rings I couldn’t get off. I ended up going to the hospital and after waiting for quite some time (because this isn’t exactly an emergency) they were easily able to cut these off. They did try lubricant and such, but they weren’t able to slide the rings off sadly, which is fine because these rings were like $10 in a pack of 5 from hot topic so idrc much about them. They said this happens all the time and were very kind.

However, I’m being admitted for a totally different reason so I’m still in the er. I realized once at the er that my mental health is in a really terrible spot (not because of this, just in general recently) and I’ve been wanting to not be here for some time now. Well, going to the hospital for this small stupid ring issue gave me the courage to seek a mental health evaluation.

I feel very alone most days, I’ve lost the man I thought I was going to marry, and a ton of other things all combined and this felt like the icing on the cake that really made me realize how much I hate myself and life. so yeah, thanks for all the kind comments on my last post (for those of you who were kind and not just instigating I was fat).

”oh my gosh let’s make fun of this fat girl who got a ring stuck on her finger that clearly must’ve been the wrong size” genuinely I hope some of yall are ashamed with yourselves for judging a random stranger you don’t know and calling me every fucking awful thing, fyi this is sarcasm, I’m not fat

all of this is just to say, you guys didn’t just help me get some rings off my fingers and save my fingers but you helped save ME too.

update- people are still insulting me in my original post and here, it fucking hurts. I went ahead and deleted the original post because I can’t handle all of the rude comments and mods aren’t doing anything

update 2-11:47pm est sep 4- its currently about midnight here, I’ve read through a good chunk of the comments and cried…I did not expect this post to take off the way it did. I just wanted to update everyone and say that while I’m still in the er, I’m about to be admitted to go to the psych unit and won’t be able to have my phone for much longer. It’s truly hard at the moment for me to believe anything good about myself, but I’m shocked to see a ton of strangers who care…when my own family and friends don’t even care. My family lives hundreds of miles away and I Don’t have many friends anymore, lost most all of them when I left my faith. So yeah, im at the hospital by myself.

fyi, because I saw a few people mention It, my fingernails are black because I dyed my hair black and they are stained, no medical issue.

also, prior to this post my post/comment history was hidden, after posting I turned it because I want people to see the person behind the screen they are talking to, to have a glimpse into my life (for better or for worse).

Thank you everyone, probably will be some time before I can update again.

edit sep 9th, 6:03pm-

Hi everyone, I just wanted to say that I got discharged today, a few hours ago. I’m not sure what exactly to update at this point but I just wanted to thank all of you, really. I promise to sit down tonight and read and try to respond to each and every comment here. Someone mentioned this made the top post of all time in this sub? Insane. I don’t know what I did to deserve such kindness and support from strangers, but it means the world.

Anyways, while I was in the psych hospital I did therapy everyday, got on medication, and they set me up with outpatient therapy (virtually) and all of that! I also did a lot of playing uno and coloring and reading lol, it was nice getting a break from social media honestly.

I don’t want to ramble on too much about my hospital stay but it definitely put things in perspective, I think perhaps life is worth living and fighting for. It’s going to be a long journey for me, but I’m glad I took the first step. and Im also glad I didn’t lose my life over a man or over fake friends and family.

My family’s lakehouse has a copper sink that’s been here for 15 years. My husband wanted to help clean up as we have been staying here for several days. He wasn’t thinking, and used a lime away cleaner. The water here is very hard, and has a lot of lime that builds on the metal here. My husband is freaking out and panicked that he beefed this up beyond repair. The patina on the sink was very dark, as you can see on the sides of the sink. My dad has never cleaned the sink to be shiny like some people have their copper sinks, and he has preferred it to be dark. Can this be fixed?

You were probably right. Between the wheel, primer, paint, hardware and way too much time and labor, the repairs cost a little over $100. But, I was committed to fixing it and I always like having a little project to work on.

It isn’t perfect but it wasn’t supposed to be. I had originally intended to sand it down to bare metal but after like an hour I said fuck that. I knocked back most of the worst rust and then lightly sanded all the other areas for better paint adhesion. The pitting was worse than I thought but not as bad as it looks (probably)

On the tub, 2 coats of clean metal primer (because I bought it when I thought I was going to have clean metal) 2 coats of paint and 1 coat of clear rubberized coating.

For the other parts, I used whatever left over spray paints I had in my shed (hence the different colors)

After all is said and done, I was pretty happy with the outcome and it’s been doing a fine job of wheelbarrowing since.

Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/fixit/s/BfOl5xpKYp

Hello! I’m not entirely sure if I’m in the right sub but I’d like to know if this quote is correct. A relative of mine owns a roofing company and the contractors that he works with are telling him his workers broke a window. They stated that one of his workers dropped a tape measure and as it was falling “the wind blew it” and hit this window on the 18th floor. The building has 20 floors in total. The contractors are now quoting him $14,000 for the window but I’d like to see if the quote is correct before he forks over the money. I only have one photo of the window and I’m unable to get photos myself as I live states away. If more photos are needed I’ll try to get more from him.

Thank you.

Hi all, I bought a new Bosch 3 series dishwasher last year and I'm finding it's not really cleaning the glasses well. I've cleaned the filter but it hasn't made a difference.

What could be causing this please? My wife insists on using a natural dishwashing powder but I doubt that's the issue? Any guidance would be super helpful!

So good news. They moved me to a new unit. Had to argue with them on this for a little while, but they finally agreed and moved me to a new unit for 2 weeks. We’ll see if I’m here longer. Whole floor was wet as fuck. Lots of mold (they tried to pretend there wasn’t but I pointed to it and I mean come on, let’s not play in my face about this). I took lots of pictures and a few videos.

Also good news, it was caused by the AC unit that comes with the building so I’m not at fault for this. Huge leak if that wasn’t obvious, although if you ask me I’m sure it wasn’t just the AC. They confirmed there’s a concrete slab subfloor and some of you mentioned that might be causing some issues.

I’m settling into the new unit (has a great view) and glad I took off of work to take care of this. Gunna be a pain to move all my shit back but at least they aren’t going to gloss over the issue like I feared. Might even see if they will let me stay in the new unit although I doubt it without signing a new lease (probably more expensive so if that’s the case I won’t bother).

Last pic is what it looked like for those might have missed the og post.

Edit:

Looks like I’m getting transferred to the new unit officially very soon :)

And they’re letting me transfer with my old units price even though the new place is bigger and nicer. So no complaints with that outcome.

Going to get my cat checked out at the vet soon to make sure he’s ok. Will make a doctor’s appointment for myself sometime after I get him sorted out.

Any cleaning tips for this? I really dont want to have to replace the whole carpet

I’m guessing the table is wrought iron. It and the chairs are pretty heavy. We’ve had this set for years now, always kept covered and outside during New England winters. But this year, when we went to put the glass back in, it seemed to shrink?? I took a softish bristle wire brush, then a blower, then soap and a rag to clean off where the glass sits. So it not debris in the way. It seems like the table actually did shrink. And now I’m in trouble of course. My wife likes to bring all this crap into the basement during the winter, but I hate the mess in the basement. So I won the battle, but it seems the war may be lost. Please help!

Edit:

I rotated it every which way. Still won’t fit. It can’t be flipped upside down because the bottom of the glass has some kind of protective film. However! Today is sunny and warmer than it’s been 65° F. And it almost fits now! I’m thinking when it gets a little warmer we’ll have lift off. Thanks everyone for pitching in and trying to help me solve this!

Edit 2:

This post seemed to get some attention…(which I very much appreciate!), so I want to keep those interested informed. I just measured everything. The table itself is a perfect square. And when I say that, I’m talking about the landing area where the glass sits. It measures exactly 24 5/8” both ways. The glass on the other hand is 1/8” longer on one side. I’m going to bring it all in sand let it chill in the heat overnight. I’ll update in the morning. Thank you all!

Edit 3:

Brought all inside overnight. It’s definitely closer to fitting! I’m thinking another 24 hours and we’ll (feels like you’re all in this with me), be golden.

Edit 4:

It is so close to fitting now! Thanks to all the helpful ideas you all gave me. I will take a pic and post it when it’s finally able to drop in. You guys are awesome!

This morning my friend opened the gas bottle cage for it to be changed. Once the gas bottle was changed, the padlock was now unable to be put back on. Can anyone think of a way to put this back on?

This is the stupidest post I have ever had to make but here we are. Happened as the title says, there was a break in the clock face before but he cut a bigger opening into the clock and sprayed bug spray in the clock hole to kill a gnat while I was at work. The stove top burners still work but the oven won't turn on. We live with his cousins and they're expecting us to pay for a whole new oven if I can't fix it. Help me reddit!

Cracked a corner of my glass table as I moved and it broken into a clean piece. Any suggestions on how to fix this?

We are renting and currently moving out and just discovered this awful damage.

One of the metal legs under my bed broke and was dangling and we must’ve moved the bed not knowing it was dangling and it scratched the SHIT out of the floor. Gah.

It’s laminate flooring if that helps at all.

Just saw these window this way when I was washing it. I didn’t notice these last time I came out a month ago. Did someone try to pry the window open with a crowbar?

The whole counter is covered in whatever this is, it’s a nightmare to clean and if any food gets stuck on it and we try to scrape it off, more of this grey stuff comes off. It’s so stressful. Any help or ideas would be most welcome.

Please help :/

Knob had been ordered

MIL has had this glass table top under the bed in the main bedroom for years, it’s an alternate larger top for a table in the house. Quite heavy. It’s been there now so long we believe it may have almost ‘suctioned’ to the floor.

Any suggestions on how to remove it? Yes we know to remove the stuff on it first (painting the room)

Thanks in advance!

[Update] Dental floss was the winner and worked! Thank you all for the suggestions/ideas and of course the trolling!

To make a long story short, I was having a hard time picking out colors and I was rushed for time. Our house was a pale yellow with faded blue gray shutters beforehand, so it is better, but I still hate it. I need some feedback, does it look okay? Does it look bad or good? How can I make it not look so outdated?

My LG 60UM7100PLB started developing a blue tint. At first I only really noticed it when taking photos and the TV was in the background, but once I saw it, I couldn’t unsee it.

The TV is built into a media wall with a cutout made specifically for a 60 inch screen. I planned to replace it, only to realise that hardly anyone even makes 60 inch TVs anymore. To make things worse, every repair shop I contacted quoted almost the same price as buying a new TV.

After doing some digging, I found out this is a pretty common issue with these models. Apparently the backlight LEDs degrade over time due to substandard components used by the manufacturer, which causes the blue tint.

So I decided to have a go at fixing it myself. I ordered replacement backlights from eBay for £30 (about $40) and followed a few YouTube tutorials.

All in, it took me about two hours — and it actually worked. Picture is back to normal and I’m absolutely over the moon.

Earlier today, my mom put a hot pan onto the trashcan. It's now melted into the top and I haven't been able to find a solution that would fix this very rare issue. Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Got an iron cleaner and the packaging is how its supposed to look when I pull the red thing but instead it all compacted into the cylinder and its imperative that the cylinder does not get harmed.