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Being a handyman

One of the stones on our stair came loose so I have to fix it. First removing the old mortar before applying new one. Having the proper equipment made that job easy.

Plan was to fix it at once, but off course at one spot the heating cable had been a bit misplaced – so I did cut it. So now waiting for the electrician to help me out fixing it before I can apply new mortar and once again fasten the stone.

Test drive: BMW 800 GS Adventure

Got to ride the BMW 800 GS Adventure here the other day, and what a comfortable ride. Would I want one? Maybe, might be a bit to big for my commuting needs, and I would guess my adventure needs so small that it won’t be worth spending all that money on this bike. In the video below he wraps up that you do not need to pay a lot of money to get a bike that is heavy and good on the high way. But, on the other hand, why let common sense decide?

Here’s a video of the bike[video:youtube:L8Gi-FVTXN4]

No heat in our Ford Mondeo

Yesterday when driving our car for work I did notice that there was no heat. Fearing that I had spend a lot of money I luckily spent one minute on Google before spending any money. Found a post at http://www.norwegianmondeoclub.com… providing me with the solution.

On the AC

  1. Quickly press “Footwell” and “Off” at the same time
  2. Immediately afterwards (without any delay) quickly press “Auto”
  3. The climate control self test then starts

Had to do it a few times, but suddenly the heat started working again.

Handyman and my reward

With a little help from my son, making a cover for the grill, function before form and maybe not a winner in Queer Eye, but it does the job.

And the reward. Ok, the trained eye will spot that the ones to the left is 0%. Elin bought them in case we got visitors that would not drink and drive.

Remove rust – sandblasting

Bought some very cheap equipment at Biltema. Did do the trick, but I would not start my own sandblasting company based on using it. Anyhow…before

And after.

Then I used the drill with a metal brush, later added primer then I will paint it also. End result pictures to come.

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