I have been told that you can wedge epoxy putty into old screw holes and put the new screws right into that without even letting it dry. I haven't actually tried it yet, but I have the putty. The guy at the hardware store recommended coating the screws with WD-40 if you want to be able to get them out again later.
Giles: I jump out of the circle, jump back in, and, and, shake my gourd. Buffy: Hey, I think I know this ritual. The ancient shamans were next called upon to do the Hokey-Pokey and to turn themselves around.
'Dirty Girls'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Aug 09, 2015 2:45:27 pm PDT #2951 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Jesse - Aug 09, 2015 2:53:46 pm PDT #2952 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I don't have old screw holes, more's the pity. The previous brackets were on the inside part of the window that got removed. Which also means my old shades are too wide. I bought some new, but not all new. Wah.
-t - Aug 09, 2015 3:00:00 pm PDT #2953 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Well, yay someone else taking care of it, of not today.
And I do feel I need to say - those little round tins that TJ's chocolate comes in? I'm pretty sure I really do need a zillion of those.
msbelle - Aug 09, 2015 3:05:35 pm PDT #2954 of 30003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am a horrible mother. I dared to meet Mac's flight with frozen yogurt. You know like the worst thing ever.
sarameg - Aug 09, 2015 3:07:26 pm PDT #2955 of 30003
Irredeemably evil.
Ginger - Aug 09, 2015 3:09:12 pm PDT #2956 of 30003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I have been told that you can wedge epoxy putty into old screw holes and put the new screws right into that without even letting it dry.
That would probably be better than the traditional method I use -- toothpicks and glue.
sarameg - Aug 09, 2015 3:12:26 pm PDT #2957 of 30003
I've used a lot of toothpicks and glue! Works wonders for stripped holes. I've used both, but I always have toothpicks and wood glue handy.
-t - Aug 09, 2015 3:15:46 pm PDT #2958 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Toothpicks was the first thing I was going to try but I was out of toothpicks.
aurelia - Aug 09, 2015 3:16:52 pm PDT #2959 of 30003
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
There is a moth problem at work (which is a HUGE problem for the costume department) and it seems they are breeding in some of the cardboard, so we are in the process of getting rid of all the cardboard. I spent $2000 on various plastic bins which has taken care of maybe 75% of one of our storage areas. It going to take a while to get to all of it.
Connie Neil - Aug 09, 2015 3:25:17 pm PDT #2960 of 30003
brillig
I also couldn't just throw away something that could be recycled
That's been a guilt while I go through the house. I get a lot of stuff into the bin, but then that bin fills up and I want to get rid of more stuff. Recycling pickup is every two weeks, and I don't want to lose momentum. I console myself with knowing I'm not going to singlehandedly bring down the environment with my few boxes and bottles.