Sunday, May 17, 2009

643.7

Link to May 17 New York Times article, "Even to Save Cash, Don’t Try This Stuff at Home".

Excerpt: When the toilet in Carol Taddei’s master bathroom began to break down a few months ago, she decided it would be cheaper to buy a new one than pay for repairs. Ever frugal in this dismal economy, Ms. Taddei, a retired paralegal, then took her economizing a step further, figuring she could save even more by installing the new toilet herself.

Initially, things looked good with the flushing and the swishing. That is, until the ceiling collapsed in the room below the new (leaky) toilet.

Would a visit to the library have prevented this and other disasters?

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