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Useless girl disease, I can cook, dressmake, knit, crochet, tat, bake, flower arrange, decorate cakes. I can decorate houses, paint, fit light fittings, plaster, garden, grow veg. I am fairly ok with cars and I am very very good with money...but I can't turn the heating on or the TV and its bloody freezing in my house!

Amisja 8 Feb 1
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It's not stupid, it's what you need to know or not.....I cannot operate boilers - my parents, my father in laws, my neighbors, because I have not lived with one for over thirty years. But I can light a fire anytime, anywhere and keep a stove going on peat or wood and even cook on one because that's what I am used to.
You are multi talented, not Superwoman !

Tilia Level 7 Feb 1, 2019

Coal fires yes, but gas fire...forget it 😉

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You can learn to do pretty well anything with a little help. Try googling the problem or looking for a helpful video on Youtube or elsewhere. You sound as if you are perfecty competent - just not used to doing certain things,

I did them, without help too!

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Hang in there! Call for help ?

Noooo

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Hang in there there must be someone who can show you these things!

I wanted to be finally grown up enough to do these things on my own. I am 52 and I had never even paid a bill until I was 50!

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My house is all electric, just in case we have a kerosene heater I can feel your pain ?

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Can we help with instructions or a YouTube video? Or do you require a handyperson?

If you can do all those things? You have pattern recognition skills and dexterity - so you sure as heck could learn.

I did it. The boiler (outside through the snow in the garage, needed to be reset!) The TV is a bit more complicated but I just pretended I wanted to watch what I actually got to come on. (My partner said, 'quiz shows, who are you and what have you done with Jayne" 😉

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Sounds like a riddle. Hmmm? The electricity is out, where you are? Bummer!

UK

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That sounds like the list of a very intelligent capable woman. What kind of heater is it? Does it use a boiler or maybe do you need to light the pilot?

Boiler needed reseting

@Amisja sounds like you got it fixed

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not fun! sorry

skado Level 9 Feb 1, 2019
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