The Friday Five for 7 February 2020

[anais_pf]

1. Can you do simple sewing repairs, such as replacing a button or rejoining a straight seam?

2. Can you change a flat tire?

3. Can you plan and cook a simple meal?

4. Can you rewire a lamp?

5. Are you a spender or a saver? Are you able to switch from one to the other on occasion?

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Comments

[lizzybuffy2008]

Wow, I am actually doing a Friday Five and on Friday!!

1. Can you do simple sewing repairs, such as replacing a button or rejoining a straight seam?
Yes, but that is it. Sewing is not something I am very interested in or good at...but I do appreciate someone else's talent.

2. Can you change a flat tire?
I have changed one in the past. The issue is getting the lug nuts loose, since shops put them on with power and crank them down too much.

3. Can you plan and cook a simple meal?
Yes, I love to cook and do so 6-7 nights a week. I also bake and make my own condiments.

4. Can you rewire a lamp?
I have never tried...

5. Are you a spender or a saver? Are you able to switch from one to the other on occasion?
I used to be a spender, but about 10 years ago, I got really serious about saving, so now I am more of a saver.

[jack]

https://jack.dreamwidth.org/1116231.html

1. Can I do simple sewing repairs? Kinda. I can sort of sew a button or a turnup. Mum showed me how, and a few friends have refreshed the knowledge over time, but I get stressed about it and can't do it well.

2. Can you change a flat tire? Yes, I'm pretty pleased this usually works now. Oh wait, you mean, for a car? No. In a decade or so of driving I've had approximately one flat tire which was on the hard shoulder where I wouldn't have felt very safe changing a tire by myself anyway, so I just pay for RAC. It's a pain to wait for them, but I just don't expect punctures often so it never felt like a necessary skill. And I didn't want to learn, never use it, and then have to trust my life to the skill unexpectedly.

3. Can you plan and cook a simple meal? No, if it's simple I'll just do it, and if I plan it it'll get complicated :)

4. Can you rewire a lamp? Probably. I did an electronics a-level and rewired a plug once or twice and generally know how to connect heavy duty wires to connectors. But I've never actually done any electrical work.

5. Am I saver or a spender? Complicated. I'm fortunate enough to live day to day without needing to closely watch bank balance, but I get stressed about saving or spending anything left over... But when not encumbered by past stresses (e.g. with time in a new routine), I'm pretty good at switching between, and I think that variety is useful.

[goddess47]

On my journal: https://goddess47.dreamwidth.org/83955.html

[ayebydan]

https://ayebydan.dreamwidth.org/292697.html

[diffrentcolours]

On my journal: https://diffrentcolours.dreamwidth.org/914813.html

[sulien]

Oops... Late to the party, as usual, I got the meme from goddess47 and didn't see the bit about replying with the link here. :-} So, here goes! https://sulien.dreamwidth.org/296781.html

Pardon the edit, I'm batting 1000 here. Not.