Repaired Things


Propped-Up Facade
November 18, 2011, 11:01 am
Filed under: architecture | Tags:

“The facade of this building on the corner of 6th Avenue and 13th Street is made of sheets of stone. For a long time this summer and fall, the bottom pieces were gone, and the rest of the facade was held up with pieces of 2x4s. It was like this the whole way around the building.” — Simone Meltesen




Toaster
September 8, 2009, 11:59 am
Filed under: electronics, metal | Tags: ,

As seen in Johnson, Vermont:

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Computer Charger
June 22, 2009, 7:43 pm
Filed under: electronics | Tags: ,

“This Dell laptop’s power jack connection is loose inside the computer. Propping the power jack on an empty (clean) sardine can gives just the right support to allow the computer to charge.” – Kathy Muhm

kathymuhm-charger