Hello-MY name is indingrl-MY TODAY JAN. 31-2018-Only by Gods grace-i celebrate MY 2916 NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF EVER OVER ME NON SMOKER -MY OWN FREE DAYS JUST FOR ME - i also-talking about ME only-i dont like the color orange-i learned that was ok-its MY PERSONAL CHOICE-just like its MY PERSONAL CHOICE-to live just for TODAY-in MY Lord Jesus name thanking God for letting ME choose to serve Him and others in His love by sharing-MY experience-when i dont choose to take that first puff in that MOMENT OF WHATEVER IN ME-i gain another moment -a second-a minute-5 minutes-and then 2916 NICOTINE FREE LIVING BY MY PERSONAL CHOICE DAY LIVED MY WAY-I CHOOSE NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF EVER-I READ THAT FREE BOOK AT whyquit.com-the old timers here that read it - SUGGESTED -i read it for MYSELF-I DID-I believe Joel when he shared his research from using and recovering addicts-i was willing as the dying may be-i was willing to accept NICOTINE FACTS-not MY feelings-and TODAY-JAN.31- 2018-is to be HELPFUL-to share what i have been given FREELY-to CHOOSE FOR MYSELF-life or death from using MY drug - MY DRUG WAS NICOTINE-50 death sticks a day-TODAY I AM A RECOVERING NICOTINE ADDICT in MY Lord Jesus name-amen-please take what HELPS and let go of the rest-YOUR CHOICE-to be HELPFUL is MY only aim-thank you-i discovered why i didnt like the color orange-it was the shade of color orange where i held the death sticks with MY fingers-it is NOT the color of orange-its NICOTINE ORANGE on MY old using fingers-God healed MY skin fingers are TODAY-a natural skin tone and a blush of pinkish hue-God is tender in His love in ME and its OK for ME-to not like the color orange-i am NOT talking about anyone else-thank you.
I just bought four dogs and fixed my agitator. Say wha? Yup. Saved myself a $70 service call on my washing machine. The agitator on my top loader was no longer working properly, wouldn't draw the clothes down. Went into my local appliance store. Great guy owns the shop. Said "you probably just need some dawgs." (I thought I must have misunderstood him.) Gave me a brief "how to" put them in, said it was real easy. Mmmmmm hmmmm, I thought.
I didn't even know how to get the agitator OFF to begin with. His instructions were not as thorough as I needed, so I went on line. Spent about half an hour looking at different videos and thought I had found the one that most resembled my washer. Got the top cover off (had no idea it just popped off, I thought it was a solid unit - mine looked like the second, flat part he took off in the video below, didn't have the water softener dispenser on top) that was real easy. But how to unscrew the main part where the dogs needed to be replaced? Didn't have the right tool. Wasn't even sure what the right tool would be. Needed something with a large square head. Tried various things, none the right size.
Suddenly spied the fork sitting on top of the drier that I use to open the cat food bin. Stuck the back side of it into the square and gave a twist. Nothing. Kept trying, pushing down and twisting and suddenly something moved! And YES it's unscrewing, unscrewing and voila! Pulled the clutch unit off and there are the little dogs. But how to get them out? I remembered in the videos they said there was a retaining ring. Looked like one solid piece to me. I turn, I twist, finally used my fingernails and sure enough, there WAS a very thin retraining ring. And I skivied it down, removed the old dogs (they really are called dogs), put in the new, cleaned up the entire inside and out of the agitator, put it all back in (found that the back side of a letter opener worked better than the fork as a screwing device) and, holding my breath, turned the unit on. And it WORKED! YAY! Doing a load of sheets as I write. Each time I accomplish something like this, it gives me the courage to attack the next plumbing problem.
What has this to do with quitting smoking? Everything. We have to have the desire to tackle the problem to begin with. Then we have to have a certain amount of curiosity. "I want to stop smoking, how do I go about that?" So we learn how. We come to a support site like EX, and we read. And read. And read. We study it from all angles. We learned everything we can about it. Then we make a plan, we follow it. And we persevere. We don't give up until we have accomplished the task at hand.
And when we get through just one day, smoke free, it gives us a feeling of pride and power and gives us the courage to tackle the next day and the next.
So don't give up if you don't get it right the first time around. Keep working at it until you do.
And for anyone who wants to learn how to fix your washing machine agitator.... it really is easy once you know how.