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I finally replaced the O2 sensor on my Mazda5 yesterday. Easier than I was expecting, since the structural member in the way could simply be unbolted. Easy Peasy and now the car runs REALLY smoothly.

Today, fixed some house locks and latches. Front door deadbolt was sticky. Garage door had always been near impossible to shut without turning the knob, and even that was getting difficult. Remove, lube with graphite....works WAY better now.

Today, looked into what was causing the toilets to VERY slowly leak from the tank to the bowl. In the process, I found that the valves at the wall do not shut completely off. But that's okay because the problem was remedied by noticing the floating ball thingies in the tanks had become a tiny bit less buoyant. Enough that the tanks were filling up to the top of the overflow tubes. Adjusted the valve/float mechanism and the problem went away.

Today, went to fix the kitchen sink strains. Apparently, the removable strain/stopper baskets to fit them are impossible to find or nearly so. Disassembled some stuff to just replace the entire fixture at the bottom of the sinks and discovered the geniuses who installed them used silicon adhesive instead of plumbers putty. Now back to trying to source the unobtanium baskets instead.

Retirement is very cool. There's basically time enough for everything....almost.
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