Yesterday I replaced some doorknobs/deadbolts because the old ones were starting to stick. It was so bad that I actually got locked in one of the cabins once and had to take the thing apart to get out. When I went to Home Depot to pick up the doorknobs, Kevin told me not to get Kwikset, which was the existing brand. He said that brand sticks even when it's new, because it's crap! When I got back with my new Schlage hardware and went to work taking the old knobs off I was amazed to find that they were made of plastic inside!! I've never seen a door knob whose innards are plastic. I don't know if it's a common thing, but it just doesn't seem like a good idea! These seemed like older knobs, so I suppose they've stood the test of time in a way, but still. Plastic?
Oh well, they're working beautifully now, so that's all that counts. Now I know for the future to pay a little extra for Schlage. The inside of the Schlage knob/deadbolt was designed differently, too. I didn't have time to really check it out, but, like the nerd I am, I'll probably take it apart again at some point so I can see how it works/why it's different. Wow. I am so cool. I'm in Alaska, where there's amazingness all around and I'm looking forward to a time when I can take apart my doorknob.
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Sometimes it's fun to be a Nerd, just ask me!
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Yep you are a nerd. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
I called myself a nerd while the Austrians were here because they were surprised at how interested in Geophysics I was. They didn't understand the word nerd, and none of the synonyms I was giving them were helping (dweeb, dork. . .)
Finally I typed it into this translation software I have on my desktop and came up with Sonderling, which they were surprised I pronounced correctly. I looked Sonderling up later and found that the definition is an 'odd person,' a 'queer fellow' or a 'weirdo.' haha, whoops.
I told them the reason I could prnounce it was because my dad used to speak bits and pieces of German to me, which is why I knew to pronounce the S as a Z. "was machen Sie." I've been told the German word I was looking for was wissbegierig. That one I'm not so confident pronouncing!
yep, you are a nerd! or a wissbegierig...........
TARA, I LIKE TO KNOW THE WHY'S AND HOW'S OF EVERYTHING, TOO! NOT A NERD. YOU JUST LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THINGS----ME TOO!
Judy, this is not a shot, but compared to Tara and myself, you might like to figure things out, but your quite a few rows back on the bus on this one. Calculating minds that blow a cork when they are stumped! NERDVILLE AND PROUD!
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