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That toaster oven I bought a few months back has already stopped working. I guess that is to be expected since it only cost $29.95 plus tax.
My safe stopped working yesterday too. Or, I should say I found out it stopped working yesterday. The safe has a physical round key to unlock the door after I enter the code into an electronic keypad. They keypad uses four AA batteries which are in a plastic holder. Well, the metal contacts on one of the batters is corroded. I am guessing the battery leaked at some point, although I see no evidence of a leak from the battery. Anyway, I replaced all four batteries, and filed the connection with an emery board, but it did not work. So, I connected a 9-volt battery to it so I could open it, and that worked. Now, I just need to call Sentry and find out how much a battery holder will cost. I have had this safe well over four decades and in that time, this is only the second time this has happened. I sure hope they still have those battery holders.
Jim
My safe stopped working yesterday too. Or, I should say I found out it stopped working yesterday. The safe has a physical round key to unlock the door after I enter the code into an electronic keypad. They keypad uses four AA batteries which are in a plastic holder. Well, the metal contacts on one of the batters is corroded. I am guessing the battery leaked at some point, although I see no evidence of a leak from the battery. Anyway, I replaced all four batteries, and filed the connection with an emery board, but it did not work. So, I connected a 9-volt battery to it so I could open it, and that worked. Now, I just need to call Sentry and find out how much a battery holder will cost. I have had this safe well over four decades and in that time, this is only the second time this has happened. I sure hope they still have those battery holders.
Jim
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Good luck Jim! I change the battery on mine every Jan1.
I'm about to take my truck down to a body shop to get some restoration done on it. There's rust bubblin' through the pain above the windshield and it also leaks water down the inside of the glass. I know, not good hence the trip to the body ship. She's been good to me for all these 26 years and it's time to treat her to a spa day.
I'm about to take my truck down to a body shop to get some restoration done on it. There's rust bubblin' through the pain above the windshield and it also leaks water down the inside of the glass. I know, not good hence the trip to the body ship. She's been good to me for all these 26 years and it's time to treat her to a spa day.
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I lost my Explorer to corrosion and rust. Up to the day that I got rid of it, it was great mechanically.
Hopefully your truck could be fixed up .
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I wonder if Safeway will go on strike. I may be able to buy groceries elsewhere. But I will cross the picket line to pick up meds at the pharmacy. maybe I could transfer prescriptions to another pharmacy. But I am not planning on doing that.
