Right to Repair

Goblin Week, day 6, “I Cast Fireball” by Jaydot Sloane

Set a man on fire, and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life.

Sounds kinda good right now. I am so cold.

I’ve spent days rambling on about praxis by building a community, which is markedly different than making friends. Community is work, and while friends are part of your community, they are not the whole thing. I probably had some grand plans to make another sweeping statement today, but honestly? Fuck it.

I fixed my instant pot. The heating element stopped working, so I searched up any repair guides, and found my exact problem here: https://frugalrepair.com/2018/04/how-to-repair-instant-pot-not-heating-or-working/

Popped the broken machine apart, because it’s not like it’s going to work any less, and lo and behold it was in fact the same issue. I did have to track down my soldering gun, having lent it out some weeks ago, but today I was able to complete the repair. Nervously, I put the machine back together, plugged it in, and gave it a test run.

The whoop I let out when steam began to rise from the water and my cookpot was working again, and all it took was a little bit of bravery to open up a machine I own and use tools I already have.

I do dream someday of that community kitchen, but I also dream of hosting repair workshops there. I like fixing things, and the idea that I could help people hold onto things instead of needing to throw them away and buy new ones sounds like a dream to me.

But for now, I’m going to be pleased with myself, for fixing something of my own.

Cheers,

J.

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