The two ways of fighting profiteering

[remembertheapollo_@lemmy.world]

If people have little kids, or dogs that like to “counter surf,” guards are a pretty much a must (we just took the knobs completely off when our kids were little), acquaintances of ours lost their home to fire when the dog counter surfed and turned the gas stove on. I don’t remember what caught everything on fire that was on the stove, but they lost everything, and it killed the pets too.

[chadmctruth@lemmy.world]

no thanks i wont be using your elitist nonsense those little dots are made up and useless and a clear marker of government control because you know who used that stuff thats right hillary clinton and also adolf hitler both badguys

/uj thanks i was hoping you might giggle a bit about that but also what did you mean remedial account /j

[chaoticneutralczech@feddit.org]

My oven is so old I came across an identical one in an e-waste pile behind a store. I stole the timer knob and mechanism so I don't need to keep using it on manual anymore.

[dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works]

Ah darn I've gone and overthought it. Please carry on.

[hawlsera@lemm.ee]

The two types of players

[alligatorblizzard@sh.itjust.works]

Maybe I'm missing something obvious here, but how do you use the stove?

[texas_hangover@sh.itjust.works]

Wes Watson over here.

[prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

Holy shit, talk about blast from the past...

[vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works]

Channel locks, adjustable wrench, or plyers are also acceptable. Plus then ya know damned well where they are.

[prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

If they're trying to do it to you, and you are aware of it, that means they're getting away with it.

Just thought I would point that out in case it wasn't obvious to you already.

[geometrinen_gepardi@sopuli.xyz]

That's a humongous oven, must be a 10+ person household.

[canonical_warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

This is why I always buy cheap vice grips whenever I see them in a box of tools at an estate sale or something.

"Oops, I broke a handle on (thing)."

Clamps vice grips on the bit left over

"Fixed it."

Right now both of the seats in my truck just have a vice grips for the reclining lever.

[canonical_warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

You're still putting too much work into this. Just heat up the metal shaft where the knob was with a torch and press any old hunk of thermo plastic onto it. Now you have janky done even more quick and cheap.

[anothermadhatter@lemmy.world]

You push the knob in and turn it. The guard goes around the knob, but doesn't stop it from turning.

[anothermadhatter@lemmy.world]

Yeah, we had a different stove when our kids were small, and it had the knobs at the back of it.

I think some newer stoves will automatically shut off after a certain amount of time when the gas is on but no flame is detected.

[evil_shrubbery@lemm.ee]

It brings all the funky people to the yard tho

[heythisisnttheymca@lemmy.world]

DON'T TELL ME WHAT I WOULDN'T STEAL

[evil_shrubbery@lemm.ee]

You mean like US healthcare insurance?

[rebekahwsd@lemmy.world]

Or its the house people designated as the holiday house, maybe! Only actually used fully a few times a year.

[bastingchemina@slrpnk.net]

Me too I enjoy putting my meatloaf in Evil_Shruberry oven