Occasional Weeknote #29

Cross your fingers for me this weekend as I attempt a supposedly &ldquo;easy&rdquo; fix of the lid switch on our 26-year-old washing machine. I tried one super-simple tip involving zip ties that, sadly, did not fix our problem, but fully replacing the switch should hopefully fix it for a total cost of $8 (if you don&rsquo;t count the $100 I spent on an overdue purchase of a wet/dry vac). And on…