Mercury loves her history lessons! Learn about the history of the Phillips Head screwdriver, like who invented it (not who you think), why it was great for automobile assembly lines, and how it became the most popular screw in the world! She also answers questions about hanging LED lights without damaging walls, and removing paint after a landlord special. Be careful not to let your bits slip out, this is a wild one!

Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768.

Find some Mercury Stardust goodies here:

• Pre-Order her book Safe & Sound, A renter Friendly Guide to Home Repair: https://sites.prh.com/safe-and-sound
• Find the tools recommended here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mercurystardust
• Find extended versions of the podcast on Patreon: http://patreon.com/mercurystardust
• Watch longer DIY videos with Mercury on YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UC4uAI3alDB7kUisg24_nKEw

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Did you know we have an After-Show Pre-Show on Patreon? Every week we before we record an episode, Mercury and Maggie chat about life, politics, the trans experience, mom-hood, and so much more. It's truly the unfiltered Mercury Half Hour! It plays each week after the full episode on Patreon. Hence, the After-Show Pre-Show!

Due to the 'merican holiday falling on our recording day, Mercury gave everyone the day off and is sharing with you the best of our Pre-Show After-Show (volume II). You'll get to hear our favorite snippets:

• 90s music
• cats and dogs
• stud pop innuendos
• boobs, butts, or Tori Phantom
• Mercury's super power
• Building a foundation
• Whimsy
• Looking past anger
• Vamping
• Aliens
• Repair costs
• Renter advice
• Pinned comments
• Calling in vs calling out
• Existing on the internet
• What fuels Mercury
• Selective outrage
• Nonbinary rejection
• Parting wisdom

Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768.

iFixit is celebrating their 20th anniversary and 20 years of advocating for fair repair laws. Start your own repair projects and show us what you're fixing by tagging @ifixit in your DIY projects! Don't forget to check out ifixit.com before you get started. They've got parts, tools and guides to help you fix all kinds of stuff and you can use code MERCURY10 for $10 off a purchase of $50 or more. https://ifix.gd/mercurystardust

Find some Mercury Stardust goodies here:

• Find extended versions of the podcast on Patreon: http://patreon.com/mercurystardust
• Pre-Order her book Safe & Sound, A renter Friendly Guide to Home Repair: https://sites.prh.com/safe-and-sound
• Find the tools recommended here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mercurystardust
• Find extended versions of the podcast on Patreon: http://patreon.com/mercurystardust
• Watch longer DIY videos with Mercury on YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UC4uAI3alDB7kUisg24_nKEw

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to the Handy Ma'am Hotline! This week Mercury helps a listener with one of her most famous fixes: the toothpick trick for loose hinges. She also discusses why someone may have put putty all around a window frame, how to keep a toilet seat tight when you're a little heaftier, what to do about a tub that likely needs to be replaced, and we get an update from a previous caller who shares how Mercury's advice helped them!

Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768.

iFixit is celebrating their 20th anniversary and 20 years of advocating for fair repair laws. Start your own repair projects and show us what you're fixing by tagging @ifixit in your DIY projects! Don't forget to check out ifixit.com before you get started. They've got parts, tools and guides to help you fix all kinds of stuff and you can use code MERCURY10 for $10 off a purchase of $50 or more. https://ifix.gd/mercurystardust

Find some Mercury Stardust goodies here:

• Pre-Order her book Safe & Sound, A renter Friendly Guide to Home Repair: https://sites.prh.com/safe-and-sound
• Find the tools recommended here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mercurystardust
• Find extended versions of the podcast on Patreon: http://patreon.com/mercurystardust
• Watch longer DIY videos with Mercury on YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UC4uAI3alDB7kUisg24_nKEw

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This week on Handy Ma'am Hotline, Mercury helps answer questions about low water pressure after changing out a shower handle, layers and layers and layers of paint peeling off a bathroom wall, fixing a wonky front door that won't latch properly, landlords charging for fixes in the unit (should they or shouldn't they?), and fixing a toilet that is leaking but the caller can't get the nuts tightened to fix it!

Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768.

iFixit is celebrating their 20th anniversary and 20 years of advocating for fair repair laws. Start your own repair projects and show us what you're fixing by tagging @ifixit in your DIY projects! Don't forget to check out ifixit.com before you get started. They've got parts, tools and guides to help you fix all kinds of stuff and you can use code MERCURY10 for $10 off a purchase of $50 or more. https://ifix.gd/mercurystardust

Find some Mercury Stardust goodies here:

• Pre-Order her book Safe & Sound, A renter Friendly Guide to Home Repair: https://sites.prh.com/safe-and-sound
• Find the tools recommended here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mercurystardust
• Find extended versions of the podcast on Patreon: http://patreon.com/mercurystardust
• Watch longer DIY videos with Mercury on YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UC4uAI3alDB7kUisg24_nKEw

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Handy Ma'am Hotline, Mercury discusses how to remove mold from a window AC unit, how to troubleshoot an issue with a gas stove (and make your landlord actually fix it), putting in a new faucet when you feel overwhelmed, what to do about a smelly toilet and how to change a wax ring, and how to get rid of candle soot from a caller who has a candle burning addiction!

Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768.

iFixit is celebrating their 20th anniversary and 20 years of advocating for fair repair laws. Start your own repair projects and show us what you're fixing by tagging @ifixit in your DIY projects! Don't forget to check out ifixit.com before you get started. They've got parts, tools and guides to help you fix all kinds of stuff and you can use code MERCURY10 for $10 off a purchase of $50 or more. https://ifix.gd/mercurystardust

Find some Mercury Stardust goodies here:

• Pre-Order her book Safe & Sound, A renter Friendly Guide to Home Repair: https://sites.prh.com/safe-and-sound
• Find the tools recommended here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mercurystardust
• Find extended versions of the podcast on Patreon: http://patreon.com/mercurystardust
• Watch longer DIY videos with Mercury on YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UC4uAI3alDB7kUisg24_nKEw

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Handy Ma'am Hotline, Mercury tackles a stripped set screw on a tub handle, a mean maintenance tech who makes tenants feel uncomfortable, cat snot on the walls (meow!), how to hang something on a wall that has the electrical box on the other side, and what to do when a toilet refuses to flush.

Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768.

iFixit is celebrating their 20th anniversary and 20 years of advocating for fair repair laws. Start your own repair projects and show us what you're fixing by tagging @ifixit in your DIY projects! Don't forget to check out ifixit.com before you get started. They've got parts, tools and guides to help you fix all kinds of stuff and you can use code MERCURY10 for $10 off a purchase of $50 or more. https://ifix.gd/mercurystardust

Find some Mercury Stardust goodies here:

• Pre-Order her book Safe & Sound, A renter Friendly Guide to Home Repair: https://sites.prh.com/safe-and-sound
• Find the tools recommended here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mercurystardust
• Find extended versions of the podcast on Patreon: http://patreon.com/mercurystardust
• Watch longer DIY videos with Mercury on YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UC4uAI3alDB7kUisg24_nKEw

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Handy Ma'am Hotline, Mercury and Maggie debate on what a caller means by a "storm door", and Mercury works to solve the problem for both cases. Mercury also discusses the best way to get an accurate paint sample for matching, different ways to loosen a deadbolt that seems to not want to turn, a renter with a landlord that refuses to fix a cracked ceiling AND REMOVE BATS FROM THE ATTIC! And she gives tips for filling in small holes on wood paneling.

Find the tools recommended here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mercurystardust

Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768.

iFixit is celebrating their 20th anniversary and 20 years of advocating for fair repair laws. Start your own repair projects and show us what you're fixing by tagging @ifixit in your DIY projects! Don't forget to check out ifixit.com before you get started. They've got parts, tools and guides to help you fix all kinds of stuff and you can use code MERCURY10 for $10 off a purchase of $50 or more. https://ifix.gd/mercurystardust

Find some Mercury Stardust goodies here:

• Pre-Order her book Safe & Sound, A renter Friendly Guide to Home Repair: https://sites.prh.com/safe-and-sound
• Find extended versions of the podcast on Patreon: http://patreon.com/mercurystardust
• Watch longer DIY videos with Mercury on YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UC4uAI3alDB7kUisg24_nKEw

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Handy Ma'am Hotline, Mercury talks about safely drilling into concrete walls, why she doesn't use chemicals to clear clogged sinks, cracks in the wall, installing rain barrels on old homes, and what to do with a funky sh*there, haha!

Watch Mercury's full Drywall Repair YouTube video here for more tips and tricks: https://youtu.be/P8lMl98zj5I

Find the tools recommended here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mercurystardust

Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768.

iFixit is celebrating their 20th anniversary and 20 years of advocating for fair repair laws. Start your own repair projects and show us what you're fixing by tagging @ifixit in your DIY projects! Don't forget to check out ifixit.com before you get started. They've got parts, tools and guides to help you fix all kinds of stuff and you can use code MERCURY10 for $10 off a purchase of $50 or more. https://ifix.gd/mercurystardust

Find some Mercury Stardust goodies here:

• Pre-Order her book Safe & Sound, A renter Friendly Guide to Home Repair: https://sites.prh.com/safe-and-sound
• Find extended versions of the podcast on Patreon: http://patreon.com/mercurystardust
• Watch longer DIY videos with Mercury on YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UC4uAI3alDB7kUisg24_nKEw

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Handy Ma'am Hotline, Mercury tackles a bathroom reno that's outside of her comfort zone, replacing an exterior door handle (and garage door safety), shares an apartment maintenance checklist for long-term renters, removing tape off of a door, and fixing a hole in a wall.

Find the tools recommended here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mercurystardust

Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768.

iFixit is celebrating their 20th anniversary and 20 years of advocating for fair repair laws. Start your own repair projects and show us what you're fixing by tagging @ifixit in your DIY projects! Don't forget to check out ifixit.com before you get started. They've got parts, tools and guides to help you fix all kinds of stuff and you can use code MERCURY10 for $10 off a purchase of $50 or more. https://ifix.gd/mercurystardust

Find some Mercury Stardust goodies here:

• Pre-Order her book Safe & Sound, A renter Friendly Guide to Home Repair: https://sites.prh.com/safe-and-sound
• Find extended versions of the podcast on Patreon: http://patreon.com/mercurystardust
• Watch longer DIY videos with Mercury on YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UC4uAI3alDB7kUisg24_nKEw

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Handy Ma'am Hotline Mercury tackles questions about repairing a wall after the curtain rod was used as a swing by a kiddo, how to get over the fear of ladders so you can do DIY projects up high, what to do when your plastic drain cleaner breaks in the pipe, how to fill nail holes in hardwood after removing carpet, and how to remove scuff marks off walls without repainting!

Watch Mercury's full Drywall Repair YouTube video here for more tips and tricks: https://youtu.be/P8lMl98zj5I

Find the tools recommended here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mercurystardust

Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768.

iFixit is celebrating their 20th anniversary and 20 years of advocating for fair repair laws. Start your own repair projects and show us what you're fixing by tagging @ifixit in your DIY projects! Don't forget to check out ifixit.com before you get started. They've got parts, tools and guides to help you fix all kinds of stuff and you can use code MERCURY10 for $10 off a purchase of $50 or more. https://ifix.gd/mercurystardust

Find some Mercury Stardust goodies here:

• Pre-Order her book Safe & Sound, A renter Friendly Guide to Home Repair: https://sites.prh.com/safe-and-sound
• Find extended versions of the podcast on Patreon: http://patreon.com/mercurystardust
• Watch longer DIY videos with Mercury on YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UC4uAI3alDB7kUisg24_nKEw

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.