Absolutely! I hated doing it. And plastic vents don't last very long. Can you imagine trying to replace one cemented in a glass block window. I bought a nice steel vent at Home Depot last night to go in that hole. Btw, that granite block was NOT easy to remove. It was exciting when it finally cut loose!
Does anyone remember simple machines in grade school? I can't seem to lift anything heavier than 30 lbs and carry it any distance, unless it has handles. Scooting and dropping something to the floor is not a problem, unless it's breakable. One encounter with a 50 lb bag of concrete at Home Depot recently almost caused me to break my nose. Thankfully no one was watching. Sunday I wanted to bring a 60 lb bag of concrete at the farm into town. The only way I could do it was with simple machines. Began with a lever plus wheel & axle (wheelbarrow), then an inclined plane, which turned into another lever. But one can't always count on simple machines for every situation. Unless I get something like this, I'll have to give up on some other DIY projects planned. You could pay for it by doing one job instead of hiring someone. It would only have to lift, say, 100 lbs. Does anyone have anything like this? . . .
To answer your question, no but I will share a hack. I have a window air conditioner that Johnny would usually set up but since he can't anymore this is what I was doing for the last two years. I used my computer chair to roll it out of the closet to the window. That was then now I ask my son to do it all.
I can still usually lift and carry 50 pounds for a short distance, but I used to carry two 50 pound bags at a time. Now, Like @John Brunner I use the frontend loader on the tractor to carry heavy things. I also have a couple heavy-duty wheelbarrows that can do some stuff when the tractor can't get there.
My productivity began to slide down an inclined plane a year ago. All the things that caused trouble walking finally went away (knock on wood). Only new thing is a pulled shoulder muscle reaching around for the seatbelts in the Ranger. That vehicle is dangerous to a person's health. I discovered if you park it facing down hill the tailgate will open. The back end is so high I can't get a good push on it like the Ford dealer guy did. Probably got sand in the mechanism from piling sod on the tailgate. If you can't use a truck for things that trucks are for, what good are they?
Recently I found about a dozen bird feathers in a pile on the deck. Gray and white, medium size, almost surely belonged to a mockingbird according to internet id sites. A day or two later there was a hawk perched right on top of the bluebird house. Bluebird nesting season is long over. If it's the same one, this hawk is uncharacteristically bold. I got within 30 feet of it before it flew off. I suppose they are getting used to humans in town. Haven't been feeding the birds much this summer but did put out a few seeds on the deck railing every day. That would be like putting a target on their backs. I understand in real life the hawk has to survive also. I just don't want to be the one who dishes up its meals. I can figure out a way to keep it from attacking the feeder, but protecting the bluebird house is difficult. I suppose the hawk can't just sit around all day long waiting for a bluebird to make a mistake. The birds will likely abandon the house if it's unsafe. I'll take the house down until spring.
The schedule says Clemson (#14) plays at Georgia (#1) at noon today. This should be a BIG game in terms of traffic. Clemson is only 70 miles away. I'm prepared to hunker down. It is 10 am and no one is in town. Turns out both teams were paid $5 million to play in Atlanta this year. A new "Neutral field Opener." First I heard about it. I'm so out of the loop.
(9/6/24) Friday The new rear headrests finally came in for the Ranger recall. Only a half hour wait Friday, with freshly brewed coffee and Lance Crackers to boot. Immediately took them off. Now you can see out the back window. Stopped by Lowes on the way home. They had these sitting out front. Specs claim it's only 34" wide. CRAFTSMAN R110 30-in 10.5-HP Gas Riding Lawn Mower Four years ago, I would have bought one of these, because it would fit through a basement door, possibly with some modification. I don't want any outbuildings in town. They only had them available in the UK at that time. Why is the UK always ahead of the US in useful gadgets? Now I don't think I'd want to go back to the headaches of a gasoline engine. Still skeptical about battery powered riding mowers.