DIY disastersI just can't do power tools. They always fly out of control and end up embedded somewhere they shouldn't. I've no idea how I've still got all the appendages I was born with.
Add to that the fact that nothing ends up square, able to support weight or free of sticking-out sharp bits and you can see why I try to avoid DIY.
Tell us of your own DIY disasters.
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chthonic, Thu 3 Apr 2008, 17:19)
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Roof repairsNot my own story but that of an acquaintance in Ireland. He had a leaking roof - it looked like the seven seas - and rather than spend a few bob getting it repaired properly, engaged the services of a couple of 'travelling gentlemen' who got up into the loft and had a look. A few euros later they departed and assured him all was well. And it was for about six weeks. Which was how long it took for the large bucket they had placed beneath the leak to fill up. Then it overflowed and fell through the soaked ceiling onto the kitchen table just as dinner was being served.
Length? Told you.. about six weeks.
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