28-11-2012, 03:28 PM
Hi,
Thanks Robin; the yogurt tip is useful for aging garden ornaments as well.
Well said regarding modern tradespeople; it beats me how a guy can do a job with cigarette in one hand mobile phone in the other hand; women excluded of course because they can apply makeup; eye shadow; lipstick; adjust their hair; eat a sandwich and send a text all whilst sitting in their car at red traffic lights; men are truly inferior at multi-tasking in fact I know one or two guys who would struggle with tying their shoe laces.
When Bron and I first married and got our big millstone around our necks in the form of a huge mortgage we had no money to pay to have jobs done so between us we have learned over the years and although we can afford to get jobs done now it goes against our religion. Every year I think I've cracked all the big jobs around our bungalow and every year another big job crops up; this has been ongoing over the last 25 years whilst we have lived here.
Living on the valley side and having a big rear garden we have suffered some water ingress under the bungalow; this week I've removed five buckets of water which isn't excessive given the amount of rainfall but next year this is now a job I'll sort out once and for all. I've already suffered drain problems which I've fixed usually in sub zero temperatures; this time I'll do this big job in comfort and wait for the two days we jokingly call our summer next year. No doubt once I dig down to install the new flood defenses there will be the usual cloudburst to fill the trench with muddy water. What is strange about this job though is that access is easy unlike ripping up floors to get at pipes. I need to take up part of the patio. There is even lots of videos covering such work on You Tube so I can plan ahead. Most people I know would be alarmed with water ingress but this is just another job to me and will only cost for materials; rather than become upset I'll treat the job as another challenge. Life is good.
Kind regards, Col.
Thanks Robin; the yogurt tip is useful for aging garden ornaments as well.
Well said regarding modern tradespeople; it beats me how a guy can do a job with cigarette in one hand mobile phone in the other hand; women excluded of course because they can apply makeup; eye shadow; lipstick; adjust their hair; eat a sandwich and send a text all whilst sitting in their car at red traffic lights; men are truly inferior at multi-tasking in fact I know one or two guys who would struggle with tying their shoe laces.
When Bron and I first married and got our big millstone around our necks in the form of a huge mortgage we had no money to pay to have jobs done so between us we have learned over the years and although we can afford to get jobs done now it goes against our religion. Every year I think I've cracked all the big jobs around our bungalow and every year another big job crops up; this has been ongoing over the last 25 years whilst we have lived here.
Living on the valley side and having a big rear garden we have suffered some water ingress under the bungalow; this week I've removed five buckets of water which isn't excessive given the amount of rainfall but next year this is now a job I'll sort out once and for all. I've already suffered drain problems which I've fixed usually in sub zero temperatures; this time I'll do this big job in comfort and wait for the two days we jokingly call our summer next year. No doubt once I dig down to install the new flood defenses there will be the usual cloudburst to fill the trench with muddy water. What is strange about this job though is that access is easy unlike ripping up floors to get at pipes. I need to take up part of the patio. There is even lots of videos covering such work on You Tube so I can plan ahead. Most people I know would be alarmed with water ingress but this is just another job to me and will only cost for materials; rather than become upset I'll treat the job as another challenge. Life is good.
Kind regards, Col.
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