Bodge Jobs
If you can't fix it with a hammer and a roll of duck tape, it's not worth fixing at all, my old mate said minutes before that nasty business with the hammer and a roll of duck tape. Tell us of McGyver-like repairs and whether they were a brilliant success or a health and safety nightmare.
( , Thu 10 Mar 2011, 11:58)
If you can't fix it with a hammer and a roll of duck tape, it's not worth fixing at all, my old mate said minutes before that nasty business with the hammer and a roll of duck tape. Tell us of McGyver-like repairs and whether they were a brilliant success or a health and safety nightmare.
( , Thu 10 Mar 2011, 11:58)
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Landlord Story part 1
In my last flat in Liverpool the landlord, a lovely bloke if a bit cack handed, was responsible for a number of bodge jobs. Notably the time when our downstairs neighbour complained of a leak from our bathroom which resulted in the landlord “popping in” to empty an entire can of Top Tak ( a kind of glue/filler that sets a lovely orangey brown colour and completely rock hard) over the side of the bath to plug the leak. We know it was Top Tak because the can was stuck fast in the gluey residue and would not come off until I chipped it out using a knife. He is also rubbish at caulking and grouting, to look at it his preferred method of application is with his clenched fist after one too many pints.
( , Thu 10 Mar 2011, 16:06, Reply)
In my last flat in Liverpool the landlord, a lovely bloke if a bit cack handed, was responsible for a number of bodge jobs. Notably the time when our downstairs neighbour complained of a leak from our bathroom which resulted in the landlord “popping in” to empty an entire can of Top Tak ( a kind of glue/filler that sets a lovely orangey brown colour and completely rock hard) over the side of the bath to plug the leak. We know it was Top Tak because the can was stuck fast in the gluey residue and would not come off until I chipped it out using a knife. He is also rubbish at caulking and grouting, to look at it his preferred method of application is with his clenched fist after one too many pints.
( , Thu 10 Mar 2011, 16:06, Reply)
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