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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My Dad is shit at DIYMy dearest Daddykins does try, bless him. However, I should have realised that asking him to "look" at the pipe connecting the washing machine to the water supply meant he would use his hands. I moved into a new house last week and on the second day there, my Dad flooded the kitchen / diner because he'd forgotten to turn the water off first. It went inside my stereo, all over the kitchen units; everywhere. You could have had a swim in my kitchen.
My Dad has also done the following:
* fused my kettle 10 seconds after getting it out of the box
* smashed up my Mum's bathroom tiles because he dropped the drill on them whilst putting up shelves
* fused the entire house whilst decorating
* fallen out of the loft, broken the stepladder, falling on top of my little sister who was 14 at the time (he is not a small man, his size has been compared to Marlon Brando)
As a consequence, my mother will not let him so much as look at a drill or a screwdriver.
(, Thu 3 Apr 2008, 21:32, Reply)
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