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 uncle's not very good at DIYOnce he fitted a new tap in his downstairs bathroom.
Disappointingly, he didn't flood the room or spray himself and the walls with mains pressure water, or empty the hot water circuit or anything like that.
No, he turned the water off, removed the old tap, fitted the new tap, tightened it correctly and turned the water back on, all without any problems.
When he tested the new tap to make sure it worked properly though, he found that it had miraculously become live, and gave him a small electric shock every time he touched it.
So what did he do? He went and got my auntie to try the tap too, to see if she got a shock, of course!
She did... =)
(, Tue 8 Apr 2008, 17:32, Reply)
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