I was never very good at home repairs, however I am semi-skilled in doing simple things.
Take plumbing for instance, today I replaced all the guts inside of SWMBO's toilet, it was actually a very simple maneuver and worked out considerably well as far as I was concerned. (no leaks!)
My wife has a tendency to become very ÛÏawareÛ whenever I am attempting home repairs as the majority seem to go awry. Since this minor task only took 1.5 hours (the box says 15 minutes, yeah right) I decided goof on her. The bathroom leads out to the pool area where she is sitting in a rocking chair so I decided it would be best to bang on the walls in the bathroom and open and close the shower door several times so as to make enough racket to cause her to think "Oh God, what is he doing now". It worked perfectly.
Subsequent to the racket I made, SWMBO comes flying into the bathroom to see what in hell is going on while IÛªm yelling "how do ya you turn the water off!"
Things went downhill from there..
She was not amused, sigh.
(IÛªd do it again in a heartbeat 😉 )
Well we'd say 'cut the crap and come clean '
Does this have an explanation?
Perhaps the gas and water lines got crossed over?
Moral of the storey, Don't smoke on the Dunney'
I believe that is an alternative to air freshener.
Richard,
My father in law worked in a tire manufacturing plant. During "routine" maintenance a water line and a solvent line got crossed. One of the fellows sat on the "Dunney" while smoking a cigarette, and tossed the butt between his legs into the pot. BOOM!!!. Luckily he only had minor burns but it was sure an "enlightening" experience.
By the way FL/GA I can make a mess of home improvements too.
Andy
Some home repair work requires a lot of yelling and swearing. She says, "You are flipping out!" I say, no I'm not, it's required to let the parts know who the boss is.
And how do you get that sticky wax ring stuff off of your hands? Holy heck, that stuff will stick to anything.
Wear disposable nitrile gloves.......its what the plumbers I know use to keep glue, wax and poo off their hands.
I solved this problem years ago by letting Mrs. Cow witness me having an apoplectic fit while attempting to do some sillybutt domestic repair thing. Lots of swearing and tossing of tools, door slamming and all that sort of thing. Made for a great show. She knows who to call when something needs done, then tells me about it later.
As a plumber, I specialize in irrigation. It's supposed to drip.
As an electrician, I specialize in Christmas lights. They're supposed to blink.
As a boatbuilder, I specialize in submarines. They're supposed to sink.
Holy Cow, post: 332802, member: 50 wrote: I solved this problem years ago by letting Mrs. Cow witness me having an apoplectic fit while attempting to do some sillybutt domestic repair thing. Lots of swearing and tossing of tools, door slamming and all that sort of thing. Made for a great show. She knows who to call when something needs done, then tells me about it later.
If it makes you feel better I am, under no circumstances whatsoever, allowed to operate a hammer within the residence. That all came about when trying to locate a stud behind drywall. "Stud finder?, I dont need no stinkin stud finder". You just use a hammer and tap lightly and viola! Well, 90-100 hammer smiles later and still no trace of a stud SWMBO shut down the whole thing, threw me out into the garage and confiscated any tool which even resembeled a hammer. Sigh... :-O
B-)
SWMBO refuses to allow me to hold a paint brush.
I need to take lessons from you guys. I get the long "honey-do list" every time I go home. I spend a large part of my R&R reparing, uncluttering, and going through months worth of mail. Maybe if I strated cussing, throwing tools, and putting holes in the wall hubby's expectations will decrease. Man, you guys got it figured out;-)
I need to take lessons from you guys. I get the long "honey-do list" every time I go home. I spend a large part of my R&R reparing, uncluttering, and going through months worth of mail. Maybe if I strated cussing, throwing tools, and putting holes in the wall hubby's expectations will decrease. Man, you guys got it figured out;-)
SWMBO quantifies the difficulty of home repair/remodel projects to friends & relatives thus:
"Oh, he fixed the garage fridge yesterday; only a three f-bomb job."
or "He replaced 6 of our old windows; twelve f-bombs for that one, plus two mother-f-bombs when he bashed his thumb..."
Lately she's taken to visiting the grandchildren when she sees me with the toolbox.
FL/GA PLS., post: 332847, member: 379 wrote: "Stud finder?, I dont need no stinkin stud finder". You just use a hammer and tap lightly and viola!B-)
So...how many holes do you dig on an average, before you find a property pin anyway? (I never did like the ole tap the walls and listen real close method. I guess I just like the studfinder too much.)
geonerd, post: 332858, member: 8268 wrote: I need to take lessons from you guys. I get the long "honey-do list" every time I go home. I spend a large part of my R&R reparing, uncluttering, and going through months worth of mail. Maybe if I strated cussing, throwing tools, and putting holes in the wall hubby's expectations will decrease. Man, you guys got it figured out;-)
Whadda mean us guys got it figured out? Y'all females have "THE SECRET FEMALE WEAPON" which will make most men promise anything, beg like you've never seen, an grovel like a whining child. :whistle:
Stay safe we're pullin' for ya!
geonerd, post: 332858, member: 8268 wrote: .... Man, you guys got it figured out;-)
(ssshhhhhhhh....)
Tom Adams, post: 332874, member: 7285 wrote: So...how many holes do you dig on an average, before you find a property pin anyway? (I never did like the ole tap the walls and listen real close method. I guess I just like the studfinder too much.)
I don't dig any holes. This digs the holes for me.
😉 edit: most property corners we do find are usually "disturbed"
Have a great weekend, mine has started! B-)
FL/GA PLS., post: 332898, member: 379 wrote: Whadda mean us guys got it figured out? Y'all females have "THE SECRET FEMALE WEAPON" which will make most men promise anything, beg like you've never seen, an grovel like a whining child. :whistle:
Stay safe we're pullin' for ya!
I am definitely doing something wrong!
Thanks for the well wishes - fingers crossed, I may be heading home for good in a couple of months.
geonerd, post: 332858, member: 8268 wrote: I need to take lessons from you guys. I get the long "honey-do list" every time I go home. I spend a large part of my R&R reparing, uncluttering, and going through months worth of mail. Maybe if I strated cussing, throwing tools, and putting holes in the wall hubby's expectations will decrease. Man, you guys got it figured out;-)
Sorry, you're a day late and a dollar short. It sounds like the old man beat you to the punch. This is a fine-tuned art that you can't do unless you honed it from early on in life. You can't let up. Once you have shown yourself to be competent, the jig's up.
I had to give up my chainsaw license a few years back after dropping a 20 inch hickory on the house. It was like an episode of Engineering Disasters where a number of things stack up to cause the improbable.
On the plus side, even the MIL won't ask me to cut trees anymore. 🙂
