National 'Broke it and fixed it before they noticed' Day

19 Jul 2010

I heard on the radio today that it's national "broke it and fixed it before they noticed it" day where people are given an amnesty to confess their sins without fear of severe punishment.
Now if I opened this thread up to Dave Nott's he'd spend the next week replying lol

So Dave, give the others a chance first !
Only thing I can remember was as a child, I managed to fall into the bath taking the shower curtain and rail with me. The sellotape only lasted for a couple of hours but thankfully wasn't spotted and I was well out of the way when my parents heard a crash and remained puzzled to this day.

19 Jul 2010

Quote by Ian
Only thing I can remember was as a child, I managed to fall into the bath taking the shower curtain and rail with me. The sellotape only lasted for a couple of hours but thankfully wasn't spotted and I was well out of the way when my parents heard a crash and remained puzzled to this day.

Soooooooooo................ buy me a handbag or I'll tell your parents :twisted: :twisted:
And make it a Radley :bounce: :bounce:

19 Jul 2010

Quote by Ian
I heard on the radio today that it's national "broke it and fixed it before they noticed it" day where people are given an amnesty to confess their sins without fear of severe punishment.
Now if I opened this thread up to Dave Nott's he'd spend the next week replying
So Dave, give the others a chance first !
Only thing I can remember was as a child, I managed to fall into the bath taking the shower curtain and rail with me. The sellotape only lasted for a couple of hours but thankfully wasn't spotted and I was well out of the way when my parents heard a crash and remained puzzled to this day.

I was going to mention ink on your carpet but then I remember you didnt manage to fix it :lol:

20 Jul 2010

Quote by Ian
I heard on the radio today that it's national "broke it and fixed it before they noticed it" day where people are given an amnesty to confess their sins without fear of severe punishment.
Now if I opened this thread up to Dave Nott's he'd spend the next week replying
So Dave, give the others a chance first !
Only thing I can remember was as a child, I managed to fall into the bath taking the shower curtain and rail with me. The sellotape only lasted for a couple of hours but thankfully wasn't spotted and I was well out of the way when my parents heard a crash and remained puzzled to this day.

Presumably you must have been quite big to be able to reach up and stick it.
Plim

20 Jul 2010

I am not going to add to this thread..............
..........because if Alex reads it she will start spotting all the cockups around the house that I have said I have finished innocent

Dave_Notts

22 Jul 2010

I fix things around the house all the time and Nellie doesn't notice most of the time.
Like the livingroom door being stiff and squeeky, a bit of WD40 later and it's good as new. About three months later he complained about the door swinging open all the time on it's own, then realised that I'd greased it and gave me a bit of a pat, then asked how I could fix it to stop opening on it's own? confused

Then there was the loose floorboard
The pet hutch door lock that was loose
The bathroom door hinge
The loose spare tap hole in the sink leaking into the cupboard
Sealant on the kitchen window
The broken pepper pot
Not exactly things I've broken, but nevertheless, fixed before he knew it was broken! :lol:

22 Jul 2010

Quote by little gem
a bit of WD40

There are only two tools needed for any job.
If it isn't moving and it should........... WD40
If it is moving and it shouldn't ............ Duck tape.
Can't think of any problems you can't solve with that in your toolkit

22 Jul 2010

What? :shock:
Only TWO tools!??? :shock:
No, no, no, please don't deprive me of my trips to B&Q's tool corral to browse the selections. :scared:
I've way more tools than Nellie, but then he has more hair & beauty products than me, so it's all nicely balanced out! lol

23 Jul 2010

Quote by Ian
a bit of WD40

There are only two tools needed for any job.
If it isn't moving and it should........... WD40
If it is moving and it shouldn't ............ Duck tape.
Can't think of any problems you can't solve with that in your toolkit
My children think Superglue fixes everything :rolleyes:

23 Jul 2010

Quote by little gem

I fix things around the house all the time and Nellie doesn't notice most of the time.
Like the livingroom door being stiff and squeeky, a bit of WD40 later and it's good as new. About three months later he complained about the door swinging open all the time on it's own, then realised that I'd greased it and gave me a bit of a pat, then asked how I could fix it to stop opening on it's own?
Then there was the loose floorboard
The pet hutch door lock that was loose
The bathroom door hinge
The loose spare tap hole in the sink leaking into the cupboard
Sealant on the kitchen window
The broken pepper pot
Not exactly things I've broken, but nevertheless, fixed before he knew it was broken! :lol:

Marry me.....xxx

23 Jul 2010

Look! I told you loads of time I'm not doing *any* pictures of me in a tool belt to satisfy your lady builders fetish, OK. confused

Psssst... a word in your ear a minute Lairdy...
You happen to be married already.
if the lady fee is thrown in for free.... I'll think about it. :lol:
Well... I have to keep Nellie away from the hair & beauty products somehow! He'll set himself on fire one of these days with the flamable nature of his gunky hair gel. Talk about 'There's Something About Mary' ! :lol:
;)

23 Jul 2010

Quote by the_Laird

I fix things around the house all the time and Nellie doesn't notice most of the time.
Like the livingroom door being stiff and squeeky, a bit of WD40 later and it's good as new. About three months later he complained about the door swinging open all the time on it's own, then realised that I'd greased it and gave me a bit of a pat, then asked how I could fix it to stop opening on it's own?
Then there was the loose floorboard
The pet hutch door lock that was loose
The bathroom door hinge
The loose spare tap hole in the sink leaking into the cupboard
Sealant on the kitchen window
The broken pepper pot
Not exactly things I've broken, but nevertheless, fixed before he knew it was broken! :lol:

Marry me.....xxx
Right . . . . just for the record . . . it's true that Gem has more power tools than me, and I don't use them as often as I should. That's mainly cos her drill for instance is blue and pink, with a decorative, girlie flower motif all over it. rolleyes

Can you imagine what would happen if I were to try and put up shelves with a flowery bluddy drill where someone a bit blokey might actually see me? I'd get me bleedin' 'ead kicked in round 'ere I would. There's a slim chance someone might point and laugh anyways, and I'm just not risking it, ok?
Ask her who fixed the burglar alarm when it was going off every hour, on the hour, waking us and the neighbours up though? Easy it was. Just had to rip out batteries and wires and fuses with everything going off, and plug all the batteries and wires and fuses back in till the damn thing decided it was probably time to stop pissing about and call a proper engineer. :roll: :lol:
N x x x ;)

24 Jul 2010

ooh..............
who`s the cutest sh guy in a tool belt guy??????????