“It is never cheaper (to do it yourself) by the time you’ve bought all the tools and materials at the DIY store’s prices, broken fingers, got divorced, put nails through the pipes and flooded the house, and put nails through the mains cable so that everyone who touches the new coat rack you’ve put up in the hall ends up on their backs staring at the ceiling of the spare room. … The cost of getting the experts in to mend everything after is too much. Pay them in the first place.” – Mike Harding, The Armchair Anarchist’s Almanac
Jakebb2 - It really should be baling wire, believe me, my dad could fix anything with those 3. Of course, being a farmer during the Depression in KS made one a bit more resourceful.
Llewellenbruce almost 15 years ago
He’s about as good fixing things around the house as Dagwood Bumstead.
alondra almost 15 years ago
I feel the same way every time my husband wants to fix things.
Templo S.U.D. almost 15 years ago
My closet has sliding doors. With one of the two of them usually coming off, it’s annoyance to get it back on.
carmy almost 15 years ago
Successful in making it worse…sounds normal for you, Earl.
GROG Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Not even a little victory.
poppy1313 almost 15 years ago
Maybe He should use Opal’s black marker and write BROKE on the door
Proginoskes almost 15 years ago
“It is never cheaper (to do it yourself) by the time you’ve bought all the tools and materials at the DIY store’s prices, broken fingers, got divorced, put nails through the pipes and flooded the house, and put nails through the mains cable so that everyone who touches the new coat rack you’ve put up in the hall ends up on their backs staring at the ceiling of the spare room. … The cost of getting the experts in to mend everything after is too much. Pay them in the first place.” – Mike Harding, The Armchair Anarchist’s Almanac
drewhollan almost 15 years ago
WD 40 or Duct tape, wonder fixers.
lewisbower almost 15 years ago
She Who Must Be Obeyed says. “Thats all right Dear. I’ll get someone who knows how to use tools to fix it right.”
jtviper7 almost 15 years ago
She shouldn’t have broke it in the first place…
COWBOY7 almost 15 years ago
Hey, Earl, ask the neighbor.
Smiley Rmom almost 15 years ago
Jakebb2 - It really should be baling wire, believe me, my dad could fix anything with those 3. Of course, being a farmer during the Depression in KS made one a bit more resourceful.