Pickles by Brian Crane for December 30, 2015

Well, I’m sure my Amish relatives (as far as my great-grandfather) didn’t need instruction manuals when they made furniture as well as barns.

For a lamp table, it’s a pretty good bookcase.For a bookcase, it’s a pretty good lamp table

You right on top of things there Earl! LOL

As far as Earl’s concerned, IKEA stands for “I Know Everything Already.”

Instructions? PERISH THE THOUGHT!

Remember Earl,, what Red Green says : “If the women don’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.”

And don’t forget the handyman’s secret weapon…duct tape !

I find instructions actually do confuse me MORE than not using them. I do read them over before getting started, but many times the instructions leave out key points, like which way to put the bolt and which end to have the nut or which way this piece should face. They usually say Connect AA to BB using 6 pieces of AB#12 without specifying any of the details.

Years ago I bought a bike for my son. I didn’t want the first box so I grabbed the one about 5 boxes back. Out of all the boxes I picked the one with one peddle.

She should have told him it was a lamp table before he started. That makes it all her fault, right? (This is the way my husband thinks)

maybe it can do both

It’s like I always told my brother:“If at first you don’t succeed try reading the instructions”.

Typical male. Always thinking they are a DIY expert.

xxx

Real men eat quiche and read instruction manuals.Fools don’t have cultured palettes and they think they know it all.

Heathkits were great! Hubby built a shortwave radio and our first color TV with them.

I know about some boxes coming with extra hardware for products; the owner’s manuals are for assembling two or three similar products, so hardware for all of them is included in the box.