On 23/05/2013 11:43, Mentalguy2k8 wrote:
Decided to powerwash Mum's garden (the structural bits) after strimming
it, hedgecutting etc. She's already got a hosepipe & all the fittings.
Went to sweep cuttings off path & driveway, broom handle snaps on 2nd
stroke. Did the whole lot on hands & knees holding the bristly bit.
Finished, went for a fag and a cuppa, came back and Mum has raked all of
the grass cuttings along the whole length of the path. She has dementia
so I made allowances & didn't hit her very hard. She's also lost the
secateurs I bought her approximately 3 hours ago, I'll check in the
fridge later.

OK, off to B&Q to buy a new broom and a powerwasher (which I needed
anyway). Excellent. Nope, the tap adapter she assured me she had stored
safely, wasn't there. No probs, buy a new one at B&Q. No, the
"multi-fits-all" tap adaptor I bought doesn't fit the kitchen tap. OK,
B&Q is still open, shoot down there & buy a new tap adapter. Great!
Connect it to hose and tap, and her hosepipe has more leaks than a Tory
cabinet. Sigh, OK back to B&Q and buy new hosepipe and reel. Excellent!
Nope, powerwasher has bits missing from the box. Hello B&Q, can you
replace this please before you close? Thanks *ever* so much and yes I'm
back again ha ha ha ha, yes I *should* move in shouldn't I?. Up half the
night putting everything together, testing, all OK.. whoopee! 150 quid
later and we're ready to go. Sorry mother for waking you, yes I'm sure
you thought someone had broken in through the cat flap and was power
washing your furniture for you, I'll be back in the morning.

Get the hose in place this morning, the pressure washer ready, extension
cable all OK, no leaks, let's go! It's ****ing down.

And you'd *trust* all (even) that to be done by somebody else... properly?

That's why
We D-I-Y.