Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote

You have to realise, some people are just not good at it.

Yep, in fact you can make a case that most arent.

I was complimented on the very symmetrical and lined up doors on my
kitchen cabinets after replacing hinges. I pointed out that there are ways
to make sure the sag is the same on them all, and hardly rocket science.

If a blind bloke can do it then why not the fitters, half the time cos
they are rushing it and need to get to the next job, when you do it
yourself you can think it through, be ready wityh tools and wedges to act
as third hands etc, and you can often feel wonky things before you drill
right through or saw it all the way, whatever you are doing. Having said
that though fitting sinks to worktops in Kitchens with wobbly walls is not
easy, and I've not done it all myself, ever, since I hate messing with
things to do with water, as it usually means crawling about and finding
jammed stopcoks or going in the loft.

I have.

"R D S" wrote in message
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Another example.

We're fashioning a kitchen at work.
Gave my eldest son (recently turned 30) the tools and basic instruction
necessary to make a hole for a sink.

Much ****ing about later there's a sink in the worktop, on the wonk
slightly, too close to the back so that the worktop can't quite reach the
wall unless we severely *******ise the rear of the base unit. But it will
certainly do.

Positively I suggested that he had learned some pitfalls and gotchas so
that if he was to fit a sink again it would be easier and he'd do a
better job.

His retort was that he'd learned that if he needed to fit a sink again
and wanted a better job doing he'd get someone in. And i'm pretty sure he
was serious!

Keeps folk in work I suppose.