and try not to poison your husband by cooking pan fried fish in dishwashing liquid instead of olive oil.(Mum mum did this - all I can remember is my Dad yelling "WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO TO ME WOMAN!KILL ME!"It was hilarious.
jedhermit,
Mar 31, 2:33am
painters my friend was manager of a major painting company, they won a job at a. mental institution. He warned all the guys not to leave anything around even for morning tea. one hapless painter returned to his area to find a number of the residents had proceeded to paint windows trees grass paths bricks and each other.sorry keith had to tell it
chakendrick,
Mar 31, 3:30am
When unblocking the sink by removing offending S trap, have a bucket handy to tip the contents of said trap into. Neglecting this vital bucket and tipping gross contents into sink that now has a hole allowing contents to escape into cupboards and their contents below is not a good idea.
chakendrick,
Mar 31, 3:32am
and when major appliances don't work, check the three pin plug before dismantling them into 250 pieces with no instructions or method of putting them back together again without " bits left over".
pc_nut,
Mar 31, 3:42pm
this thread is brilliant keep 'er going.
lovelurking,
Mar 31, 3:43pm
talking about plugs. Before phoning the repair man because the dishwasher wont work (a major catastrophe in our house) make sure you check the power point is in the "on" position.Two years later, when the dishwasher dies again, dont phone the same repairman to have him come and turn the same switch on again for you!
hezwez,
Mar 31, 4:38pm
#378 and don't stoop down to surreptitiously write "I wish my girlfriend was this dirty" in the dust on an old dunger parked next to you at the supermarket, because your butt will slam your car door shut, locking your grand-daughter in and, strapped in her car seat, she has less chance of lifting a lock than a foxy.
pericles,
Mar 31, 4:44pm
when the lawnmower wont go, don't send it to the repair shop - until you have checked there is petrol in the mower
bradfam,
Apr 1, 4:58am
bumpity bump love this thread!
sooby,
Apr 1, 8:21pm
make sure you check under the hedge for hidden stones before pushing the mowed under there, especially after recently paying for re-sharpening the mowers blades!
sooby,
Apr 1, 8:22pm
d'uh! meant to be: under the hedge for hidden stones before pushing the lawnmower under there, especially after recently paying for re-sharpening the mowers blades!
pc_nut,
Apr 2, 5:48pm
bump up .
loislane1,
Apr 3, 1:53am
I know I'm not meant to, but I did laugh .
1rosco,
Apr 3, 7:07pm
A petrol Ride-on doesn't go so good on diesel!
1rosco,
Apr 3, 7:11pm
huh! neither goes a petrol motormower go so good with paint!(I did the the ride-on thingy a couple of years ago and my hubby did the motormower thingy as a child "just trying to help!")
1rosco,
Apr 4, 1:39am
Bump . -
bev00,
Apr 4, 6:49am
oh noooo!
pc_nut,
Apr 4, 8:24am
re 348 i bet there was shrapnel as well, or the lid firing off the top into the ceiling or range-hood above, either way i would have loved to be a fly on the wall
libby51,
Apr 4, 6:45pm
re 384 And when the fridge stops going and you call the repair man and he checks it and says there's nothing wrong with the fridge, but you might want to get an electrician to check the plug, and you do, and the electrician AND his apprentice start fossicking in the pantry and try not to roll round the floor laughing, try not to look too dumb when they grinningly explain that that switch there in the pantry,is an isolating switch for the fridge, and this jar of spaghetti is pressed up against it turning it off.(truly I had no idea what that switch was for, but when I told hubby he said "oh yeah I knew that" but this exercise of getting tradesmen had gone over about 4 days and had he said or thought about it.!!)
hezwez,
Apr 4, 7:10pm
lol libby, you made THEIR day. & don't get hubby loose in the fridge to de-ice it with a knife if you have the old sort, gas will escape and you call the fire brigade and usher the three pre-schoolers outside because you'd heard somewhere it was toxic, best neighbourhood excitement for ages.
dennydee60,
Apr 4, 8:16pm
Don't try this. Never use an accelerant on a coal range that is not burning properly, the resulting explosion and 40 years of soot buildup, will keep you busy for quite some time!
dennydee60,
Apr 4, 8:19pm
When chopping wood. Don't ever chop wood next to the open bedroom window when your wife is having a nap, especially when the axe head is very loose.
tonijo,
Apr 5, 4:05am
.bump. .
pc_nut,
Apr 6, 2:20am
bump up this is a brilliant thread
bradfam,
Apr 6, 4:00pm
do not let newbie renovator husband put up the new spouting, tell him it appears to be dripping in the wrong spots, hear him say "I've fixed that", let him go away for two weeks and watch the first downpour pour down the INSIDE of the kitchen walls!At least I can ring the tradie without protestations from him that "he can fix it"NOT!
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