tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063789335725081371.post2616053408485438679..comments2024-03-10T18:43:37.776+01:00Comments on Writing Home: It looked easy ....suejhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072740351690646281noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063789335725081371.post-77840566090446436402013-05-04T23:17:01.693+02:002013-05-04T23:17:01.693+02:00Hi m-ME, glad you found it amusing. :) I did too ...Hi m-ME, glad you found it amusing. :) I did too - eventually! At least I could walk away from mine - unlike your experience - good way to get to know the neighbours. :)suejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072740351690646281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063789335725081371.post-63128732228270275852013-05-04T16:38:04.137+02:002013-05-04T16:38:04.137+02:00Crikey-had me laughing my head off reading this.
...Crikey-had me laughing my head off reading this.<br /><br />I recently got locked out of my Portugal house when the front door jammed in a gust of wind. 10.45 at night and only 8 families 'home' in the village.Managed to rouse Jozefo and it took 1.5 hrs for us to force it open with loads of sign language,oaths and laughs.<br /><br />Next day I acted as the 'surgeon's assistant'-passing my tools across as he investigated the recalcitrant triple lock system.<br /><br />Lots of WD40 later and some 'laying on of hands'..........obrigadas all round. Gave him some lovely red wine and we are now amigos.<br /><br />Phew.............an unexpected DIY project. :))mixedabilityMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05939688421341414011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063789335725081371.post-41380123642108716452013-05-03T14:55:01.195+02:002013-05-03T14:55:01.195+02:00Hi Lesley, know what you mean about the magnifying...Hi Lesley, know what you mean about the magnifying glass. :) We work better when we each have our own space. I remember early on when "helping" in the kitchen I managed to throw away the stock he was so carefully saving! That was the moment we both realised we each needed our own tasks - ideally at opposite ends of the house! :) :)suejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072740351690646281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063789335725081371.post-69355177453346180992013-05-03T09:19:13.675+02:002013-05-03T09:19:13.675+02:00The instructions always look simple ( even in Fren...The instructions always look simple ( even in French and by having to use a magnifying glass) but following them is another matter.<br />Best of luck.<br />We always did this sort of stuff together so that the blame got spread. Nowadays, I am afraid that we have to pay for the jobs to be done and find out later if they were done properly!Lesleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063789335725081371.post-90335264790583545772013-05-02T17:59:34.571+02:002013-05-02T17:59:34.571+02:00OMG Helen, that is terrible! Put's our experi...OMG Helen, that is terrible! Put's our experiences into perspective. :)suejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072740351690646281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063789335725081371.post-64848058999154346502013-05-02T17:29:40.189+02:002013-05-02T17:29:40.189+02:00I have hideous memories of self leveling compound ...I have hideous memories of self leveling compound for repair jobs...I'd almost rather take up the whole floor, except for what I'd find under it.<br /><br />Friends here had an untoward experience...taking up some cracked tiles to replace they found that there was no floor underneath....water from a spring further up their property had washed everything out.<br /><br />Sharp work on draining the spring towards the garden and a telephone call for a ready mix concrete truck...Helen Devrieshttp://asurfeitofpalfreys.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063789335725081371.post-7548714582356787442013-05-02T14:05:28.164+02:002013-05-02T14:05:28.164+02:00Hi Janice - only doing this because we have no cho...Hi Janice - only doing this because we have no choice! You and me both! And so many of our friends out here seem to take all of this in their stride - ugh!suejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072740351690646281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063789335725081371.post-88885240156402889732013-05-02T13:10:22.689+02:002013-05-02T13:10:22.689+02:00You are brave tackling this ! Flat pack furniture ...You are brave tackling this ! Flat pack furniture assembling, even drilling a hole in the wall...none of these things ever happen as they are supposed to. I did some concrete patching up last summer....useless....the instructions looked so easy....it will need to be re done this summer. Well done....and good luck ! J.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.com