When family jobs just get daft....

[Rockingit]

"Any chance you could sort out a new light in the garage, old one's stopped working...." says my 85 miles away old ma.

3 visits later.... having had to smash out a channel to lay in a new armoured, fit a new board, re-wire the whole lot, re-concrete.......
Ma now has a light back in a garage that she doesn't use anyway.

 

[littlespark]

Ever heard of a torch?

 

[telectrix]

could have just fitted a battery powered light, even can get them with integral PIRs. 10 minutes work at negligible cost.

 

[Rockingit]

could have just fitted a battery powered light, even can get them with integral PIRs. 10 minutes work at negligible cost.

Referee! In fairness there's also actually a socket that's needed for the mower and a spur off to a greenhouse heater, but, the principle remains

 

[static zap]

"Any chance you could sort out a new light in the garage,

The skill is reading between the lines,
Do you have any spare matterials , from other jobs -you can re-purpoes for a family member ....
Didn't think you were busy ... is it next to free

 

[ipf]

It all adds value to the property.......for what it's worth.?

 

[Vortigern]

Good on you! It's nice to hear you younger ones show respect for their parents.

 

[Let me think]

and the moral of the story is, never do work for friends and family.

Of course I never practise what I preach, all my jobs are for friends and family and friends of friends/family.

 

[telectrix]

Referee! In fairness there's also actually a socket that's needed for the mower and a spur off to a greenhouse heater, but, the principle remains

buy her a cordless mower for xmas. GTech do a good one.

 

[Rockingit]

Good on you! It's nice to hear you younger ones show respect for their parents.

Younger ones??! Erm.......

 

[Vortigern]

Well, older ones then, even better

 

[Baddegg]

Good man!.....just remember she wiped your arse! ?

 

[telectrix]

Good man!.....just remember she wiped your arse! ?

leave him alone, he's improving the value of his inheritence.

 

[Wilko]

You are a star !

 

[pirate]

There are so many comments I want to make...
but I will refrain!

My Mum lived alone for 14 years after my dad died, I won't bore you with the geographical details, but she would call me at my office and say "Could you call by on your way home and change a couple of light bulbs for me?"
Office to my home=40 miles
Office to Mum's place = 60 miles
Mum's place to my home = 20 miles
Think of it as a triangle...
Latterly, I just called the local handyman and paid him to do the job...
I guess that's why she disinherited me...

 

[Vortigern]

There are so many comments I want to make...
but I will refrain!

I've got a big bag of popcorn....

 

[OnlQQker]

My old mum has been looking through the kitchen window for the past half hour all depressed with the rain.



I'll give her another 10 minutes and let her back in!

 

[static zap]

I guess that's why she disinherited me...

Sadly at the end of a long day --it just got longer .
(Know the feeling moved to a local city , so spent less of life travelling .. but then had to do weekends==Time off to visit folks ... )
Will they be happy with Zoom now ..?

 

[Rockingit]

Will they be happy with Zoom now ..?

I've actually had reasonable success getting them both (70 & 83) into the world of Zoom, the problem is mostly that it's my own rural broadband (no fibre, etc) that defeats us due to an atrocious upload speed.