Geoid Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 That is my husbands model for life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 That is my husbands model for life Ditto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Duct tape...the best thing in the world :D It's holding my guttering together until the builders arrive in 2 weeks and kept my wing mirror in place until I could get it fixed (although I have to say the Mercedes garage didn't look too impressed ) :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 So that's why you are such a wiz with computers Fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I would throw a couple of cable ties into that equation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I would throw a couple of cable ties into that equation. YES!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I would throw a couple of cable ties into that equation. YES!!!!! Now, they would hold the guttering together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clootie Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Has Fred set up in business selling products we can't live without? If so, can you add chocolate to the list please? That usually fixes it for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I have some orange duct tape... it's well cool and makes me smile whenver I use it, on parcels mostly... I sent something to Lesely recently and just had to use it becuase I know she LOVES orange.. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadietoo Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 everything in our house can be fixed with gaffer tape....the wd40 is almost redundant....for other (emotional) stuff...what can't be fixed with tape can be fixed with mashed potato or lentil dhal or the most fabulous remedy of all CHOCOLATE...and lots of it !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Oh yes lovely thick chunky tape - not forgetting insulating tape - very handy for indoor bunnies that like to munch through wires. Well, not for the bunny, but for the wires, oh so many bits held together here with that. She's long gone but she will not be forgotten - the speaker wires for the TV are white with lots of little black patches. (OH was more like ) WD40, the guy that put in our new bathrooms and cloakroom used that on one of the taps because I said it was hard to turn - it made it easier to use, but soon it dribbled all down the tap and into the sink. I think he used that graph too - and the tap is still hard to turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadietoo Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Our late and sadly lamented house bunny Blossom had a particular taste for modem wires....(and rich tea biscuits...which should also be featured in the Can it be Fixed flow chart) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Our bunny could get the lid off the Quality Street tin at Christmas - then run round with her loot in her mouth. And she tried to get the Christmas tree choccies - tantalisingly put out of her reach. How to keep a bunny amused and yourselves at the same time by watching said bunny fall over backwards trying to get the choccies over and over . . . She never touched the wiring for the lights though. Perhaps they were the wrong flavour? I agree with you - modem and phone wires also were tasty (another couple of items I had to get sorted before OH blew his gasket - I could have fix him with duct tape perhaps ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Oh dear, Koojie. Very good Fred. When I left home (to live in a car in France for 3 months ) my sister told me to take a bucket and a ball of string, she was absolutely right! I like your simple solution to most things! Nowadays, my reply to any ailment is to use cold water; my advice is to either be drinking loads of water, or running it over an injury. If that doesn't work, you need a doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrensWorld Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 This thread reminds me of something my old principal said, "If it can't be fixed with a hammer, it must be an electrical fault". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Fantastic, the "cure all kit"............maybe some tea to add to that list with the chocolate ...........and definitely agree with the cable ties, I couldn't live without cable ties Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 We have a long standing joke in our family. My Dad thinks he can fix anything with a 6"nail and/or baler twine He also seems to use duct tape quite a bit to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I have some orange duct tape... it's well cool and makes me smile whenver I use it, on parcels mostly... I sent something to Lesely recently and just had to use it becuase I know she LOVES orange.. :lol: Oooo, where did you get that CM? My favourite colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I think it was ridgeons it is rather cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 I have to agree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
