Some people are blessed with the ability to do-it-yourself, while others must rely on professional help. Our family definitely belongs in that last category.
Roger and I have lived in our house almost 24 years and we've developed a pattern when it comes to home repair. I'm the Pointer. I point out what needs to be fixed. Surprisingly enough, that quality is NOT really appreciated. You'd be surprised to know just how many people there are (read: husbands) who don't want to be informed of major repairs that need to be done.
Roger's the Fixer (or at least he TRIES to fix things). Unfortunately, his efforts don't always work out the way he's planned and that brings us to Lesson Number One of our Home Repair Guide: No Home Repair Is Complete Unless Daddy's Bleeding.
Our son, Alex's, foray into the world of home ownership has come with some repair needs of his own. Two of his newly purchased appliances, a water heater and a clothes dryer, were delivered without being installed. (Note: Roger is no longer allowed to be in charge of appliance delivery and installation, mainly because he suffers from occasional delusions where he thinks he can install anything himself.) This brings us to lesson number two: If it's not broke, I must not be trying hard enough.
Alex's water heater, washer and dryer are all jammed in this tee tiny closet in his garage. It fits, but just barely. There's not a whole lot of wiggle room. The installer failed to hook up the dryer hose when he delivered it, and now Alex has decided to do a load of laundry. He has two choices - he can either hook up the vent hose himself, or he can have dryer lint blowing all over the garage. He picks option one - Surprise!
Unfortunately, he can't get manage to get behind the dryer to attach the hose. He climbs on top of the dryer, hangs over the back and says, "Hold my feet". Obviously, this particular nut didn't fall too far from the tree.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I believe we have lesson number three in our Home Improvement Guide.
1 comment:
LOL That is my husband too! I really would think an engineer would have been a bit better at home repair!
Kathie Terry
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