Thwarted!

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  1. Liz

    Liz Gardener

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    On Tuesday I started making a stand to put compost and pots on outside the greenhouse. I assembled all the bits of wood I needed and then found I hadn't got the right screws. Yesterday I bought the screws, and rooted out the drill after much raking round.
    Today I found the chuck of the drill is jammed. I think it is rusted. I've doused it in WD40, given it a good tap with the hammer, and come in to sulk... I think I lack motivation. [​IMG] :eek: :rolleyes:
     
  2. Dave_In_His_Garden

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    Haha - I have days like that Liz. Sometimes the slightest thing is enough to put you off, but balance it with a few days of hard work and everything works out in the end! ;)
     
  3. UsedtobeDendy

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    or you could always get a new drill! :D Sounds like an ideal excuse for it.....
     
  4. rosa

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    or you could even borrow someone elses drill and get him to do it for you then sit and relax with a nice cuppa or a glass of what you fancy
     
  5. nicsdad

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    Ill let you use my wifes hammer and nails! Or send her round :D
     
  6. Liz

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    :D :D
    When I got over my sulk and went outside again, WD40 had worked. So I managed to finish the stand, not posh but it works. New flower stand next out of the bits of decking left over. [​IMG]
     
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