So, after measuring, measuring again, drilling a small pilot hole, measuring again, drilling the main holes and mounting the expensive taps on the expensive bath, SWMBO is summoned for an admire and says; "Shouldn't the word "HOT" be the right way up?" On the tap that goes round as you open and close it, that is.
Grrrr. Why do I bother?
Heh.
They're never happy with DIY are they? OTOH employ a tradesman and not only are they still unhappy but you will still get the grief over their unhappiness.
You can't win, you can't even break even.
I've just been re-reading tranlations by Sir Richard Burton of Eastern tales. Having finished "The Arabian Nights" I'm working through "Vikram and the Vampire". Some excellent advice on marriage from a Hindu perspective which suggests that eleven years is the maximum that you should go for and if the wife scolds you should divorce her on the spot.
Rather like the story of old...
A newly married couple are leaving the reception for the long horse and carriage ride to their new home. After several hours of travel a stray dog runs into the path of the horse. This spooks it somewhat. The husband climbs down from the carriage, and after settling the horse, points a finger at the animal, and with some menace says "Don't do that again! That is your first warning". They carry on a little further until some children playing in the street of a village again spook the horse. The husband again calms the animal, but then tells it "That is you last and final warning!". They continue their journey for several more miles until they are within an hour of their new home. It's getting dark and they are in open countryside. An owl rather unexpectedly makes a loud noise which again causes the horse to rear up. With that the husband steps down from the carriage, retrieves a pistol from within his coat, and calmly shoots the horse between the eyes.
The man's new wife sees this and is beside herself. She shouts at her husband "I can't believe you just did that, how can you be so callus and un-feeling, the poor animal was just scared! How are we going to get to our home now? It is still miles away and we have all this luggage! What kind of monster have I married?". The man calmly looks at his wife, points his finger at her, and says "This is your first warning!".
Kinda reminds me of the joke about the woman in Halfords trying to buy a "710" cap
Umm. I have a stache of men stories ... just being their usual stupid selves, nothing special :-)
Mray
What kind of stache would that be - a moustache?
Phil
Absolutely, and while you're at it, make sure that the screw slots line up properly.
Did spouse undo the kitchen padlock and chain again? :-)
In my opinion a man with a moustache - or moustaches - looks henpecked. I don't know why they bother to advertise it ...
Mary
Why don't you turn the tap round 180 degrees so the spout points over the floor, and see if she prefers it? ;-)
*grin*
I can't - it's against a wall.
(Besides, the taps are horizontal, so I'd have to fit them upside down.)
Tell her you agree with her, and give her the toolkit so she can get on with it.
Given that there is presently a state of non-communication in the house, I suspect this would inflame matters further.
So ... it's an excellent idea. Thanks.
Or takethem back to the supplier and complain that they're not suitab le for their intended purpose.
Mary
:-D
Better still, take the wife back to the supplier and complain that she's not fit for her intended purpose
(Oooh! Bitter and twisted...)
"Huge" wrote | (Besides, the taps are horizontal, so I'd have to fit them upside down.)
Even better. Mount the H and C discs in the tap centres on pivots and weight them, so that regardless of the position of the taphead the disc is always correctly aligned with the letters upright. Don't Rolls do something similar with their hub caps?
Owain
"Huge" wrote | "Coherers" writes: | >Tell her you agree with her, and give her the toolkit so she can get | >on with it. | Given that there is presently a state of non-communication in the | house, I suspect this would inflame matters further.
If she starts indiscriminately whacking things with a big heavy spanner it might not be only matters that are inflamed :-)
| So ... it's an excellent idea. Thanks.
Have you thought of asking for a nice shed for christmas ;-)
Owain
Your comment says more about you than about your wife.
You've never dealt with Heritage Bathrooms, have you?
We only had to get three washbasin vanity units, three loo seats and two cisterns before they got the correct, undamaged ones.
Upside down taps? No chance...
:o)
They do. But a Roller is £250K, and while these taps were expensive, they weren't
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