(following on from a comment in another thread).Have you ever put up with something, maybe made numerous temporaryrepairs, and then snapped and threw total overkill at the problem ?And then stepped back and thought "Now break you ****er" ?Here's a recent example : we have a bird feeder, which I hung off anail on our fence. It used to keep getting knocked/blown off, and Itried bending the nail, and then changing it for a cup hook (whichdidn't work as it was too close to the fence then).Finally after a few weeks of this I snapped, and spend a few minutesrummaging in the garage till I came across an old shelf bracket. Iscrewed that to the fence (3 screws !) , made an "S" hook to hang thefeeder from, and it's stayed up since.It's hard to define the smugness I felt when I stepped back andthought : "NOW fall down - I dare you !".I've had a similar feeling replacing compression joints with solderedones too ....

That's blown it, fence will fall over now.

Ever had that satisfied feeling with overkill ?

Jun 06, 2007 21 Replies

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Jethro 19 years ago

already happened, although the feeder remained attached to the fence

*post*. It was the panel that gave way

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Matty F 19 years ago

Yes. The plumber installed the toilet pipes at the wrong angle, and the rubber seals always leaked a tiny bit. I fixed it for ever with four stainless Jubilee clips, like this:

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