The joys of DIY everything

[Bugbear]

Power snakes break! Five big dudes and the steel battering ram tape, Pleater! Ram that hairball all the way to the gully!

[Pleater]

The secret weapon - it seems - was the biological washing powder.

This morning I rose and put on an older kilt - just in case, and found that the conservatory has dried out overnight, the sink in there is flowing freely and the kitchen sink is vastly improved, to the point of being useable.

All I needed to do was check that there were no leaking joints due to the pressure of the plunger, and I will repeat the dose of washing powder later on.

The DH has a final check on his new lenses shortly, after treatment for cataracts, so I will be out of the house for a while.

Just checking - yes the green of this top matches exactly the green in the Stuart tartan kilt, black belt with black sandals - far too hot for anything more today, and the Tilley hat is to hand. We are good to go.

Being able to DIY around the house saves an awful lot of money - so any spare can be put towards a good cause.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[Phil]

Go to the plumbing section in B&Q. They sell drain cleaner in yellow plastic bottles that will do the business. Just be careful with it.

[Pleater]

Unfortunately normal drain cleaners have had very little effect - it has been a bother for many years, and it was a tip on a TV cleaning program 'How clean is your house' which made me try again - I had thought that complete removal of the entire thing was the only solution, as the drain has been almost totally blocked for months.

The blockage seems to have been broken down completely - half a scoop of biological washing powder in a jug of hot water, and now I have no excuse not to wash up after every meal.

The hospital has given the DH a most satisfactory outcome for his double cataract surgery, which has been obvious due to his ability to see the cobwebs recently, so it looks as though more housework is necessary. Strange how that always seems to happen.

The kilts I wore yesterday appear to be none the worse for their experiences, so it is all systems go for the Sidmouth Folk festival starting this Friday.

I shall take the camera and spare batteries in order to snap any passing kilts which turn up.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: