How can anyone be a tradesman?

[ultimatehandyman]

We just recently had the old boiler and hot water cylinder removed. In the old airing cupboard I was going to make it into a wardrobe as the room is only small. I mentioned to the other half that I was going to make it in a wardrobe and she said she wanted shelving to put the baby stuff in.

Brilliant, even easier!


I measured it up and went and bought three pieces of 25mm thick MDF for the shelves and had the rest of the sheet cut into 75mm strips as I’ll use these to fix to the walls to hold the shelves.

When we return home I remove the existing shelf and remove all the old pipes and foam the holes.

I then ask Angie where she wants the shelves putting.

She replies “where is the rail going to hang the clothes?”

WHAT F*CKING RAIL- YOU SAID YOU WANTED SHELVES FOR THE BABY STUFF

How can anyone be a tradesman when you have to deal with THICK people?


Obviously I'm in a bad mood now and really can't be arsed with the stupid airing cupboard and the even stupider girlfriend.



What would have been an easy job has now been made 10 times harder.

I might just take the p!ss and put up one shelf with a hanging rail underneath

[wine~o]

get a handyman in..let him take the flak...

[Bikergirl]

or a handywoman!!! Used to the hormones!

[ayjay]

I might just take the p!ss and put up one shelf with a hanging rail underneath

..........about 12" above floor level..............

[Someone-Else]

..........and room for the shoes.

[philprime]

Maybe a suitcase or 2 as well

[moderator6]

Use the mdf to make a coffin??

[ultimatehandyman]

It was bad enough when I checked the Tradepoint catalogue and saw that they sold 25mm MDF, although it was in a size that I was not familiar with- 1220*2240

I needed 3 pieces @ 850mm square but decided to just cut three pieces 850mm by the full length of the sheet divided by 3 which was about 750mm, the guy in B&Q on the saw was most helpful and could operate the saw no problem. He cut me two pieces, then noticed that the last piece was bigger than the rest

Yes, Tradepoint had published the wrong size in the catalogue and the sheet was actually 1220*2440

Anyway I have found a quick solution to the hanging space, 2 pieces of 22mm pipe that was removed from the airing cupboard originally

[EJJ150847]

I thought you said you'd had the "OLD BOILER REMOVED" so why is Angie still there?

[prem]

Put the hanging rail on top of the shelf , when she sais " dont be stupid" you reply ...... " you started it"