While working at the brewery today we noticed the weather had become a touch inclement. We also noticed that the guttering had broken apart on one corner of the building. After re-connecting the two pieces we realised that the reason it had broken in the first place was that the corner was lower than the rest of the gutter and the accumulated weight of the water was enough to snap the pieces apart. The ingenious, and visually appealing, solution to the problem was to lift the corner using cable ties.
There's probably a metaphor in there somewhere but I'm so bloody tired and stressed at the moment I can't be arsed to tease it out. In eighteen days time, assuming that nothing major goes wrong, I'll have sold my existing business. This last week has been a constant stream of emails, phone calls and letters to and from solicitors trying to ensure that every box is ticked, every i is dotted and every t is crossed so that the handover can proceed smoothly. I used to think that selling a house was stressful .. .. .. ..
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Good old cable ties, they are indispensable part of any toolbox, from race mechanic to b*st*rd botchers. I am so addicted to them I not only have them in all sizes but colours as well and the icing on the cake is the trick ADJUSTABLE tensioning/cutting pliers. Whoo Hoo! way to go!
Man, sorry if you're already aware of this, but if you were to obtain a better picture, you could submit it to "There I Fixed It", a highly entertaining site for us DIY types.
Three cheers for whoever invented cable ties!
@ Roue le jour - Would it qualify as a fully blown kludge? :o)
All that one needs is WD40 and Duct Tape(or if you prefer, Duck Tape). If it doesn't move, and it should, use WD40. If it moves and it shouldn't, use Duct Tape.
For all else, there are cable ties. And remember, like The Force, Duct Tape has a Light Side, and a Dark Side...
Ah, but you forgot! It's a "business"! It's therefore State Property for tax-farming!
You were just their animal, so they had to make sure you were not defrauding them of their property...you know, the way a pig or a chicken defrauds its owner.
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