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<td colspan="2" bgcolor="#003399" height="14"><font size="1"><b><font size="1"><font size="1"><font color="#000000"><b><font size="1"><b><font size="1"><font size="1"><font color="#000000"><b><font size="1"><b><font size="1"><b><font size="1"><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">How
to forget about DIY and live happily ever after</font><font size="1"><font size="1">
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31/05/01</font></font></font></font></b></font></b></font><font color="#FFFFFF">
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<p><font size="1"> <i><font color="#FFFFFF">Ken Macdonald explains
why he'll have nothing to do with DIY - and why you shouldn't either.
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<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">You probably think DIY stands for
'do it yourself'. Forget that - if you're smart, it stands for 'don't
involve yourself'.</font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF"> Why do I say that? Well, it all
goes back to a traumatic childhood experience. My mum had been on
at my dad for months about a new set of bookshelves for the living
room. Though a man of many talents, my father was no handyman so
he'd been avoiding the job for months. </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">Then my Uncle Ted came to visit
for a week. "No problem," said Uncle Ted, "bosh, bosh, I'll have
them up in two shakes a of a lamb's tail." Never one to hang around,
he got to work with the drill right away, making the holes for the
fastenings.</font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF"> He was making short work of it
until - BANG! - he went straight through the mains electricity cable.
This hurled him several feet into the air and started a small fire
in the living room. After checking that Uncle Ted was still breathing
which, miraculously, he was, I rushed into the kitchen and filled
a bucket with water to douse the flames.</font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF"> You may already have spotted my
error - water and electrical fires do not go together like fish
and chips. Now the fire got well and truly going. Fortunately, Uncle
Ted had come to and he and I were able to make a rapid exit along
with the rest of the family.</font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF"> As we stood outside our family
home, watching it burn to the ground along with my hamster Algernon,
I knew that I would never, ever attempt any DIY as long as I lived.
</font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">If you agree that DIY should stand
for 'don't involve yourself', why not check out our guide to domestic
services by clicking on the links on the top right of this page.
The local tradesman listed there will be glad to do all your household
jobs - without burning your house down. </font></p>
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