In Praise of Cheap Tools ;-)

[Smokin Joe]

But never buy cheap screwdrivers.

Why not?

They make great chisels and levers and are handy for stirring things round in your box of bits when you are looking for something small.

 

[TheDoctor]

Can also be used for mixing vodka and orange...

 

[Ian H]

Why not?

They make great chisels and levers and are handy for stirring things round in your box of bits when you are looking for something small.

You'll have to believe me when I say that I nearly added, "...if you wish to use them as screwdrivers".

 

[slowmotion]

Not too long ago, there was a special offer of a mains corded electric drill on the back cover of the Screwfix catalogue. £9.99.
I wish I had bought one, just to see what it was like. An amazing concept.

 

[ColinJ]

Excellent that we can have a mainstream word in another part of the country and another person the other end cannot understand! Sorry for my ignorance!

I soon discovered that 'while' means 'until' in Yorkshire!

Someone moves up here, has their first driving lesson and gets into a spot of bother at the first set of traffic lights ...

Yorkshire driving instructor: "Now then - wait while t' lights are green, then go!"