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It's good night from her. And good night from me.

Hope I actually get some sleep this time. Insomnia is very tiresome.
 

postman

Squire
Location
,Leeds
Why do silly little diy jobs,go belly up and it takes longer.This morning my little job was to put back on the wall an extension lead.The plugs had worked loose from the wall,because of where it is situated just below the window sill there is a gap and the drill went straight through the plaster board when i first put them in.So today new plugs new screws and some filla.I filled the holes put in the plugs ,let the filla harden off,the put the screws in.Well when i went to hang the extension bar,out came the plugs.Right threw them away,filled the holes and then put two screws in the edge of the wooden window sill.Trouble was then the bar rocked.So i found a batten in the garage cut it to size and glued it to the wall behind the extension bar.Then i went for my shower.When i came back to check the glue had not held.So the only thing i could do was screw the batten to the wall i used bradawl to make a small hole,put the screw direct to the plaster made the hole slipped in a plug and then put more glue on the batten and then put the screw to the plug.It's still on ,thank you.Some days i hate diy.
 

classic33

Leg End Member
Why do silly little diy jobs,go belly up and it takes longer.This morning my little job was to put back on the wall an extension lead.The plugs had worked loose from the wall,because of where it is situated just below the window sill there is a gap and the drill went straight through the plaster board when i first put them in.So today new plugs new screws and some filla.I filled the holes put in the plugs ,let the filla harden off,the put the screws in.Well when i went to hang the extension bar,out came the plugs.Right threw them away,filled the holes and then put two screws in the edge of the wooden window sill.Trouble was then the bar rocked.So i found a batten in the garage cut it to size and glued it to the wall behind the extension bar.Then i went for my shower.When i came back to check the glue had not held.So the only thing i could do was screw the batten to the wall i used bradawl to make a small hole,put the screw direct to the plaster made the hole slipped in a plug and then put more glue on the batten and then put the screw to the plug.It's still on ,thank you.Some days i hate diy.
Normal wall plug or something like these,
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postman

Squire
Location
,Leeds
Normal wall plug or something like these,
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Bog standard plugs.either one of your would have been better.When i next decorate the room i will get some of the top ones and put it back on the wall,then fill and paint the window ledge.Now i must go and get the turbo out,it is great here in Leeds,can't go out as we are going shopping this afternoon.
 
I have pulled a muscle in my bottom.

And thanks to Poppy shredding a cardboard box, I now have a stash of Autosports from 1986 and 1987 that I had completely forgotten I'd bought. Probably from Chaters, but also possibly from various car boot sales.

I only started buying Autosport mid 1988 when I got a pocket money increase. Before then, I used to read it in the newsagent.
 
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