Antony Holmes
30
December 18:12
Fruitful
Friday, the weekend starts here. Up and down this Sceptred Isle millions of Britons prepare to engage in all sorts of nitty-gritty chores. Households across the land will all be singing the same tune as hammers strike out and screwdrivers screw in a DIY war of attrition to see who can assemble that flat pack table from Ikea that was meant to be completed two weeks ago.Well life in my household is no different and so it was that I resolved to repair a much neglected carton of orange juice from concentrate that had fallen into a sorry state of disrepair. It also proved to be an excellent opportunity to make a few long overdue improvements to the carton using my finely honed practical skills.
The useless carton in question. Look at that. The lid just snapped off in my hand.
The first step was to assemble the correct tools for the job.
Due to the nature of the task in hand and its complexity I had to select some specialist implements.
Now, as we all know, almost all DIY projects require screws so I made it an absolute priority to use some in mine since they were bound to improve the carton in some way.
Some carefully positioned screws help to strengthen joints.
Much better now methinks.
The next problem I tackled was the faulty lid. I needed something secure to hold it down. Nothing says security more than a big nail.
When I nod my head, you hit it.
Nice and secure. Sorted.
Don't you just find that pouring from a carton is a bit slow and cumbersome? I know I do. One of my upgrades was therefore to install a plug so that the carton can be rapid emptied if necessary.
This kind of plug can be bought from any hardware store.
Now I can get access to the juicy goodness forthwith.
But oh dear. DIY projects always have problems and mine was no exception. A cutting tool went astray and made a hole in the carton where it shouldn't have been.
What a disaster. That blasted hole has impaired the carton rendering it useless as a container.
It looked like all was lost but then some green insulation tape came to my rescue...
Good as new after two days hard work. Saf.
All was saved and the carton was fully restored to its former glory. Another successful DIY weekend.
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