Help, I'm turning into my Mother!

[Mr Livered]

One moves car out then puts cones out

The Boswell family used to do that on Carla Lane's '80s sitcom 'Bread'.

[bub2006]

That's true! I forgot about that.

[Bobthebeard]

I am turning into my Grandfather....

He used to nail jam jar lids up inside his garage roof, fill jam jars with assorted screws and nails. (All sorted out and labeled of course) then screw the jars up onto the lids......

I have now started collecting jam jars.

[bub2006]

I have 2 coffee jars lids screwed under the shelf in my shed. The jars hold cable ties in one and assorted ironmongery in the other. Asp and staples,cb aerial brackets and Other trinkets

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Is the cost of brush cleaner, turps or whatever you use to clean brushes less than just chucking cheapo brushes away? I buy cheap, pick the stray spiders legs out of the paint and chuck the brushes after one use.

Exactly. Cleaning gloss or Hammerite-esque paints out of a brush is so not worth it when the brush is 20p. Just wrap the brush in cling film and leave it at the back of the fridge and it'll last for weeks. Then chuck it when it goes hard.

[Junkman]

Is the cost of brush cleaner, turps or whatever you use to clean brushes less than just chucking cheapo brushes away? I buy cheap, pick the stray spiders legs out of the paint and chuck the brushes after one use. 

 

It doesn't matter how much it costs. My generation just can't throw anything away that still works.

I don't even have to turn into any of my ancestors for that.

This may be a big disadvantage when it comes to murder weapons, but it's a general principle.

[Micrashed]

I am turning into my Grandfather....

He used to nail jam jar lids up inside his garage roof, fill jam jars with assorted screws and nails. (All sorted out and labeled of course) then screw the jars up onto the lids......

I have now started collecting jam jars.

You are my long lost brother AICMFP

My father did this with 1970's Sun Pat peanut  butter jars.

[New POD]

We have 3 cars, a shared driveway and almost everyone parks in the street. In 20 days we will have 4 cars.

 

One in the garage (MX5), one on the gravel that was the front lawn (BINI), one in the road outside the house (astra), one on the flags at the end of the Cul de Sac.

 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Formby/@53.553716,-3.049442,3a,75y,241.41h,89.62t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1seBcCCpgHXWGCZkm-mhXbiQ!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x487b3b1116ab0455:0x7c55c64a9719357a

 

The Cavalier in the google map image is where the MINI sits now

 

The biddy next door is precious about us parking in the drive despite her lack of a car.

[Micrashed]

We have 3 cars, a shared driveway and almost everyone parks in the street.

The biddy next door is precious about us parking in the drive despite her lack of a car.

Understandable, you would be blocking her part of a ROW

She may not have a car, but may have a wheelbarrow, wheelie bin or Old Lady Pashley shopper tricycle with shopping baskets full of cats that she wishes to pass and re pass (but not park or otherwise cause to obstruct) with.

 

The downsides of a property with a ROW over it we had one once - never again, though I now have a property with riparian rights to an underground stream ( its culverted and I have an access pit that drops 12 foot down to it which is my real responsibility) but means I cant build a garage on the only bit of land suitable for one. Arse.

[New POD]

Yes, When they introduced wheelie bins, she a) refused to let me wheel them up to the street on bin day, as the "council have to come and get them, because I've complained that I'm too frail" and Insists that they are parked in the shared driveway as "there's nowhere else" Makes putting a car away in the garage difficult, as I have to move her 3 bins first, and then move them back. I have suggested better places.....But hey just because you are 80, doesn't mean you have to start being reasonable

[SambaS]

I keep nuts and bolts and fixings, when I had to give up the garage i sorted them out into separate containers. I have one for assorted plastic trim clips too. Lots of Charade bolts, Reliant nuts and MK5 Escort bits. Actually came in useful when I got my Jimp back

[Micrashed]

Yes, When they introduced wheelie bins, she Insists that they are parked in the shared driveway as "there's nowhere else" Makes putting a car away in the garage difficult, 

Ah, well there you go, she could be blocking your ROW. Whether a wheelie bin could be argued as a "significant obstruction" is another matter, but one couple lost a shed load of cash taking a similar matter to court...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2257358/The-40-000-battle-wheelie-bins-Homeowner-slapped-massive-legal-row-neighbour-ends-court.html

[alf892]

 

Yes, When they introduced wheelie bins, she a) refused to let me wheel them up to the street on bin day, as the "council have to come and get them, because I've complained that I'm too frail" and Insists that they are parked in the shared driveway as "there's nowhere else" Makes putting a car away in the garage difficult, as I have to move her 3 bins first, and then move them back. I have suggested better places.....But hey just because you are 80, doesn't mean you have to start being reasonable

 

Offer to move them for her? After all she is nearly 80 and it is nice to help. Also removes the problem and could change her view of you, maybe even buy some co operation

[New POD]

Back to the topic:

 

I knew I was turning into my mother when I started comparing the price of toilet rolls.

[Micrashed]

Never buy cheap toilet rolls, they are a false economy.

They use them in the prison and you have to quadruple them up to avoid "Goldfinger" syndrome.

[DeeJay]

Stops you biting your nails though.