Welcome to my Web site, specialising in DIY small and large. I hope you find my Articles of intrest: DIY is often known as a national obsession, but is this becoming a literal description of our love for this time consuming and often frustrating national sport? Never has there been so much passion and heart-break associated with what in reality can be a mundane and boring task.
Whether we are fitting new skirting boards in the lounge or replacing wooden blinds in the study, the possibility of some sort of emotional out-break is high. DIY necessitates a high level of patience and calm, especially as much of it is repetitive, but the moment something goes wrong, all hell breaks loose.
Why does it mean so much to us?
Why does a spot of DIY turn an otherwise rational human being into an obsessive and emotional creature ready to fly off the handle if the screws are the wrong size or the wallpaper is crooked? DIY can turn mild mannered family men into dictators of the highest order.
Many men take it so seriously that you would think they were performing brain surgery rather than fitting a few cupboards. The dedication and concentration is unsurpassed as there is no room for error. Pass the scalpel please! I donnot know why DIY has the capacity to provoke all of these emotions, but I think I will steer clear, just in case…
