Pinot's Potty debt free journey!!!

PinotGrigio41

Because it nearly my birthday ...........We very Naughtily put £5 each way down on Shakalakaboomboom ( because we liked the name) on the Grand National.

He was in the first two right until the last jump, and then came in 9th, so no early birthday pressie for me then

PinotGrigio41

To add to my newfound list of talents (:rotfl:) and the success of the Car Repairs a couple of weeks ago............today I decide to attempt some light plumbing duties !

We have an ongoing problem with our drains and for the last few days when flushing two of the toilets, the water rather horribly bubbles back up and through the shower plugs (Yuk !) With Mr Pinot away and not wanting to pay out for a plumber, I decide to try and resolve it myself. Having now watched in the region of 7 plumbers try and resolve this particular problem over the years, I felt very well equipt to deal with this issue myself.

So ........looking rather fetching in my PJ's ( I have been cleaning all day) and flip flops, I ventured into the loft with a bottle of Washing Up Liquid ( as per previous plumbers )We have some pipework that pops up in two places hidden in the eaves ( I cant remember the technical name for it....I'm not that good yet !) I located them and tried to pull off the lid which apparently then needed turning upside down to make sure that a black ball that is inside bobs up and down, lubricate that with a little washing up liquid, and bobs your uncle. If the black ball bobs up and down, the toilets will flush and wont gurgle back up into showers ! It sounded so easy. I tugged and tucked and twisted but to no avail. Eventually after much huffing and puffing, one of them let out a loud gurgle and hey presto, the toilets are flushing again with no need for the lubricant !!

Now that the particular problem is resolved I am wondering which Trade I should dabble in next ?!!

debtfreewannabe321

oh wow mrs P very impressed with your plumbing skills :rotfl:not sure if i'd have tried that although i do like to have a go at most things myself as well

I've watched all of once upon a time as dh downloaded it and it's fab i really enjoyed it nice easy watching. Desperate housewives is my vice though, i can't miss an episode of that

oh and we also backed shakalakaboomboom was gutted when it lost, you should have heard me screaming at the t.v :rotfl:ds1 horse won though so he was happy :T

PinotGrigio41

debtfreewannabe321 wrote: »

oh wow mrs P very impressed with your plumbing skills :rotfl:not sure if i'd have tried that although i do like to have a go at most things myself as well

I've watched all of once upon a time as dh downloaded it and it's fab i really enjoyed it nice easy watching. Desperate housewives is my vice though, i can't miss an episode of that

oh and we also backed shakalakaboomboom was gutted when it lost, you should have heard me screaming at the t.v :rotfl:ds1 horse won though so he was happy :T

Well done to your DH !! Some good news today for you then after all ! :T

I love Desperate Housewives as well, but I am very very behind. The last one I watched was when (Now I cant remember her name, not Susanthe one whose husband is Tom, was held hostage when she was preganant ) How long ago was that ?!! I need to find out about this Once Upon a Time, it seems like eveyrone but me is watching it !

I am just mopping my tears after listening to guy at the end of The Voice singing Ordinary People , it was amazing !

Piquant_2

Lady that is impressive, plumbing no less! and Kerri on car mechanics this diary has no limits!

I could guarantee if I attempted either I'd get the deep sigh from the skilled tradesman and pursed lips hmmm, I don't know who's been doing this but they've made a right mess of it....now as a one off favour to you, I'll fix it for five hundred quid, no questions...

Piq

PinotGrigio41

Piquant wrote: »

Lady that is impressive, plumbing no less! and Kerri on car mechanics this diary has no limits!

I could guarantee if I attempted either I'd get the deep sigh from the skilled tradesman and pursed lips hmmm, I don't know who's been doing this but they've made a right mess of it....now as a one off favour to you, I'll fix it for five hundred quid, no questions...

Piq

I'm getting more confident in my old age, or is it just that I'm poorer, that makes me happy to attempt anything and everything :rotfl:

I was irritated though, at my attempts to fix the car a few weeks ago on the petrol station forecourt, by the amount of men wandering past muttering comments under their breath "Are you sure you know how to lift the bonnet love ?" " Do you actually know what your doing under there darling, or do you need a man to come and take a look at this for you ?!" Grrrrr :mad: Its not the offers of assistance that get to me, its the way in which they say it ! I was perfectly happy in my own little world trying to fix the problem.

hmmm, I don't know who's been doing this but they've made a right mess of it....now as a one off favour to you, I'll fix it for five hundred quid, no questions...

I had a very similar comment as above, from a so called skilled tradesman, over my painting skills a year or so back. I got bamboozled into letting a friend of a friend who was out of work to come and take a look and quote for the hall stairs and landing I was painting at the time, but it had been goign on a long while as I didnt have alot of time on my hands to finish it. I had no intention of hiring him to do the job (No money !) but was humouring them to be honest . He walked in, rubbed his grubby hands all over my newly painted walls and critisised everything and anything, saying how it needed to be done all over again , I was clearly using cheap substandard paint brshes, and he would kindly start in two days for the the pricely sum of £2500,00 !!:eek: Needless to say he was shown the door rather sharpish , I continued with my amateur paint job, and it looks very lovely indeedy. Thankyou very much !!

I'll will get back off of my soapbox once again !!!

Hopelessly_Hopeful

Morning PG and a very happy birthday.:bdaycake:

Hope you have a fantastic day.... as Dopey says they can have your money but not your life. These are the things that are important to hang in there and soak every piece of the joy up, especially today.

My birthday present to you is a tip on clearing gunge and pipes. Pour half tub bicarbonate of soda (cheaper still 1/4 packet of soda crystals) into the drain........ add one bottle of vinegar, tesco cheapest at 13p a bottle works just fine. Waiting until the effervescent stops then pour down a kettle full of boiling water...... brill job done!

Love the story of the expert painter who could miraculously start on Monday. Good on you for showing him the door.

HHx

HappyNow

:):):):beer:HAPPY BIRTHDAY PINOT:beer::):):)

Hope you have a great day and that Mr Pinot arrives home in time to share it with you.

Now, why did you want to know how to put up a picture? I have no idea how to do it, just wondered what is coming?!

Box_of_Fluffies

Happy Birthday Pinot. I've sent you a slice of the now infamous microwave chocolate cake. Hope it arrives safely and that customs don't confiscate it. :rotfl: :rotfl:

Well done on clearing the grunge and gunk from the pipes. I agree with this advice given by HH. It works for me.

My birthday present to you is a tip on clearing gunge and pipes. Pour half tub bicarbonate of soda (cheaper still 1/4 packet of soda crystals) into the drain........ add one bottle of vinegar, tesco cheapest at 13p a bottle works just fine. Waiting until the effervescent stops then pour down a kettle full of boiling water...... brill job done!

Box_of_Fluffies

HappyNow wrote: »

Now, why did you want to know how to put up a picture? I have no idea how to do it, just wondered what is coming?!

Perhaps a photo of Pinot in her pj's, tackling the pipes. :rotfl: