Everyone has a little box or bag of assorted screws.
In my case, most of my screws are loose.
But I do have a little Tupperware container filled with screws.
The problem is that you rarely need one screw. You usually need at least two.
New coat hooks = two screws.
DIY compost bin = twenty four screws.
Fix Dresser = four screws.
So we rummage through our respective receptacles for fasteners trying to find screws that match. And seldom do they match in the cornucopia of simple machines.
The secret to success is this:
Find the one screw you need. Install it ere it wanders away. Search a bit for its mate. Give up and forget about the project. Have a cup of coffee on the deck, small and cluttered with your obsolete snow shovels as it is. Read a little. Do NOT get ready for work tomorrow. Carry on with your Sunday.
And lo. There shall it be. Right where you never thought to look while you are sorting through which Guitar Magazine issue has the review for the new Foo Fighters album (probably the one with Dave Grohl on the cover).
In short, my brethren Questors. Seek and you will find only frustration, loss and grief. Seek not, and you shall find.
Now go hang that coat rack.
Happy Sunday.
3 comments:
And that, Get Off, is what I call a boy's look. A girl's look involves cleaning the entire house including re-arranging all the wardrobes and vacuuming the sofas. Screws may not be found but usually small amounts of money are recovered, enough at least to pay for new screws.
Or you can just be completely lame like me and leave the hardware-hanging responsibilities to someone else.
What is this "coat rack" you speak of?
Screw it, I say! Seek nothing, find nothing but contentment. :)
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