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my talent was for being officially forbidden to use innovative, creative fixes , now to be sure they were CRUDE , but they were quick , cheap and effective .. my best one took them 4 years to notice i had fixed a recurring problem ( happened once or twice a night before the fix ) it took other 4 hours to unfix the problem , to solve another issue ( which i had been working around with a six inch nail when needed for about 3 years )

the official option was the call the contractor who would arrive between 2 and 24 hours after the call charge a $75 call-out fee + hours on site
... and fix it to the extent the same problem might recur that shift or the next shift .. now officially they could have bought a new handle and retaining collar ( or had one made by any competent fitter ) .. but they had rules and protocols and budgets

my fix cost less than $10 including the wages for the time taken to apply the fix actually closer to $20 if you account for the roasting i got when the hasty fix was discovered

so YEP i love retirement , i can patch and fix my own stuff , my own way , and watch Australia strangle in rules and regulations , safety courses and site inductions

<blockquote data-quote="divs4ever" data-source="post: 1161627" data-attributes="member: 86149">my talent was for being officially&nbsp; forbidden&nbsp;&nbsp; to use innovative, creative fixes&nbsp; , now to be sure&nbsp; they were CRUDE , but they were quick , cheap and effective&nbsp; .. my best one took them 4 years to notice&nbsp; i had fixed a recurring problem ( happened once or twice a night before the&nbsp; fix&nbsp; ) it took other 4 hours to unfix the problem&nbsp; ,&nbsp; to solve another issue&nbsp; ( which i had been working around with a six inch nail&nbsp; when needed&nbsp; for about 3 years )&nbsp;the official option was the call the contractor&nbsp; who would arrive&nbsp; between 2 and 24 hours after the&nbsp; call&nbsp; charge a $75 call-out fee + hours on site &nbsp;...&nbsp;&nbsp; and fix it to the extent the same problem might recur that shift or the next shift .. now officially they could have bought a new handle and retaining collar ( or had one made by any competent fitter )&nbsp; .. but they had rules and protocols&nbsp; and budgets &nbsp;my fix cost less than $10 including the wages for the time taken to apply the fix actually closer to $20 if you account for the roasting i got when the hasty fix was discovered &nbsp;so YEP i love retirement&nbsp; , i can patch and fix my own stuff , my own way&nbsp; , and watch Australia strangle in rules and regulations , safety courses and site inductions</blockquote>

[QUOTE="divs4ever, post: 1161627, member: 86149"] my talent was for being officially forbidden to use innovative, creative fixes , now to be sure they were CRUDE , but they were quick , cheap and effective .. my best one took them 4 years to notice i had fixed a recurring problem ( happened once or twice a night before the fix ) it took other 4 hours to unfix the problem , to solve another issue ( which i had been working around with a six inch nail when needed for about 3 years ) the official option was the call the contractor who would arrive between 2 and 24 hours after the call charge a $75 call-out fee + hours on site ... and fix it to the extent the same problem might recur that shift or the next shift .. now officially they could have bought a new handle and retaining collar ( or had one made by any competent fitter ) .. but they had rules and protocols and budgets my fix cost less than $10 including the wages for the time taken to apply the fix actually closer to $20 if you account for the roasting i got when the hasty fix was discovered so YEP i love retirement , i can patch and fix my own stuff , my own way , and watch Australia strangle in rules and regulations , safety courses and site inductions [/QUOTE]

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