Undo your testicles and hand them in at the door.

[shouldbeinbed]

I feel I have let tbe side down, just bought new mudguards for the Ute bike from Evans and have left them to be fitted by the staff.

Convenience is my only excuse but its not a good one.

 

[welsh dragon]

You know what they say. Don't buy a dog and bark yourself. Nothing wrong with getting someone else to do the dirty work. I always get Mr WD to do that

 

[Drago]

Some new use for the word 'fitted' of which we were hitherforeto unaware.

 

[Profpointy]

sounds like a pain in the arse job neatly avoiding for foregoing the price of a curry

 

[gavroche]

I think you are a good citizen ( although technically you are a subject to your Queen) by keeping another person in work. Well done you.

 

[ScotiaLass]

I feel I have let tbe side down, just bought new mudguards for the Ute bike from Evans and have left them to be fitted by the staff.

Convenience is my only excuse but its not a good one.

I applaud you Sir!
It takes a real man to do this

 

[mr messy]

You just gave up the "i'm too busy trying to fit these bloody mudguards" excuse for rest of week

 

[Deleted member 35268]

meh

 

[shouldbeinbed]

I think you are a good citizen ( although technically you are a subject to your Queen) by keeping another person in work. Well done you.

Haha. Glad to be keeping a fellow citizen in gainful employment, I think I prefer being a citizen than a subject tho.

Freedom for Tooting. (oops, cross threading with the old catchphrases )

 

[fimm]

Respectfully, why is it particularly lacking in masculinity to pay someone else to do a mechanical task for you?

 

[Mo1959]

After spending several frustrating hours fitting them and having the bits of the stays nearly take my eye out when cutting them to length, I would say you have done the sensible thing.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Respectfully, why is it particularly lacking in masculinity to pay someone else to do a mechanical task for you?

Its not at all, the title is intended as a light hearted dig at myself only. I'm quite a proficient fettler and mudguards are well within my capabilities but I've taken the easy route against my own personal benchmark.

 

[jefmcg]

Lord Finchley - Poem by Hilaire Belloc

Lord Finchley tried to mend the Electric Light
Himself. It struck him dead: And serve him right!
It is the business of the wealthy man
To give employment to the artisan.

 

[Profpointy]

Respectfully, why is it particularly lacking in masculinity to pay someone else to do a mechanical task for you?

Is it lacking in masculinity to pay a gigollo to do other tasks which you should really perform yourself?

 

[jefmcg]

Is it lacking in masculinity to pay a gigollo to do other tasks which you should really perform yourself?

Well, if the tasks involve the genitals, very probably. If they involve, say, painting your house, or fitting mudguards, then not so much.