BristolUK

I'd be more like Billy Dainty as a panto dame!!

scrubbedexpat091

Too bad I am not a build it type, I don't have the tools either so not possible either way, but looking on youtube the stands people make for their aquariums, so much cheaper, and likely stronger then the store bought stands made in china from particle board...

One guy made a stand for a 200 gallon tank for like $50 CAD, store bought would be several hundred dollars...

damn...lol

BristolUK

No carpenters/handymen desperate for jobs advertising? Try advertising yourself...see if anyone offers.

Shard

Fireworks. Yup, that week (or is it month). It's ok if you're out at a bonfire, but hearing various neighbours' poxy fireworks every half hour is annoying as puck.

BristolUK

But didn't you have the same fun when you were younger?

Bangers in milk bottles, down drains and, best of all, in freshly laid cowpats. But stand well back.

scrubbedexpat091

Probably not much cost savings once paid labor is also involved.

BristolUK

If you get a busy carpenter charging the going rate, maybe not, but you might find someone who can do it and is looking for spare cash (supplementing income) rather than a profit for their business.

Partially discharged

Excellent summary of many in local government here in Ottawa. In my job I have to deal with local government staff all the time and there is a lot of malaise there. Individually they are OK (although few if any would be on my desert island list) but the system and the bureaucracy grinds them down.

Working hard doesn't get you far in local government as for many the union ensures that those who have put in the years (but not necessarily been stellar employees) keep their plum jobs and those with drive, incentive and who are engaged workers often get disillusioned and look elsewhere in their job search.