“So that’s four 18 foot 2 x4’s, those 4 gates hinges and the box of nail-gun nails, right?” the teller at the local handy man shop asked.
“That’s it’, I replied.
“Got a big DIY job on have you? Spending the weekend on the end of a hammer?” he said making a hammering motion with his hand.
“Putting up a fence. Thought I might give it a go myself first …… before my wife calls a professional in. How hard can it be?” I questioned.
He looked at me and you could see the eyes rolling. “Friend, ….. we get them all in here. Everyone wants to give it a go first before they return with burnt fingers and a lesson learnt. Ya know just over 80% of people try to do these projects themselves and they end up with simple injuries like falling off ladders or cutting fingers off. Quarter million people fall off ladders you know? Nearly half of those people end up getting some kind of remedial building work being done after they stuff it up”. He leaned forward and looked at me straight in the eyes. “I want to sell you those materials” he said pointing at the timber, “but anything more serious than a fence, you should get a pro to do it”.
He turned back and started punching the keys on the register, “look after yourself” he said without looking at me.
I got the job done. I didn’t want to tell him the reason I got the nail gun was because I tried to do the job with a hammer and had given myself tennis elbow. So if I wasn’t going to use a builder to do a simple fence, then why would I expect a car park owner to seek professional help as well?
Read the Article in 'Parking Today' Here ........
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