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Announcing The Blinds. Valuable Information That Will Make You See Red
Have you tried fitting those roller blinds without cursing the manufacturer’s guidelines? Trust me when I say, don’t bother
I’m not going to profess to you that I have suddenly transformed into an overnight Do-It-Yourself expert because, well, nothing could be further from the truth; on a scale of one to ten (where one is Mr. Messy and ten is Bob the Builder,) I am on the freezing side of zero.
At 52, if I have not learned by now, then I can safely tell you that I probably never will either.
On the other hand, one thing I am good at is knocking down walls with a sledgehammer but hey, this time was about putting up a roller blind so, likely a little bit more finesse would be needed.
Not this:
Although, living in a council house has its own challenges presented as soon as the walls sense a drill coming anywhere near them.
The drill comes out and the walls begin to show…