Meccano to the rescue!
Barry spent much time as a boy constructing models from Meccano. There have been many occasions when the skills learnt from hours of construction have come in useful.
The handle on the larder fridge came adrift at the top. We tried glueing it, but it wouldn’t hold.
We looked at replacement handles. With parts and postage it was going to cost about £100. Better, surely, to repair it if at all possible.
So, with drill and screws and a Meccano-like ‘stainless steel flat straight brace mending bracket’ (its official name) that cost 70p, Barry effected an efficient repair.
I was grateful - of course I was, but I pointed out that it wasn't straight. It wasn't necessary - Barry already knew that, but he insisted that it was the door that was crooked, not his handiwork, so of course I believed him.
It’s not just the exterior of the fridge that needed attention. The interior also required some refurbishment, particularly after one of the shelves crashed to the floor yesterday. Fortunately, the bottles on it didn’t break, though the shelf itself was now in pieces.
Sadly, Meccano could not help on this occasion, so new parts have been ordered – two new shelves, as one had cracked previously, and a ‘chiller’ basket or is it a ‘crisper’? Whatever, we await their arrival, not exactly with bated breath, but anticipating a slightly more ordered refrigerator.
Life is so exciting in the Cooke household.
