- Joined
- May 28, 2011
- Messages
- 663
- Reaction score
- 152
- Location
- Long Compton, Warwickshire
- Hive Type
- WBC
- Number of Hives
- A half-share in 6...ish
It's not often I consider myself Mr Fixit, but I'm fairly proud of this
First you wreck your veil by putting it through a washing machine. This breaks the solder between the 2 ends of the hoop, which then contracts every time you wear it - eventually resulting in the veil flopping over your ears and the bees stinging the end of your nose
So you unpick the stitches and try various ruses to get the metal to lodge in the material and stay reasonably taut - all of which slowly makes things worse
Then you look at buying a replacement in the T*****s catalogue, check the price and think
Finally, sleepless at 2 am, a wild idea comes to you. Next day, you trot off to the hardware store in Chipping Norton (where I guess they are well used to dealing with the half-crazed) and, after rejecting various clamps, plates, bolts and chain-links, you ask it they have any kind of large electrical connector. They show you this; the sun comes out, an orchestra starts playing and the rest is just loose ends...
First you wreck your veil by putting it through a washing machine. This breaks the solder between the 2 ends of the hoop, which then contracts every time you wear it - eventually resulting in the veil flopping over your ears and the bees stinging the end of your nose
So you unpick the stitches and try various ruses to get the metal to lodge in the material and stay reasonably taut - all of which slowly makes things worse
Then you look at buying a replacement in the T*****s catalogue, check the price and think
Finally, sleepless at 2 am, a wild idea comes to you. Next day, you trot off to the hardware store in Chipping Norton (where I guess they are well used to dealing with the half-crazed) and, after rejecting various clamps, plates, bolts and chain-links, you ask it they have any kind of large electrical connector. They show you this; the sun comes out, an orchestra starts playing and the rest is just loose ends...
