Fix-it Aficionados Gifts

Washing machine maintenance

"I haven't a clue what it does, but I don't know I managed without it"

Tool Box

'A cousin to the hammerhead, here we see the allusive, yet, handy, multi-use shark.'

Hardware Store Tools Wrench

"You need to take this thingamajig...and attach it to the whatchamacallit using a turny thing."

"The bad news is that I backed into a fan. The good news is my owner's a plumber."

"When it comes to fixing his own computer, I call it his PDDIY project. That stands for please DON'T do it yourself."

'I've found a spade I like Julia...'

Cutaway view of house undergoing renovation

Timber preservation

"Dad! The bathroom pipes are clogged up!"

Fixing the TV.

Is this for wiping greasy hands?

Bob’s Museum

'Don't you think it's time you did something about the draught in here?'

'Don't worry, the first 30 years of dealing with emergency plumbing problems are the hardest.'

'I think you want Phillips. Two doors down on the left.'

"All right, pal, I'm just saying, that's what I'd do if it was my Large Hadron Collider."

'Certainly. Here's the break-down. Seventy-five dollars for my labour. And seventy-five dollars for you impersonating a plumber.'

"That vulture just appeared and started picking at my phone. My battery must have died."

'Your car's ready, but drive carefully for awhile. I had to give the student an 'F' for the work he did on it.'

"Was it a fuse?"

'Hello, Robinson Crusoe here, I'd like my kitchen finished by Friday.'

'Hanging around the house, Fred, just in case.'

'Why did you get a huge socket wrench set? You never use socket wrenches.'

'I think I found the problem.'

"I'm looking for a Father's Day gift. What kind of wrench says 'I love you'?"

Fred's not sure who to call first: 911 or the plumber he should have called in the first place.

Organized chaos.

"Dad needs a Phillips screwdriver. Who's Phillip?"

"We remain reasonably confident that once we nail down the little network problem we're having, all Hell will be able to break loose according to the modified schedule, which, unfortunately, is in a file we can't seem to locate right now."

"Shall I kiss it better?"