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  "title": "DIY Disasters on David Marsden",
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        "id": "http://davidmarsden.micro.blog/2026/05/22/the-last-screw.html",
        "title": "The Last Screw",
        "content_html": "<p>Another DIY victory to add to my ever growing list.</p>\n<br>\n<img src=\"https://eu.uploads.micro.blog/2588/2026/pxl-20260522-1804451092.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A wooden bench with a cup and a small object on it is situated in a grassy backyard, flanked by a fence and a compost bin, with a pair of blue slippers on the ground in front.\">\n<br>\n<br>\n<p>Mum had her friendly neighbourhood gardener attach the two blocks of wood to the bench feet to raise it up so she could get on and off.</p>\n<p>She then decided she didn&rsquo;t want the bench after all, but it was too high to sit on comfortably for anyone else.</p>\n<p>The blocks were attached with numerous long screws. Some came out. Some didn&rsquo;t.</p>\n<p>Having learnt from my earlier tortuous experience fitting a new toilet seat (full story still to come), I knew the best way to remove the remaining screws was to saw them off.</p>\n<p>And (now I knew where it was) my trusty saw did the business right down until the last screw (it&rsquo;s always the last screw).</p>\n<p>I just couldn&rsquo;t cut the last screw!</p>\n<p>Of course! My trusty saw was a wood saw, not a hacksaw, and by now it could barely cut through butter (although it would certainly have melted butter, the blade was so hot). It was as blunt as the blocks I was trying to remove.</p>\n<p>New hacksaw (and a few days to rest up) later, a couple of strokes of the fresh blade did the trick.</p>\n<p>Now the bench is frankly a little low, but at least my bare feet can touch grass.</p>\n<br>\n<img src=\"https://eu.uploads.micro.blog/2588/2026/pxl-20260522-1830032922.jpg\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A quiet residential street features parked cars, green trees, and houses under a clear sky at sunset.\">\n",
        "date_published": "2026-05-22T19:41:51+01:00",
        "url": "https://davidmarsden.info/2026/05/22/the-last-screw.html",
        "tags": ["Home","Kids","DIY Disasters"]
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