Safety “Jose” and his Magical DIY Underpants
The Colombian spends a lot of time doing DIY and it recently occurred to me that he has an interesting way in which he conducts the DIY – and that is with absolutely no regard for any safety equipment or protective clothing in any shape or form. In fact, The Colombian tells me he feels “free” when he is able to renovate in his underpants and that safety equipment is a farce because it puts you in a frame of mind where you have a false sense of security. In other words, you become complacent to your own safety if you wear gloves, eye protection etc. I have now decided that I will maintain a record of these magical, protective underpants in action as they truly are amazing.
Here is the first example:
Fitting a new window in the laundry (note how the magical DIY underpants have been his own personal guardian angel and have protected him from the circular saw, the nail gun, any potential broken glass as well as giving him special powers to actually lift the two tonne window in place).
I remember the day very well when The Colombian was angle grinding an old sewer pipe during the laundry renovations when he slipped and accidently cut the water pipe. Lucky for The Colombian he was wearing his magical underpants which averted a potential trip to the hospital in an ambulance but in response to the water gushing through the house The Colombian took off down the hall at full speed about to throw open the front door to turn off the water meter when he realised he was actually in his smalls………………………..
