DaveyMcB asked:

Hi there, I’m just getting in to improving my practical skills and want to try everything from basic, bread-and-butter mechanics through to simple building and household engineering tasks. Bearing in mind I’m an amateur and on a limited budget, what are the first essential tools I need to get my hands on, and would second-hand tools be acceptable? What should I look out for and avoid in tools?

Thanks

TUBBY asked:


First of all, I’m 24, so I’m not just an angry teenager. Second, let me explain a little of the story to you. My mom divorced my dad when I was 20 b/c she was “bored”. So she met “Gary” on the internet and after 2 weeks, moved him in with her and within 6 months they were married. My mom is fairly well-to-do, she owns a bridal business so she does quite well. Gary moved in with her with nothing but the shirt on his back. They have been married for 1 year now and she has bought him a new car, a hottub, tools, clothes….you name it. My problem with Gary is he drinks all the time, he puts her down constantly, and he spends her money like she is a bank. My mother and I have recently invested in a property and we are building a wedding chapel. Gary thought he would help and lead the construction on the building. The original budget was $30K, but he has spend $75K of my mothers money. And when he runs out of booze, he becomes a complete as.s!! How do I tell her that I HATE him!?
Not to mention my mother is always putting my husband down, calling him lazy and whatnot, when her husband is a drunk as.shole!!