Submitted by: DanielLewisRandall
Very spoon the handle will be mine. – Frankie Fix-It
Favorite Comment: DIY King, “Somewhere, a dish is crying, all alone.”
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Wow , For a rednecks they sure are creative…
SPOOOON!!!
Somewhere, a dish is crying, all alone.
Somewhere, a *fork* is crying, all alone.
Kludge it may be, but one day, when your hand is tingling with neuralgia or perhaps your arthritis is playing merry hell so you can’t get a ketchup bottle open you’ll think back on this in a new light.
Cruise down to your local hardware supplier and see what the manufacturers offer for the person with little strength in their hands who still needs to water the lawn.
I’m with ya’…..can’t even twist off an adult beverage cap any more…lol…and THAT’S a problem….
And your hands will be sore and likely bloody if you manage to get the hose hooked up to that shorty faucet with too little space between the siding and the thread and between the thread and the handle…Goodbye knuckles…
Damn.. that’s clever as hell. And it’s looks decorative, too, what with the curly end and all.
You guys all need to realise the truth.
There is no spoon.
ofc not, it’s a handle…
Then you’ll see, it is not the spoon that turns, it is only your hand.
I think it’s lovely, and much easier to turn that those cranky faucet wheels.
I agree — it looks rather nice, although it would be even nicer if the old knob could be lost or at least better hidden.
Fail! Should be to the right when the faucet is off so it’s not in the way when filling a container. And why is the original handle still there behind it?
While I agree with you, for all we know, this photo was reversed before it was uploaded.
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Better?
http://i37.tinypic.com/sw7k86.jpg
Congrats, you confused me. We care about left vs right because?
Because you have to turn the handle to the left (counterclockwise) to turn on the water. The way it’s picture, the handle would come down and possibly get caught on a bucket or what have you if if was too close to the faucet. When I flipped it, having the handle on the right, when you turned the water on, the handle would go up, keeping it out of the way of any buckets and the water.
that’s if a quarter turn is the way to go, which doesn’t seem to match the original handle behind the spoon. I’ve got similar garden faucets that require at least 3 turns if you want a decent flow.
It matters because we don’t want no stinkin’ Liberal spoons!
i dunno..it’s rather lovely
This is forking awesome!
It’s torquing awesome!
Very knife pun!
Best comment one here!
When the Dish finally broke up with him, the Spoon knew he was screwed.
I think you mean the spoon knew he was forked.
Cripes. that spoon runs about $20 at the local Renfaire!
Why is the original handle still there because you need to weld the spoon to something, and grandma can’t turn the old knob any longer.
That’s why ADA-compliant buildings have french door handles.
At least they’re not forking around.
Spooner or later I’ll get the faucet to work again!
I’ve never been a fan of public spooning. It’s only a small step above public breast feeding, with less chance of seeing boobie.
We have that silverware set! They are from Bed, Bath, and Beyond. They are rather nice spoons, quite durable.
Ok, so the extension is a great idea… but surely we can come up with better household items to attach to the spigot. Ideas?
I actually attached a metal pole using a clamp and rubber strips once before, very unreliable…
Creativity.
ahhh! practical a-n-d elegant!
I use to have the same spoon
I have a set of spoons like that! Curly end and all
Good Ceiling Cat. I HAS THAT FLATWARE. =8-o
Using the spoon as a lever?
Thanks for all of the comments!
Here is some background:
The spoon is an expensive hand-crafted one (according to the wife); but it got brake fluid on it and I wanted to keep it from ending up in the kitchen.
The knob is still affecting the spin of the valve (held against the stripped knurling tighter by the spoon); the oval shape of the spoon mathches with the oval knob.
The handle is now hanging down when the water is off.
Cheers!
– Daniel