Just recently had a fly screen door installed by Denis , from Denis Around the House. Denis is a self-employed handyman , focussing on the smaller jobs that people just don't get to when they are either super busy - or getting on a bit in age ( he likes to help out the elderly who need a bit of a hand with odd-jobs and a spot of gardening here and there)
Anyway - I digress somewhat from the point - which is that I realised fairly early on after immigrating* to Melbourne that flyscreens on windows, and flyscreen doors were far more important than security bars , locks or any other security measures.
Damn them flies are a nuisance !
I could swear they lie in wait by the door , and zip inside quickly in that fraction of a moment that it's open when you rush outside slamming it behind you.
Our new house came with flyscreens on every "open-able" window. We specifically asked for a security/flyscreen door on the laundry - but clean forgot to get something on the balcony door to the main bedroom.
Which has proven to be something of an unmitigated disaster with the heat we're having , and with a little curious kitty cat called Hamish , who joined our family in April of this year.
See our balcony adjoins the garage roof and wall - and it takes Hamish a small hop skip and a jump and he's on the roof of the house , and running outside . My nerves cannot handle it . Especially with the rules imposed on cat owners here in the Nanny State of Victoria.
So we finally got around to getting a screen door installed on the balcony - and oh what a pleasure it has been these last few hot summer nights. With a cool breeze blowing in , the riff-raff of the insect world stuck outside. And Hamish , sitting at the threshold unable to stress me out in the slightest.
Denis once told me that he sells peace of mind. And you know what --- he's right.
So for anyone interested in a helping hand around the house - Denis is based in Pakenham , SouthEast of Melbourne- and will travel to pretty much most of the South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
Here's a copy of his business card :
Oh - and in case you missed it earlier in the post ---- I'm very happy with my screen door ....
* Here's the low down on the definitions and correct usage of immigration, emigration and migration. You emigrate FROM your old country , and you immigrate TO your new country. Migrate is the general word for people moving around , and can be used interchangeably with either immigrate or emigrate.
Anyway - I digress somewhat from the point - which is that I realised fairly early on after immigrating* to Melbourne that flyscreens on windows, and flyscreen doors were far more important than security bars , locks or any other security measures.
Damn them flies are a nuisance !
I could swear they lie in wait by the door , and zip inside quickly in that fraction of a moment that it's open when you rush outside slamming it behind you.
Our new house came with flyscreens on every "open-able" window. We specifically asked for a security/flyscreen door on the laundry - but clean forgot to get something on the balcony door to the main bedroom.
Which has proven to be something of an unmitigated disaster with the heat we're having , and with a little curious kitty cat called Hamish , who joined our family in April of this year.
See our balcony adjoins the garage roof and wall - and it takes Hamish a small hop skip and a jump and he's on the roof of the house , and running outside . My nerves cannot handle it . Especially with the rules imposed on cat owners here in the Nanny State of Victoria.
So we finally got around to getting a screen door installed on the balcony - and oh what a pleasure it has been these last few hot summer nights. With a cool breeze blowing in , the riff-raff of the insect world stuck outside. And Hamish , sitting at the threshold unable to stress me out in the slightest.
Denis once told me that he sells peace of mind. And you know what --- he's right.
So for anyone interested in a helping hand around the house - Denis is based in Pakenham , SouthEast of Melbourne- and will travel to pretty much most of the South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
Here's a copy of his business card :
Oh - and in case you missed it earlier in the post ---- I'm very happy with my screen door ....
* Here's the low down on the definitions and correct usage of immigration, emigration and migration. You emigrate FROM your old country , and you immigrate TO your new country. Migrate is the general word for people moving around , and can be used interchangeably with either immigrate or emigrate.
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