#The backplate of the door handle is attached with stripped screws and my tiny cheap £2 flathead screwdriver can't get it off

[the-busy-ghost]

Dear god I should not be allowed to own a screwdriver let alone a house

#I'm an absolute eejit #FIRST I go on a DIY frenzy because my house doesn't feel like home and for some reason I think if I tart up my interior doors a bit #It will fill the deep and empty void in my soul #So I order the wrong door knobs #SECOND in attempting to remove the OLD door knobs I stay up WAY too late on a Saturday night when I have to be up early the next day #The backplate of the door handle is attached with stripped screws and my tiny cheap £2 flathead screwdriver can't get it off #I manage to get one side off and remove the spindle to see whether the new door knobs might work anyway #I then work away at the other screws for another hour or so before finally going to bed because I am dead on my feet #FLASH FORWARD TO POINT THE THIRD #I have been in the capital all day doing volunteering; meeting up with old friends last-minute; buying last-minute birthday presents #I have taken a bus all the way back home #I am dead on my feet by this point with like four hours sleep #And no food #I come in and wander into the guest bedroom to open windows; check stuff etc before putting on dinner #Seeing the door handle I pick up the flathead and attempt the screws again idly #I manage to get one more off and flushed with success attack another with gusto thinking it must be the right time #Too much gusto #Door pushes shut #I try the handle but no spindle so this has no effect #I am now stuck in an bedroom three floors up and with no phone #Luckily my keys were in my pocket so eventually after hanging out of the front window for ages I managed to hail a neighbour #Drop the keys down to them with the bit of string and spindle I had in the diy box which luckily was in the room with me #And they came up and let me out #At least I met a nice dog #But honestly #No phone no spindle no way out #I was half-convinced This Is The End #Anyway #The house is working out well #Earth & Stone