Morning wenches. Very windy here too.
Lovely new thread Helen.
I'm very impressed by wenches' DIY skills. My DF was very good at DIY and so was my FIL, but DH is much better than both of them. He was a lighting engineer but apprenticed as an electrician, and he picked up a lot of his knowledge working on building sites. He tried to teach DS as a youngster but he had no interest whatsoever so he comes to DH whenever he wants anything doing. The DGC are the same, 'Grandad will mend it'. Strangely though DGS (6) loves the workshop and all the tools, so it may have skipped a generation. I'm totally useless at DIY as I've always relied on DH. My way of mending things is the same as Badders', a good whack often works. 
It's the same on the distaff side. My DM was a gentlemen's tailoress, she could make suits and coats. I can sew, knit and crochet but in spite of my endeavours DD can't sew a button on. Consequently everything that needs altering/repairing comes here. I feel that we've failed them both because when we're gone they'll have to pay for everything. It's so sad that all these skills are being lost.
Have a good day all. 