Fran, as some of you may know, is Angela’s cellar hand, and luckily for us, he is also the most fantastic handyman. He can turn his hand to pretty much anything, from carpentry to metalwork, not to mention the fact that he also services most of our vehicles. Of course, as with any job, the man is only as good as the tools you provide, and so in this respect we always try to keep him happy.

A month or so ago he told us that he needed a new socket set to work on the tractors, so we simply instructed him to go out and buy one. Having trained everyone in the business to be as frugal as possible, and to reduce waste where possible etc., we ended up with a pretty cheap and nasty looking piece of kit – I think about 50 Euros for a 200 piece tool set, and likely to disintegrate the first time it was used.

So, I asked Fran for a list of the best manufacturers, and after a bit of play on the internet, a very fine, new socket set arrived at our door. The only problem now is that we have gone to the other extreme….. it looks almost to good to use, and it will be a real shame to get it dirty. In fact, I think I will insist that when he uses it he has to wear a suit and tie, or perhaps a set of surgical scrubs!

Fran, as some of you may know, is Angela’s cellar hand, and luckily for us, he is also the most fantastic handyman. He can turn his hand to pretty much anything, from carpentry to metalwork, not to mention the fact that he also services most of our vehicles. Of course, as with any job, the man is only as good as the tools you provide, and so in this respect we always try to keep him happy.

A month or so ago he told us that he needed a new socket set to work on the tractors, so we simply instructed him to go out and buy one. Having trained everyone in the business to be as frugal as possible, and to reduce waste where possible etc., we ended up with a pretty cheap and nasty looking piece of kit – I think about 50 Euros for a 200 piece tool set, and likely to disintegrate the first time it was used.

So, I asked Fran for a list of the best manufacturers, and after a bit of play on the internet, a very fine, new socket set arrived at our door. The only problem now is that we have gone to the other extreme….. it looks almost to good to use, and it will be a real shame to get it dirty. In fact, I think I will insist that when he uses it he has to wear a suit and tie, or perhaps a set of surgical scrubs!