The UK Guild of Handymen

As Stan Laurel once said—You can lead a horse to water but a pencil must be lead.
While this is obviously a joke, it is true that certain people (like me) can be genetically unsuited to using pencils for practical work. This is because now that I have lost most of my hair I can no longer get a pencil to stay in place behind my ear …which as everyone knows is an essential skill for any self-respecting tradesperson.
The result of this acute inability is that I am forever losing pencils and can often get through a dozen on just one job.
Fortunately IKEA seem to have more than they really need and they never seem to miss a few. It is however a very high price to pay having to endure a trip around IKEA just to procure a few pencils.