Handymen Fix Clock Facing $56,000 In Repairs With A $3 Can Of WD-40

Churches often find themselves between a rock and a hard place when it comes to the various repairs that they require over the course of their lifespans.

This church, which is located in Grimsby, England, recently went through its own issues in this regard. Their clock had not worked properly in at least a decade now but they have been unable to fix it.

According to The Sun, the bill for the repair was quoted insanely high, thus making it essentially impossible for the church to pay for.

The Grimsby Minster’s clock has been stuck at the same time for over a decade now, as it has been reading 12:02 for at least 12 years. The experts who were called in to address the issue claimed that new scaffolding was needed to successfully handle the problem.

The big guns were called, including the firm that was responsible for working on the restoration of Big Ben. While they tried to press the issue when it came to the scaffolding, there was more to the story that has not been told. Cheesemaker Rick Haywood, 47, and student Jay Foley, 15, decided that they would be willing to take a closer look at the problem.

That’s when things got really interesting. Rick and Jay went to check out the clock mechanism, to see if they would be able to address the issue. It may seem complicated but it did not take much effort at all.

According to the son, Rick said: “We found various dead pigeons gumming up the bearings. Some of the bearings were very dry. We gave it grease and WD-40 and managed to get it running.”

“The church had one or two engineers from big clock companies and they were starting at £40-50,000 to get it running again. We saved them at least £40,000 so I am hoping for a meal invite,” he continued.

That seems like a good deal from where we are sitting. That’s an absolute bargain when compared to the cost of the repairs.

At least the clock has finally been repaired and these people are able to move forward without having to worry about coming up with the money to fix it. It would have taken a lot of church bake sales and car washes to come up with that kind of money on such short notice!