'For Sale' board and other tangible signs we're actually.going.to.do.it

So, your house goes on the market and the usual process is a For Sale board goes up quick smart and bob's your uncle right? Wrong. In our world nothing is easy and following on in a fine tradition of 'things never being straight forward' the For Sale sign saga began.

Week 1, Dear estate agent, please could you get a For Sale board up?

Week 2, Dear estate agent, any sign of our, umm, sign?

Week 3, Dear estate agent, am I to scrawl my own rudimentary For Sale sign accross my house or would you be kind enough to get a board put up?

Week 3 and 2 days - apparently our windows are too shallow for a board and, as we live in a row of terraced houses that face directly oto the pavement, there's nowhere to stake a board outside. What would I like them to do? Ummm, well now, here's the thing, I don't know because For Sale boards aren't my forte, any suggestions? They can screw it into the wall. Good say I, let's do that then. Ah, say they, if we do that though we need to drill into your wall. O-ok, say I, needs must and presumably the next time it will come down is when we've sold the house (board included) so drill holes will not be my concern. True, say they. Up it goes then say I, a skip in my step that we have a board up, finally.

48 hours later and the board resides in a dejected heap by our front door, screws used clearly not long enough.

F*ck it I say, who needs a board.