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Post by bigjohnritchie on Feb 12, 2024 16:42:04 GMT
Having some work done upstairs.....the plasterer has just fallen through the ceiling!!!!
He's ok.
Any other examples of home/ DIY/ Disasters/ Accidents.
( I did drill through an electric wire once whilst showing my son how to use a drill properly.....should have got Fraise to do it)
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Post by lawrieleslie on Feb 12, 2024 16:51:25 GMT
Drilled through 13 amp ring main in block wall once. Managed to dig it out, inline crimp repair and re-bury. This was in our first house 45 yrs ago so probably still there.
Drilled through 15mm gas supply to kitchen. Luckily could get to it and replace the section.
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Post by cobhamstokey on Feb 12, 2024 17:51:54 GMT
Having some work done upstairs.....the plasterer has just fallen through the ceiling!!!! He's ok. Any other examples of home/ DIY/ Disasters/ Accidents. ( I did drill through an electric wire once whilst showing my son how to use a drill properly.....should have got Fraise to do it) When I was 8 I remember an electrician doing some work at our home and him setting fire to it causing the fire brigade. Thankfully he only received a minor injury (hopefully it was just burns and not due to my dad coming home and finding he no longer had a home). Result - Living in our front garden in a caravan for a number of weeks. - Having our bungalow transform into a house. |
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Post by bigjohnritchie on Feb 12, 2024 18:16:06 GMT
Having some work done upstairs.....the plasterer has just fallen through the ceiling!!!! He's ok. Any other examples of home/ DIY/ Disasters/ Accidents. ( I did drill through an electric wire once whilst showing my son how to use a drill properly.....should have got Fraise to do it) When I was 8 I remember an electrician doing some work at our home and him setting fire to it causing the fire brigade. Thankfully he only received a minor injury (hopefully it was just burns and not due to my dad coming home and finding he no longer had a home). Result - Living in our front garden in a caravan for a number of weeks. - Having our bungalow transform into a house. You seem to have a bit of an affiliation with fires Chuffed....did you ever consider the Fire Service instead of the Police, or are you happy just to create work for them. |
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Post by lawrieleslie on Feb 12, 2024 18:17:34 GMT
Having some work done upstairs.....the plasterer has just fallen through the ceiling!!!! He's ok. Any other examples of home/ DIY/ Disasters/ Accidents. ( I did drill through an electric wire once whilst showing my son how to use a drill properly.....should have got Fraise to do it) When I was 8 I remember an electrician doing some work at our home and him setting fire to it causing the fire brigade. Thankfully he only received a minor injury (hopefully it was just burns and not due to my dad coming home and finding he no longer had a home). Result - Living in our front garden in a caravan for a number of weeks. - Having our bungalow transform into a house. Not a DIY disaster but this reminds me of when I was a young lad living in Wolstanton. There must have been mining subsidence and we were put up in a local hotel whilst repairs were done to our house paid for by coal board. Must have been early 60s. There must have been loads of homes suffered same around coal mining fields in Stoke/Newcastle. |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Feb 12, 2024 18:17:45 GMT
I once accidentally missed and went straight up the shitter. You’d think it was a disaster from the reaction.
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Post by bigjohnritchie on Feb 12, 2024 18:24:44 GMT
I once accidentally missed and went straight up the shitter. You’d think it was a disaster from the reaction. I wouldn't call that a minor disaster, Hopefully , Badger |
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Post by felonious on Feb 12, 2024 18:44:16 GMT
When I was 8 I remember an electrician doing some work at our home and him setting fire to it causing the fire brigade. Thankfully he only received a minor injury (hopefully it was just burns and not due to my dad coming home and finding he no longer had a home). Result - Living in our front garden in a caravan for a number of weeks. - Having our bungalow transform into a house. You seem to have a bit of an affiliation with fires Chuffed....did you ever consider the Fire Service instead of the Police, or are you happy just to create work for them. Have you discovered another multiple poster   |
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Post by questionable on Feb 12, 2024 19:02:56 GMT
Loads, I’m shite at DIY type stuff.
Installed a loft ladder which collapsed with me on it, cracked three ribs.
Jet washing the drive insanely thought what would happen if I jet washed a finger, hurt like mad and took months to heal.
Took up some decking, CBA putting it back, wife fell and fractured her back bone.
Fell out of the attic more times than I can count.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Feb 12, 2024 19:05:13 GMT
Loads, I’m shite at DIY type stuff. Installed a loft ladder which collapsed with me on it, cracked three ribs. Jet washing the drive insanely thought what would happen if I jet washed a finger, hurt like mad and took months to heal. Took up some decking, CBA putting it back, wife fell and fractured her back bone. Fell out of the attic more times than I can count. You sound like Frank fucking Spencer🤣 Needed cheering up and that’s done the trick |
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Post by questionable on Feb 12, 2024 19:10:59 GMT
Loads, I’m shite at DIY type stuff. Installed a loft ladder which collapsed with me on it, cracked three ribs. Jet washing the drive insanely thought what would happen if I jet washed a finger, hurt like mad and took months to heal. Took up some decking, CBA putting it back, wife fell and fractured her back bone. Fell out of the attic more times than I can count. You sound like Frank fucking Spencer🤣 Needed cheering up and that’s done the trick Recall when I was a lad lying on my bed listening to music and my bedroom door opened slightly, thinking it was a draft I pushed it to, when it happened again I gave it a right boot not realising my old man was messing with the door hinges, broke a few of his fingers. He went ballistic with me |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Feb 12, 2024 19:11:37 GMT
You sound like Frank fucking Spencer🤣 Needed cheering up and that’s done the trick Recall when I was a lad lying on my bed listening to music and my bedroom door opened slightly, thinking it was a draft I pushed it to, when it happened again I gave it a right boot not realising my old man was messing with the door hinges, broke a few of his fingers. He went ballistic with me 🤣🤣🤣 |
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Post by Orbs on Feb 12, 2024 19:24:56 GMT
I once accidentally missed and went straight up the shitter. You’d think it was a disaster from the reaction. I’m sure he didn’t mind. |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Feb 12, 2024 19:27:47 GMT
I once accidentally missed and went straight up the shitter. You’d think it was a disaster from the reaction. I’m sure he didn’t mind. I soon came around with a dab of Sudocrem |
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Post by chuffedstokie on Feb 12, 2024 19:50:09 GMT
When I was 8 I remember an electrician doing some work at our home and him setting fire to it causing the fire brigade. Thankfully he only received a minor injury (hopefully it was just burns and not due to my dad coming home and finding he no longer had a home). Result - Living in our front garden in a caravan for a number of weeks. - Having our bungalow transform into a house. You seem to have a bit of an affiliation with fires Chuffed....did you ever consider the Fire Service instead of the Police, or are you happy just to create work for them. I'm yet to torch a domestic property BJR, let's call it a phase I was going through and not a dislike for authority (I think). |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Feb 12, 2024 20:45:23 GMT
You seem to have a bit of an affiliation with fires Chuffed....did you ever consider the Fire Service instead of the Police, or are you happy just to create work for them. I'm yet to torch a domestic property BJR, let's call it a phase I was going through and not a dislike for authority (I think). I’ve always imagined you looking like this Chuffed, bet you’re a nightmare on those steam engines. |
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Post by deeside2 on Feb 13, 2024 6:54:46 GMT
I'd nearly finished cutting a tall hedge in our garden a couple of years ago when I overstretched and fell off the ladder. While I was lying on the slabs in quite a lot of pain from my left foot I looked at the hedge and saw there was only about a 5 foot length still to finish. So I somehow slowly climbed back up the ladder and finished the job. I managed to very slowly limp indoors, got interrogated by the wife, and went for a lie down as I was sure it was "just a bump". Tried to go to the loo in the night but couldn't put any weight on my left foot. Went to A&E the next day and found I'd badly broken my left heel which led to 8 weeks on crutches and a long recovery.
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