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Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done?
« Reply #90 on: September 07, 2010, 04:59:07 PM »
I do lots :LOL:

Recently started taking a machine apart that wasn't working well of course it wasn't it wasn't plugged in
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Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done?
« Reply #91 on: September 07, 2010, 08:42:53 PM »
I do lots :LOL:

Recently started taking a machine apart that wasn't working well of course it wasn't it wasn't plugged in

Parts, all of us heaved a sigh of relief that you did not become a doctor.
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Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done?
« Reply #92 on: September 07, 2010, 08:59:22 PM »
I do lots :LOL:

Recently started taking a machine apart that wasn't working well of course it wasn't it wasn't plugged in

Parts, all of us heaved a sigh of relief that you did not become a doctor.

Thats dealing with people :zombiefuck:  I went for Botany
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Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done?
« Reply #93 on: September 07, 2010, 09:00:41 PM »
I do lots :LOL:

Recently started taking a machine apart that wasn't working well of course it wasn't it wasn't plugged in

Parts, all of us heaved a sigh of relief that you did not become a doctor.

Thats dealing with people :zombiefuck:  I went for Botany

You are a wise man.
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Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done?
« Reply #94 on: September 08, 2010, 12:31:20 PM »
I do lots :LOL:

Recently started taking a machine apart that wasn't working well of course it wasn't it wasn't plugged in

Parts, all of us heaved a sigh of relief that you did not become a doctor.

Oh, I don't know... He could have a quick look at Judy, see if the problem is that he isn't plugged in...
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Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done?
« Reply #95 on: September 09, 2010, 12:12:04 PM »
nothing. im perfect  :zoinks:

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Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done?
« Reply #96 on: September 09, 2010, 01:14:28 PM »
I worked on my mother-in-law's oven without turning off the power first.

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Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done?
« Reply #97 on: September 09, 2010, 02:45:20 PM »
I worked on my mother-in-law's oven without turning off the power first.

If it was a gas oven it would either have turned out alright or been a blast.
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Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done?
« Reply #98 on: September 09, 2010, 07:33:40 PM »
I worked on my mother-in-law's oven without turning off the power first.

If it was a gas oven it would either have turned out alright or been a blast.

It was electric, but I was lucky enough not to get electrocuted.

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Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done?
« Reply #99 on: September 09, 2010, 07:37:17 PM »
I worked on my mother-in-law's oven without turning off the power first.

If it was a gas oven it would either have turned out alright or been a blast.

It was electric, but I was lucky enough not to get electrocuted.

 :indeed:  At what point during the repairs did you realize you hadn't turned the oven off?
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Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done?
« Reply #100 on: September 09, 2010, 08:09:25 PM »
I worked on my mother-in-law's oven without turning off the power first.

If it was a gas oven it would either have turned out alright or been a blast.

It was electric, but I was lucky enough not to get electrocuted.

Managed to do something similar myself. I was changing the light switches in a flat and I forgoyt to switch the mains power off. I touched one of the wires and electrocuted myself. My hand felt like it was dead for days afterwards.

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Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done?
« Reply #101 on: September 09, 2010, 10:53:45 PM »
I worked on my mother-in-law's oven without turning off the power first.

If it was a gas oven it would either have turned out alright or been a blast.

It was electric, but I was lucky enough not to get electrocuted.

 :indeed:  At what point during the repairs did you realize you hadn't turned the oven off?

I didn't turn off the power to the oven at the circuit breaker. The oven was off.  I realized that it was a bad idea not to work on it like that when my screwdriver made an electrical connection and a big spark flew.  Then I shut off the power to the oven.

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Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done?
« Reply #102 on: September 10, 2010, 03:18:29 AM »
If it weren't for safety trip switches, I would be dead loads of times. I used to work in a wet environment with electric powered fans.
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Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done?
« Reply #103 on: September 10, 2010, 08:09:15 AM »
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Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done?
« Reply #104 on: September 10, 2010, 01:25:51 PM »
I worked on my mother-in-law's oven without turning off the power first.

If it was a gas oven it would either have turned out alright or been a blast.

It was electric, but I was lucky enough not to get electrocuted.

Managed to do something similar myself. I was changing the light switches in a flat and I forgoyt to switch the mains power off. I touched one of the wires and electrocuted myself. My hand felt like it was dead for days afterwards.

Did something similar when replacing a spotlight at the cinema. This one was about 6 metres up so I was standing on a ladder, reaching into the thing to find the bayonet socket.

I found it.
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