Sorry, it was not exactly a DIY story, but funny nonetheless.
stevo13,
Mar 18, 4:21am
Creative Decor To achieve a really interesting effect to liven up a boring kitchen paint scheme. Begin to prepare a snack of beans on toast and switch on hot plate. Phone rings, so place unopened can (by accident) on rapidly heating hot plate. Five minutes of phone conversation interrupted by loud explosion. I call my creation "Red Wattle"
sooby,
Mar 18, 5:58pm
wow stevo13! I had a similar redecorating experience as you when I went to shake a sauce bottle & the lid wasn't securely closed, amazing how far sauce flys! Nowhere near your scale tho I'm sure
1rosco,
Mar 18, 7:24pm
LOL Makerealbany (well done!) I thought OUR rats were big (we have a chook farm just down the rd)But Rats as big as cats reminds me of when our work place was beside a river in Avondale.One day we all saw 4 grown men armed with rubbish bin lids, hammers etc after a rat last seen chasing the resident cat (and was said to be as big as the said cat) well what amused us the most was how much these guys were quivering and how they were all lined up behind the smallest guy.
jennyp2,
Mar 19, 2:39am
My gawd! This is the funniest thread I have ever read! Each time I go though it I crack up. All you guys should take a bow, I love the entertaing way you all write. ( I've never done anything silly like this myself you understand. Just keep 'em coming
skin1235,
Mar 19, 6:36am
just tonight lol, have had an element blown on the range top for some time and other had a crack in it so replaced both tonight, 9 pm, ripped the old ones out thinking simple theres only 2 wires to each, found one had 3 wires (2 wires to one pole and one to the other) took another look and decided yep those 2 are red and that one is black so we'll be fine, connected them all up, cleaned up and turned it on. BAM and the pole fuse blew, grab torch and check again, opps had put 1 red with 1 black, fixed that then rang genisus who dispatched a repair man 50 km to fix the fuse and return that 50 km back. must get new glasses next week
peanuts,
Mar 20, 4:35am
bump Keep this thread going its great.
cmjbp,
Mar 21, 12:23am
bump. for veronicamars from General.
thsentinel,
Mar 21, 2:55am
bump. bump, bump
rover-rob,
Mar 22, 4:27am
Car Oil filter change Its a good idea to change the oil in your large American V8 convertible before going on holiday. Ensure before your get on your journey with 3 kids and 2 adults and a car packed up to the top, that the oil filter is not tightened so much that when miles from home the pinched oil filter seal allows all your oil (5.5 litres) to explode beneath the car and onto the road causing massive clouds of smoke and oil mist for 100 metres along State Highway 1.!
1rosco,
Mar 22, 5:12pm
Bump! It's gr8 2 c we're all human!
spirithigh,
Mar 22, 7:27pm
. don't use cans of sheep marking spray to paint teddybear heads on your dads freshly painted woolshed unless you want a sore ar*e.
spirithigh,
Mar 22, 7:34pm
. don't make your scaffold too high if you're scared of heights unless you're comfortable with the knowledge that the builders who had to get you down probably p*ss themselves laughing everytime they think of it. :(
Don't drill a hole in the newly built workshop/garage your dad and two uncles built just cos you're 10 and you can.
scruff71,
Mar 23, 6:26am
Do NOT try to mow bricks edging garden! It will kill trusty old lawnmower dead.However, the replacement is a beauty - 10 decibels quieter, sharp blades and darn sight easier to push.Yes, mow a brick, but check your insurance policy.
hezwez,
Mar 23, 6:32am
Don't measure up a window for replacement using a linen tape measure, argue with the **** glaziers because they cut the glass wrong TWICE already, then discover the linen measure had stretched.
hezwez,
Mar 23, 6:38am
Never sit on a cracked china potty when you're eight months pregnant.
captaingraham,
Mar 23, 1:37pm
When your kid s find an old but unused and very wet flare in the sea and bring it home don't throw it on your rubbish fire next to your new wooden house. Old wet flares still work and the results can be quite spectacular
fremo,
Mar 23, 2:34pm
When cutting hole in wall When cutting a hole in the toilet wall to relocate a flush box for the light switch and you find a tube of toothpaste inside the wall! Then its more than likely you have a serious clean up to do to the medicine cupboard on the other side of the wall.
libby51,
Mar 23, 5:11pm
When installing a cat door for your anti-social cat, don't leave it open both ways - don't rely on the fact that said cat won't become a party animal while you're out and host an "at home - people away" party! Worse than texting teenagers.soon learned to let the cat go out, but NOT to let other cats come in!
sumstyle,
Mar 23, 9:31pm
Heh heh
plastic8,
Mar 24, 2:29am
Always check that the metal pole you are drilling/screwing into does not contain the wires for the outside light.
this was a tradesman -lucky no-one was touching the pole when the switch was flicked - plunged the whole house into darkness!
plastic8,
Mar 24, 2:34am
This is an old one - the builder who built my parents' house didn't correctly install the'skylights' set into attic floor to let natural light into the laundry. They were intended to be walked on, and all was fine until my mum, 8 months pregnant with me, stepped on one and the only thing that stopped her going all the way through into the laundry was the baby bump A.K.Ame!
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