904. how odd most front loaders don't let you open the door while the wash is going. mine just beeps and beeps till you start it again
rrrabbit,
Aug 26, 9:55pm
bumping. any more great stories ! Having a crap - dead dog - kind of day - need some humour guys !
carpetpro,
Aug 27, 4:29am
when putting on overalls it's easier to put your feet in 1st and then your arms ( no it wasn't me! )
diygrl,
Aug 28, 4:55am
its not a good idea to shoot the possom hanging off the macrame in the toilet with a 22 at 3am
gingerlime,
Aug 30, 5:36pm
diygrl psml My mind boggles at the possibilities inherent in that understatement. Details please.
diygrl,
Aug 31, 4:02am
thought we had intruders one night,after much stalking around the outside of the house (in countryside) we discovered that two possoms had decended the chimney, we managed to shoo one outside but the other one decided to settle down in the macrame hanger in loo.it had to go as there was no way i was going with a possom in the loo so hubby decided to shoot it, well bullit goes through possom then starts pinging around the loo thankfully hubby was standing behind loo door .
jaazmile,
Sep 4, 9:20pm
not a good idea to shoot possum when it is sitting on TV either, makes a large hole in wall.
donnabeth,
Sep 5, 12:28am
If you have a kleensac labled 'superphosphate' then that is what should be kept in that bag. That way your wife won't lovingly sprinkle plastering sand over her plants.
fhpottery,
Sep 5, 2:49am
Telecom .call centre was diverted to the Phillipines and nice girl gave advise on how to crash my Modem operation. Good one Telecom. Try doing things in NZ where you should be. She was polite at least! Took ages to get things going again. If it happens to you don't restart the PC, but shut it down totally and start all over again. Remove previous instructions or restart PC to a previous time.
fhpottery,
Sep 5, 3:08am
Bath Tub .on a lighter note I was working with a fella from England (just arrived). We were putting in wiring in a bathroom. He was on one side of the wall I was on the other. The deal was to stop drilling when he said Wo.I drilled like carazy till the drill went through.He said Wo!Wo!Wo! He was furious. I had drilled through the ladies bathtub! I thought he was saying Go, go, go!Just being a good apprentice and following instructions.
diygrl,
Sep 6, 5:04am
glad we're not the only one jaaz
anakalia,
Sep 9, 6:01am
I've been enjoying! this thread for months now and have decided to add my 'don't'. Don't allow your lovely dh to hire a digger and truck to dig up your driveway in preparation for concrete, leaving piles of dirt over your pristene lawn and in front of your garage unless you have already had the drainage compliance sorted for said garage. Sigh; 5 weeks and counting since I was last able to use my garage but have been promised it will be done 'next weekend'. Tui ad anyone! Tho we do actually have compliance now, yay!
skin1235,
Sep 14, 1:35am
from page 35, just a wee bump
smoocherpete,
Sep 14, 5:22am
Remember to put the sump plug back in when changing the oil in your car. 4 litres of oil can go a long, long way.
micheles1,
Sep 14, 4:58pm
Anyone out there know of anyone in NZ who has had a bad accident with a power tool, lawn mower or ladder(highest ACC stat accidents) that might want to tell their story on telly and hopefully spread their wisdom and lessons learnt!
ross66,
Sep 15, 11:10pm
When you are climbing up a ladder up to the top rung remember to first put the stays on otherwise the ladder will collapse and you end up falling from a great height when the ladder collapese as the legs slide out. I guess that is what the safety stays are for but us men know everything Trouble is it has happened 2 or 3 times so i don't learn
ross66,
Sep 15, 11:17pm
I also climbed a ladder extended to the Max to trim shelter belt, powever line running close but I was careful to ensure that the trees fell away from the power lines. The only proble was that one fell the wrong way and fell on to 10000 volt line and I jumped off the ladder and there was smoke coming from the tree as the branch got stuck on the line and didn't quite detach itsself from the tree.Power Company thought it was quite funny the neighbour hood lost it power and were not impressed especially the ones who were watching and betting on the races.At least the Power Board left the power off for a couple of hours so I could finish tree triming
bit,
Sep 16, 4:56am
woah
evenmore,
Sep 17, 4:45am
recycling
pc_nut,
Sep 17, 11:43am
when working with electronics you can never be too careful. especially barefoot and in a rather messy room and a NE555 pins upward on the floor. resulting in PAIN and 8 little black marks where the pins embedded ~2.5mm into the heel of my left foot http://resistorhelper.no-ip.org/imgs/555foot.jpg
pc_nut,
Sep 17, 11:43am
when working with electronics you can never be too careful. especially barefoot and in a rather messy room and a NE555 pins upward on the floor. resulting in PAIN and 8 little black marks where the pins embedded ~2.5mm into the heel of my left foot http://resistorhelper.no-ip.org/imgs/555foot.jpg
firefly001,
Sep 19, 4:46am
um bump, i need a laugh
pico42,
Sep 19, 7:19am
#1151 reminds me of a similar scenario, leading to.
Don't leave aerosol spray cans of paint in a sealed up car in WA desert mid summer heat. The can will explode, destroying the plastic crate it was sitting it and covering the interior vehicle with paint. Vehicle was judged, at a value of $9000, as being uneconomic to repair and was written off by the insurance company (someone is going to pick up a good deal at the auction yard).
One of a series of lessons for that staff member that day.
geovinny,
Sep 19, 11:18am
If the nozzle is blocked on an aerosol paint can, DO NOT remove nozzle and test can with a toothpick, even at arms length. I painted my face & hair black that way lol. Turps hurts.
jmpcwiz,
Sep 20, 4:05am
When looking for houses to buy and going to an open home viewing, when in the master bedroom, do not press the little red button on the wall by the head of the bed. Sure it may look like that it will turn the bedside light on, but instead it will scare everyone and set the panic alarm off all over the house. I shall avoid red buttons now.
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