For God's sake!

[rocker]

Traced an IR fault on a ring to a socket in a very untidy teenager's bedroom. The room was literally shin-deep in rubbish, and the socket was handily behind an in-built bed, with a very VERY thin space up the end of it.

I should have realised I was in trouble when, half way crawling/slithering up the end of the bed, I knocked a DVD player off the widowsill which hit me right in the head.

So I test at the socket and try to get out. Unfortunately in shuffling out backwards I manage to a) get entirely stuck, and b) get my tester and probes stuck underneath me, and am leaning on the 'test' button.

So I'm getting the full 500V, I am beyond stuck and literally can't move, and the only person in the house is the disabled guy downstairs. Of course, the power is off so his stairlift doesn't work, even if he could help! So I have to wait for the battery to run out (a good 10 minutes) and then wait about an hour before this guy's son comes home and can pull me out.

I need a beer.

 

[rocker]

I was doing bloody riverdance, aye! And yes the bloody batteries never last any time when I need them......sodding batteries.

 

[Phil]

I was doing bloody riverdance, aye! And yes the bloody batteries never last any time when I need them......sodding batteries.

if it happens again make sure you have the phone to hand so you can record it for us please mate. can you imagine the hits on you tube for that youd have ended up on rude tube.

 

[rocker]

I know, I could have had £250 off harry hill and internet stardom! I really need an apprentice with a camera phone and a sense of humour.

 

[Hawk81]

This has to be the best story on this forum yet! Ha ha

 

[telectrix]

heh heh, headlines in the Sun. Electrician Invents DIY defibrillator.

 

[Sintra]

Now that story makes today's hangover from hell seem blissfully pleasant.

 

[Phil]

heh heh, headlines in the Sun. Electrician Invents DIY defibrillator.

more like;

"Electrician Invents DIY defibrillator and ends up with Crazy leg syndrome "

 

[Phil]

Now that story makes today's hangover from hell seem blissfully pleasant.

not for rocker it doesn`t

 

[Phil]

morning paper

 

[Paul.M]

The HSE would have a field day with this if they knew!

Great story rocker, you certainly deserve that beer.

 

[High Tower]

Any good self respecting apprentice would have changed the batteries for you!

 

[rocker]

'Have you been injured at work?'

Need to sue myself for being a complete mong.

It was blinkin' hilarious, mind.....

On the beer now, and lasagne on it's way which makes everything better

 

[1shortcircuit]

Carlsberg don't do stories but if they did.......

Hilarious rocker, Thanks for sharing

 

[AlanWirral]

LOL thanks for sharing rocker! Trying to explain to my wife why I laughed so much reading it, needless to say after a short lesson in IR testing she found it funny...but passes on her best wishes to your spine x

 

[brucelee]

rocker well mate what can i say

well you could have borrowed my mrs tens machine which gives electrical impulses to stimulate nerves and stop pain

But i see you have invented your own

me and my mrs cant srop laughing

this gets my vote for post of the year 2011 lol