If you are..............

[Deleted member 9648]

......one of the myriad non-electricians who delight in telling your electrician the story of the time you got electrocuted, that's fine, we love a handful of sparks tale, especially over a mid-morning brew. But PLEASE don't claim you were 'THROWN ACROSS THE ROOM'. All non-electricians were apparently 'THROWN ACROSS THE ROOM'.
It's not big, it's not clever and it didn't happen....so don't insult our intelligence by claiming it did.
This is a public service announcement on behalf of all electricians having to politely nod during the 'I WAS THROWN ACROSS THE ROOM' daily ordeal.

 

[KennyKen]

I've met a few blokes who get a "shock" when graft is mentioned.

 

[Wilko]

I laugh when I see the movie stunt man flying backwards after being (not) shot. Another abuse of physics for a story - just shocking I say

 

[Specialist]

Telling you mate. Been a bad week. Got a brick square to the forehead. Stepped on a nail then a nasty shock.

That's bad mate, hope you didn't get too badly damaged with it all. Was this all at home, or first 2 on site ?.

 

[telectrix]

That's bad mate, hope you didn't get too badly damaged with it all. Was this all at home, or first 2 on site ?.

probably sat up in bed, banged head on brick, got out of bed, trod on a nail, made a brew with a faulty kettle, got a shock, went back to bed.

 

[Specialist]

probably sat up in bed, banged head on brick, got out of bed, trod on a nail, made a brew with a faulty kettle, got a shock, went back to bed.

For a Saturday morning mate, that's pretty good

 

[Specialist]

Was thinking (OK, enough laughter), if this was on site there's some serious safety issues.

1) Not wearing adequate head protection.
2) Incorrect safety footware (obviously no mid sole protection).
3) Failure to Ensure appliances are adequately earthed.
4) Failure to Ensure circuits are adequately earthed and protection functions correctly.

I mean seriously, haven't we taught you better than that ?

 

[Kamikaze]

My all time favourite was a nurse that hit a cable with a spade in the garden and it blew her twenty foot across the garden straight through the open patio window. And if it hadn’t been for the storage heater on the other side of the room, she would have kept going. And only yesterday a handy person from a well known hotel chain told me about his electrical adventure the day before that blew him off the steps into next week. The best one I’ve seen was a foreman sitting on a swivel chair when he touched the back of a circuit board and shot across the office still holding the end of the telephone. That was truly impressive!

 

[Specialist]

Nice one buddy, even wirepuller has to be impressed with those

 

[telectrix]

well, it must be true as some members have been blasted right through the earth's core all the way to australia.

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

In all seriousness though the worst shock I got was before I started my apprenticeship and was moving house. So I've got on my bed to take my light shade off the pendant.

Unscrewed the wrong bit
Wish I did get thrown off it I mean I'm no expert but it must have lasted maybe an hour (Or felt like it)
Lasts longer than falling down the stairs does.

 

[Specialist]

I mean I'm no expert but it must have lasted maybe an hour (Or felt like it)
Lasts longer than falling down the stairs does.

You talking about the vibrating feeling after you let go ?
Can last quite a long time.

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

You talking about the vibrating feeling after you let go ?
Can last quite a long time.

Was on about how long it felt like I was holding onto it!

But yeah the mild joint ache you get after lasted a bit too
I have my pendants just plain now.

 

[Specialist]

Aah but as your more experienced now, you'll understand that if it had lasted an hour.
We wouldn't be having this conversation

 

[Deleted member 9648]

Nice one buddy, even wirepuller has to be impressed with those

The only thing likely to impress me these days is Kim Karwotsherface's rear end. Reminds of the time I saw a shire horse pulling a plough.

 

[Specialist]

Think the Shire was better looking though.