Stuck pen in consumer unit... it exploded....now I've no power!!!

[RWJ]

Seriously!!

"Customer put PEN in consumer unit it exploded now customer has no power"

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I didn't go to this job......Shame!!
Turns out plumber had removed the immersion, cabling and trunking to consumer unit. Left a nice hole in the side.

The guy thought that cables were sticking out a bit so shoved them back using a biro.
No one knows quite what happened next but he seems to have shorted the downstairs lighting, which took out the MCB and RCD and blew the end off the pen and also damaged some cables.

No one hurt just shaken!

Made me chuckle when the job came in lolol

 

[Guest111]

oh yes....we see it on an almost daily basis...scruffy unkempt kids....gassed up parents....electrical installation tampered with...evidence of power pinchin.....we were in a place about 2 weeks ago where the parents were dealing in front of their kids.....wouldn`t be the first time either......

Where I used to live there was a junkie 2 doors up the road anyway she came down one night as her electric had gone off,amazing how they find out your,e a spark,anyway went up and a piece of 2.5 had come adrift from the meter,apparently inserted by hubby before he got sent down for burglary.Ah I said I see your problem,you appear to be showing a debt of over £50 pounds on meter you need some credit.What about the loose wire?she asked oh I,ll pretend I didnt see that as I dont think my bosses at the board would be too happy if they knew! I didn,t work for the board but she never called again.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Where I used to live there was a junkie 2 doors up the road anyway she came down one night as her electric had gone off,amazing how they find out your,e a spark,anyway went up and a piece of 2.5 had come adrift from the meter,apparently inserted by hubby before he got sent down for burglary.Ah I said I see your problem,you appear to be showing a debt of over £50 pounds on meter you need some credit.What about the loose wire?she asked oh I,ll pretend I didnt see that as I dont think my bosses at the board would be too happy if they knew! I didn,t work for the board but she never called again.

reminds me of the time on the street where my mother used to live....and there was this junkie that lived a few doors up.....kept coming round asking my mother if she wanted to buy a lawnmower....then it was a hoover....cheeky sod i thought......then a push bike...just didn`t stop....last thing was a washing machine....i thought he needed it more myself......

 

[trev]

reminds me of the time on the street where my mother used to live....and there was this junkie that lived a few doors up.....kept coming round asking my mother if she wanted to buy a lawnmower....then it was a hoover....cheeky sod i thought......then a push bike...just didn`t stop....last thing was a washing machine....i thought he needed it more myself......

I used to work with a lad who had a registered alcoholic as a neighbour, this alcy's wife used to leave him a few quid each day so he could nip to the shop for some cider. If she forgot he used to sell things round the doors, anyway one day she came home to find no hall stairs and landing carpet.
Made me chuckle

As an aside, do you know that if you're a dole wallah registered alcy you get more money than a normal dole wallah

 

[mackers]

I used to work with a lad who had a registered alcoholic as a neighbour, this alcy's wife used to leave him a few quid each day so he could nip to the shop for some cider. If she forgot he used to sell things round the doors, anyway one day she came home to find no hall stairs and landing carpet.
Made me chuckle

As an aside, do you know that if you're a dole wallah registered alcy you get more money than a normal dole wallah

that goes without saying u seen the price of smokes how else would you be able to buy both!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

I used to work with a lad who had a registered alcoholic as a neighbour, this alcy's wife used to leave him a few quid each day so he could nip to the shop for some cider. If she forgot he used to sell things round the doors, anyway one day she came home to find no hall stairs and landing carpet.
Made me chuckle

As an aside, do you know that if you're a dole wallah registered alcy you get more money than a normal dole wallah

well you cant have one without the other.....cigs AND cider....or a constant ale on.....with a benevolant mrs..lol......

 

[GLENNSPARK]

talkin about `cider people`......was walking down this road near where i live this one time....passing a pub i noticed a load of folk stood outside looking across the road at the nettos carpark......there they were....one of these `cider people` was that gassed he had fallen into these bushes at the entrance to this carpark....desperately wallowing around like an upsidedown beatle gesturing to his mate...who was equally as gassed up to help him out of said bushes.....so he goes to help his mate....and into the bushes he goes n all.......to me to you or what...lol....

 

[Des 56]

talkin about `cider people`......was walking down this road near where i live this one time....passing a pub i noticed a load of folk stood outside looking across the road at the nettos carpark......there they were....one of these `cider people` was that gassed he had fallen into these bushes at the entrance to this carpark....desperately wallowing around like an upsidedown beatle gesturing to his mate...who was equally as gassed up to help him out of said bushes.....so he goes to help his mate....and into the bushes he goes n all.......to me to you or what...lol....

You may well appreciate this drunkard then Glenn

Drunk on beach - YouTube

Here is a bonus drunk,
drunk man tries to walk up a hill - YouTube

 

[GLENNSPARK]

LOL.....tryin to put some pants over his head..lol.....you do see em though dont you.....

 

[supasparxs]

unbelievable. but still they breed.

Charles Darwin was right, maybe these lemins will walk over the cliff soon

 

[mechelec]

being in contact with an earth path with one hand......and an energised cable end with the other hand.....shock straight across the chest.....the worst kind of shock you can recieve.....

Good point that. When I was a lad I was told if you are going to work live always keep one hand in your pocket to stop shocks accross the chest. I bet they dont teach that at college now.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Good point that. When I was a lad I was told if you are going to work live always keep one hand in your pocket to stop shocks accross the chest. I bet they dont teach that at college now.

well...firstly i always do a safe isolation first...before undertaking any work on a circuit.....lock off MCB....or fuse in pocket....its a matter of principle....but another thing n all.......i never handle 2 conductors at the same time......even after i have done a safe isolation.....and no....they havn`t taught us that at college.......

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Can't teach someone common sense! Nice one.

 

[Guest111]

Good point that. When I was a lad I was told if you are going to work live always keep one hand in your pocket to stop shocks accross the chest. I bet they dont teach that at college now.

Yes I always used to tell my lads that too,however reminded me also of old chinese proverb which says"man with hand in pocket feel cocky all day lol