windymiller7

Disasters may be a bit strong for a lot of stories. Mis-haps might've been more appropriate. Looks like you've all got the idea of the kind of stuff I had in mind for posters to share anyway. 👍

Anyone got a copy of that photo of Joao & Emnes looking like naughty schoolboys waiting outside Headmaster Tony's office? Proper made me chuckle that one!

As we've all been taking on a few more DIY projects during the last 9 months or so, a couple of recent incidents which happened to myself gave me an idea for a thread where we could share our little anecdotes and let everyone else have a good laugh at our expense. The idea is not to get into debates of whether someone is stupid or not as, let's be honest, most DIY disasters are as a result of stupidity somewhere along the line. Occasionally sheer incompetence, but usually stupidity! Ok, first one for me (and bear in mind I'm an electrical engineer). I wanted to install a high level power socket & aerial outlet in the bedroom rather than having wires dangling everywhere. No problem, I've got this covered. Identified 2No wires in the loft dropping directly above a twin socket in the bedroom. Ok, that's the upstairs ring, I'll just break into that and extend down to the HL socket. MCB off, checked the socket was dead, bingo. Wire cutters out, snip - BANG!!! WTF?. Hang on, that's a 4-core cable!!, what the hell is that for? Anyway, repaired the cable, power back on, everything seemed fine. Completed the job using a different circuit. All is well, or so I thought. Later on that evening - "Why's there no hot water?" "oh shit!" Changed the fuse on the boiler supply, still no joy. Boiler won't reset or fire up. Basically, it'd taken out one of the quick blow fuses in the boiler which I had to get a work colleague to come & change for me the following day as he's Gas Safe - formerly CORGI - registered & yes, he did take the piss! Moral of the story, don't assume you know what's what just because you deal with it every day, check it out properly. Undone by complacency! ☺️ I still blame the guy that installed the supply for the boiler though as the cable routing is completely stupid & it can't possibly be my fault! 😅

The Searchers - When You Walk In The Room

Thread bumped to allow Analysis poster to add his link regarding Harvey's stats.

Pink - Family Portrait

Train - Drive By (Before OJF gets in with Down In the Tube Station.......😁)

Green Day - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)

U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder On The Dancefloor

Orange Juice - Rip It Up

The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine

Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come (🤭)

Status Quo - In The Army Now

The Isley Brothers - This Old Heart Of Mine

Dean Parish - I'm On My Way

Jo Boxers - Boxer Beat

Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls

Boney M - Rivers of Babylon

Also, let's wait until everyone's bought christmas presents etc first before we give them the discount! I'd have been quite grateful of an additional £10 off my daughter's away shirt when I bought it in december!

Space - The Ballad Of Tom Jones

Alan Jackson - Jim & Jack & Hank (I see this being Alan's lockdown survival kit - Beam, Daniels & Williams!)

Looks like he got his wish! Some good stops there to be fair. Still shite though! 😅

Jason Steele! 🤭😄😂🤣

Love the rows of beers sat on the wall behind the fence!