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.

 

[telectrix]

who said it was kinky?

 

[Specialist]

Last time I had a good belt, I felt well kinked

 

[electric al]

3 phase shock ? phhhh ! he aint been around until he's had a chain blue lighning
bolt through his nuts !

 

[Specialist]

3 phase shock ? phhhh ! he aint been around until he's had a chain blue lighning
bolt through his nuts !

Err what you talking about Willis ?

 

[electric al]

Willies ? Haha you think I'm talking about a prince Albert yeah

 

[Specialist]

No mate, Willis. It was from a 70's / 80's TV show called Different Stokes, had 2 brothers 1 older & 1 younger.
When the younger 1 didn't understand what his brother was saying, that was always the question: What you talking about Willis

 

[electric al]

Yeah I'm up to speed now haha . Different strokes even .

 

[Dave OCD]

Worst thing that happened to me a good few years ago was climbing into a loft in a house that had just changed hands to have a look at the wiring prior to doing some jobs. Found a switch for the loft light and switched it on but nothing so assumed dud or missing bulb, so I climbed up off the steps and stood up carefully only for my forehead to touch the live bare cable where the tight morons had taken the light from when moving out, and I'd switched it on ! Felt like the inside of my head lit up !

 

[electric al]

Can't go into detail without re-opening old wounds an all that . The trauma.ooo the trauma !

 

[Toneyz]

Worst thing that happened to me a good few years ago was climbing into a loft in a house that had just changed hands to have a look at the wiring prior to doing some jobs. Found a switch for the loft light and switched it on but nothing so assumed dud or missing bulb, so I climbed up off the steps and stood up carefully only for my forehead to touch the live bare cable where the tight morons had taken the light from when moving out, and I'd switched it on ! Felt like the inside of my head lit up !

All that and you still managed not to not fall through the ceiling

 

[electric al]

Wowser Dave ! That sounds like some kinda torture that some sick middle eastern
Despot would devise ! Reckon it all comes
Back to you live and in living colour when your feeling light headed

 

[Dave OCD]

All that and you still managed not to not fall through the ceiling

There were a few planks around the loft hatch area but I could easily have fallen back down through that, totally unexpected and I'll never forget it.

 

[Toneyz]

There were a few planks around the loft hatch area but I could easily have fallen back down through that, totally unexpected and I'll never forget it.

A Frank Spencer Some mothers do have em springs to mind

 

[Specialist]

Yeah I'm up to speed now haha . Different strokes even .

Err yeah, that as well.

 

[DPG]

Err yeah, that as well.

Different Stokes was the title of a different film all together