New hobby.

[Guest123]

So, I have a new hobby, going into the big orange shed, walking down the electrical isle with a totally bemused look on my face, picking up an electrical accessory of some description and proceeding to interrogate an "employee" about how I can wire my shower into my lights "cos theres one real close"

The joy I get from winding these mushrooms up is priceless.

 

[scotsparky]

lenny welcome to my world put on smart clothes they take you for an office type with a biot of ££ that knows nothing about electrics. I have even been given a card to call someone so they can take a lookn and price it.

 

[Sparky Ninja]

I've been doing this for years.

 

[alarm man]

So, I have a new hobby, going into the big orange shed, walking down the electrical isle with a totally bemused look on my face, picking up an electrical accessory of some description and proceeding to interrogate an "employee" about how I can wire my shower into my lights "cos theres one real close"

The joy I get from winding these mushrooms up is priceless.

ooh you evil man!!..

 

[Guest123]

I never realised the potential, I have a history of going in and arguing with them, even geting thrown out and banned from my local store. But never winding them up......oh how much I have missed out on.

 

[Hawk81]

it is a fun game i have enjoyed many times

 

[robsparky1975]

LOL,im gonna try this for a giggle

 

[Guest123]

The possibilities are endless.....I'm even thinking of going all Matt Allwright on them and going in disguise!!!!

 

[Phil]

i once upset one of their staff whilst earwigging on a load of bad advice one of the employees was giving a customer he was least impressed when i pointed out he was wrong and the advice he was giving was wrong and dangerous. one of the lads in there is an ex spark and he is spot on been there for eyears and even updates his regs courses even though he has not worked on the tools for 15 years plus.

 

[DurhamSparky]

lol thats mint, when your in there drop business cards in the boxes like rocker!!

 

[wrighta]

lol thats mint, when your in there drop business cards in the boxes like rocker!!

Haha thats quality that like!!

 

[High Tower]

Lenny u gotta mic up and get someone to film it on a smart phone I want a giggle from ur antics

 

[Guest123]

I would ask the mrs, but she has to walk away embarrassed and ashamed.

 

[Doomed]

another good one is when doing your weekly shop at the supermarket when paying for any handy cleaning product (ciff, bleach whatever) ask for the safety data sheet.
They have to provide these by law, but they get very flummoxed when asked for them.
(Although from experiance don't do it when your wife is there)

 

[scotsparky]

thats brilliant got to remember that !
1 go in sat morning.
2 get 2 items
3 select the queue with youngest member of staff who looks a bit slow.
4 Insist of safety sheet and wait for it
5 enjoy all other irate cusomers trying to find another checkout tutting away.

 

[UNG]

I like the cold calling door to door guy's selling double glazing and alarms, you don't get many these day's

At my previous address I kept an alarm salesman on the hook and the doorstep for an hour and a half baiting him with don't they have to comply with BS something or other and what sensors he recommended and whether some sensors were more prone to false alarms than others as I didn't want an alarm going off for no reason, I eventually asked him could he recognise an external sounder when he said yes I asked why he had knocked at my house as I pointed out the electronic sounder on the wall above his head, he was looking for the old style bell box. I did suggest he asked his company for more training

This really brightened up what had been an awful day at work

 

[juliapho]

I heard that it is a funny game, but I not tried it yet. But it's never too late, isn't it?

 

[alectrician 1]

nice one cyril

 

[Phil]

Lenny u gotta mic up and get someone to film it on a smart phone I want a giggle from ur antics

i have a good idea we could go in mob handed after the elex show in coventry and really annoy them

 

[High Tower]

i have a good idea we could go in mob handed after the elex show in coventry and really annoy them

Yea yea I like this idea I'm there on the Friday let's have some fun

 

[Phil]

we can get the lenny to do his bit and record him and then annoy them all at once by asking stupid questions on wiring cu`s and whats that part p milarkie

 

[robbobnbill]

So, I have a new hobby, going into the big orange shed, walking down the electrical isle with a totally bemused look on my face, picking up an electrical accessory of some description and proceeding to interrogate an "employee" about how I can wire my shower into my lights "cos theres one real close"

The joy I get from winding these mushrooms up is priceless.

Genius

 

[SirKit Breaker]

So, I have a new hobby, going into the big orange shed, walking down the electrical isle with a totally bemused look on my face, picking up an electrical accessory of some description and proceeding to interrogate an "employee" about how I can wire my shower into my lights "cos theres one real close"

The joy I get from winding these mushrooms up is priceless.

I did something similar when i wanted a "diesel" Lawnmower,and in the same orange shed

 

[Phil]

thats not the j1 one is it ?

 

[SirKit Breaker]

thats not the j1 one is it ?

Certainly is. I'm guessing you must be somewhere near me, we must do a beer sometime. I am in Morley, near the White Rose Pub.

Cheers................Howard

 

[Phil]

i know where you mean mate. got a mate that lives on the bird estate up there. small world, probably met before.