I spent all day fitting 20 external lights to a block of flats.
I got the wrong block of flats.
Oh how we laughed.....
I got the wrong block of flats.
Oh how we laughed.....
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Paul.M
Other day I installed 2.5mm 3 core swa to an outside whirlpool bath. Driving home (now dark) I remembered that I did'nt earth the gland of the steel. Whoops, turn around and look daft infront of the customer getting ready for a dip.
Another one from last week was agreeing to finish off a small commercial unit for a friend. Nightmare customer, I can see why it got passed onto me. Cheers mate, you know who you are
Another one from last week was agreeing to finish off a small commercial unit for a friend. Nightmare customer, I can see why it got passed onto me. Cheers mate, you know who you are
Seriouslly all these are genuine.
I may aswell start this with its own sub-topic, as when i first passed my driving i had a compete nightmare with Petrol Stations:
1) First time i filled up at the pump - I put the nozzle in all the way, and the anti-fuel theft device operated and the pump got stuck inside my new van, had to call the AA out to come and free me.
2) Filled up with £20 instead of £10. Didn't have my bank card and was 75mile away from base, some kind man lent me a tenner and we swapped addresses so i could re-pay him.
3) Worst till last - Got in the CAR at pump 2 instead of my VAN at pump 3 and the woman alarmingly shouted at me "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING" i embarrasingly said sorry, and went to my van.....I hadn't completley got in, i had opened the door and got 1 leg in though.
At Work:
1) Shroud's not on SWA's about a million times.
2) 16AMP 3pin-plugs, not putting the base on and just connecting the wires. Annoying.
3) Drilling wholes in new caravan's for the cable and going through gas/water pipes underneath.
4) In the apprentice days literally cutting every wire that little bit short.
5) Forgetting to put the lid over the wire first on plug-in lighting systems.
The list is literally endless.
I may aswell start this with its own sub-topic, as when i first passed my driving i had a compete nightmare with Petrol Stations:
1) First time i filled up at the pump - I put the nozzle in all the way, and the anti-fuel theft device operated and the pump got stuck inside my new van, had to call the AA out to come and free me.
2) Filled up with £20 instead of £10. Didn't have my bank card and was 75mile away from base, some kind man lent me a tenner and we swapped addresses so i could re-pay him.
3) Worst till last - Got in the CAR at pump 2 instead of my VAN at pump 3 and the woman alarmingly shouted at me "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING" i embarrasingly said sorry, and went to my van.....I hadn't completley got in, i had opened the door and got 1 leg in though.
At Work:
1) Shroud's not on SWA's about a million times.
2) 16AMP 3pin-plugs, not putting the base on and just connecting the wires. Annoying.
3) Drilling wholes in new caravan's for the cable and going through gas/water pipes underneath.
4) In the apprentice days literally cutting every wire that little bit short.
5) Forgetting to put the lid over the wire first on plug-in lighting systems.
The list is literally endless.
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dpiers1980
When I was working down Avonmouth in one of the chemical plants they where hanging tray from ceiling with uni strut and threaded rod hangers when the guy running the job said canter lever the rod all the way down the old man just laughed and said wait till they start pulling armours and cables down it, resulting in the sparks doing the job getting a -------ing and the tray snaking all the way down looked terrible. And another the old boy was in this room with loads of cables coming in those intrinsically safe big multi coloured cables and he's up in there standing on a panel fighting a cable and a guy pops his head in and says what do you think your doing and the old boy goes who the <<<< are you and he goes i'm the guy running the job and he goes goes I could'nt care if your Mickey Mouse right now %%%% off.
Other day I installed 2.5mm 3 core swa to an outside whirlpool bath. Driving home (now dark) I remembered that I did'nt earth the gland of the steel. Whoops, turn around and look daft infront of the customer getting ready for a dip.
Another one from last week was agreeing to finish off a small commercial unit for a friend. Nightmare customer, I can see why it got passed onto me. Cheers mate, you know who you are
I bet it was Phil!, sounds like the kinda thing he would do !!?, passing his akward customers off on a mate!!
getting metre length sds 25mm drill bit stuck with only the sds part sticking outta old stoney wall.! 
time to get the grinder out.!!
time to get the grinder out.!!
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RyanCheetham
Terminating swa yesterday after id finished i picked up my tools and notice the compression olive still on the floor
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Kiers1970
Blowing up old companies Seaward ins re tester 'cos i thought I'd picked up the loop tester.
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Kiers1970
Ha ha Did this the other day to, in some premiership footballers house. Strangely enough, he had cannisters of laughing gasd and balloons in there too.... I wonder why..... Hmmmmmmm
I went to a job in Chesham only to find I was supposed to be in Cheshunt....
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Fin170
"I thought you shook the dust sheets out earlier?"
Beginning a long hoovering session...
Beginning a long hoovering session...
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Sparkyrich007
Done that and finished off with drilling the back box fixings hole to complete the job ha ha knock knock from next door !!!!!
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Stemc12
Losing the downlight drawing to a 5 bed house containing 250 downlights.
just after it's been boarded! i always take a pic on my phone, would be a costly mistake that!
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Kiers1970
Have you seen the Bosch app for android, prob IOS too? you can take a pic and add dimensions in to the pics. Quite handy.
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Paul.M
Did one today, small(ish) commercial job finishing off the lighting. I'm there clipping away the single + cpc switch wire and neutral along the joist. Got carried away and got to the last fitting. Forgot about the flo that should be in-bertween! DOH. Cable already cut but just enough to pull the clips out and re-use it because we just ran out of blue and copper. Next time Paul put a mark where the lights are going.
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rdelectrical
i did 10 lights the customer left them in the kitchen drilled holes half through fitting she comes in promply has a fit accused me of swapping lights cos those are for the dining room job promply went ---- up
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rdelectrical
got a call to afault turns up at the house old boy says to me at the door gosh your quick i didnt get it we then go through to kitchen he shows me boiler i think silly old sod i said no its a lighting fault he looks puzzled says no boiler i thinks got one here i says slowly thinking his marbles gone its a light fault he says why would i call gas board for a light its me boiler after a long silence he smiles says you want to be up road lad this road and the next share the same name sat nav brought you here i thought you was quick only rang 5 minutes ago we both ****ed ourselves laughing a cup of tea and a good chat with a wise old man later i left still makes me laugh
Spent ages trying to find why a new radial for a doorbell wasn't working, turns out the wally who put the breaker in didn't even bother to do up the screw clamping it to the busbar, live and learn and all that
timo1
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Ha classic!! reminds me of that only fools and horses episode!!
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