todays little adventure at work........

[Guest55]

Well here i am , 9am in the basement of a council owned public building , ready for todays mains change to the new
uprated dno service.
at the main building db - all ready to whip out old cut-out tails and connect new swa sub-main from new switchboard.
so i pull main fuses , everything is off , battery light on and i begin.
what could possibly go wrong ????

;-D

 

[MDJ]

someone walks in with a cup of tea for you?

 

[Kamikaze]

The meter is missing?

 

[Guest55]

someone walks in with a cup of tea for you?

that would be a nice thing that wouldnt get a mention.
think much more cruel.

 

[keniff]

Edf come to read the meter?!

 

[beatboaby924y]

you're battery runs out???

 

[CSP2012]

All maglock lock you in...?

 

[mackers]

you wake up realize you've been sleep walking naked and pulled your neighbours fuse while there all eating sausage!

 

[beatboaby924y]

the go compare man turns up and sings you a song??

 

[MDJ]

no armoured cable gland?

 

[john999uk]

You forgot your tools?

 

[beatboaby924y]

no crimps or tool??

 

[Guest55]

no armoured cable gland?

what sort of chump do you take me for ?
course it was bloody glanded
and already fitted into the db ready to terminate.
sheesh.
;-)

 

[MDJ]

you had a phone call saying your technicians card was here and you left the job forgetting you disconnected all the power and left the whole place power free haha

 

[beatboaby924y]

your keeping us in suspenders here mate

 

[mackers]

wrong building? F.A went off brigade turn up or alarm went off and five O turn up ?

 

[beatboaby924y]

you forget to put your tools in the van

 

[ayjay]

you had a vindaloo the previous night an filled your pants?(thats happened to me)

 

[Kamikaze]

You found out your scared of the dark?

 

[Guest55]

so power off , emergency light above db good for three hours - i'll be done in 30 mins.
unscrews terminal cover around the main switch and then i see it
blue / grey phase terminal screw head snapped off - felt sick to my boots - i wouldnt be able to get the last phase out.
and you cant get the switch cover off with the power on which is why i didnt see it previously.

and this is a 40 year old bill talisman ( obsolete)
on a sat morning

mission control , this is apollo 13 , we have a problem lol.