On Tuesday 14 May 2013 21:12 Dis Manibus wrote in uk.d-i-y:

"Mentalguy2k8" wrote in message
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Mine has to be taking the waste pipe off the sink and cleaning it under
running water in the same sink without a plug in. Every single time.

I have a memorable DIY 'near miss'. I was sawing through my mum and dad's
kitchen units, with a view to making it easier to rip them out. As I was
getting near the floor, and going through the trim at the bottom, I
thought I'd take a look behind, to see if anything was in the way. There,
right under the blade was the plastic mains water feed pipe, coming into
the kitchen some two feet away from the wall. Am I ever glad I stopped at
that moment.

Almost a Frank Spencer moment

Mine was:

Old car, door lock screwdrivered. Had MIG - so decided to weld a plate in.

Forgot I had the window open, so the weld spatter hot it full force so that
when wound up, a 4inch2 area was like a thimble's surface.

Went to scrappy to get new glass turning a job that was the cost of 2 cans
of spray paint (filler-primer and top coat) into a rather more expensive
excercise.

Still, you could not see the repair after I had resprayed the whole door

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