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Arse , arse, arse :-(
Just replaced the existing built in washer in the house we've just
bought with the old free-standing one we brought with us as the existing one didn't work properly (realised eventually that it isn't heating up). After the essential faffing got it in - Hmm, doesn't drain, -slide out machine, pull drain pipe out of standpipe, fiddle fiddle etc. Close door on DW, starts pumping, drain pipe not put back in standpipe........ Arse!, oh well floor needs a wash....... -- Chris French, Leeds |
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chris French wrote:
Just replaced the existing built in washer in the house we've just bought with the old free-standing one we brought with us as the existing one didn't work properly (realised eventually that it isn't heating up). After the essential faffing got it in - Hmm, doesn't drain, -slide out machine, pull drain pipe out of standpipe, fiddle fiddle etc. Close door on DW, starts pumping, drain pipe not put back in standpipe........ Arse!, oh well floor needs a wash....... -- Chris French, Leeds If it makes you feel any better, I've just spent almost two solid days cleaning up a cast iron fireplace from a reclamation yard. The power drill with a couple of wire brush attachments brought it up a treat to the point where it looked 'as new'. I propped it up against the wall outside whilst I popped in for a cuppa when I heard an almighty crash... the biggest gust of wind ever to occur in the South West had just knocked it over, cracking it big style in the process. Oh how I laughed... |
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" chris French wrote: .... Arse!, oh well floor needs a wash....... -- Chris French, Leeds NOT LEEDS!!!!!! ... cast iron fireplace ... cracking it big style Oh how I laughed... I wouldn't have laughed. I'd have said, "Oh dear" or even "Heckythump". Mary |
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Schoolboy error but forgiveable.
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"Mathew J. Newton" wrote in message oups.com... chris French wrote: Just replaced the existing built in washer in the house we've just bought with the old free-standing one we brought with us as the existing one didn't work properly (realised eventually that it isn't heating up). After the essential faffing got it in - Hmm, doesn't drain, -slide out machine, pull drain pipe out of standpipe, fiddle fiddle etc. Close door on DW, starts pumping, drain pipe not put back in standpipe........ Arse!, oh well floor needs a wash....... -- Chris French, Leeds If it makes you feel any better, I've just spent almost two solid days cleaning up a cast iron fireplace from a reclamation yard. The power drill with a couple of wire brush attachments brought it up a treat to the point where it looked 'as new'. I propped it up against the wall outside whilst I popped in for a cuppa when I heard an almighty crash... the biggest gust of wind ever to occur in the South West had just knocked it over, cracking it big style in the process. Oh how I laughed... You are not alone. Old fence panel leaning against the wall - gust of wind - nice dent in car wing... Peter |
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On Fri, 13 May 2005 13:10:22 +0100, chris French
wrote: Arse!, oh well floor needs a wash....... And today's date is... John -- John White SCA Electrical, Manchester http://www.scaelectrical.co.uk/ Domestic and commercial electrical contractors |
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In article , Peter Andrews
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You are not alone. Old fence panel leaning against the wall - gust of wind - nice dent in car wing... Ditto, only mine had a nail in it. Car had just had that side resprayed after being "keyed". I said "Blow it" and such like. :-) -- AJL Electronics (G6FGO) Ltd : Satellite and TV aerial systems http://www.classicmicrocars.co.uk : http://www.ajlelectronics.co.uk |
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On Fri, 13 May 2005 13:10:22 +0100, chris French
babbled like a waterfall and said: Just replaced the existing built in washer in the house we've just bought with the old free-standing one we brought with us as the existing one didn't work properly (realised eventually that it isn't heating up). After the essential faffing got it in - Hmm, doesn't drain, -slide out machine, pull drain pipe out of standpipe, fiddle fiddle etc. Close door on DW, starts pumping, drain pipe not put back in standpipe........ Arse!, oh well floor needs a wash....... I feel quite sad here. I just remove the waste from a blocked sink to empty into a bucket and then empty the full bucket into the sink. |
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EricP wrote:
On Fri, 13 May 2005 13:10:22 +0100, chris French babbled like a waterfall and said: Just replaced the existing built in washer in the house we've just bought with the old free-standing one we brought with us as the existing one didn't work properly (realised eventually that it isn't heating up). After the essential faffing got it in - Hmm, doesn't drain, -slide out machine, pull drain pipe out of standpipe, fiddle fiddle etc. Close door on DW, starts pumping, drain pipe not put back in standpipe........ Arse!, oh well floor needs a wash....... I feel quite sad here. I just remove the waste from a blocked sink to empty into a bucket and then empty the full bucket into the sink. I've done that  RT |
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"EricP" wrote in message ... I feel quite sad here. I just remove the waste from a blocked sink to empty into a bucket and then empty the full bucket into the sink. Now that DID make me laugh :-)))))))))) Mary |
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EricP wrote:
I feel quite sad here. I just remove the waste from a blocked sink to empty into a bucket and then empty the full bucket into the sink. Tell me about that one.... take off the u-bend to unblock it. Remove gunge. Wash in sink! Done that twice! pk |
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Reminds me of the story of the university halls-of-residence caretaker
person. One day said person (used to being the butt of practical jokes) went back to his room and spotted the door ajar. He looked up and spotted a well-balanced bucket of cold water on top of the door. Gingerly holding the door he managed to get a hand in and hold the bucket upright whilst he lifted it off the door down to safety. The bloke sighed that the calibre of students in the halls had diminished, if they thought that this old trick was going to fool him. So he walked over to the sink and poured the cold water away, only to have his feet soaked since the "belt and braces" students had also removed the sink trap! Mungo :-) |
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My best one was fitting a new bathroom carpet. I thought I'd be clever and use
the old one as a template to cut the new one with. I carefully drew the outlines on the new carpet, and cut it. Proudly went upstairs with it, where to my horror I discovered I'd managed to produce an exact mirror image of what was actually needed :-( -- Mark Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply. |
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wrote in message ups.com... So he walked over to the sink and poured the cold water away, only to have his feet soaked since the "belt and braces" students had also removed the sink trap! If that's true it must have been in the days of intelligent students ... Mary Mungo :-) |
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On Fri, 13 May 2005 14:22:43 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote: " chris French wrote: ... Arse!, oh well floor needs a wash....... -- Chris French, Leeds NOT LEEDS!!!!!! ... cast iron fireplace ... cracking it big style Oh how I laughed... I wouldn't have laughed. I'd have said, "Oh dear" or even "Heckythump". Mary I thought that " 'eckythoomp" was from t'other side of t'Pennines" -- ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Fri, 13 May 2005 14:22:43 +0100, "Mary Fisher" wrote: " chris French wrote: ... Arse!, oh well floor needs a wash....... -- Chris French, Leeds NOT LEEDS!!!!!! ... cast iron fireplace ... cracking it big style Oh how I laughed... I wouldn't have laughed. I'd have said, "Oh dear" or even "Heckythump". Mary I thought that " 'eckythoomp" was from t'other side of t'Pennines" It is.We're frightfully posh at this side of the hill. Mary |
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On Fri, 13 May 2005 12:10:22 UTC, chris French
wrote: Just replaced the existing built in washer in the house we've just bought with the old free-standing one we brought with us as the existing one didn't work properly (realised eventually that it isn't heating up). After the essential faffing got it in - Hmm, doesn't drain, -slide out machine, pull drain pipe out of standpipe, fiddle fiddle etc. Close door on DW, starts pumping, drain pipe not put back in standpipe........ A bit like the old favourite (sure we've all done it)...remove trap from sink, clean it out, wash hands/empty bucket down sink... -- Bob Eager begin a new life...dump Windows! |
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On Fri, 13 May 2005 15:32:49 UTC, Mark Carver
wrote: My best one was fitting a new bathroom carpet. I thought I'd be clever and use the old one as a template to cut the new one with. I carefully drew the outlines on the new carpet, and cut it. Proudly went upstairs with it, where to my horror I discovered I'd managed to produce an exact mirror image of what was actually needed :-( Done that one too..! -- Bob Eager begin a new life...dump Windows! |
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John White wrote:
On Fri, 13 May 2005 13:10:22 +0100, chris French wrote: Arse!, oh well floor needs a wash....... And today's date is... Y'know, I was listening to a piece on the radio about that this afternoon; they mentioned other superstitions at the same time, like walking under ladders, black cats etc. At the precise moment I fired up my angle grinder to chase out some plaster for running cable, I spotted a lone magpie landing on the lawn outside. Hmm, I thought to myself, mindful of some of the tales in the ongoing "Angle Grinder Advice" thread, "do I really want to do this now?". Oh sod it, yes I do. So I did, *and* I survived to tell the tale. Which just goes to prove... David |
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Mary Fisher wrote:
If that's true it must have been in the days of intelligent students ... Science ones at that ;-) Had an interesting chat with a friend ealier. Her daughter sat a mock GCSE IT / Computer science paper today. There was one hour allocated for the exam, so she went through the paper, answered all the questions, then checked her work before leaving the exam. Total time to complete 10 mins! She read me some of the more trickey questions: Q) Can a virus be transmitted by email? (Yes/No) Q) Name an input device? Picture of section of a spreadsheet Q) What type of field is in cell B13, is it a) Text?, b) A Number? Q) (Turtle Graphics) write an example program showing how you might draw a square... The even more worring thing was that half the class rated the exam as "really difficult"! -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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"John Rumm" wrote in message ... Mary Fisher wrote: If that's true it must have been in the days of intelligent students ... Science ones at that ;-) Had an interesting chat with a friend ealier. Her daughter sat a mock GCSE IT / Computer science paper today. There was one hour allocated for the exam, so she went through the paper, answered all the questions, then checked her work before leaving the exam. Total time to complete 10 mins! She read me some of the more trickey questions: Q) Can a virus be transmitted by email? (Yes/No) Q) Name an input device? Picture of section of a spreadsheet Q) What type of field is in cell B13, is it a) Text?, b) A Number? Q) (Turtle Graphics) write an example program showing how you might draw a square... The even more worring thing was that half the class rated the exam as "really difficult"! -- Cheers, John. Hmm. Did spelling count? ;-) Mary /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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EricP wrote: I feel quite sad here. I just remove the waste from a blocked sink to empty into a bucket and then empty the full bucket into the sink. At a previous place of employment, lady in the kitchen calls me to unblock a sink. As I am working on the trap, head under the sink, body blocking an aisle, removing dozens of those little white plastic coffee stirer things, the SAME lady nearly trips on my legs, leans over me and tips a pot of old tea (or somesuch) down the blasted sink. Good think I'm a naturally calm person :-) Hwyl! M. -- Martin Angove: http://www.tridwr.demon.co.uk/ Two free issues: http://www.livtech.co.uk/ Living With Technology .... Hardwa The part you kick. |
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[news] wrote:
EricP wrote: On Fri, 13 May 2005 13:10:22 +0100, chris French babbled like a waterfall and said: Just replaced the existing built in washer in the house we've just bought with the old free-standing one we brought with us as the existing one didn't work properly (realised eventually that it isn't heating up). After the essential faffing got it in - Hmm, doesn't drain, -slide out machine, pull drain pipe out of standpipe, fiddle fiddle etc. Close door on DW, starts pumping, drain pipe not put back in standpipe........ Arse!, oh well floor needs a wash....... I feel quite sad here. I just remove the waste from a blocked sink to empty into a bucket and then empty the full bucket into the sink. I've done that Who hasn't? RT |
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Just replaced the existing built in washer in the house we've just
bought with the old free-standing one we brought with us as the existing one didn't work properly (realised eventually that it isn't heating up). After the essential faffing got it in - Hmm, doesn't drain, -slide out machine, pull drain pipe out of standpipe, fiddle fiddle etc. Close door on DW, starts pumping, drain pipe not put back in standpipe........ Arse!, oh well floor needs a wash....... I feel quite sad here. I just remove the waste from a blocked sink to empty into a bucket and then empty the full bucket into the sink. Done that before. It's like when the electric is off and you think "Oh I go and do y... no I can't.... I'll do x instead... can't do that either...". So then you go into the living room to watch the TV 'til it comes back on.... |
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EricP wrote:
On Fri, 13 May 2005 13:10:22 +0100, chris French babbled like a waterfall and said: Just replaced the existing built in washer in the house we've just bought with the old free-standing one we brought with us as the existing one didn't work properly (realised eventually that it isn't heating up). After the essential faffing got it in - Hmm, doesn't drain, -slide out machine, pull drain pipe out of standpipe, fiddle fiddle etc. Close door on DW, starts pumping, drain pipe not put back in standpipe........ Arse!, oh well floor needs a wash....... I feel quite sad here. I just remove the waste from a blocked sink to empty into a bucket and then empty the full bucket into the sink. Quick solution to stop you doing this is to put the plug in before you remove the trap / u-bend. Of course if you forget the plug... -- .¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`· Shallow Sea Aquatics .¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`· .¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯ http://www.shallowsea.com ¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯` |
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On Sat, 14 May 2005 14:57:09 UTC, doozer
wrote: I feel quite sad here. I just remove the waste from a blocked sink to empty into a bucket and then empty the full bucket into the sink. Quick solution to stop you doing this is to put the plug in before you remove the trap / u-bend. Of course if you forget the plug... Didn't work for me. I just removed the plug, emptied the bucket...! -- Bob Eager begin a new life...take up Extreme Ironing! |
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Bob Eager wrote:
"a new life...take up Extreme Ironing!" Why are you trying to convert people to extreme ironing? Can't they make up their own choices for themselves? :-) --- Adrian |
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On Sat, 14 May 2005 15:33:06 UTC, Adrian C wrote:
Bob Eager wrote: "a new life...take up Extreme Ironing!" Why are you trying to convert people to extreme ironing? Can't they make up their own choices for themselves? :-) Do you know, I'd actually forgotten the sig content! So thought I'd best change it...at least slightly. Actually, it's a subject I bring up when interviewing people... -- Bob Eager begin a new life...take up Extreme Ironing! |
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In the days when those "anti-static" strips for motor cars were popular
an acquaintance bought such universal strips and attached both to her back bumper so that the tail of the strip dangled on to the road surface. Feeling pleased at the install, she cut off the surplus sticking above the bumper. Then she jumped into her citroen, started the engine and watched the rear of the car's suspension lift the static strips well clear of the road! I guess all she needed was to wait after stopping the vehicle for the rear of the car to sink back down... Mungo |
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On Fri, 13 May 2005 14:54:01 GMT, EricP
wrote: On Fri, 13 May 2005 13:10:22 +0100, chris French babbled like a waterfall and said: Just replaced the existing built in washer in the house we've just bought with the old free-standing one we brought with us as the existing one didn't work properly (realised eventually that it isn't heating up). After the essential faffing got it in - Hmm, doesn't drain, -slide out machine, pull drain pipe out of standpipe, fiddle fiddle etc. Close door on DW, starts pumping, drain pipe not put back in standpipe........ Arse!, oh well floor needs a wash....... I feel quite sad here. I just remove the waste from a blocked sink to empty into a bucket and then empty the full bucket into the sink. wish I'd read this when you posted on Friday - then I may not have copied you on Saturday!!! David |
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"David Shepherd" wrote in message
... On Fri, 13 May 2005 14:54:01 GMT, EricP wrote: On Fri, 13 May 2005 13:10:22 +0100, chris French babbled like a waterfall and said: Just replaced the existing built in washer in the house we've just bought with the old free-standing one we brought with us as the existing one didn't work properly (realised eventually that it isn't heating up). After the essential faffing got it in - Hmm, doesn't drain, -slide out machine, pull drain pipe out of standpipe, fiddle fiddle etc. Close door on DW, starts pumping, drain pipe not put back in standpipe........ Arse!, oh well floor needs a wash....... I feel quite sad here. I just remove the waste from a blocked sink to empty into a bucket and then empty the full bucket into the sink. Actually even pro's end up making arse, arse, arse cockups. Neighbour couple of years ago had bathroom redone, involving moving of outside waste pipes and soils stacks. Plumber/builder did a grand job inside them came to repair the empty holes and cut bricks outside. Got a 25Kg bag of ready mix morter, mixed it up, remortered the bricks, filled the holes, made it all good, looked nice. Next morning it all fell out. Mixed some more morter put it all back. Next morning it all fell out again. Finally whilst mixing morter for the 3'rd time found the bag of cement in the bottom of the 25Kg of sand he had been usingi to cement the bricks back !!!! |
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