Hi Gang,

Knowing you lot in here, you'll all find this funny but, I could have died
through sheer embarrassment at what happened to me today. It all started
when I was called out to an office which has, how do you say, rather lovely
looking women wondering around. This doesn't get to me really, because I am
a professional (grin), but this particular place has more than its fair
share of attractive lovelies and I hate (love) going there because of the
distractions. Anyway. I sat crossed legged on the floor of the office, in
between a desk and the box on the wall where I was carrying out the repair.
After a few minutes into the job, I was asked if I would like a cup of
coffee. "Yes Please" says I, with a big foolish grin trying to look as
handsome as possible (I know, I'm a real show off), and I was promptly
issued with a rather large mug of the steaming brew. Being a bit to
engrossed to accept it straight away, I asked for it to placed on the corner
of the desk beside where I was. Fair enough.

Well. The job carried on for a few more minutes and the coffee mug stood
growing cold on the corner of the desk above my head where it had been
placed. In their pure concern, the lovelies, sorry, ladies, tell me to take
a break and have drink before the coffee got too cold and would be wasted.
I dutifully responded with a bright "OK"and then tried to stand up from
where I'd been sitting crossed legged on the floor. Totally unknown to me,
the office chair, you know the type with the little castor wheels on them,
had been pushed along just a tad by the young lady who'd brought the coffee
and one of the wheels had rolled over my boot lace and had actually fixed
itself tight into the loop of the bow which formed the fastening. Well. As
I said earlier, I tried to stand up, "Tried" being the operative word here,
but the weight of the chair was now holding my left foot firmly in the
crossed legged position. My right leg, given its due, quickly compensated
for this unexpected minor loss of balance and held firm beneath me to
prevent a disaster. As you can imagine, this situation took me slightly by
surprise, so, I pull my left leg a bit harder in an attempt to free it from
its unwelcome captor. I am now in complete panic as my left foot moves
rather easier than was expected by the leg muscles and I tug the chair
around with such velocity, that I knock my right leg away from where it had
taken hold after its compensation from the earlier loss of balance.

Now due to the shock of being hit by the chair, my right leg is heaved into
the air and I am now in the position of being on one leg which has been,
literally, pinned to the floor by the office chair, and the other leg has
been involuntarily lifted into the air by the shock of being hit by the self
same object. Well. With arms now flailing wildly trying to keep my head
up. The chair now rolling at an ever increasing speed, being pulled by the
loop of my left boot lace. You can imagine the expression of panic on my
face as I completely lose my battle with gravity and begin my uncontrolled
descent back toward the floor. I bet you may be able to guess what happens
next. Yes ? That's correct. Between me and the floor, to which I am now
rapidly approaching, is the desk with the rather large mug of hot coffee,
remember it, sitting quietly on the corner. CRASH !!! BANG !!!! WALLOP
!!! I'm now lying under the desk and am covered with papers and hot coffee,
with thee hottest red face I think I've ever had, in my life on this earth.

This mishap took place in only a few seconds, but the memory of it will last
for eternity. I began the day with the thought of being in the presence of
some unrivalled beauty and ended it with wet clothes and a badly bruised
ego. Who said life was easy ? :-(

*ROFLMAO*

"BigWallop" wrote in message
...
Hi Gang,

Knowing you lot in here, you'll all find this funny but, I could have died
through sheer embarrassment at what happened to me today. It all started
when I was called out to an office which has, how do you say, rather
lovely
looking women wondering around. This doesn't get to me really, because I
am
a professional (grin), but this particular place has more than its fair
share of attractive lovelies and I hate (love) going there because of the
distractions. Anyway. I sat crossed legged on the floor of the office,
in
between a desk and the box on the wall where I was carrying out the
repair.
After a few minutes into the job, I was asked if I would like a cup of
coffee. "Yes Please" says I, with a big foolish grin trying to look as
handsome as possible (I know, I'm a real show off), and I was promptly
issued with a rather large mug of the steaming brew. Being a bit to
engrossed to accept it straight away, I asked for it to placed on the
corner
of the desk beside where I was. Fair enough.

Well. The job carried on for a few more minutes and the coffee mug stood
growing cold on the corner of the desk above my head where it had been
placed. In their pure concern, the lovelies, sorry, ladies, tell me to
take
a break and have drink before the coffee got too cold and would be wasted.
I dutifully responded with a bright "OK"and then tried to stand up from
where I'd been sitting crossed legged on the floor. Totally unknown to
me,
the office chair, you know the type with the little castor wheels on them,
had been pushed along just a tad by the young lady who'd brought the
coffee
and one of the wheels had rolled over my boot lace and had actually fixed
itself tight into the loop of the bow which formed the fastening. Well.
As
I said earlier, I tried to stand up, "Tried" being the operative word
here,
but the weight of the chair was now holding my left foot firmly in the
crossed legged position. My right leg, given its due, quickly compensated
for this unexpected minor loss of balance and held firm beneath me to
prevent a disaster. As you can imagine, this situation took me slightly
by
surprise, so, I pull my left leg a bit harder in an attempt to free it
from
its unwelcome captor. I am now in complete panic as my left foot moves
rather easier than was expected by the leg muscles and I tug the chair
around with such velocity, that I knock my right leg away from where it
had
taken hold after its compensation from the earlier loss of balance.

Now due to the shock of being hit by the chair, my right leg is heaved
into
the air and I am now in the position of being on one leg which has been,
literally, pinned to the floor by the office chair, and the other leg has
been involuntarily lifted into the air by the shock of being hit by the
self
same object. Well. With arms now flailing wildly trying to keep my head
up. The chair now rolling at an ever increasing speed, being pulled by
the
loop of my left boot lace. You can imagine the expression of panic on my
face as I completely lose my battle with gravity and begin my uncontrolled
descent back toward the floor. I bet you may be able to guess what
happens
next. Yes ? That's correct. Between me and the floor, to which I am now
rapidly approaching, is the desk with the rather large mug of hot coffee,
remember it, sitting quietly on the corner. CRASH !!! BANG !!!! WALLOP
!!! I'm now lying under the desk and am covered with papers and hot
coffee,
with thee hottest red face I think I've ever had, in my life on this
earth.

This mishap took place in only a few seconds, but the memory of it will
last
for eternity. I began the day with the thought of being in the presence
of
some unrivalled beauty and ended it with wet clothes and a badly bruised
ego. Who said life was easy ? :-(


You were just attention seeking as usual ;-) ..... were they able to nurse
you back to health or did they just laugh?

BigWallop wrote:

ell. The job carried on for a few more minutes and the coffee mug stood
growing cold on the corner of the desk above my head where it had been
placed. In their pure concern, the lovelies, sorry, ladies, tell me to take
a break and have drink before the coffee got too cold and would be wasted.
I dutifully responded with a bright "OK"and then tried to stand up from
where I'd been sitting crossed legged on the floor. Totally unknown to me,
the office chair, you know the type with the little castor wheels on them,
had been pushed along just a tad by the young lady who'd brought the coffee
and one of the wheels had rolled over my boot lace and had actually fixed
itself tight into the loop of the bow which formed the fastening.

Ah, yes. That one. I have more than once tried to rise from such chairs
only to discover the intimate attachment between a wheel and my lace.

BTW how do you know the lovelies hadn't nudged the chair over your lace
deliberately in order to elicit the situation? Never discount the
conspiracy theory, they are fun.

Peter

On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 08:39:34 GMT, "BigWallop"
wrote:

Hi Gang,

Knowing you lot in here, you'll all find this funny but, I could have died
through sheer embarrassment at what happened to me today. It all started
when I was called out to an office which has, how do you say, rather lovely

snippage

Thanks for that, mate. It makes my day repairing the bathroom floor
much more bearable ))

witchy/binarydinosaurs

"BigWallop" wrote in message ...

This mishap took place in only a few seconds, but the memory of it will last
for eternity. I began the day with the thought of being in the presence of
some unrivalled beauty and ended it with wet clothes and a badly bruised
ego. Who said life was easy ? :-(

So... did you score then?
David

On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 08:39:34 UTC, "BigWallop"
wrote:

remember it, sitting quietly on the corner. CRASH !!! BANG !!!! WALLOP

That's why you're called that, then!
--
Bob Eager
rde at tavi.co.uk
PC Server 325*4; PS/2s 9585, 8595, 9595*2, 8580*3,
P70...

In message , BigWallop
writes
Hi Gang,

Knowing you lot in here, you'll all find this funny but, I could have died
through sheer embarrassment at what happened to me today. It all started
when I was called out to an office which has, how do you say, rather lovely
looking women wondering around.

......


This mishap took place in only a few seconds, but the memory of it will last
for eternity. I began the day with the thought of being in the presence of
some unrivalled beauty and ended it with wet clothes and a badly bruised
ego. Who said life was easy ? :-(


I bet you made their day
--
geoff

"Bob Eager" wrote in message ...
On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 08:39:34 UTC, "BigWallop"
wrote:

remember it, sitting quietly on the corner. CRASH !!! BANG !!!! WALLOP

That's why you're called that, then!

Far safer to work with swamp-donkeys then?

"Conrad Edwards" wrote in message
om...
"Bob Eager" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 08:39:34 UTC, "BigWallop"
wrote:

remember it, sitting quietly on the corner. CRASH !!! BANG !!!!
WALLOP

That's why you're called that, then!

Far safer to work with swamp-donkeys then?

I tell Ya' There aren't any in that office, that I've seen. They all seem
to keep themselves well trim and tidy. I know two of them are reaching
their fifties and they'd still pass as youngsters. It's a subsiduary office
of a very large finance group, whom I shall leave nameless because, I know
what you lot are like, and they have a gymnasium and things in the building,
that I think all of them use.

And here was me thinking I'd made a great impression with my quick diagnosis
and speedy temporary repair to keep them working and making money until I
could strip the offending box and redo the stuff that had been bodged by
another installer. Then I mess up by going head over heels and clearing
half the items off a desk, and push / pull an office chair all over the
floor with my tackety boots.

They said the best part was when I uttered the immortal phrase "OOPS !!!"
after I'd come to rest flat on my back between the desk and the wall with
the chair lying across my legs.

Great Fun was had by all !!!! :-)) ROFLMAO


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