Subject:RE: Fight the power - and get zapped

Posted by: farss

Date:2/4/2006 1:01:13 AM

Perhaps the previous post should read:
"User Deleted By Message" ?

Subject:RE: Fight the power - and get zapped

Reply by: Chienworks

Date:2/4/2006 12:54:23 PM

I could go for a nice massage right about now.

Subject:RE: Fight the power - and get zapped

Reply by: B.Verlik

Date:2/4/2006 1:05:27 PM

Maybe he was an electrician who didn't like rules.

Subject:RE: Fight the power - and get zapped

Reply by: risce1

Date:2/4/2006 2:18:27 PM

How about
Get zapped and fight the power ? hmmmm, deep stuff

Subject:RE: Fight the power - and get zapped

Reply by: FrigidNDEditing

Date:2/4/2006 3:34:11 PM

No - I prefer "GET THE POWER - AND *THEN* ZAP!!!"

but that's just my egomaniacle self talking :O)

Subject:RE: Fight the power - and get zapped

Reply by: TheHappyFriar

Date:2/4/2006 5:38:11 PM

note to others: never, EVER have the headphones plugged in to the computer & wipe dust off the monitor that's static charged... bad... very very bad....

and no matter what they say, ALWAYS shut off the breaker before you put up a cieling fan. Odds are that light switch you thought turned off the power to that wire didn't. Running power drill +120v live wire don't mix. :(

Subject:RE: Fight the power - and get zapped

Reply by: Ayath The Loafer

Date:2/5/2006 4:30:40 AM

While we are OT

My dad was fixing the main light in the living room.
Standing on a chair that was standing on a table.
(I know - really smart guy).

He didn't bother descending to get the wire cutters and decided to expose the wire ends with his teeth.
(I told you - really smart guy).

My mom entered the room, said something like,
"Oh dear, it's a bit dark - you can't see"
AND THEN TURNED ON THE LIGHTS.

Needless to say that my dad was mad, when he came back from unconsious-land.

Ayath

P.S.
We use 240V - 10Amps in Denmark

Subject:RE: Fight the power - and get zapped

Reply by: farss

Date:2/5/2006 4:47:24 AM

It must be strange having Irish parents and living in Denmark.
Bob.

Subject:RE: Fight the power - and get zapped

Reply by: MichaelS

Date:2/5/2006 7:44:57 AM

I was sitting on the couch with my laptop, talking with my wife. I pulled the power plug from the unit, and in the middle of the conversation, stuck it in my mouth.

I saw stars. I'm an idiot.

I still have trouble saying some consonants.

Subject:RE: Fight the power - and get zapped

Reply by: risce1

Date:2/5/2006 7:45:46 AM

Ouch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Does dad still have any teeth ?

Subject:RE: Fight the power - and get zapped

Reply by: JohnnyRoy

Date:2/5/2006 8:23:31 AM

Interesting fact: During Word War II, the Battleship Massachusetts didn’t have a single casualty as a result of battle. Only four men died on that ship and all of them were electrocuted in separate incidents for not following standard maintenance procedures on a wet deck. We learned this in boy scouts when we spent a night sleeping on the battleship.

Bottom line: Never underestimate what you can’t see. Both electricity and prayer can be powerful forces. (can I get a big Amen from the brothers and sisters?) ;-)

~jr

Subject:RE: Fight the power - and get zapped

Reply by: HHaynes

Date:2/5/2006 8:39:46 AM

This is the most "play" that any of my threads have gotten since joining here - and it was a mistaken move - was trying to reply to a thread and instead started a new post. [blushes]

However, the fact that the title remained and the post was deleted *was* a nice metaphor - but I didn't think it would garner a response.

And fortunately - rumors of my deletion have been greatly exaggerated. AMEN!

;)

Subject:RE: Fight the power - and get zapped

Reply by: Ayath The Loafer

Date:2/5/2006 8:59:51 AM

And to keep the thread alive so that OP can enjoy his 15 minutes of fame... :)

- yes my dad killed two teeth. They reained in situ as it were, but became miscoloured.

And regarding electricity and a wet deck, I remember a story about a horse passing a light crossing and falling down dead.
A mains wire to the lights had developed a fault under the road.
Aparantly it is the distance between the horse's hooves, that made the fault leathal.

Ayath