If you are..............

[Deleted member 9648]

......one of the myriad non-electricians who delight in telling your electrician the story of the time you got electrocuted, that's fine, we love a handful of sparks tale, especially over a mid-morning brew. But PLEASE don't claim you were 'THROWN ACROSS THE ROOM'. All non-electricians were apparently 'THROWN ACROSS THE ROOM'.
It's not big, it's not clever and it didn't happen....so don't insult our intelligence by claiming it did.
This is a public service announcement on behalf of all electricians having to politely nod during the 'I WAS THROWN ACROSS THE ROOM' daily ordeal.

 

[Specialist]

Had a bad day, listening to the same old tales buddy ?

 

[Rpa07]

If it's good enough for Hollywood, it's good enough for us over a cuppa.
If I've told you once, I've told you a million times -
STOP EXAGGERATING!

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

Never told anyone about when I got a belt.

Shelf of paint spilt all over me. So I've gone to put my clothes in the washer and my god the shock I got off it was unbelievable. Lasted about half a minute.
Has it happens someone caught it on film

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

Never told anyone about when I got a belt.

Shelf of paint spilt all over me. So I've gone to put my clothes in the washer and my god the shock I got off it was unbelievable. Lasted about a minute.
Luckily someone made it to the main switch before something bad happened
Has it happens someone caught it on film

 

[telectrix]

thrown across a room??? big deal. i was thrown across a galaxy from a planet far, far , away.. that's how i ended up here.

 

[Specialist]

Aah well Dood, at least we all know who to look out for now mate

I tried getting a hairstyle like that once, but I got thrown across the room when I put my hand over the plug.
Got one hell of a shock, I can tell you

Psst don't tell wirepuller, he's had enough of that story

 

[Specialist]

thrown across a room??? big deal. i was thrown across a galaxy from a planet far, far , away.. that's how i ended up here.

tel: I knew you sounded familiar, was it you that got chucked off planet Zanussi at the same time I did ?

 

[ruston]

tel: I knew you sounded familiar, was it you that got chucked off planet Zanussi at the same time I did ?

Now specialist that is a hotpoint.

 

[Deleted member 9648]

Had a bad day, listening to the same old tales buddy ?

Yep.....twice today the old thrown across the room chestnut. Had to stifle a yawn. A few weeks back there was some fella on the Jeremy Vine show claiming he was thrown across the room. It's an epidemic....

 

[ruston]

Yes I heard that one too , and about the woman who jumped up to break the contact with earth and let go of the contact.

 

[hightower]

'I WAS THROWN ACROSS THE ROOM' daily ordeal.

Daily ordeal? Who you following on to each job?!

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

Aah well Dood, at least we all know who to look out for now mate

I tried getting a hairstyle like that once, but I got thrown across the room when I put my hand over the plug.
Got one hell of a shock, I can tell you

Psst don't tell wirepuller, he's had enough of that story

Telling you mate. Been a bad week. Got a brick square to the forehead. Stepped on a nail then a nasty shock.

 

[dmxtothemax]

what's wrong with guilding the lily so to speak ?
especially in the pub friday arvo !

 

[Zdb]

Or when you're talking about a genuine shock you've had in the past and there's that one idiot that's had a 3 phase shock that's much worse

 

[KennyKen]

I've met a few blokes who get a "shock" when graft is mentioned.

 

[Wilko]

I laugh when I see the movie stunt man flying backwards after being (not) shot. Another abuse of physics for a story - just shocking I say

 

[Specialist]

Telling you mate. Been a bad week. Got a brick square to the forehead. Stepped on a nail then a nasty shock.

That's bad mate, hope you didn't get too badly damaged with it all. Was this all at home, or first 2 on site ?.

 

[telectrix]

That's bad mate, hope you didn't get too badly damaged with it all. Was this all at home, or first 2 on site ?.

probably sat up in bed, banged head on brick, got out of bed, trod on a nail, made a brew with a faulty kettle, got a shock, went back to bed.

 

[Specialist]

probably sat up in bed, banged head on brick, got out of bed, trod on a nail, made a brew with a faulty kettle, got a shock, went back to bed.

For a Saturday morning mate, that's pretty good