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Post by wireman on Jul 20, 2020 10:48:23 GMT
This thread is for the things that you've done that make you say, "I can't believe I was that stupid."
I'll go first
Yesterday, I was replacing some A/C registers on the ceiling. I put my ladder under one of them and climbed up to change the register. What I didn't do was turn off the ceiling fan that was next to the register and I got wacked in the head with a ceiling fan blade. It hurt for a little while but the pain of stupidity was worse than the physical pain. I have a red mark on the side of my head so I will get to explain my stupidity to everyone that asks what the red mark on my head is.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2020 15:05:38 GMT
The other week at the home improvement center I had dropped something and bent over to pick it up. I wasn't concentrating and caught the sharp end of an outdoor grill with my left temple. I immediately felt the blood running down my face, filling up my eye, and saw the blood dripping onto the vest. So I headed over to the bathroom and medicine cabinet to get it to stop bleeding. As I walked past customer service all the ladies started screaming and freaking out from so much blood (meh, forehead cuts just seem to bleed a lot). I said I was okay and just going to clean it all up. One ran to get an assistant store manager. When I got the blood stopped and a big ole bandage applied the manager was standing outside the bathroom. He looked at me, didn’t ask if I was okay, and proceeded to tell me I need to have more consideration for customers. That I should have covered it up somehow before I walked past the customer service area where all the customers were gathered. I said okay, and if the employer can make a damn vest that everything doesn’t fall out every time you bend over it probably wouldn’t happen again. I guess I’m a PITA everywhere.
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Post by osnafrank on Jul 20, 2020 15:49:15 GMT
Couple of years ago i and some friends went to a swimming bath.
It was really hot outside and everyone wanted a refreshment. We have been to this bath a trilion times before and i knew how deep the pools were.
Nevertheless, i made a nice header into the pool.....the non swimmers pool.
My visit at the bath ended 5 minutes after arrival with a face that looked like Mike Tysons Punchingball.
At least, nobody wanted to start a fight for a couple of days.
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Post by Wicked Esther on Jul 21, 2020 19:47:26 GMT
Once I posted about Rocky movies in the music forum.
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Post by His Majesty on Jul 24, 2020 12:27:26 GMT
Once I posted about Rocky movies in the music forum.
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Post by wireman on Jul 24, 2020 13:42:36 GMT
Once I posted about Rocky movies in the music forum. Did you get hit in the head with a ceiling fan? Take it from me, it can make you a little loopy.
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Post by Wicked Esther on Jul 24, 2020 14:36:10 GMT
Once I posted about Rocky movies in the music forum. Did you get hit in the head with a ceiling fan? Take it from me, it can make you a little loopy. 😁 I’ve done that a few times. Have you ever moved a ladder while there’s an open can of paint on it? That’s another one of my famous accomplishments. 🥴
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Post by Wicked Esther on Jul 24, 2020 14:39:25 GMT
Once I posted about Rocky movies in the music forum. This is probably what Ivan looked like when he saw how Rocky’s son magically aged 6 years in a matter of weeks ( between IV and V)
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Post by wireman on Jul 24, 2020 15:05:02 GMT
Two days ago - I usually put water and coffee in the coffee maker every night so when I get up in the morning, I just have to flip the switch to start making coffee. I did that a couple of nights ago but had put the coffee pot in the dishwasher and forgot to take it out and put it in the coffee maker. So the next morning I flipped the coffee maker switch on and left the kitchen not realizing the was no coffee pot to catch the coffee. I heard a funny sound that sounded like water splashing on the floor and when I went to investigate discovered coffee everywhere. Coffee had run down in the drawers under the counter the coffee pot was sitting and got in some of the cabinets below that and was all over the floor. . What a mess.
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Post by His Majesty on Jul 24, 2020 16:07:39 GMT
This is probably what Ivan looked like when he saw how Rocky’s son magically aged 6 years in a matter of weeks ( between IV and V) (rofl)
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Post by His Majesty on Jul 24, 2020 16:09:58 GMT
At 13, I was a latchkey kid and there wasn't much food in the house. I tried making Bisquik Biscuits. The recipe called for 1 cup mix and 1/4 cup water. Clearly not paying attention, I put in 1 cup water and 1/4 mix. I got mush.
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Post by Wicked Esther on Jul 24, 2020 16:12:54 GMT
At 13, I was a latchkey kid and there wasn't much food in the house. I tried making Bisquik Biscuits. The recipe called for 1 cup mix and 1/4 cup water. Clearly not paying attention, I put in 1 cup water and 1/4 mix. I got mush. haha My daughter once made cookies that called for 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon. She put in 1/2 cup and no one was brave enough to eat them.
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Post by His Majesty on Jul 24, 2020 16:14:48 GMT
At 13, I was a latchkey kid and there wasn't much food in the house. I tried making Bisquik Biscuits. The recipe called for 1 cup mix and 1/4 cup water. Clearly not paying attention, I put in 1 cup water and 1/4 mix. I got mush. haha My daughter once made cookies that called for 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon. She put in 1/2 cup and no one was brave enough to eat them. When I was younger, I would have braved it.
When I was younger.
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Post by Wicked Esther on Jul 24, 2020 16:22:55 GMT
haha My daughter once made cookies that called for 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon. She put in 1/2 cup and no one was brave enough to eat them. When I was younger, I would have braved it.
When I was younger.Speaking of misadventures with cooking...I guess this counts as a stupid human trick. When he was about 10, my son Alex would wake up early on weekends and "cook". One time he put two chicken nuggets in the microwave (wtf? who makes just 2?!) and he thought he set the timer for 2minutes, but he set it for 20 ,while he went out in the back yard and got distracted playing. The chicken nuggets turned black , smelled like burning plastic and the smoke detectors went off in the house. The plate was literally smoldering. I had to grab it with oven mitts and run all the way out to the alley with it to get the weird chemical smell as far as possible from the house. My kids love to laugh about that now. Mom running down the alley in pj's with a plate of black, smoking chicken nuggets.
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Post by His Majesty on Jul 24, 2020 16:24:53 GMT
When I was younger, I would have braved it.
When I was younger. Speaking of misadventures with cooking...I guess this counts as a stupid human trick. When he was about 10, my son Alex would wake up early on weekends and "cook". One time he put two chicken nuggets in the microwave (wtf? who makes just 2?!) and he thought he set the timer for 2minutes, but he set it for 20 ,while he went out in the back yard and got distracted playing. The chicken nuggets turned black , smelled like burning plastic and the smoke detectors went off in the house. The plate was literally smoldering. I had to grab it with oven mitts and run all the way out to the alley with it to get the weird chemical smell as far as possible from the house. My kids love to laugh about that now. Mom running down the alley in pj's with a plate of black, smoking chicken nuggets. Were there microwaves around when I was 10, I would have done this. I just know I would have.
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Post by Wicked Esther on Jul 24, 2020 16:34:14 GMT
Speaking of misadventures with cooking...I guess this counts as a stupid human trick. When he was about 10, my son Alex would wake up early on weekends and "cook". One time he put two chicken nuggets in the microwave (wtf? who makes just 2?!) and he thought he set the timer for 2minutes, but he set it for 20 ,while he went out in the back yard and got distracted playing. The chicken nuggets turned black , smelled like burning plastic and the smoke detectors went off in the house. The plate was literally smoldering. I had to grab it with oven mitts and run all the way out to the alley with it to get the weird chemical smell as far as possible from the house. My kids love to laugh about that now. Mom running down the alley in pj's with a plate of black, smoking chicken nuggets. Were there microwaves around when I was 10, I would have done this. I just know I would have.Also, my son Tony once "accidentally" pulled the fire alarm at the library when I took the kids there to see the "Zoomobile". Needless to say, the high pitch of the alarm scared the animals too much for them to be taken out of their cages. My kids have kept life from being boring in any way , shape or form.
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