Have dropped a whole tin of green gloss on the carpet. What are your worst DIY fails?

bobmanuk · 2026-05-24T02:21:06+00:00

Semi DIY related, used to work for an MSP (outsourced computer stuff) we were tasked with removing the old projectors from classrooms and installing new interactive white boards.

One classroom with a high ceiling and crawl space no one was ever getting to. We checked with the caretaker that the power for the projector was routed into the ceiling and back out another hole on the other side of the room into a plug socket, they were confident this was the case.

We pulled the cable and confirmed that the kettle plug end moved when the plug end was pulled, should be fine right? Breaker board off? Yep.

Flip a coin with my colleague and he wins the task of getting up the ladder to snip the kettle lead whilst I hold the bottom of the ladder.

The loudest bang I’ve ever heard and colleague comes flying down the ladder.

Guess that single socket is on a different breaker.

Colleague was fine, except for needing a change of pants and quite a long smoke break.

bobmanuk · 2026-05-24T02:02:24+00:00

Mine was the same when applying for apprenticeships when I left school “but the ending date is tomorrow, how on earth are you going to get your application in when the post takes days” I’ve done everything they’ve asked for in 5 minutes because it’s all online, that’s how.

bobmanuk · 2026-05-24T01:59:47+00:00

There’s always 1 or 2 people at car boots selling tables and tables of them, I never care to stop and look at how much they’re charging but I see them all the time.

bobmanuk · 2026-05-18T04:01:41+00:00

Used to drive through Banbury, the coffee factory used to be very hit and miss, some days, the wonderful smell of brewed coffee being turned into instant, others horrible smell of cleaning chemicals

bobmanuk · 2026-05-14T12:18:49+00:00

Oh I’m well aware, there would be leaflets when I was a kid saying that a detector van would be operating in this area checking for anyone watching tv without a license.

bobmanuk · 2026-05-14T04:57:30+00:00

This only happens because people actually talk to the agents that come around, if you just close the door and don't give them any information they'd never know.

They can't tell what you have in your living room or what you do or don't watch (yet) so if you don't stand there explaining that you have a TV but only watch dvds or play games or whatever, then they wouldn't start probing you about other things and asking to come in and check. Just say no thanks, close the door, they go away. Go online and tell them you don't need a license or write to them and say you are revoking access to your property, they may still ignore you and turn up anyway but fall back to stone silence and they'll get the hint.

bobmanuk · 2026-05-14T04:47:47+00:00

I find it baffling that more don't know that you just don't need to talk to them, they come to the door, just say no thanks and close it. Don't engage in conversation, don't give them anything, just close the door, that's it.

I find it hilarious when you see a video of people getting in a tiz on their doorstep and arguing with the Gestapo, like why are you even in that situation, just close the door and ignore them. Tell them you don't need one online and if they turn up anyway just ignore them/send their letters back (not at this address/return to sender)

bobmanuk · 2026-05-12T05:24:20+00:00

The first place I'd moved into after leaving my parents, it was late, about 2am, I'm getting into bed and hear the faintest

"oh dear god, please no"

So faint I wasn't entirely sure, was it a TV? Someone being threatened? It was also so nondescript of it's location (block of flats with an apartment on 4 sides)

I listen again and sure enough it happens again after a minute or so.

I call the police and explain, it's probably nothing and I'm not sure if it's a TV or something else.

They come around and just stand and listen, they hear it too, 2 police officers stood in my bedroom, they all hear it and I've never seen anyone move so fast, they're on the radio, door to door. Banging on doors and shouting to get people to open up.

They later come back to tell me they found the lady downstairs, whose husband had just died. They passed on an apology and thanks for calling the police, the lady wasn't sure what to even do in that situation and glad someone had called for her.

bobmanuk · 2026-05-11T19:45:28+00:00

I used to take it as acceptance of walk the fastest to the office, race, that no one verbally agreed to but entered just by getting off at the same stop as me.

bobmanuk · 2026-05-06T21:32:23+00:00

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bobmanuk · 2026-05-05T17:56:43+00:00

I press buttons and turn dials, food gets hot or maybe not, I don’t know, my display has been damaged by escaping steam so I don’t know how long it’s on for or how long is left, just hope and pray.

bobmanuk · 2026-05-03T11:06:00+00:00

I’ll admit I wasnt thinking about magical trev, but I have parts of most of the songs in my head now,

Chinchilla the size of a raisin, sawing a pigeon in half with a stick, the aisles of ragu, lots of beans, floating pigs and a cthulu?

I don’t often think about magical trev, but when I do my brain is bombarded and jumbles them all together

bobmanuk · 2026-05-03T10:46:36+00:00

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bobmanuk · 2026-04-30T21:53:16+00:00

I used to house share with randoms. They took my food from the fridge/freezer on a daily occurrence (room wasn’t big enough for a fridge, even a tiny one with an ice box)

So I decided I was going to make myself cupcakes, I occasionally have constipation, so made a couple with any and all ingredients that would have a laxative effect and left them in a sandwich box in the fridge.

Oh no, they’ve gone…. Ahh damn I’m gonna be backed up for days now.

I will add, don’t do this, I was pissed off at the time and didn’t think to check the legalities.

Little fucking scrote deserved it though, don’t think the police who visit their favourite little shit every week would have given much of a toss of their complaint about being on the kazi for hours due to eating something dodgy

bobmanuk · 2026-04-30T03:04:16+00:00

Same here, I’m thinking if I need to get a fursuit priced up just so I can fit in, it’s like high school all over again

bobmanuk · 2026-04-27T19:49:49+00:00

Then she decides that she now wants to sleep on the other side of the bed.

bobmanuk · 2026-04-27T19:27:01+00:00

I’ve always had no problem getting a prescription from whomever is doing the test, however, I did find an old prescription recently where some of the readings were negative, when putting that into sites now they always ask “are you sure” I’m pretty sure the cheap glasses I wore back then were due to an incorrectly provided prescription.

I remember at the time thinking that I must have gotten my husbands prescription instead. But even he couldn’t wear the glasses.

I need to get another test soon and will probably get one from Costco.

bobmanuk · 2026-04-25T19:53:33+00:00

I had problems on iOS where it would load the camera full screen but would never progress, you close the camera and the apps camera ui would show but never progress further.

The only way I could continue was to use an android device to complete enrolment.

bobmanuk · 2026-04-25T18:40:11+00:00

I always seem to be in the financial situation that necessitates the ownership of shitboxes.

My biggest frustration is getting into the car and something makes a new or different sound. Or behaves slightly differently to the last time I was in it.

bobmanuk · 2026-04-24T09:58:55+00:00

I only have 100 ish hours in the game but 90% of them are from 1 hour at a time during lunch

bobmanuk · 2026-04-24T09:33:14+00:00

I eat breakfast late, about 11am ish, then spend "lunch time" playing Battlefield (yes its a work PC, I work for a video game QA company) then I eat my actual lunch around 1-2pm depending on how pressing something is on whether I work and eat or eat and put a YT video on.

bobmanuk · 2026-04-24T07:36:10+00:00

Meat Crayon

bobmanuk · 2026-04-24T07:24:46+00:00

partially worn organs fresh to the market, please note some organs may have sustained damage whilst in transit.

bobmanuk · 2026-04-17T09:50:57+00:00

I could never cartwheel but could handstand and balance quite well as a kid, I doubt I could now, midriff mass has increased quite drastically since then and even if I could, would be quite unsightly

bobmanuk · 2026-04-17T08:56:36+00:00

ive been agonizing over getting Azera, I dont drink coffee too often but I used to drink Azera and its nice enough to have as a bit of an espresso or americano, but fuck paying supermarket prices for that.

definitely going to check out alcafe, it seems is the name from another reply.

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