Stupid things you've done.. - Page 2

96terrano · 24-08-2011, 19:57

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Originally Posted by 4wheel

Some many years ago I removed the fan from my Volvo so I could squeeze a few extra horses from the modified motor.No problem there.
However.Next time I was in the pub I was accosted by a vague acquaintance with a bandaged face."This is all your fault" he shouted through the bandages.
Apparently he had been in the garage when I removed the fan but thought that total removal was a bit extreme.So he took a hacksaw to two of the blades on his motor,closed the bonnet and told his mate to rev the engine.Bang ! The fan disintegrated and came through the bonnet taking off the tip of his nose.

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So I suppose I indirectly caused him to be stupid !!

i like that

Liam · 24-08-2011, 21:00

Does marriage count?

Only kidding.

Oh yeah, trying to do a very fast 90 degree take off on a Yamaha 180 on really wet roads with two slicks for tyres while well topped up with cider, thought I had pulled it off as when the bike slid out I managed to right it but over cooked it and ended up on my butt. Pride hurt and that was all, thankfully. Moral of the story, if you're going to do something stupid like that, at least have decent rubber on.

lacroupade · 25-08-2011, 12:07

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Originally Posted by Liam

Does marriage count?

Only kidding.

Oh yeah, trying to do a very fast 90 degree take off on a Yamaha 180 on really wet roads with two slicks for tyres while well topped up with cider, thought I had pulled it off as when the bike slid out I managed to right it but over cooked it and ended up on my butt. Pride hurt and that was all, thankfully. Moral of the story, if you're going to do something stupid like that, at least have decent rubber on.

I'm not sure the pope would agree.....

Liam · 25-08-2011, 18:49

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Originally Posted by lacroupade

I'm not sure the pope would agree.....

Yeah, well it's been a few years since he paid us a visit so I don't expect a tap on the shoulder any time soon. Besides , I thought he was busy try to convert all you heathens over there, think he now sees us as a lost cause

To be honest, each and every institution we were taught to look up to and respect when we were kids have all, without exception, turned out to have feet of clay. Think I wasted a lot of time on role models who should never have had the respect they got. Thank God I still have Ryan Giggs, Cheryl Cole, Ashley Cole , David Beckham, Tiger Woods, Tony Blair, Bill Clinton and a good few others to look up to and admire.

briggie · 25-08-2011, 20:28

You're never too old to learn something stupid.

96terrano · 14-09-2011, 22:43

I touched a glow plug today. Burned my hand really bad

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MudLifeCrisis · 14-09-2011, 22:52

Many many years ago my father told me "not to use the screwdriver like that as it will slip and stab you in the hand" which it did 2 minutes later

Recently reminded of this when fixing something as I stabbed myself in the hand again.

we never learn

Brian

96terrano · 14-09-2011, 22:54

Yep been there too. It hurts. I done that about 3 days ago

solarman216 · 14-09-2011, 23:11

Did this on Sunday, Rick

MudLifeCrisis · 14-09-2011, 23:18

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Originally Posted by solarman216

Did this on Sunday, Rick

Lost a wheel trim there mate ;O)

solarman216 · 14-09-2011, 23:34

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Originally Posted by MudLifeCrisis

Lost a wheel trim there mate ;O)

no it was a smaller steel wheel in place of the alloys as it had already had a rear end shunt and was rubbing the wing, but great fun nonetheless, Rick Oh and still did two more races,

briggie · 15-09-2011, 18:15

did you get their insurance details ?

solarman216 · 15-09-2011, 21:41

no the car that hit me did not stop, Rick

laurieash · 15-09-2011, 22:33

I was watching my older brother doing some rewiring on a old tiger cub motor bike, he had a habit of putting wires in his mouth to hold them wile working on the others to stop them getting mixed up. until he put a live in with earth what fun i had watching him trying to spit them out as they was sparking

he the hit me for laughing,but it was worth it, I would not have missed it for the world.

solarman216 · 15-09-2011, 22:44

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Originally Posted by laurieash

I was watching my older brother doing some rewiring on a old tiger cub motor bike, he had a habit of putting wires in his mouth to hold them wile working on the others to stop them getting mixed up. until he put a live in with earth what fun i had watching him trying to spit them out as they was sparking

he the hit me for laughing,but it was worth it, I would not have missed it for the world.

Like it, it reminds me of the time many years ago when I first started work in a car workshop, had a guy working with us who liked to play practical jokes, one day he was working on a morris minor and at lunch time I knew that when he returned he was going to start it up, so I stuck a fine wire in the center lead of the distributor cap connected to a spanner that I wrapped in rag and laid it on the wing, sure enough he started the car saw the spanner starting to fall and grabbed it, it was a picture, he jumped good and proper, did not have any more practical jokes from him, Rick

14-09-2011, 22:43	#21
96terrano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Vehicle: Nissan Terrano 2.7TD LWB Posts: 8,024	I touched a glow plug today. Burned my hand really bad.

24-08-2011, 21:00	#17
Liam Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Laois,Ireland Posts: 923	Does marriage count? Only kidding. Oh yeah, trying to do a very fast 90 degree take off on a Yamaha 180 on really wet roads with two slicks for tyres while well topped up with cider, thought I had pulled it off as when the bike slid out I managed to right it but over cooked it and ended up on my butt. Pride hurt and that was all, thankfully. Moral of the story, if you're going to do something stupid like that, at least have decent rubber on.

25-08-2011, 20:28	#20
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	You're never too old to learn something stupid.

14-09-2011, 22:52	#22
MudLifeCrisis Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St Albans Herts Vehicle: 1997 Mav 2.7tdi lwb Posts: 1,377	Many many years ago my father told me "not to use the screwdriver like that as it will slip and stab you in the hand" which it did 2 minutes later Recently reminded of this when fixing something as I stabbed myself in the hand again. we never learn Brian

14-09-2011, 22:54	#23
96terrano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Vehicle: Nissan Terrano 2.7TD LWB Posts: 8,024	Yep been there too. It hurts. I done that about 3 days ago

15-09-2011, 18:15	#27
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	did you get their insurance details ?

15-09-2011, 21:41	#28
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,431	no the car that hit me did not stop, Rick

15-09-2011, 22:33	#29
laurieash Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Isle of Axholme nr scunthorpe Vehicle: TerranoII /Discos/Landrov Posts: 423	I was watching my older brother doing some rewiring on a old tiger cub motor bike, he had a habit of putting wires in his mouth to hold them wile working on the others to stop them getting mixed up. until he put a live in with earth what fun i had watching him trying to spit them out as they was sparking he the hit me for laughing,but it was worth it, I would not have missed it for the world.