do you ever do something that makes you feel stooooopid?
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Ivan DeSlayer
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While not entirely a stupid moment it was more a I should've known better moment. I had posted this elsewhere but felt I should share:
Working at a tire store early in my carrier we had this single poster hoist that leaked like a screen door in a submarine. Anywho it had this habit about midway up it would warp to lightspeed from a snails pace and make cars teeter quite a bit when it hit the locks. Well it was my turn in the barrel and thought I knew where the midpoint was on this hoist. Almost brand new Camaro on the hoist for a wheel swap. Below midway up the Camaro goes into warp. Hoist hits the stops but the Camaro, not being strapped down, didn't. Up it comes off the hoist about 8" and slams back down and snaps both front legs off at the bolts on the center pad. Camaro nose dives. At this point it wasn't TO bad but then the lift started to come back down and proceeded to tear out the floorboards and exhaust. All this time the Asian customer cussing/cursing us. I really couldn't control myself when he came out screaming,"Son of *****! Yooooo scroooow up ma caaaaaa." "You icehoe" "You big idriot!"
Working at a tire store early in my carrier we had this single poster hoist that leaked like a screen door in a submarine. Anywho it had this habit about midway up it would warp to lightspeed from a snails pace and make cars teeter quite a bit when it hit the locks. Well it was my turn in the barrel and thought I knew where the midpoint was on this hoist. Almost brand new Camaro on the hoist for a wheel swap. Below midway up the Camaro goes into warp. Hoist hits the stops but the Camaro, not being strapped down, didn't. Up it comes off the hoist about 8" and slams back down and snaps both front legs off at the bolts on the center pad. Camaro nose dives. At this point it wasn't TO bad but then the lift started to come back down and proceeded to tear out the floorboards and exhaust. All this time the Asian customer cussing/cursing us. I really couldn't control myself when he came out screaming,"Son of *****! Yooooo scroooow up ma caaaaaa." "You icehoe" "You big idriot!"
jrherald420
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I can say if that happend to my car id have been out that door saying/ doing ALOT more than that!!
knotttty
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yup...lol.... a few years ago... I was riding on my buddies tractor ..on the back of course.... holding the dog....
we hit a bump.... she flew in the air.. I reached to grab her,.... we hit the same bump with the rear tires.... and it flung me off the back of the tractor... not to bad.......
except there was a piece of metal rod about 1/4" by 1" sticking up.... when I went back ... I landed on it with my leg... (see picture)..... Yah I felt pretty stupid..... and well over 100 stitches later.... was on the mend....
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we hit a bump.... she flew in the air.. I reached to grab her,.... we hit the same bump with the rear tires.... and it flung me off the back of the tractor... not to bad.......
except there was a piece of metal rod about 1/4" by 1" sticking up.... when I went back ... I landed on it with my leg... (see picture)..... Yah I felt pretty stupid..... and well over 100 stitches later.... was on the mend....
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NASTYZEN
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Good God!That *****.Hope you can still walk....
knotttty
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yes... its mostly numb,... even after 6 years..... but I cant complain,..... I can still do most things well...
Thanx
Roy
Thanx
Roy
kb2tha
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Do you mean like when I plumbed my outside water spigot into my hot water line? 
Do you mean like when I plumbed my outside water spigot into my hot water line?
Ha! That's awesome (in a bad kinda way) just tell people you wanted to be able to wash the car in December.
Had this feeling just last weekend when I put a 17mm (seemed to fit) socket on one of my lug nuts and spun it off before realizing that all my lug nuts are keyed. Came off the wheel fine but man that f***er would not come out of the socket. Had to beat the hell out of it with my biggest hammer before it finally dropped out.
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I did plumb in hot water and cold water freeze proof faucets on my house. They are very handy to have even cars wash better with warm water in the summer.
RECox286
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Most times when people talk to themselves, especially when they are asking
themself a question, they get the answer that they were looking for.
In my case, I continually get the wrong answers to my questions, or an
answer that has absolutely nothing to do with the original question.
Age, and the increasing lack of head hair, I supose...
Uncle Bob
themself a question, they get the answer that they were looking for.
In my case, I continually get the wrong answers to my questions, or an
answer that has absolutely nothing to do with the original question.
Age, and the increasing lack of head hair, I supose...
Uncle Bob
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I knew of a guy that cut a toe off in a lawn mower accident. While he was waiting for the 911 response a neighbor's dog came and ate the piece of toe left that he was hoping to get sewed back on.
CloseEnough
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I was making a some-what intricate piece on the lathe today and I put down the piece I was making a replica of somewhere and never found it again.
isaac338
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That *****, but I hope you didn't in too much trouble for it. Sounds to me like your boss should have replaced that hoist long before that incident.
When I got my first project car, I was going through and taking off all of the parts I didn't want to keep, one of which was the front suspension and front brakes. It had simple disc brakes which I had done work on with newer cars so I though a few taps from a hammer would brake it free and slide off once I removed the calipers. Well after about an hour of beating it with multiple hammers, and having a ringing in my ear, the brake rotor came off. It had sheared from the cylinder that the wheel bearings are in! Minutes later I found the axle nut which spun off easily and the rest of the rotor fell right off the car. I could only laugh.
Fast forward a few years, first day driving my car, not even 5 miles in, it caught on fire and burned down to the ground without a fire extinguisher in site. It took the fire department 20 minutes to get there.
Lesson learned, get a fire extinguisher, and triple check all fuel lines!
Fast forward a few years, first day driving my car, not even 5 miles in, it caught on fire and burned down to the ground without a fire extinguisher in site. It took the fire department 20 minutes to get there.
Lesson learned, get a fire extinguisher, and triple check all fuel lines!
My brother-in-law did the same thing on a grease zerk on a turning axle on a combine. I kept telling him not to wear his ring around moving equipment. He said his wife wouldn't let him take it off. Well, it got taken off, along with his finger.
I took mine off when we got back from the honeymoon and never wore it again.
coolreed
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Never.
1jjpop
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A few years ago a car stopped out front of our house , i didn't go out until almost dark told them if it didn't start to leave in our drive over nite . while talking to them ,they come with a small can of gas, so I jump in and pour a little in the carb, about that time gal behind wheel tried to start it.Motor backfired and get me on fire. I rolled like they say to do, fire rolled ahead of me. what saved me a guy got down on his knees and patted me out still got 1 hand and arm burned pretty bad. moral of story I' am not helping people, I healed up so you can't tell it today. I got burned because I was trying to help somebody.
Ray-CA
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You mean like Saturday when I thought that my driveway was 3-inches longer than it is and I backed my truck into the garage door? That kind of stupid?
Ray
Ray
BigAl62
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I did one better - while cutting a piece of carpet with a utility knife and a metal straight edge, I managed to cut the tip of my finger OFF! To this day I have NO feeling on the tip of my left index finger! I chalk it up to extreme stupidity.
e-tek
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Holy **** I did almost the EXACT same thing!!
Early in the morning, cars need to be taken out of the shop....So I jump in a Falcon to start it before opening the overhead door, one foot on the gas, the other dangling out the open door. A few good pumps, turn the key and the "slush box" slips into "R". The car lurches back so hard it goes THROUGH the wooden OH door and the open car door drags itself across a freshly painted truck next to it. By the time I got my other foot on the Brake (where it should have been), the Falcon was out the door, the door was in pieces in front of me, it and the truck needed repaints and I had 12 guys flying out of the lunch room to witness the dumb-founded look on my face....
To this day, OH doors get opened first and my left foot is always firmly on the brake.
kald
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I've honestly done so many stupid things I lucky to be alive!
I was OA welding lead and coworker came over to ask me question I stood up and took my glasses(I actually was using safety gear that day) off with my left hand. The hand holding the welding rod. I talked to him for moment and when I went to put my glasses back on I poked myself in the eye with the lead welding rod.
I will summarize what happend next. An Extended emergency room visit, I feel like a tool when doctor laughs at me, I leave with bandage, see my girlfriend, she laughs and I mistakenly tell her i scratched my retina instead of the cornea. She becomes terrified she is now dating Cyclops but I get some sweet sweet sympathy lovin' nonetheless. When I take my bandage off the next morning and declare my amazement at how it healed overnight she is furious because she thought I was going to blind in one eye. So now I'm a double tard(and no sweet sweet lovin' for a while) because I got my anatomy screwed up in addition to just being a regular idiot for poking my self in my eye.
The morale of that story is, at least get some lovin out of your stupidity and don't wear saftey gear, that **** will kill you.
I've also poked a screw driver all they way threw my hand. I've been shocked and burned more times than can remember, hit my head on forklift forks so many times that I know I have lost precious IQ points, got sulfuric acid in mouth, bleach in eyes, dropped heavy industrial battery cells on my feet, tore knee cartilage getting out of a buddies car after an all you eat BBQ lunch, racked my junk every way possible and got tossed out a boat while under way about 20 miles off shore in squally heavy seas at dusk while I was completely **** faced. Needles I sobered up quick and thank god I had a yellow Steelers t-shirt on. I know forgetting at least 50 other things but that stuff is probably to painful to remember.
Edit: On serious note I'm only 41 but I starting to contemplate what act stupidity will finally finally do me in. I hope it's to many ****** when I'm 96 (after the sweet sweet lovin of course).
I was OA welding lead and coworker came over to ask me question I stood up and took my glasses(I actually was using safety gear that day) off with my left hand. The hand holding the welding rod. I talked to him for moment and when I went to put my glasses back on I poked myself in the eye with the lead welding rod.
I will summarize what happend next. An Extended emergency room visit, I feel like a tool when doctor laughs at me, I leave with bandage, see my girlfriend, she laughs and I mistakenly tell her i scratched my retina instead of the cornea. She becomes terrified she is now dating Cyclops but I get some sweet sweet sympathy lovin' nonetheless. When I take my bandage off the next morning and declare my amazement at how it healed overnight she is furious because she thought I was going to blind in one eye. So now I'm a double tard(and no sweet sweet lovin' for a while) because I got my anatomy screwed up in addition to just being a regular idiot for poking my self in my eye.
The morale of that story is, at least get some lovin out of your stupidity and don't wear saftey gear, that **** will kill you.
I've also poked a screw driver all they way threw my hand. I've been shocked and burned more times than can remember, hit my head on forklift forks so many times that I know I have lost precious IQ points, got sulfuric acid in mouth, bleach in eyes, dropped heavy industrial battery cells on my feet, tore knee cartilage getting out of a buddies car after an all you eat BBQ lunch, racked my junk every way possible and got tossed out a boat while under way about 20 miles off shore in squally heavy seas at dusk while I was completely **** faced. Needles I sobered up quick and thank god I had a yellow Steelers t-shirt on. I know forgetting at least 50 other things but that stuff is probably to painful to remember.
Edit: On serious note I'm only 41 but I starting to contemplate what act stupidity will finally finally do me in. I hope it's to many ****** when I'm 96 (after the sweet sweet lovin of course).
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Drunken Yak inc
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One of my more recent acts of stupidity was damn near broadcasted on our local news channel....
My grandmother donated some money to her church so they could build a playground for the underprivileged kids in the neighborhood. She calls me at work one day and asks me to volunteer some of my time to help build it. Sure I said, while not being a religious person myself, I can't tell my grandma no and it's not like volunteering is a bad way to spend a few hours of your weekend. So long story short, my girlfriend and I are at the church raking mulch with some huge landscaping rakes and I am so uncomfortable I start to become a little anxious. Why am I uncomfortable?
I'm not a fan of being the center of attention, yet I find myself standing in a playground that carries my last name, surrounded by a bunch of church people who I don't know yet know who I am, and more importantly are my grandma's friends, so I have to be on my best behavior. All the while hoping my pagan girlfriend doesn't get tired of people asking her if she would be interested in joining their church and what not... And then the camera crew shows up... And it's freaking hot outside...
Well, after a short period of time, we all take a break and I'm just standing in the middle of the playground with a big *** rake in my hand... When it slips from my grasp and I try to catch it in the hopes that nobody will see me being a klutz. I put my foot down on the business end and knew instantly that I just screwed up... The aluminum handle made a resounding "ting" as it bounced off my forehead.
I took it like a ******* boss.
No rubbing my head, no rapid blinking, no reaction what so ever. Despite damn near blacking out, I was able to play it off good enough that even my girlfriend had to ask if it actually hit me. I kinda smiled and in a low voice told her how badly that just hurt... And then I look over and see the camera is pointed in my general direction. I couldn't help but laugh.
Then just this very night I was jacking up my car to take the rims off so I can clean them properly. The jack slipped on the front crossmember and ended up bending the **** out of the radiator support member. So I took the bumper off, unbolted the radiator and AC condenser and proceeded to re-bend the crossmember back into its original position. I get it put back together after about two hours of labor only to find out that the hood doesn't shut all the way.
The lower member is connected to the upper member by a vertical brace... The vertical brace and upper member are bent to **** also. It's going to cost me $180 to order those parts from Honda, more if it's out of stock and I'm forced to order online.
Oh well, lesson learned I hope.
My grandmother donated some money to her church so they could build a playground for the underprivileged kids in the neighborhood. She calls me at work one day and asks me to volunteer some of my time to help build it. Sure I said, while not being a religious person myself, I can't tell my grandma no and it's not like volunteering is a bad way to spend a few hours of your weekend. So long story short, my girlfriend and I are at the church raking mulch with some huge landscaping rakes and I am so uncomfortable I start to become a little anxious. Why am I uncomfortable?
I'm not a fan of being the center of attention, yet I find myself standing in a playground that carries my last name, surrounded by a bunch of church people who I don't know yet know who I am, and more importantly are my grandma's friends, so I have to be on my best behavior. All the while hoping my pagan girlfriend doesn't get tired of people asking her if she would be interested in joining their church and what not... And then the camera crew shows up... And it's freaking hot outside...
Well, after a short period of time, we all take a break and I'm just standing in the middle of the playground with a big *** rake in my hand... When it slips from my grasp and I try to catch it in the hopes that nobody will see me being a klutz. I put my foot down on the business end and knew instantly that I just screwed up... The aluminum handle made a resounding "ting" as it bounced off my forehead.
I took it like a ******* boss.
No rubbing my head, no rapid blinking, no reaction what so ever. Despite damn near blacking out, I was able to play it off good enough that even my girlfriend had to ask if it actually hit me. I kinda smiled and in a low voice told her how badly that just hurt... And then I look over and see the camera is pointed in my general direction. I couldn't help but laugh.
Then just this very night I was jacking up my car to take the rims off so I can clean them properly. The jack slipped on the front crossmember and ended up bending the **** out of the radiator support member. So I took the bumper off, unbolted the radiator and AC condenser and proceeded to re-bend the crossmember back into its original position. I get it put back together after about two hours of labor only to find out that the hood doesn't shut all the way.
The lower member is connected to the upper member by a vertical brace... The vertical brace and upper member are bent to **** also. It's going to cost me $180 to order those parts from Honda, more if it's out of stock and I'm forced to order online.
Oh well, lesson learned I hope.
racingtadpole
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Currently moving a door in brick wall inside my house. Just as I start laying the last course of bricks, I notice I happen to have entombed the tools I need to remake the door opening. D'OH!!
brianh
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Yes yesterday, when I was loading my truck to deliver furniture I just made, while sliding one table on top of the other it went too far and I blew out the back window of my truck.
That safety glass gets everywhere.
That safety glass gets everywhere.
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YZ Rider
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Everyone has their days. Felt pretty dumb after changing the oil on a surburban, I grab the ****** dip stick and stop because the oil has a redish tint. Co worker saw me pause and started laughing.
Another one was when I was cutting 25ft 12X12 Flange I beam and had my feet in the drop zone
Well when it dropped, 10ft of it fell 2ft onto my big toe. That hurt so freaking bad, and of course I kept it to myself. Damn thing is still black.
Another one was when I was cutting 25ft 12X12 Flange I beam and had my feet in the drop zone
Well when it dropped, 10ft of it fell 2ft onto my big toe. That hurt so freaking bad, and of course I kept it to myself. Damn thing is still black.This stuff happens all the time.
I was outside welding a few years ago on a 4x8' trailer, and noticed that things seemed to be getting warmer. Let me rephrase that, things were getting HOT! I looked down, and my pants were on fire. Like YouTube video worthy fire. Luckily, there was a spigot close by...
I was outside welding a few years ago on a 4x8' trailer, and noticed that things seemed to be getting warmer. Let me rephrase that, things were getting HOT! I looked down, and my pants were on fire. Like YouTube video worthy fire. Luckily, there was a spigot close by...
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I have too many to list and some I only know about because of what other people who were there tell me. But 2 I will share. Mine is the time I litterally crapped my pants. Was working at a mechanic shop and took over another guys front brake job on a Ram 3500 king cab long bed. I didn't realise he had put a screw jack under the back bumper to help support the truck. I finish up and my boss is digging around in his box at the nose of the truck as I begin to bring it down. All of a sudden the truck starts sliding, I yell at my boss who dives outta the way just as it falls off the front arms. Luckly the front arms got hung up in the step rails and stopped the truck we removed the screw jack and safely lowered the undamaged truck to the ground. My boss didn't come outta the office for the rest of the day and I had to take an extended lunch break to go home and change pants. The second gave me a headache and made my boss feel stupid. We were trying to reinstall a front knuckle on an S-10 after a lower ball joint swap and my boss was prying down in the upper control arm and I was underneath trying to line up the ball joint. Right about the time he put his entire 280 lb body weight on the pry bar the tip slipped and I took a 36" mac prybar to the top of my head. I crumpled to a heap on the floor apparently let out some kinda weird gurgling noise twitched a few times then just stopped. My boss thought he had killed me. Luckly I came to with a really bad headache and suggested we not use that method anymore
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Murphy4570
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Hahhaha!!!!
The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.
geoffro5
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If you never do anything.... You'll never make a mistake.... Its how the public service / civil servants operate!
raddksn
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I was trying to toenail think got something wrong
EvilWelder
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I was fitting up a spool piece of pipe, i had it all tacked up and perfect, only for the other guy I am working with to tell me I had the flanges on backwards.
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If you've never done anything stupid, you've never done anything! And that IS stupid!
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joeswamp
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You know that's based on a true story, right? Happened to an officer in a Boston harbor island fort around 1810 or so, Poe was a sentry there about 20 years later and heard the legend of how the guy disappeared.
Everyone thought the story was urban legend until they were doing some restoration work in the 1920's and found the guy, still dressed in his formal uniform. I believe there were scratch marks on the inside of the wall.
jrherald420
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Thats kinda interesting, any links to this? I tried Google and nothing came up.
racingtadpole
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I saw a documentary on the weekend about the making of the first large steel steam powered ocean going ship (whose name currently eludes me). When it was scrapped they found the bodies of two small children that had been sent into the space between the inner and outer skins to help with the rivetting, and then entombed.
jrherald420
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Was it called the Great Western?
racingtadpole
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Yes I believe that was it. The documentary was one of the 'Great engineering wonders of the world' series.
joeswamp
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http://www.examiner.com/article/fort-independence-the-cask-of-amontillado
A photograph was taken of the skeleton found in 1905 (it's in a book I have and it's pretty hard to forget) but I was unable to locate it on the internet.
Apparently this story has some holes though, the worst being that the guy who was supposed to have been killed apparently did not disappear, but allegedly lived until 1846, so it's not clear what exactly happened here.
http://books.google.com/books?id=GJ...eutenant Gustavus Drane captain green&f=false