Why I dislike DIY.

[Hugo15]

Just been trying to put up a new picture. Thought I was getting a bit of resistance when drilling the hole.......... gave it a bit of a push....... then wooossssshhhhhhhhhhhh..... out spurts the water

Sat waiting for the emergency plumber to come now. Why do things like this happen at great times? Sunday evenings, bank holiday weekends?

 

[Gunner Rodgers]

Hugo, thank God you are up here in Cleveland, I fear a linching party may have been on the way round had you done this in Gloucestershire!!!!!

At least it hasn't been too bad a day here today, and tomorrow morning is supposed to be dry, a 40 miler first thing I think..

 

[spesh]

Sat waiting for the emergency plumber to come now. Why do things like this happen at great times? Sunday evenings, bank holiday weekends?

Murphy's Law.

And the art of great comedy is all in the timing...

 

[Hugo15]

Plumber has just been and jointed the pipes . At least we can have a cuppa now.

The builders couldn't have got the pipes any closer to dead centre in the middle of the wall. They must know that people will want to hang picture in the hall. B******S.

As we were trying to catch the water in the wok, I did think about the poor people whose homes are under feet of water. Put this little incident in to perspective.

Gunner - nice to see you on these shores! Was nice when I was out this morning. Went over to Hutton Rudby, Carlton, Ingleby Greenhow and back home through Great Ayton. Only 32 miles but a nice ride.

 

[Gasman]

Murphy's Law.

Murphy's Law states that if something can go wrong, however unlikely the circumstances, then it will, eventually.

This is more like Sod's Law which I would define as:

When something goes wrong it will do so at a time and in such a manner as to cause the maximum possible damage, expense and/or inconvenience.

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Was this the picture you was putting up?

 

[Hugo15]

Was this the picture you was putting up?

LOL .

 

[Mr Phoebus]

You've scared me now, from now on I'm putting all my pictures up with blu-tack.

 

[Hugo15]

You've scared me now, from now on I'm putting all my pictures up with blu-tack.

Wish I had gone for this option. At least I know where the pipes are now

 

[gbyers]

I'd buy one of these.

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=75786&ts=37574

Your builder sounds like a numpty. Next picture could find you locating a power cable. Still at least then you wouldn't have to phone an electrician, possibly a mortician..........

 

[Mr Phoebus]

While you've got the Wok out, you might as well do a stir-fry.

seriously though, bad luck, what a gutter.

 

[sheddy]

Time to buy a pipe/stud detector methinks !

 

[Cab]

I'd buy one of these.

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=75786&ts=37574

Seconded. That or another one similar. Essentialy bit of kit if you're knocking a nail in or drilling in your walls.

 

[Keith Oates]

Perhaps that's why in old houses some have picture rails to hang them on, not stupid these people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[asterix]

I did that once: Put a nail into a floor board straight through a central heating pipe.. Nightmare, fortunately I was able to fix it myself by sticking a new section of pipe in. I keep the old section with embedded nail as a reminder to be careful.