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I've done some pretty dim things, but here's a new one:

 

I drove around looking for a scanner the other day. I ended up buying an all-in-one thingy from Tesco. In fact, it was a great deal.

 

Nothing wrong with that.

 

I've just found a scanner at home. It's on my desk, about 60cm away from this keyboard I'm typing on now. I'd totally forgotten it was there :D

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:bigemo_harabe_net-163:

 

 

Not as stupid as something I did once....

 

When I was 14 or so, my dad totally rewired our house, and I was given the job of moving all the lightbulbs from the old fittings (soon to be removed) to the new ones. Obviously, I did my bedroom light first so stood on my bed to do so. As I was about to put the bulb into the new fitting, I thought "If that is switched on, this bulb is going to get hot and I might burn myself!".

 

So what did young JohnS do? I stuck my thumb into the socket to see if it was on....

 

It was....

 

I flew off the bed and landed on the floor feeling a bit dazed but relatively unharmed. However, I still had the bulb to put into the new socket, so went to the switch and turned off the power. Getting back onto my bed I decided a check is in order so in went my thumb again (I can only plead temporary insanity due to being in close contact with the National Grid only seconds before), and again I flew off the bed - I'd only switched off the OLD light :rolleyes:

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Species caught in 2017 Common Ash, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, White Willow.

Species caught in 2016: Alder, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Crab Apple, Left Earlobe, Pedunculate Oak, Rock Whitebeam, Scots Pine, Smooth-leaved Elm, Swan, Wayfaring tree.

Species caught in 2015: Ash, Bird Cherry, Black-Headed Gull, Common Hazel, Common Whitebeam, Elder, Field Maple, Gorse, Puma, Sessile Oak, White Willow.

Species caught in 2014: Big Angry Man's Ear, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Common Whitebeam, Downy Birch, European Beech, European Holly, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, Wych Elm.
Species caught in 2013: Beech, Elder, Hawthorn, Oak, Right Earlobe, Scots Pine.

Species caught in 2012: Ash, Aspen, Beech, Big Nasty Stinging Nettle, Birch, Copper Beech, Grey Willow, Holly, Hazel, Oak, Wasp Nest (that was a really bad day), White Poplar.
Species caught in 2011: Blackthorn, Crab Apple, Elder, Fir, Hawthorn, Horse Chestnut, Oak, Passing Dog, Rowan, Sycamore, Willow.
Species caught in 2010: Ash, Beech, Birch, Elder, Elm, Gorse, Mullberry, Oak, Poplar, Rowan, Sloe, Willow, Yew.

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Kin ouch. :lol:

Free to choose apart from the ones where the trust poked their nose in. Common eel. tope. Bass and sea bream. All restricted.


New for 2016 TAT are the main instigators for the demise of the u k bass charter boat industry, where they went screaming off to parliament and for the first time assisting so called angling gurus set up bass take bans with the e u using rubbish exaggerated info collected by ices from anglers, they must be very proud.

Upgrade, the door has been closed with regards to anglers being linked to the e u superstate and the failed c f p. So TAT will no longer need to pay monies to the EAA anymore as that org is no longer relevant to the u k . Goodbye to the europeon anglers alliance and pathetic restrictions from the e u.

Angling is better than politics, ban politics from angling.

Consumer of bass. where is the evidence that the u k bass stock need angling trust protection. Why won't you work with your peers instead of castigating them. They have the answer.

Recipie's for mullet stew more than welcomed.

Angling sanitation trust and kent and sussex sea anglers org delete's and blocks rsa's alternative opinion on their face book site. Although they claim to rep all.

new for 2014. where is the evidence that the south coast bream stock need the angling trust? Your campaign has no evidence. Why won't you work with your peers, the inshore under tens? As opposed to alienating them? Angling trust failed big time re bait digging, even fish legal attempted to intervene and failed, all for what, nothing.

Looks like the sea angling reps have been coerced by the ifca's to compose sea angling strategy's that the ifca's at some stage will look at drafting into legislation to manage the rsa, because they like wasting tax payers money. That's without asking the rsa btw. You know who you are..

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Haha! John - once bitten, twice....err, bitten :D

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I've done some pretty dim things, but here's a new one:

 

I drove around looking for a scanner the other day. I ended up buying an all-in-one thingy from Tesco. In fact, it was a great deal.

 

Nothing wrong with that.

 

I've just found a scanner at home. It's on my desk, about 60cm away from this keyboard I'm typing on now. I'd totally forgotten it was there :D

 

that is silly i have an old all in one (an HP c5180 ) which is very good for what it does but i keep another scanner in the loft as it does negatives as well

 

we used to keep buying things we found we forgot when we went camping ,we probably have 3 sets of everything now (including 4 tents) so i made up a list ,as its packed for the trip its ticked off the list ,seems strange but it saves blooming money ,i like lists

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Similar to John

I was in charge of an Intensive Care Unit many years ago. Whilst I was standing and talking to a doctor part of my brain noticed that the drug cupboard door was open but the red warning light that should have been on when the door was open, wasn't.

The half of the brain that wasn't involved with talking then decided to unscrew the red cover and see if there was a bulb in the socket. It did this by sticking a finger in to find out.

There was no bulb

The electricity was on

I was laying on the floor feeling very embarrassed, but at least I didn't do it again ;)

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A pal of mine had a similar, but much more embarrassing incident....

 

Back in the late 70s/early 80s three of us were walking through Hull city centre after imbibing several pints in various pubs. One of the streets is fully pedestrianised, and at the time had lamps running both sides. These lamps were about groin-high, with the bulb bit near the top and a metal cap above that. Most of them had been kicked hard enough to put the light out so it was nearly always dark down there.

 

Wanting to relieve himself of the last couple of pints and instead of ducking into a doorway, one of my pals decided to p!ss over one of the (broken) lamps instead whilst I and the other pal decided to walk on and wait for him to finish and catch us up. Then we heard a bang and a loud scream, the pillock had only chosen a lamp with the top kicked clean off leaving the live wires exposed :blink:

 

Oh how we laughed :lol::lol::lol:

 

He was okay eventually, but I think a lot more careful where he relieved himself after that.

John S

Quanti Canicula Ille In Fenestra

 

Species caught in 2017 Common Ash, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, White Willow.

Species caught in 2016: Alder, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Crab Apple, Left Earlobe, Pedunculate Oak, Rock Whitebeam, Scots Pine, Smooth-leaved Elm, Swan, Wayfaring tree.

Species caught in 2015: Ash, Bird Cherry, Black-Headed Gull, Common Hazel, Common Whitebeam, Elder, Field Maple, Gorse, Puma, Sessile Oak, White Willow.

Species caught in 2014: Big Angry Man's Ear, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Common Whitebeam, Downy Birch, European Beech, European Holly, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, Wych Elm.
Species caught in 2013: Beech, Elder, Hawthorn, Oak, Right Earlobe, Scots Pine.

Species caught in 2012: Ash, Aspen, Beech, Big Nasty Stinging Nettle, Birch, Copper Beech, Grey Willow, Holly, Hazel, Oak, Wasp Nest (that was a really bad day), White Poplar.
Species caught in 2011: Blackthorn, Crab Apple, Elder, Fir, Hawthorn, Horse Chestnut, Oak, Passing Dog, Rowan, Sycamore, Willow.
Species caught in 2010: Ash, Beech, Birch, Elder, Elm, Gorse, Mullberry, Oak, Poplar, Rowan, Sloe, Willow, Yew.

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:bigemo_harabe_net-163:

 

 

Not as stupid as something I did once....

 

When I was 14 or so, my dad totally rewired our house, and I was given the job of moving all the lightbulbs from the old fittings (soon to be removed) to the new ones. Obviously, I did my bedroom light first so stood on my bed to do so. As I was about to put the bulb into the new fitting, I thought "If that is switched on, this bulb is going to get hot and I might burn myself!".

 

So what did young JohnS do? I stuck my thumb into the socket to see if it was on....

 

It was....

 

I flew off the bed and landed on the floor feeling a bit dazed but relatively unharmed. However, I still had the bulb to put into the new socket, so went to the switch and turned off the power. Getting back onto my bed I decided a check is in order so in went my thumb again (I can only plead temporary insanity due to being in close contact with the National Grid only seconds before), and again I flew off the bed - I'd only switched off the OLD light :rolleyes:

I did that too when I was a kid, but just the once ;) Edited by corydoras

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A pal of mine had a similar, but much more embarrassing incident....

 

Back in the late 70s/early 80s three of us were walking through Hull city centre after imbibing several pints in various pubs. One of the streets is fully pedestrianised, and at the time had lamps running both sides. These lamps were about groin-high, with the bulb bit near the top and a metal cap above that. Most of them had been kicked hard enough to put the light out so it was nearly always dark down there.

 

Wanting to relieve himself of the last couple of pints and instead of ducking into a doorway, one of my pals decided to p!ss over one of the (broken) lamps instead whilst I and the other pal decided to walk on and wait for him to finish and catch us up. Then we heard a bang and a loud scream, the pillock had only chosen a lamp with the top kicked clean off leaving the live wires exposed :blink:

 

Oh how we laughed :lol::lol::lol:

 

He was okay eventually, but I think a lot more careful where he relieved himself after that.

When we were kids on the farm, my wee brother peed on an electric fence to see what would happen. He found out :thumbs:

The problem isn't what people don't know, it's what they know that just ain't so.
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