Stupid Things I Have Done

[Dftodd]

Similar story with me trying to get Bluetooth synced to my phone and the new radio in the tractor. A couple of dozen attempts, download the radio manual (online only ), watched a few YouTube videos, etc. No luck. DANG!
I admit defeat and call in tech support, i.e., my neighbor’s 18 year old boy that mows my yard. 30 seconds and he’s done.

My tech support is my grandkids if I can actually catch one of them.

The oldest two are teenagers. Between girls, sports, and school...... its hard to catch up with them.

 

[MoKelly]

Nah, smartest thing you did was to marry her!
This thread is supposed to be about stupid things

Very good. It’s her birthday on Sunday and you are 100% correct!

 

[garry1p]

Not the latest dumb thing I have done but probably the dumbest.
I had neck surgery C2/3 DR told me I need to wear a next brace any time in a vehicle but you are OK around the house just take it easy.
We had been doing some renovation around the house before surgery and one of the things I still had to do was secure the ring around the chandelier that hung in our entrance way. So two weeks after surgery I bring in the shorter ladder since it was lighter however, it was not quit long enough (20 ft to the ceiling). It just so happens the recently removed bathroom vanity was close by so I put the ladder on top of it and climbed up. Well the vanity flipped over I came crashing down and ended up in the ER with a pretty bad cut and bruised up. ER DR sent a letter to my surgeon about the incident and on my visit to his office he said he was surprised most patients do not crash test his work.
Neck was OK but could have been a real disaster for me.

Dumb, dumb, dumb.

 

[Jstpssng]

I rubbed a hot pepper based lotion on my neck, trying to loosen it up so that I can move again. I then reached up and rubbed my eye... dumb move.

It made me forget about the pain in my neck though.

 

[ning]

I rubbed a hot pepper based lotion on my neck, trying to loosen it up so that I can move again. I then reached up and rubbed my eye... dumb move.

It made me forget about the pain in my neck though.

I rubbed some near my knee.
You wouldn't believe where it got.
Shower time.

 

[Jstpssng]

I rubbed some near my knee.
You wouldn't believe where it got.
Shower time.

It works great though, when applied in the proper location.

 

[jjeff]

From an unfortunate experience I can say don't take a leak after cutting up jalapenos. I'll let you imagine the misery.

 

[Jstpssng]

From an unfortunate experience I can say don't take a leak after cutting up jalapenos. I'll let you imagine the misery.

That in turn reminds me of the time I thought I had been with the wrong woman, and only realized it was poison ivy when my hand and arm also broke out in a rash.

 

[Aquamoose]

When I worked on specialized emergency vehicles, I had to disconnect the battery bank on a large rescue rig (4 massive batteries) by taking off the cables. Trouble is, it was in an aluminum compartment and it was a tight fit. I grabbed my trusty 1/2” combination wrench in my left hand and started to work the cables loose. My mistake, disconnecting the POSITIVE cable first in a GROUNDED enclosure. My advice, get married AFTER you perform the work because, you guessed it…

Positive battery post -> wrench -> wedding ring -> grounded aluminum enclosure.

Now the following happened extremely quick, 2-3 second therabouts...

A massive shower of sparks engulfed the compartment and I instinctively released the wrench to remove myself from the fireworks show appropriately called “The 1,000 Suns”, blinding my retinas.

I couldn’t move my hand.

My wrench and ring started to glow as it all was flash welded together. The autonomic nervous system literally took over my brain’s “What should I do now?” processing functions and commanded my hand to grasp that red hot wrench and break it free in one big do-it-or-you-will-loose-your-hand move. Hand finally free, I backed out and saw (in the haze) that my ring was still cooking.

Burned my right fingers trying to get my ring off but strangely, felt no pain on my left. Quickly I ran to find water while spitting on it.

After it cooled down, I went to the ER and they got the scorched ring off with two very distinctive entry & exit marks but left a very clean sear mark around my ring finger. It was classified as a 3rd degree burn (hence lost my pain receptors) and never felt pain, nor since. I was kinda proud of myself for telling others (with my wife present) that a traditional wedding ring wasn’t enough and I wanted something more “permanent”!

I now had her blessings to keep my ring in my tool box when working on vehicles from now on.

 

[newbury]

I try to learn from others. I had a Warrant Officer (CW3) that welded a wrench to a generator battery by mistake.

When I worked on specialized emergency vehicles,

Your experience tops his. I'll remember.