I'll give you something to laugh about this afternoon.
In the early hours of this morning I heard a loud buzzing noise in my bathroom. It appeared to be coming from the ceiling light which has a heater element in it. But this buzzing was going on even when the thing was switched off. I thought it must be coming from the flat above.
It got louder and eventually I thought this may be dangerous if it is in my flat. I normally leave a couple of computers on overnight to save me having to start them up again in the morning and after two or three days reboot them. So I had to spend time closing them down. Then it was POWER OFF at about 4:45am to the whole flat. The noise stopped so it was coming from my flat. I removed the fuse for the lights but the buzzing was still there.
I phoned an electrician and said it was an emergency because the power was off and my freezer would start defrosting at some point - they are ok for a while as long as door is shut.
So he removes the complete light/heater fitting and puts up a simple light and the power is back on. But so is the buzzing. He is completely baffled. I don't know if he then realises the problem but spends a few seconds looking about for the noise to save my embarrassment before he finds the problem.
A hair clipper thing on the floor had switched itself on somehow while I was out the room. It had then vibrated itself up against the wooden board at the bath and caused the extra loud buzzing. Had it switched itself on while I was in the room I would have noticed.
Major embarrassment for me and I had to apologise to the electrician for the non emergency. The light/heater was unsafe and I'm glad I've got rid of it - but that wasn't the fault.
So every time he sees me - and I bet I see him a lot now - he'll be thinking there's that diddy that called me out because of hair clippers.
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Never buy black socks from a normal shop. They shaft you every time.
We've had an issue with the TV switching itself on in the middle of the night and it scares the bejezus out of us when it happens.
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Shaun
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I've just realised something - I waited until 9am before phoning the electrician. I didn't get an electrician out at 4:45am. The power to the flat was staying off so the emergency at the time I phoned him was the food in the freezer.
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Never buy black socks from a normal shop. They shaft you every time.
I've got this funny feeling the word "jobbie" may have a different meaning north and south of the border.
As it is I was cutting my own hair. It's very simple - I cut my hair with no guard on it then go over it with a razor when most of the hair is removed. I don't need to see my hair - I just keep shaving until I can no longer feel any hair.
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Never buy black socks from a normal shop. They shaft you every time.
We've had an issue with the TV switching itself on in the middle of the night and it scares the bejezus out of us when it happens.
They don't. The corner of the (tiny) bathroom where the clippers ended up also have a wire shopping basket I throw my dirty shirts and tee-shirts into until washing day. I removed that as I was about to hoover the room. Before hoovering I was sat on the throne contemplating the issues of the day when I noticed evidence of a mouse in that corner of the room. (The mouse later committed suicide by throwing it's head into a mouse trap). As a final act of defiance before taking it's own life it has managed to switch the clippers on. I thought I was going mad - now I know I am.
EDIT : Can you guess why?
-- Edited by Peasie on Friday 16th of May 2014 03:06:44 PM
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Never buy black socks from a normal shop. They shaft you every time.
I've got this funny feeling the word "jobbie" may have a different meaning north and south of the border.
Hahahaha!!! Yes!!! I know that word! People always wonder why I giggle when they say it..!! (I was 5 when I lived in Glasgow, so it was a word I found hilarious!)
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