What have you blown up, wrecked, destroyed....innocently?

You thought you knew what you were doing.....

[Webwork]

Cutting into walls blindly with a Sawzall can lead to interesting results. When using a Sawzall always start by visiting your basement to determine what pipes, wires and ductwork is running upstairs, between the studs of the balloon construction walls of your house, the walls you are about to (blindly) cut through into in order place a through-the-wall air conditioner.... ;-)

I was 21 at the time. I thought I knew what I was doing. I didn't see any electrical outlet below where I was cutting. That ductwork? I didn't see any vent in the area.

That's changed, right? I'm older know...ya know... I don't blow things up....except, maybe that server...

[highperformancecars.com...] (Hey, it's a Sawzall. It even cuts cars.)

My son (age 18) loves my Sawzall. He cut down a tree the other day.

It's good to see the next generation of men evolving.

Tool Time!

[podman]

So far I've haven't killed with my Sawzall. I have managed however, to use a circular saw to cut through its' own cord while doing some on site work, very nice display of sparks, end even more fun manually splicng the cord back together with elastic and scotch tape so that I could continue building the walls.

I almost managed to go through a main water supply line with a rotozip, surprise, the water to the bathroom sink goes up inside one wall, but the one for the bathtub goes up another wall, and the line is well hidden in the basement.

[Webwork]

"Cut through its own cord". Been there. Done that. Probably have lots of company on that skill.

C'mon ladies. When have you ventured boldly into the "fix it yourself realm" only to discover "I didn't expect that to happen!"

When I was 17 and deeply involved in doing body work on my Ford Mustang I took my trusty Sears drill, with the circular sanding pad attachment and 100 grit paper, and applied my new found paint/varnish removing skills to my parents kitchen cabinets.

Can anyone say "random orbit sanders do a much better job of refinishing wood veneer cabinet doors"?

[momsbudget]

Women don't have these problems because we recognize our weaknesses and call a professional ;)

Not that I wouldn't love to buy an old house and redo it. The one thing I regret in my life is not learning woodworking skills from my grandfather before he died. At least I still have everything he made me!

[AAnnAArchy]

Webwork <<C'mon ladies. When have you ventured boldly into the "fix it yourself realm" only to discover "I didn't expect that to happen!" >>

When I was in my early 20's and had just moved out, I was installing a closet organizer (one of those fancy wire ones with many many shelves), I ended up finding out the floor in the closet wasn't straight or the carpet padding was uneven, so some of my shelves were crooked. I was heartbroken, as I followed all of the directions perfectly. I called my dad, crying...and I'm not a crier. I was so mad & frustrated.

Now, if anything needs to be done, I call someone. Cabinets in the garage - ClosetMasters. Electrical outlets in the back yard - electrical contractor. Moving my brick walls further toward the front yard to gain more of a back yard - a wall guy. Cleaning the pool equipment (the pool itself is self-cleaning, thankfully) - a pool guy. Planting a new tree in the yard - my nextdoor neighbor, he loves being helpful. Changing the fuse in the attic - my nextdoor neighbor. Anything to do with the car - the dealer. Anything to do with bugs (we get scorpions) - an exterminator once a month. Sawing through the wall to hook up a laundry tub in the garage - my brother, the plumber.

So, I am officially unlikely to saw through any wall unintentionally. I don't like power tools (unless they make my computer faster) and I don't like to get my hands dirty. I'm such a girl. Although, if you meet me, you'd never guess how sissy girly I am, as I don't like girlie clothes. I'm complicated. :)

[grandpa]

I'm not certain this really qualifies, but it might be worth telling.

I was relatively new to the art, but have never really been afraid to try my hand at something. So I wrote a killer query and submitted on a Friday afternoon to run during some "quite time".. 3:00am on Sunday morning. After all, I couldn't get quite enough cycles to test during the week...

On Sunday morning, at 3:15am, my query shut down an AS/400 for a major corp. Sorry - no sparks, no fire :-) By time I strolled in about 8:30 everything was running again, but they still hadn't figured out what happened - I knew as soon as I heard about it.

I kept the job, but still have a distaste for SQL.