Stupid things you've done...

[gingerjedi]

Inspired by the 'Back in the land of the living' thread...

6 weeks ago I bought a big power kite and took it straight down to the beach despite being warned that I should take a lesson or two, I thought 'flip it' how hard can it be?

After an hour of working out how to set the thing up I got it airborne... 2 minutes later I did a 'Superman' (I am told this is the correct kiting term) and ended up in a crumpled heap 30m further down the beach... 4 hours later after much waiting/fainting in A&E I was in a hospital bed with 3 broken ribs, a broken collar bone and a punctured lung, 4 days later I was allowed home.

Like a true contractor 1 week later (with a lot of pain killers) I was back at work.

Stupid or what.

[original PM]

lol epic fail

[bogeyman]

Stupid or what.

Possibly.

Nevertheless, I admire your spirit of Daring Do and your disdain for lessons, reading manuals, and all that.

You must be a bit of a mad bastard though.

[DimPrawn]

I can knock that into a cocked hat.


I moved to Swindon.

[HairyArsedBloke]

Stupid thing ....

spoilt for choice, but I'd say getting sick.

Could have been worse, it could have been getting sick while abroad.

[Amiga500]

Inspired by the 'Back in the land of the living' thread...

6 weeks ago I bought a big power kite and took it straight down to the beach despite being warned that I should take a lesson or two, I thought 'flip it' how hard can it be?

After an hour of working out how to set the thing up I got it airborne... 2 minutes later I did a 'Superman' (I am told this is the correct kiting term) and ended up in a crumpled heap 30m further down the beach... 4 hours later after much waiting/fainting in A&E I was in a hospital bed with 3 broken ribs, a broken collar bone and a punctured lung, 4 days later I was allowed home.

Like a true contractor 1 week later (with a lot of pain killers) I was back at work.

Stupid or what.

Your kite pwnd you.

[wurzel]

6 weeks ago I bought a big power kite and took it straight down to the beach despite being warned that I should take a lesson or two, I thought 'flip it' how hard can it be?

Mud


Funny, I'd have thought you'd have had a soft landing at Brean!

[Cliphead]

Many years ago working in a lab there was an old piece of kit that was never used, lots of dials, knobs, lights etc. In a prominent place was a socket with a small plate above it saying '500V DC', in a passing moment I wondered 'is this thing live?' and poked it with a finger.

You can guess the rest...

[conned tractor]

Went out the house once without my keys and shut the door behind me which had a yale lock. Now the mortice lock on the porch door which was never locked had been locked this time.

So I was shut in between two locked doors.

After some time an ice cream man came down the street so waving like a lunatic persuaded him to come over and knock on next door for the spare key.

[singhr]

I once thought it a good idea to unfreeze the lock on my car by blowing into it one frosty morning. My lips stuck instantly to the chrome and I had to pull them away. It was some time before I could whistle I can tell you.