The stupid things we do

madEvie · #1 (**permalink**) 06-08-2008, 09:55 AM

We bought a new kettle not long ago, went home opened the box and i'm like where's the base unit to boil the kettle, after making sure the little kiddies had not moved it somewhere o/h took it back to the shop shouting at them for being so stupid and him having to drive back to the shop, just then the lady took the box, opened the kettle lid and inside was the base unit, lets just say he was mortified lol,

Another one was when we bought a ride on car thing for our son, it took batteries to make fire engine noises but when i got it home it wasn't working, so took it back to argos, went home and this one wasn't working either so back we went again shouting that there store is crap because this wasen't the only time things have been either broken or had missing parts from them, she took the car round the back and came back then to my embarrassment the woman said, it's your batteries they are not working, so was left feeling like a right twit.

ps. i had only just bought the batteries from sainsbury's, i was mugged there, how can i prove that the batteries i take back were the ones from the packet, i never did take them back but don't buy my batteries from them anymore:roll:

so what stupid things have you done.

**Adam** · #2 (**permalink**) 06-08-2008, 10:13 AM

I've been known to take things back to shops when it's been my fault. Fortunately I don't shout at anyone (I've been on the receiving end of that!) and normally get a replacement. When the replacement doesn't work I shout about it and moan at home and it's normally during this phase I spot my error and then I start mumbling to myself! Latest example of that were the scales I got to depress myself with!

**Sooty** · #3 (**permalink**) 06-08-2008, 10:51 AM

My first test stint in the Arctic twenty odd years ago. I arrived by plane in the pitch dark (~3 pm) and moved into the house we were renting. Being a friday (things only happen up there on fridays and saturdays) I got a lift to the local hotel where a local band were playing. (This is Sweden right so it's all Metallica, and Europe heavy metal covers). At closing time (1 am) My mate and I decide to walk back to the house a couple of miles away rather than get a taxi. Having never been there before I'm clueless as to the route we are going. Having consummed several glasses of a certain German 'headache in a glass' brand of weissbier I suddenly need to respond to a call of nature and stopped behind a conveinient tree. When I emerged, I was alone, my mate had disappeared, the town was silent, I was alone. Nevermind I had memorised the name of the road the house was in Damn nobody around to ask. I knew what the house looked like, it's only a small town how hard can finding it be... damn they are all wooden houses ordered from a flatpack catalogue and they all look the same. There was a 'spark' on the snow covered front lawn that'll help....... Nope every house has a 'spark'. Bugger! I know I'll go to the Police Station... damn the Police don't work weekends here. Things are getting pretty serious now and I start thinking about sleeping in a snowbank (it's -20 deg C so obviously it's the weissbier doing the thinking).

At this point I should point out that at that time there was no crime to speak of up there so nobody locked their front doors.

Suddenly I notice a house with a veranda and balcony which looks like the one across the roads rom the house I'm looking for so I must live opposite. Yes this is the place thank the Gods. In I go stumble into the kitchen and grab a glass of water...... Strange dishwasher shouldn't be there and I don't remember those coats. Christ on a bike I'm in the wrong house! Wham I'm out of there like a shot. Back to square one

It's now 3am and the beerscooter is starting to fail. Once more around the block and then it's the snowbank (how stupid is that 2 people a year die of hypothermia up here). Suddenly yes it's the house with the balcony again so I must live opposite and this time yes I did.

The next day I wandered around in the daylight and counted no less than six houses with identical balconies. It could have been a very long night!

**Amy-Hols** · #4 (**permalink**) 06-08-2008, 12:19 PM

Last night I made a cup of tea, and put the cup back in the fridge instead of the milk.....I then spent about 10mins, looking for the cup, decided maybe I was tired and didn't make a cup after all, made another one, opened the fridge to get the milk, found the original cup of tea......oh dear. I think maybe I should go to bed earlier sometimes

**Sooty** · #5 (**permalink**) 06-08-2008, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Amy-Hols

Last night I made a cup of tea, and put the cup back in the fridge instead of the milk.....I then spent about 10mins, looking for the cup, decided maybe I was tired and didn't make a cup after all, made another one, opened the fridge to get the milk, found the original cup of tea......oh dear. I think maybe I should go to bed earlier sometimes

I think it might have been too much sore throat tonic

**Amy-Hols** · #6 (**permalink**) 06-08-2008, 12:29 PM

I didn't have any last night, hence the tea!

Sore throat is all better now.

Discovery · #7 (**permalink**) 06-08-2008, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Amy-Hols

Sore throat is all better now.

Pleased to hear it's got better!

**Amy-Hols** · #8 (**permalink**) 08-08-2008, 12:50 AM

Thank you Disco! Now all I have to deal with are bleeding gums.. I hope that stops soon, I don't fancy a visit to the dentist.

Bunny · #9 (**permalink**) 10-08-2008, 05:22 PM

Not something that I did...
My best friend had taken delivery of a new washing machine unpacked...check plumbed in...check ok laundry in...check....detergent fabric conditioner...check switch on and wait...nothing. Twiddle dials switch off and on again...nothing. Calls the supplier who promises to send engineer. Some hours later engineer arrives ferrets around checking plumbing the pulls head out of cupboard with a grin.

It does help if you plug it in missus.

Freind is totally mortified

**Jezer** · #10 (**permalink**) 10-08-2008, 07:04 PM

I was getting over the flu years back whilst still at school, and it was flu, not a heavy cold. You go delerious!

Anyway, I could now get out of bed and pootle around, so I got myself some icecream.

I thought about melting some chocolate over it, so I put the chocolate in the freezer to melt it.