Now how the hell did that happen???

[LennonCook]

Originally posted by Aelia Jusa: Poor Davros! And he's really a very clean sorta guy, I think when he was in Brissie he had at least... one shower (rented suit and all) [img]tongue.gif[/img] . How cold does it get in Mandurah anyway? Probably colder than here - you know what the temperature was on Sunday? 29 degrees

29 degrees in the WINTER ?!?!?!
I`d hate to think what it`d be like in the summer... I boil (like water...) at anything higher than about 23 !!

[Davros]

Actually 7 degrees was an overstatement - the weather report on the radio on the way to work said 3.8 deg C (Brrrrr).

[Epona]

Originally posted by LennonCook: quote: Originally posted by Aelia Jusa: Poor Davros! And he's really a very clean sorta guy, I think when he was in Brissie he had at least... one shower (rented suit and all) [img]tongue.gif[/img] . How cold does it get in Mandurah anyway? Probably colder than here - you know what the temperature was on Sunday? 29 degrees

29 degrees in the WINTER ?!?!?!
I`d hate to think what it`d be like in the summer... I boil (like water...) at anything higher than about 23 !! [/QUOTE][nitpick] Actually water boils at 100 degrees. Even alcohol (ethanol) has to reach 60 degrees before it boils. You are more like..... I dunno, mercury perhaps? [/nitpick]

[Lanesra]

Originally posted by Davros: It is 7 deg C this morning Aelia - but the new system coped admirably . Good to see you hereabouts, and I hope your exams are going well. TAO - LOL, checking for gas with a match..... the scary thing is I can imagine someone actually doing that. Thank's for the plumbing story Donut - something reminds me of Faulty Towers - wasn't there a cheap Mr Fixit guy that Basil liked to use whenever something needed doing .

He used O'Reily or as Manuel said orelly men

[Moiraine]

Originally posted by Donut: Get a proper plumber in Davros - not one of those cowboys. When my hot water stopped working I called in a handyman (we'll call him Lasnera - it's not his real name). He came along with his two assistants (we'll call them CiderCoat and CiderCoat's brother the electrician). There was the usual intake of breath as he looked at the system. "What you need is a new element. We'll have to look inside the tank but to do that I'll need to buy one of them turbo charged spanner thingies which can only be used on hot water tanks and you have to pay for it but I'll keep it in my tool box afterwards" Lasnera: We'll have to empty the water out of the system before we open the hot water tank. Where's your water tank? Me:Err, I don't think I've got one. Lasnera: "You must have, everyone's got one. Let's turn all of the taps on and drain the system." Me: (30 minutes later) "The water is still running, I don't think I've got a water tank." Lasnera: "Okay I'll open the top of your hot water tank anyway" (Has anyone guessed what's going to happen yet?) He struggles with the huge nut on the top of the tank and it finally gives way. Of course the water in the tank has been taken directly from the mains and is under pressure. The water gushes out of the top of the tank - gallons and gallons of it nearly drowning poor Lanesra. Lasnera: (to CiderCoat and CiderCoat's Brother) F***, help, don't just f******* laugh, oh God! Turn all the f****** taps on, don't just f****** stand there, get towels, oh shit, all the water's going through the floor (I live on the top floor of my block), turn the water off at the stop cock! Me: Where is it? Lasnera: I don't know f****** know it's your house! Me: I think it's this one but it won't turn. Lasnera: Don't you ever do any maintenance in this house? Me: It's okay I've done it. Lasnera: Of course, the water had to be under pressure, I should have guessed that! Cheers Lasnera. This beats the time you shorted out all of my electricty on the day I moved in and the time you put the new lights in the living room and for two years after, every time I closed the door to the room I got showered in sawdust from the light fitting! Mind you - you are cheap!

Watching all the candy feelings from the couples of brothers in here, I'm thinking my son really needs a brother (Like in : "Who need enemies ... ").

[Cloudbringer]

YIKES! Davros you've had a water heater catastrophe! Such carnage is typical.

Seriously, though, a real plumber sounds like a good idea. Hope the mess did't make too much damage! It does sound like the thermostat went haywire but I'd consider having the plumbers check out the system and replace anything that blew up!

I had a landlady once, who used a pair of brothers (plumbers) who always charged her double and used shoddy materials. Don't hire them! [img]graemlins/laugh3.gif[/img]

[ 06-20-2002, 03:08 PM: Message edited by: Cloudbringer ]

[Epona]

Originally posted by Cloudbringer: I had a landlady once, who used a pair of brothers (plumbers) who always charged her double and used shoddy materials. Don't hire them! [img]graemlins/laugh3.gif[/img]

Are you sure it wasn't Donut & Lanesra? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Lanesra]

Originally posted by Epona: quote: Originally posted by Cloudbringer: I had a landlady once, who used a pair of brothers (plumbers) who always charged her double and used shoddy materials. Don't hire them! [img]graemlins/laugh3.gif[/img]

Are you sure it wasn't Donut & Lanesra? [img]tongue.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]Donut? plumbing ? you're 'aving a bath he thinks DIY stands for don't involve yourself [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Epona]

Originally posted by Lanesra: quote: Originally posted by Epona: quote: Originally posted by Cloudbringer: I had a landlady once, who used a pair of brothers (plumbers) who always charged her double and used shoddy materials. Don't hire them! [img]graemlins/laugh3.gif[/img]

Are you sure it wasn't Donut & Lanesra? [img]tongue.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]Donut? plumbing ? you're 'aving a bath he thinks DIY stands for don't involve yourself [img]smile.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]HAHAHA!!!! I'm the opposite, I do most of my own repairs & decorating stuff. Bought a nice new load of tools half price yesterday [img]smile.gif[/img] Sod shopping for clothes, just point me in the direction of the nearest hardware shop [img]smile.gif[/img]