Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
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NEVER, EVER when doing any job think to your self "This is going well, Should have it done in no time!!!"
Just took the rear seats out of the Astra to put the new ones in when i pick them up (Also to give me a bit more room!) and as i got to the last bolt, Thought the above and rounded the head off a torx bolt 
Which ended up making a simple half hour job turn into a 3 hour ball ache.
Also did it in work, Making a big window frame (4.5metres high x 2.5 metres wide) thought "this aint going too bad, will have it done for dinner" when the thing fell off the stands and ended up smashing a corner off it!
What a day!!!
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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i would've just left the last bolt out  not like anyone's going to see 
bodge job benny 
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Bonney
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The only problem with that would be the old seat would have still been in place!
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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hammers are your friend 
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BluKoo
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Registered: 8th Apr 02
Location: Stonehaven (Scotland)
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The lesson you learnt was "shit happens".
At least the job got done in the end. Happy Friday.
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
i would've just left the last bolt out not like anyone's going to see
bodge job benny
Looks like Im never going to buy a 1.6TDCi engined Fiesta then
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Ben G
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you don't want to know what i've seen
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Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
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Don't think i'd buy a Ford
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dannymccann
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Having said that, on topic, I shy completely away from any sort of job like this now, because it always goes wrong for me, and I end up breaking something else in anger, so have to fix that, but it goes wrong, rinse and repeat until blood pressure gets the better of me
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
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My boss has this thing at work where he never says, 'can you just.....'. Because whenever he says that it jinxs the job
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harrisp
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Registered: 15th Dec 07
Location: Derbyshire
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I was hoping to be finished by 2 today, bloke I work with sliced his hand open from his thumb to down his wrist on a flue liner, I had just left to get some materials in his van so he was his own without a van i rushed him to hospital when I got back, he needed 11 stitches and 5 injections and ive only just got back from work he did buy me a couple of pints though.
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Recaro1
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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Yep, learnt this a long time again. Never say "I should be done by .... as its a quick job"
The amount of times I've started a job at say 11pm at work and said "Oh, should be done by 2am, in bed by 3. Nice night" to be then stuck at work at 6am still tired and having problems.
I hate it even when the people I'm working with say it. Its a proper jinx
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JaffaTB
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Registered: 7th Oct 09
Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
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i hate it when our lass phones me up when im halfway through a job on the car asking how much longer its going to take
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Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
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Originally posted by JaffaTB
i hate it when our lass phones me up when im halfway through a job on the car asking how much longer its going to take
I always end up saying "How long is a peice of string" and put the phone down. Keeps them off you're back for a bit!
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Shell
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Registered: 14th Oct 08
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I have a bit of a thing about this sort of stuff. Sods law loves me so I consistently have to touch wood and say "touch wood" and make others do it if they say something that is a bit of a jinx. It properly freaks me out otherwise.
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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We've all been there. Pain in the arse when jobs take far too long to do 
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Bonney
NEVER, EVER when doing any job think to your self "This is going well, Should have it done in no time!!!"
Just took the rear seats out of the Astra to put the new ones in when i pick them up (Also to give me a bit more room!) and as i got to the last bolt, Thought the above and rounded the head off a torx bolt
The lesson you should have learned is dont use shit tools that dont fit properly 
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Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
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Was a set of halfords professional ones, Fit perfectly. Was just seized form the back (As it goes through to the outside of the car) So was seized solid
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belton
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Registered: 23rd Jul 09
Location: Kent
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quote:
Originally posted by JaffaTB
i hate it when our lass phones me up when im halfway through a job on the car asking how much longer its going to take
my god i fucking hate it when my mrs does that, its only when you say right this should take x amount of time and ill come meet you then!
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