Barefoot DIY....

......don't do it.

Just spent 4 hours in A&E waiting to have my foot stitched up because I didn't wear the correct PPE for the job when trying to fix our tumble dryer.

If I was at work, I'd give myself a warning for this.

I mean, I hope you're ok.

Let me get this right...Are you telling us that you accidentally dropped it on your bare foot?

I have a rival.

Hope you're OK mate.

Sounds like you've well and truly put your foot in it 

I took the back off and placed it on the floor, well out of the way (or so I thought...) and continued inspecting the internal gubbins.

I stepped back to get a better overall perspective and felt a slight pain in my foot in that "didn't really register" kind of way and cracked on.

30 seconds later my foot felt wet so I looked down.

And saw the blood everywhere....

I'll try and post a pic in a bit.

Bloody hell! You're staring to turn into your avi.

The worst bit is, the dog keeps trying to eat my foot.

I think he's gone rogue......

Oof. That looks grim. The ball is in your court Bonce!

Bread2.0 wrote:

Jesus Christ!

I'm eating my tea!

Anybody want to buy a used tumble dryer (in kit form)......?

All it needs is a new drive belt and the blood wiping off it.

And a pair of men's size 10 Adidas Dragon trainers.

(Predominantly dark blue but the right one's got a bit of a red tinge to it now.)

All reasonable offers considered.

Not going to bother fixing it now then?

I'm not allowed, Mrs B said so.

My manhood is now in question.

I can be in Walkden in half an hour,with a screwdriver and a 'DIY for Idiots' book I bought at the local Heart Foundation charity shop.
I'm no beginner. I recently fitted a gas fire for the old chap next door. Nice chap.
He's staying with us until they get his roof back on.

Bread2.0 wrote:I'm not allowed, Mrs B said so.

My manhood is now in question.

I'm surprised she let you tinker with it in the first place after your radiator mishap.

boltonbonce wrote:I can be in Walkden in half an hour,with a screwdriver and a 'DIY for Idiots' book I bought at the local Heart Foundation charity shop.

Cheers but I think I've already got doing DIY like an idiot down pat.

I hope Mrs B is waiting on you hand and,as they say,foot?

If "daft, weekend-ruining bastard" is a term of endearment, then yeah, she's being very nice to me.

I usually find DIY gone wrong a mere inconvenience, I have only once had to endure the shame of sitting in A&E on a sunday with the other unfortunate souls who had suffered trying to work out who had the worst injury and what the cause of the mishap may have been.