Thread: My propensity for buying faulty goods continues.

Originally Posted by p38arover

Oddly enough, when I was a trainee tech back in the Sixties, I was called Stud - I ....ed everything I touched.

When my younger son was at a technical high school it was claimed he just had to walk past something for it to stop working.... and he is still hopelessly unmechanical.

John

ron
I cannot believe it is still happening !!!!
it obviously doesn't rub off, as those of use that have met you and shaken your hand haven't been afflicted.
My other half, has a touch of that, each time i find some adventure and go on it, she or no 1 son either break or can't start piece of machinery.
When i did the Falklands job, they couldn't start the lawn mower so she bought a new one( didn't think of the ride on, or the spare mower i had in the shed), Why couldn;t they start it, because there was a stick stuck next to the new blade i had put on.
this last trip to the desert she emailed me and said they couldn't get the brushcutters to start( have two) so she bought a new one, it didn't work, so i told her to take it back and get the money back, so no she waited till i got back and had rung the warranty line, so they delivered a new one, and didn't want the broken one back, so now have two new ones, 2 old ones.

Each time i got back i got everything to work straight away.



john

I don't think I want any of your Grange, Ron.

I don't think I could face the disappointment at that first sip.

Cheers
Simon

Originally Posted by JohnE

ron
I cannot believe it is still happening !!!!
it obviously doesn't rub off, as those of use that have met you and shaken your hand haven't been afflicted.
My other half, has a touch of that, each time i find some adventure and go on it, she or no 1 son either break or can't start piece of machinery.
When i did the Falklands job, they couldn't start the lawn mower so she bought a new one( didn't think of the ride on, or the spare mower i had in the shed), Why couldn;t they start it, because there was a stick stuck next to the new blade i had put on.
this last trip to the desert she emailed me and said they couldn't get the brushcutters to start( have two) so she bought a new one, it didn't work, so i told her to take it back and get the money back, so no she waited till i got back and had rung the warranty line, so they delivered a new one, and didn't want the broken one back, so now have two new ones, 2 old ones.

Each time i got back i got everything to work straight away.



john

Just wondering what would happen if John and Ron "swapped",,,,,,,

Originally Posted by abaddonxi

I don't think I want any of your Grange, Ron.

I don't think I could face the disappointment at that first sip.

You mongrel! You jinxed me!




Would you believe that Elisabeth and I were underwhelmed by the Grange. She didn't even bother with a second glass.

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

Just wondering what would happen if John and Ron "swapped",,,,,,,

Well, I went to Bunnings. No luck. I had to buy my own extra blades.

Jaycar exchanged the faulty torch. While I was there I bought an inside/outside digital thermometer for the fridge.

It won't work on the outside position.

And if the temp gets above body temp, the display goes blank (I tried it cupped in my hand) so it's not much use for the Rangie - the cabin temp or even the ambient temp would get over 38 deg quite often.

How about purchasing via mail order?

Sorry about the Grange.

Cheers
Simon

I bought a Dingo Bush Kettle yesterday at the caravan and camping show.

It leaks.