h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

@KB:

You've just given me a flashback. For our Christmas lights, my parents rather irresponsibly used a really old fashioned connector fitting of the bayonet type used for lightbulbs. I remember sticking my fingers in and feeling something slightly prickly. 'That's funny. There seems to be some pine needles stuck in here...' BANG!

It's so easily done. Which is why I don't like people dicking about with electrics.

I broke my big toe twice.

One time I was getting a book off the top of my wardrobe and another one fell off onto my toe - Bostock and Chandler 'A' level Core Maths.

The second time I stood on it. Yup, I stood one me own toe and broke it. I'd been sitting cross legged and stood up.


End with a pic (for Ed):

http://dailypicksandflicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/reese-withoutherspoon.jpg

I don't recall any electrical misadventures, but I avoid any attempted repairs, etc, of anything electrical anyway.

It's been a few days since I've injured myself, and nothing from my youth springs to mind at the moment, but either I will remember something or I'll hurt myself again soon.

Here's another I've just done and feel I have to report. So I'm cutting my toenail with dopey little fun-sized nail clippers which means it takes a number of clips to shorten and even out the whole length of the nail.

So my hand slips, and I stab my thumb on the bit of toenail that I've yet to 'level off' - enough to make it pish blood!

I now feel immensely silly.

Better not let TSA find out about that, or next time I fly somewhere, they'll confiscate my toenails as well as the clippers.