Author Topic: The Stupid Stunts you do (Read 6723 times)

DaveR · « **on:** August 28, 2013, 04:54:34 PM »

Don’t you hate the fact that when you do something really stupid, there are always no shortage of people there to see you do it, and now days, film it with a camera.
YET.
When you manage to pull off a stunt which is absolutely brilliant, no one to see it at all.

There I was today, getting heaps of yard jobs done about the house, I get the leaf blower out and shift some serious amounts of leaves etc.
Now, I should add,this leaf Blower is part of my pride and joy collection, it is the type when you turn it on, the good folk at the BOM see it from 1 of their satellites in space due to the cyclone it causes.

So, there I am moving around the back of the pool, trying to NOT blow the debris into the pool, when….
Yep,
Over I go.
Into the pool.
Splash!!
Now the brilliant thing was that I managed, on my way down, throw the leaf blower on to the pool side, it landed as though it was placed there on its stand, and I found it idling along nicely, blowing the leaves where I wanted them.

How do I claim this moment of glory?

BigJules · « **Reply #1 on:** August 28, 2013, 05:05:46 PM »

I misread the heading...so that story will have to wait.

Brumbypt · « **Reply #2 on:** August 28, 2013, 05:13:53 PM »

I fell in the pool once too, when i was 2 and yes there was plenty of ppl around to see..

I know what ya mean, noone see my lucky ecapes yet everone see my mistakes..

like today, too the ATV down to the far paddock to spray the fence line, there wasnt much spray left and I wanted to test out the new sprayer, so I was going fast, thinking that since I was down in the far paddock noone would see me, wrong, the old man was down in the next paddock going for a walk. bugger.

and yes he said, ya going a bit fast hey.. doesnt matter I am over 40, still get in trouble..

hahahha

would be in more trouble if I told him I sold his old trailer he gave me a couple of years ago.. got over twice what he paid for it brand new, 20 years ago....

cool hey..

Carry on...

Brij · « **Reply #3 on:** August 28, 2013, 06:45:08 PM »

Was it this forum I remember reading a few years ago about a member barrowing pine bark or mulch around his pool and fell in............barrow and all?

Peter

chester ver2.0 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 28, 2013, 06:47:48 PM »

did the same years ago with the kreepy crawly yep it went in and the hose around my leg made sure i went in straight after it. Not nice in the middle of July

Azz · « **Reply #5 on:** August 28, 2013, 06:50:43 PM »

Quote from: BigJules on August 28, 2013, 05:05:46 PM

I misread the heading...so that story will have to wait.

berlitza · « **Reply #6 on:** August 28, 2013, 06:56:58 PM »

Parents house years ago thought I would clean out the guttering on the roof like a good son, coming back down the now nice and wet ladder.

( because we all know that the only way to clean out roof guttering is with a hose

)

The boot that contained my foot slipped off the ladder runner making me land back first into the pool where the water was a magnificent shade of dark green. Being an above ground pool where the bloody ladder was taken out of the pool for what ever reason and nursing a very sore back I had to wait close to an hour before helped arrived. OHHHHHH good times

02-SR5 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 28, 2013, 07:13:01 PM »

Playing wing man for my mates, I use to land on all the hand grenades for them.

When the one and only time I didn't, I could tell anybody as nobody would believe me.

speewa158 · « **Reply #8 on:** August 28, 2013, 08:30:15 PM »

Catching the falling Bar mower before it hit the ground said the 9 fingered Dairy Farming Apprentice .
Its not Stupid but l used to be able to count to 21 + ,,,,,, you do the math

johnyd · « **Reply #9 on:** August 28, 2013, 10:27:07 PM »

I tossed the tea-towel into the corner behind me where the drying rack is intending to put it up properly once I was done putting the dishes away, it somehow fell perfectly over the rack as if it had been placed there.

I didn't even notice until nan said "you couldn't do that again if you tried 100 times" and turned to see what she was on about. So I even had a witness!

Bill · « **Reply #10 on:** August 29, 2013, 05:42:06 AM »

Quote from: Brij on August 28, 2013, 06:45:08 PM

Was it this forum I remember reading a few years ago about a member barrowing pine bark or mulch around his pool and fell in............barrow and all?

Peter

Yes it was this forum :-)
http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=13428.msg201411#msg201411
Bill

DaveR · « **Reply #11 on:** August 29, 2013, 06:24:23 AM »

Quote from: Bill on August 29, 2013, 05:42:06 AM

Yes it was this forum :-)
http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=13428.msg201411#msg201411
Bill

Now I feel better, you win.

Mallory Black · « **Reply #12 on:** August 29, 2013, 06:12:31 PM »

Slapping a bug that landed on my arm with a brand new hand pruning saw that was in my other hand.
had a line of dots

muzza01 · « **Reply #13 on:** August 29, 2013, 06:23:08 PM »

Showing off on my trail-bike on my 39th birthday on our acre block. I had been drinking bourbon for around 4 or 5 hours ( I know, idiot)

.
I drove over a jump, got some serious air time then on the way down remembered that there was a shed close to where I was going to land. I decided to lay the bike over on impact with the ground so I wouldn't crash in to the shed. The landing wasnt pretty, I snapped the hand brake , bent the handles and fractured my shoulder.

The Mrs padlocked and hid the key for my 40th birthday.

I have grown up a bot since then.

lino6 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 29, 2013, 08:30:09 PM »

I ended up selling my old trail bike after this incident.

Been riding my old 90mdl TT250 with a mate who had a brand new (14km on the clock) WR250. I have been going over this same pile of dirt all day having a bit of fun. My mate finally convinced me to have a crack on his bike, I didn't want to because I'm the sort of bloke to be the first to drop someone else's new bike. Anyway, I went over this pile of dirt and give the bike a bit of a squirt to find the new bile had miles more power than the old TT and go a whole lot more air that a Sunday rider like myself is comfortable with. Well I didn't drop the bike (somehow) but managed to drive the foot peg into the back of my leg just above my boot. No broken skin (somehow) and no broken bones (somehow) but a bad bruise. As I didn't RICE the injury my ankle blew up like a balloon and I has hobbling for weeks. Must have looked like I was riding a bike without the seat!!

WilSurf · « **Reply #15 on:** August 30, 2013, 10:23:04 AM »

My nephew had a new skate board so I tried it.
I fell off backwards within 5 seconds, never tried it again....

Brumbypt · « **Reply #16 on:** August 30, 2013, 12:37:38 PM »

does trying to run a small trailer business from home count as a stupid stunt??

Carry on...

dobbo · « **Reply #17 on:** August 30, 2013, 12:55:41 PM »

Was going out in my boat a few years ago and had just dropped it off the trailer into water, but the little beach next to the ramp was chokkas, so I decided to tie up on a mangrove tree on the other side of the ramp while I parked the car.
Sitting on the bow trying to flick the rope off the branch wasn't working so I figured I could drop off the bow onto a large rock just underneath, lean forward and untie, but as I shifted my bum forward and dropped off the bow, my boardshorts got caught on a cleat and as I dropped, my shorts got ripped clean off me.
Wasn't a good look as I was going commando that day, and the laughs from the other boaters on the other side of the ramp will carry with me for the rest of my days.
Any way, I gathered what was left of my shorts around me and motored off like this sort of thing happens every day and headed for the little wharf near my house and and headed up the hill to home to put on a new pair.

berlitza · « **Reply #18 on:** August 30, 2013, 01:06:13 PM »

Quote from: dobbo on August 30, 2013, 12:55:41 PM

Was going out in my boat a few years ago and had just dropped it off the trailer into water, but the little beach next to the ramp was chokkas, so I decided to tie up on a mangrove tree on the other side of the ramp while I parked the car.
Sitting on the bow trying to flick the rope off the branch wasn't working so I figured I could drop off the bow onto a large rock just underneath, lean forward and untie, but as I shifted my bum forward and dropped off the bow, my boardshorts got caught on a cleat and as I dropped, my shorts got ripped clean off me.
Wasn't a good look as I was going commando that day, and the laughs from the other boaters on the other side of the ramp will carry with me for the rest of my days.
Any way, I gathered what was left of my shorts around me and motored off like this sort of thing happens every day and headed for the little wharf near my house and and headed up the hill to home to put on a new pair.

If your an attractive women then

Jeepers Creepers · « **Reply #19 on:** September 26, 2013, 06:54:34 PM »

OK, this was a few years ago now, but we'd just got back from Tangalooma and into the Spinnaker Sound Marina.
Over looking where we berthed, was a fish and chips shop.

Mrs Jeepers was inside the boat getting stuff ready to come off the boat and i out washing the boat. Now, while standing out on the bow, just in front of the windscreen, i've nicely soaped up all the fibreglass when i spotted a very attractive young lady with a pair of the biggest eyes i ever saw.

Anyway, as i was perving, i put foot right in the slippery soapy stuff and slipped arse over apex and got stuck in the bow rail.
Mrs Jeepers screamed out my name, getting everyone to look in my direction, as i wiggled and jiggled for 10 minutes until i managed to get myself out again.

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