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It never ceases to amaze me...

by Mark Andrews Banned
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...how utterly stupid and daft I can be sometimes.

Bother, bother, bother, bother, BOTHER!

Excellent at copywriting or indeed anything to do with the subject of Internet marketing but for simple practical things - I'm absolutely bloomin' hopeless.

Hellooo Pete (taps himself on the side of the head exasperatedly) you're supposed to look at the diesel gauge occasionally to see how much diesel is left in the tank on your van you know. That's what it's there for, you twat, to tell you how much diesel you've got left! Duhhhhh. :rolleyes:

So I go to the bank, park in a parking bay which states Loading Only and just as I finish parking, the engine dies. Look down, oh f*ckity, f*ckity, f*uckity, f*ck! I've just run out of fuel.

How bloody stupid can you get?!

So now, I have to call the breakdown company to come out to bleed the fuel system through. Just about to whack 20 quid in the tank in a few minutes time but it won't automatically start when you turn the engine. The whole system will need bleeding through using an outboard motor fuel bulb to get out any air pockets and get the fuel to the fuel pump.

Trundles off to fix it. Downtime cost? Another $750 lost on two hours wasted when I could be working.

What a prat I am.

Mutters to himself and wanders off slappin' himself across the forehead...
  • Profile picture of the author Kay King
    Mutters to himself and wanders off slappin' himself across the forehead...
    I have days like that! Sorry for your troubles but this was hilarious!
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    Gee Pete. I've NEVER done anything addlepated. *winces at her ability to even type that statement*
    Well, maybe just now and again.

    You might have missed my post a week or two back that I paid for gas, then forgot to pump it. Just left the store, got into the rig and drove off.

    Just be glad that you are usually sharp enough that a little lapse like that is a total amazement to you. Don't worry about it until it starts happening so often that it doesn't even surprise you any more.
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  • Profile picture of the author LeeLee
    So is this the senior moment thread? Sorry Pete. That's a sick feeling when you realize the tank is empty.

    Similar to Sal's story, I went through the MacDonald's drive through. Paid at the first window and just kept going. As I was about to exit the parking lot I reached for a fry. Uh, no bag, duh.

    Fortunately they remembered me and laughed as I came back around the line. My order was on the side of the counter.
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