This may sound stupid but.......

[revjames]

Hello everone. Take off your electrical hats this is not (necessarily) about electricity. Most of you know I am a Rev and at the moment I am working on a sermon. The title is "This Might Sound Stupid But....."

I am looking for some real life examples of situations where daft sounding advice has been given which actually turned out to be really good.

I'm sure theres a wealth interesting (short) stories out there!

I look forward to your replies. they can be about (pretty much) anything but keep it clean and in good taste!

Thanks!

 

[Lurch]

My usual daft advice is 'just hit it', more often than not it works!

I am a Rev

Really?

 

[revjames]

My usual daft advice is 'just hit it', more often than not it works!Really?

Really, thought you all knew.....

 

[Apache]

Really, thought you all knew.....

I did.

I like your idea of a topic and have been racking my brain but can't think of an example.

 

[Andy™]

only one i can think of is percussive maintenance which Lurch has already said

 

[revjames]

The percussive maintenance one is a good one.

I remembered another (well my wife did):

A couple of years ago I had a boat and quite often would take workmates out fishing after work. We were fishing at a well known good spot for mackerel. There were 5 of us and I was skipper. After about an hour we were getting fed up, no one was even getting a bite. I looked down the boat from the stern where I was sitting at the wheel and noticed everyone had their rods out on the starboard (RH) side.

"OK lads" I said, "everyone reel in and drop your lines over the port side" they looked at me as if to say 'are you nuts what difference does it make' and said "OK James your the skipper"

No sooner had they dropped the lines, in fact even before the weights hit the bottom, we were all getting bites. We were using traces with 6 coloured feathers on and everyone had 6 mackerel on, We landed each catch and carried on fishing, we ended up with about 150 fish in the boat! we threw any undersized ones back without killing them and then gutted and shared out the rest.

One of them asked "Isn't there something in the Bible about this?" I reminded them of the passge in the gospels where Peter and some of the other disciples had been out fishing all night. Jesus was on the shore and asked if they had caught any fish. When they said "no" he shouted to them to throw out the net on the other side of the boat. They explained to Him that they had been out all night but in the end did as they were told. They caught so many fish the nets began to break. The biblke says they had 153 fish. I could not help but see a slight de ja vu......

The lads were speechless!

 

[Nicky Tesla]

turn it off and turn it back on again

 

[revjames]

Thats good Tesla - how often do we end up doing this with technological stuff. Illogical but works most of the time nice one!

 

[Evans Electric]

I didn't know you were a Rev. either. Thought you were another mad sparks TBH.

My brother is also a Rev. and has now crossed the border into The land of Sheep and Max Boyce . I've forgotten the place for the moment, Cllandidlyio or something.

 

[revjames]

I didn't know you were a Rev. either. Thought you were another mad sparks TBH.My brother is also a Rev. and has now crossed the border into The land of Sheep and Max Boyce . I've forgotten the place for the moment, Cllandidlyio or something.

Well, I am an ordained Rev and also a spark. never really managed to be a full time Rev, always ended up earning my living on the tools as it were.

I too am ain that land and not that far from the Llandudno you mention Wet Fish

 

[Evans Electric]

Can't think of a "This may sound stupid " quote at the moment.

Can give you a " Honesty brings its own reward" one . True story.

1000 years ago when I was a 1st year apprentice I was attending night school , after classes I would join my mates down the road at a coffee bar (Expresso,s and burgers) .

One night the jukebox had packed up , a mate tells the owner I can fix it , which was not true, but he says take a look.

Saw straight away that the speaker wires had pulled out at the back , my mates suggested I pretend to be doing technical things to it and charge them for it .

But I thought no, we had been using the coffee bar for a year and the local girls used it too.

So I said , dead simple ,no charge as it blasted out "Red River Rock" .

From then on , every time I went in , I'd get a free expresso plus a burger if I wanted it. !!

 

[Evans Electric]

Well, I am an ordained Rev and also a spark. never really managed to be a full time Rev, always ended up earning my living on the tools as it were.I too am ain that land and not that far from the Llandudno you mention Wet Fish

Ah, I didn't mean Llandudno , hes in Llandrinio, Llanymunech . :coat

 

[tom1]

you should have your own area where we can confess our sins, not that anyone would need to as everyones by the book on here

 

[Evans Electric]

OH NO We don't want that , can you imagine reading the confessions from the likes of Specs , Steps and Lurchio . The webmasters would close the forum down.

 

[revjames]

I'm not that kind of Rev, You want the RC's for that. I believe in confession directly to God himself, no one else needs to know although it does say confess your faults one to another which is useful when trying to find whats wrong with an installation

 

[Apache]

I'm not that kind of Rev, You want the RC's for that. I believe in confession directly to God himself, no one else needs to know although it does say confess your faults one to another which is useful when trying to find whats wrong with an installation

Householder: The lights just went out.

Revjames: You sure you've not altered anything?

Householder: No.......................I just turned on the switch and there was a bang and everything went off.

Revjames: You sure you didn't alter anything, I see the empty box there of a B&Q lightfitting, the stepladder is out and you appear to be holding a screwdriver.

Householder: Nah, it just happened like I said.

Revjames: You're not lying to me, I am an ordained member of the clergy....

Householder: It was me. I changed the light fitting, joined all the reds and all the black together. Sorry for lying, are you collecting for a new roof? More tea vicar?

 

[Adrian]

I tell this to my apprentices

It doesn't take much longer to do a good job but takes twice as long to do it again if you don't .

or if in doubt give it a clout

 

[revjames]

Householder: The lights just went out.Revjames: You sure you've not altered anything?

Householder: No.......................I just turned on the switch and there was a bang and everything went off.

Revjames: You sure you didn't alter anything, I see the empty box there of a B&Q lightfitting, the stepladder is out and you appear to be holding a screwdriver.

Householder: Nah, it just happened like I said.

Revjames: You're not lying to me, I am an ordained member of the clergy....

Householder: It was me. I changed the light fitting, joined all the reds and all the black together. Sorry for lying, are you collecting for a new roof? More tea vicar?

I like it!

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[tom1]

Householder: The lights just went out.Revjames: You sure you've not altered anything?

Householder: No.......................I just turned on the switch and there was a bang and everything went off.

Revjames: You sure you didn't alter anything, I see the empty box there of a B&Q lightfitting, the stepladder is out and you appear to be holding a screwdriver.

Householder: Nah, it just happened like I said.

Revjames: You're not lying to me, I am an ordained member of the clergy....

Householder: It was me. I changed the light fitting, joined all the reds and all the black together. Sorry for lying, are you collecting for a new roof? More tea vicar?

 

[Lurch]

Ah, I didn't mean Llandudno , hes in Llandrinio, Llanymunech . :coat

All basically the same!

I can sort of think of things to go in this thread, however some of the technical details escape me, but I'm sure if I had a better memory, or worte a detailed journal I could fill a few posts with stories!