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have you ever really messed up?
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I mean really bad?
I took the p1ss out of a disabled man on a train because I thought he was just drunk. I wanted to die.
Probably said this before. But there are new posters now. So what are your big FAILS?
I took the p1ss out of a disabled man on a train because I thought he was just drunk. I wanted to die.
Probably said this before. But there are new posters now. So what are your big FAILS?
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Much more fun to talk about other people screwing up though...
Once upon a time an oil company developed a system for controlling subsea wellheads remotely.
It took 3 years to develop and they invented some fancy new wellheads and installed 140km of hydraulic lines to make it all happen.
The last phase of the operation involved building a remote-controlled barge (worth $18m) in the USA, towing it half way around the world and then tethering it to the subsea wellheads.
Which is where my mate came in.
The barge was ballasted by partially flooding it with seawater.
My mate opened the ballast valves and then sat back and waited.
The job didn't go as quickly as anticipated and it looked like it'd take most of the night as well.
He wrote out his shift handover notes and then retired for the evening.
Next morning, he came out on deck and was surprised and confused to find that the barge was no longer visible.
Turned out that, in his shift handover notes, he'd forgotten to mention anything about keeping an eye on the ballasting, the barge had completely filled with seawater and sunk while the night-shift guy just pottered about doing all the other stuff he'd been tasked with.
So, $18m of high-tech barge, 3 years of work and 140km of hydraulic lines all lying 3km down on the seabed where they couldn't be economically recovered.
Oops!
Was he sacked?
Don't be daft.
He was promoted and given a new company car.
He was left in the office for a year or so, which is pretty harsh, I guess.
Oh my gosh!
Nothing will beat this!
I was talking about her while doing the fax and said she was a right bitch!
When the fax had gone through and I got my copies back I noticed I had addressed it in huge letters to 'Mrs Bitch' :eek:
He was alright, but he had to go to hospital and I'd never have forgiven myself if there had been lasting damage.
One of our Foremen, who wasn't liked, was welding his wifes car when it went up in flames. He shouted for help but was completely ignored.
It ended up a burned out shell. He hoped the company insurance would pay for it. They didn't as he was doing a home job.:D:D
He really was an arsehole.
How foolish I feel now.
A guy I used to work with retired but then passed away shortly after so I wanted to go and see the fella off. I was working Nights so in order to get up in time for his Funeral I put in two hours leave and went home early.
Arrived at the 'Crem' and saw a number of folk gathering round but never having met any of his family before, I didn't know anyone and I was a bit annoyed that nobody else from work had bothered to attend.
Cortege arrives, coffin taken in and everybody filed in after. I took a seat and picked up and Order of Service.........which was in memory of Mary. That's weird I thought.....i've come to see Trevor off. Went to have a word with one of the Crem chaps who looked through his list, then said, "oh yes.....Mr Davies was cremated this morning at 10am."
I was at the wrong Funeral........Trev had 'gone up the chimney' four hours earlier. :rolleyes::rolleyes::o
That is very funny! It makes me feel better about my recent error in which I meant to send an e-mail to the manager about a customer but accidentally sent it to that customer!
come on, you need to expand on this. Please do.
The only time I've ever f***ed up was when alcohol was involved. Time and time again. Wish I'd never drank the stuff tbh.
Best story I've read on DS - Ever!!! That simply cannot be beaten!
Don't tell me, you forgot the rice?