I once lived in the garden cottage of some house and the main house shared the same washer and dryer. One day the dryer knob breaks and disappears and the actual device itself would fall into the dryer. So the landlord comes over and shows me what I need to do in case it happens while we wait for the replacement.
Day or so later the extremely good-looking woman who lives in the main house comes knocking on my door. She looks a little helpless and says “I hear you know how to fix the dryer knob?” Me, wanting to look like a man who can fix problems and impress the pretty girl, tell her that I can – and I’ll show her how it’s done so she can fix it herself if it happens again.
So I go into the laundry room with her and explain to her that the actual switch itself has fallen into the dryer. So I use the screw driver to remove a few screws from the back panel and show her where it has fallen. Feeling really confident and manly, I reach down and grab the switch unit (I’m not at all sure on the terms here tbh).
Thing is, I forgot to unplug the dryer first.
So I immediately get electrocuted to the point of shaking. I’m able to withdraw my hand and I catch it on the inside of the dryer, nicking off a slice from around my lower thumb knuckle. I still bear a scar, a reminder to not let pretty girls distract me when handling un-shielded electronics.
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I once lived in the garden cottage of some house and the main house shared the same washer and dryer. One day the dryer knob breaks and disappears and the actual device itself would fall into the dryer. So the landlord comes over and shows me what I need to do in case it happens while we wait for the replacement.
Day or so later the extremely good-looking woman who lives in the main house comes knocking on my door. She looks a little helpless and says “I hear you know how to fix the dryer knob?” Me, wanting to look like a man who can fix problems and impress the pretty girl, tell her that I can – and I’ll show her how it’s done so she can fix it herself if it happens again.
So I go into the laundry room with her and explain to her that the actual switch itself has fallen into the dryer. So I use the screw driver to remove a few screws from the back panel and show her where it has fallen. Feeling really confident and manly, I reach down and grab the switch unit (I’m not at all sure on the terms here tbh).
Thing is, I forgot to unplug the dryer first.
So I immediately get electrocuted to the point of shaking. I’m able to withdraw my hand and I catch it on the inside of the dryer, nicking off a slice from around my lower thumb knuckle. I still bear a scar, a reminder to not let pretty girls distract me when handling un-shielded electronics.