SBD Strikes from beyond the Grave!

[David]

Just putting up a couple of nice framed photos of the Small Black Dog and of course these required picture pins hammering into the wall. You know what's coming next, don't you? Poof! No power.

I'd only gone and driven the pin through a cable. Fortunately careful reversal of the procedure, ie pulling the pin out, and resetting the circuit breaker and all was well again. Thank goodness for the self-healing properties of PVC cable.

It could have been much worse and been a pipe!

 

[Natalie]

Just a little reminder from her!
OH did this in our old house when refitting our kitchen. went through the electric oven cable and ended up on the other side of the room just a little frazzled

 

[Candy]

She's just letting you know that she's still around!

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

I always say they stick around with us for as long as and whenever we need them. She was just giving you a little extra zap!

 

[Oberon]

Glad you’re ok!! What’s the voltage in the UK? It’s 240 here....would get more than a power outage if you put a nail in a cable here

 

[David]

It's 240 volts and I didn't feel a thing! Wasn't actually holding the pin at the time. The wiring is behind the plaster in what must be a plastic duct and obviously doesn't go in a straight line up the wall as I was about a foot to the right of the wall socket!

 

[Oberon]

Glad you didn’t get zapped then! Lady must be having a cheeky chuckle

 

[Shaz82]

Crikey, I did this when we renovated our first house. I was sawing through a post but unbeknown to me there was a wire pinned to the other side of it. Suddenly there was a big flash and bang and no power. Luckily I didn't feel it, must have had the right shoes on

 

[Cath]

Glad you are ok

 

[David]

Glad you are ok

Love your avatar by the way. Just catches the Lab character so well. Here's a similar one of Lady helping me sort out the dog food area a couple of months ago.

 

[Shaz82]

Lady helping me sort out the dog food area a couple of months ago.

Sort out eh? Look like she's got it completely sorted, bless her, such a lovely girl she was