Glitches are a fact of life for the Haunter...
"We both know I'll be back tomorrow for whatever I forgot" is my normal response. Doesn't help that the hardware store is practically across the street now.Someday, someone will create a reality show about haunters. It will be called Trial and Error because that is the nature of our existence. I think this every time I'm in Home Depot or Lowe's and the cashier asks "did you find everything you needed?" I always have to tell them "I'm making a such and such prop from scratch, so I have absolutely no idea what I need, so expect me back again soon."![]()
That's the funniest story I've heard all week! Mom on the toilet, sparks like Star Wars - you're killing me! Absolutely hilarious!My best electricity story revolves around Xmas time in 1981...I was about 9 years old, in the attic, alone with a flashlight rummaging through boxes of Xmas decorations when I find one of those white, plastic, 5 candle candelabras you stick in your window....I think we got it at an auction for a quarter and thrown in the box so it was never tested....I grabbed it and a hand full of bulbs and off to my bedroom I went....After screwing in the bulbs and plugging it in, I discovered it didn't work so I decided the best option was to rewire it....I cut all the wires and to my best ability wired the mess back together in what resembled a ball....Wrapped some electrical tape for good measure and was ready to test it....Even at 9 years old, I knew better than to just plug it in....Our bathroom had those florescent tube fixtures on either side of the mirror at the sink with a plug outlet in the bottom and it only had power to them when you turned the light switch on....I decided that was my best option so I excitedly ran downstairs, flung the bathroom door open, mom is sitting on the toilet yelling something, I just told her to hold on a minute I wanted to test something, turned the light switch off, plugged the candelabra in, then stood outside the door in the hallway, stuck my hand around the corner and flipped the switch.....I've never heard electricity explode like that in my life!!!.... Sparks lit up the entire room bouncing off the walls (like Star Wars I thought) and I don't think I've ever heard mom scream in terror that loud before!!!......Yeah....I'm sure of it....She never screamed that loud before.... (2 good things) 1- She was still on the toilet so I didn't get a beating and 2- The fuse blew pretty much right away so no real damage beyond the blown fuse....Dad wasn't even mad he had to go to the basement to change it....He kind of chuckled at the whole thing......ZR
I know the feeling. Over the past two weeks I've lost track of how many times I've told my wife "I need to run to Lowes for one more thing..." I've probably been there a dozen times (no exageration) this month.Someday, someone will create a reality show about haunters. It will be called Trial and Error because that is the nature of our existence. I think this every time I'm in Home Depot or Lowe's and the cashier asks "did you find everything you needed?" I always have to tell them "I'm making a such and such prop from scratch, so I have absolutely no idea what I need, so expect me back again soon."![]()