I am an idiot!!

Father Ted · 9 Aug 2007 at 12:06

Decided to defrost the freezer last Saturday. Switched off and left if for a while.
I came back and decided to speed up the process with the use of a sharp knife to hack away the ice.
I managed to punch a small hole in the roof of the compartment and all the refrigerant gas escaped - what a plonker!!

I'm hoping to claim for a new one on my contents insurance.
Any body done anything equally as stupid?

jamief · 9 Aug 2007 at 12:07

You live up to your username

Darg · 9 Aug 2007 at 12:08

Father Ted said:
Decided to defrost the freezer last Saturday. Switched off and left if for a while.
I came back and decided to speed up the process with the use of a sharp knife to hack away the ice.
I managed to punch a small hole in the roof of the compartment and all the refrigerant gas escaped - what a plonker!!

I'm hoping to claim for a new one on my contents insurance.
Any body done anything equally as stupid?

Sharp knife = bad
Butter knife = good.

Lucky you didn't get gassed to death. Well probably not really. Don't know what gases they use. Would have been fun for someone to come back and find your body frozen from the inside out and turning some weird purple/green colour from the gases.. no offence.

pinkacidbootson · 9 Aug 2007 at 12:09

In my experience, a rolling pin is great for removing ice with not much chance of breaking anything in the freezer.

Doosht · 9 Aug 2007 at 12:21

I just like the fact that you dont take yourself too seriously and happy to say 'your an idiot' some people would never dream of saying that even when there often more the idiots. We all make mistakes mate and sorry for getting philosophical.

ZXSpectrum · 9 Aug 2007 at 12:40

The best way to quickly defrost the freezer is to switch it off then get a bucket 2/3 full of boiling water. Remove all the trays and put the bucket in and shut the door making sure you have a few old towels at the base of the freezer to mop up the water. Then replace the bucket every 20 mins with fresh boiling water. The whole freezer should be done in less than an hour. Never use a knife/screwdriver/hammer to remove ice.

ScarySquirrel · 9 Aug 2007 at 12:41

My tongue got stuck in my freezer once.

Darg · 9 Aug 2007 at 12:43

ScarySquirrel said:
My tongue got stuck in my freezer once.

Why did you go and leave your tongue in the freezer? Did you remember you'd left it there?

Kerplunk · 9 Aug 2007 at 12:46

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ScarySquirrel · 9 Aug 2007 at 12:46

Darg said:
Why did you go and leave your tongue in the freezer? Did you remember you'd left it there?

It got stuck on ice.

Welshy · 9 Aug 2007 at 12:48

ScarySquirrel said:
It got stuck on ice.

REALLY?!

Somehow I think he knew what you meant, but his message seems to have gone straight over your head

apatia77 · 9 Aug 2007 at 12:49

Father Ted said:
Decided to defrost the freezer last Saturday. Switched off and left if for a while.
I came back and decided to speed up the process with the use of a sharp knife to hack away the ice.
I managed to punch a small hole in the roof of the compartment and all the refrigerant gas escaped - what a plonker!!

I'm hoping to claim for a new one on my contents insurance.
Any body done anything equally as stupid?

I have done the same thing once long time ago

(i did it many times without breaking anyting)

Rotty · 9 Aug 2007 at 12:49

Father Ted said:
I'm hoping to claim for a new one on my contents insurance.

basically that will come down to whther you took out the "accidental" damage option in your insurance

Father Ted · 9 Aug 2007 at 12:53

Doosht said:
I just like the fact that you dont take yourself too seriously and happy to say 'your an idiot' some people would never dream of saying that even when there often more the idiots. We all make mistakes mate and sorry for getting philosophical.

The term my wife used to describe me afterwards was a bit stronger than idiot.

Father Ted · 9 Aug 2007 at 12:54

Rotty said:
basically that will come down to whther you took out the "accidental" damage option in your insurance

Thankfully I am covered for accidental damage, even including acts of supreme stupidity...

Edited for my terrible spelling.

meghatronic · 9 Aug 2007 at 14:23

Father Ted said:
The term my wife used to describe me afterwards was a bit stronger than idiot.

Was it two words, like ducking stick, but not,

div0 · 9 Aug 2007 at 14:27

Surely everyone knows the way to defrost a freezer is with several pans of hot water, a towel and a tray? Then sit back and relax.

ScarySquirrel · 9 Aug 2007 at 14:33

Welshy said:
REALLY?!

Somehow I think he knew what you meant, but his message seems to have gone straight over your head

Most things do

Manlove is my forte · 9 Aug 2007 at 14:44

Father Ted said:
Decided to defrost the freezer last Saturday. Switched off and left if for a while.
I came back and decided to speed up the process with the use of a sharp knife to hack away the ice.
I managed to punch a small hole in the roof of the compartment and all the refrigerant gas escaped - what a plonker!!

I'm hoping to claim for a new one on my contents insurance.
Any body done anything equally as stupid?

Same thing except there was a shelf in the freezer that I thought was removable... It wasn't and was connected to the coolant pipes which fractured and I got a lung full of what ever the coolant was.

I came out of the kitchen looking a bit sheepish and said to miss K "I think I've done something bad"

I got a new fridge freezer out of the insurance.

I now use the boiling water technique

Le_Petit_Lapin · 9 Aug 2007 at 14:52

Is puncturing holes in the walls of the freezer dangerous?