Re: The first time in over 20 years.

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday, July 11, 2012 7:35:43 PM UTC-4, Bob La Londe wrote:
> "Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message=20
> news:aceecea4-8f9e-43be-882f-dea990b54cb0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Well, I did something the other day that I haven't done in over =
20 - 30=20
> > years.
> >
> > I was drilling a window up to the attic and drilled through the roof=
.
> >
> > DAMN!!!!!
> >
> > Fortunately it was an older ranch that someone was renovating so aft=
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> > everyone had left, I was able to go back and tar the hole. Embarrass=
ing!!
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> I admit I drilled a roof once, but the more exciting one was the time I=
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> drilled a sewer pipe.
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> Was standing in the basement looking for what I hit when somebody flushed=
 a=20
> toilet.  Made a pretty little fountain by the illumination of my mini Mag=
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> Light.
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> Fortunately ABS pipe is easy to fix.

I drilled through a coppe hot water heating pipe once.=20

The customer had one sliding glass door and had added another one about 10 =
inches away with a small wall space inbetween. The first door already had a=
 wire to it and I figured, rather than running a new wire, I'd just drill t=
hrough the short distance between the two doors and put them both on the sa=
me z0ne. As I was drilling through, I felt some resistance and not followin=
g my instinct ( because ..."who would EVER put a pipe THERE?) I just though=
t I'd hit a nail.=20

My helper, doing something else in the basement yells up ..... Hey there's =
water running down the wall where you're drilling!!!!=20

I was able to open the wall, cut the pipe and sweat a sleeve over it. The b=
iggest concern was that the walls had just been wallpapered and the custome=
r only had one piece left. It was just long and wide enough to fit in the n=
arrow section between the doors. WHEW!