who is your family numpty?

[timwilky]

For the Wilkinson family I nominate my nephew Curtis.


He has already been banned for drink driving after driving through a red light at 3 in the morning.

So well up in the numpty stakes, he signs up for a new telephone contract on Friday and comes home with a new iPhone 4S. He declines the insurance package as it is too expensive.

Being a fruity fan he is all overcome with the smug satisfaction that only owning the latest apple bling can bring and he feels an urgent call of nature beckoning him.

Off he trots to the throne room, baggy jeans slipped down and whoops.

1 hour old uninsured iPhone 4s falls out of pocket and down the pan. Splash.

Despite quickly fishing it out, it hasn't dried out well. It don't work. Why he told them he dropped it in water I do not know. I Would have dried it out and straight back to the shop banging on about this crappy piece of tat only being a day old and it has broken down already.

Now he wants his dad to buy him a replacement.

[Owenski]

all the insurance requires to set up a policy is the emei number (written on the box) no requirement for inspection of the product.
He "could" set up the policy now, wait the reuired 2 weeks to claim and ta-da replacement phone at cost of claim (£25 approx plus one months policy payment usually less than £10).

Of course this would be really naughty and I couldnt condone it but... just saying ;)

[andrewsmith]

What a numpty.

I'd doubt a insurance policy would payout on such a new phone for water damage. I know that the certain fruit company won't do warranty or repairs if the damp test point has changed colour (for the record its in the 3.5mm headphone jack)

[Owenski]

Natwest paid out for water damage to my 3gs :thumright:

Back to title, Numpty of my family is my sister.

Never learns about debt or concequneces - She much prefers the hide her head in the sand approach. Quite a while back she nearly went to jail over failing to pay her council tax, then failure to appear in court while she hoped it would just magically go away... fun times.

[SoulKiss]

For the Wilkinson family I nominate my nephew Curtis.


He has already been banned for drink driving after driving through a red light at 3 in the morning.

So well up in the numpty stakes, he signs up for a new telephone contract on Friday and comes home with a new iPhone 4S. He declines the insurance package as it is too expensive.

Being a fruity fan he is all overcome with the smug satisfaction that only owning the latest apple bling can bring and he feels an urgent call of nature beckoning him.

Off he trots to the throne room, baggy jeans slipped down and whoops.

1 hour old uninsured iPhone 4s falls out of pocket and down the pan. Splash.

Despite quickly fishing it out, it hasn't dried out well. It don't work. Why he told them he dropped it in water I do not know. I Would have dried it out and straight back to the shop banging on about this crappy piece of tat only being a day old and it has broken down already.

Now he wants his dad to buy him a replacement.

Should be covered on home contents insurance.

Which is why Phone insurance is often un-necessary.

Oh and Fruit-Tat has moisture detectors built in - they would know it had gotten wet.

[minimorecambe]

That's numpty would be me.

I have done the phone meets toilet with a new blackberry. Luckily it survived.

An example being separating 2 frozen burgers by holding them in one hand and putting a big knife through them. A few stitches later I still haven't learnt.

[L3nny]

When I put my Samsung Galaxy s2 in the washing machine I got my fixed by an independent for £30 after Samsung said it was beyond economical repair!

If he had taken the £15 a month insurance then he would have been a proper numpty.

In my family it's my sister. On more than one occasion she has turned up at an airport on the wrong day!

[Littlepeahead]

Phone in bag of rice for 48 hours - usually works.

Better tell him that is dry rice - not a carton of special fried from the Chinese takeaway.

[Dave20046]

all the insurance requires to set up a policy is the emei number (written on the box) no requirement for inspection of the product.
He "could" set up the policy now, wait the reuired 2 weeks to claim and ta-da replacement phone at cost of claim (£25 approx plus one months policy payment usually less than £10).

Of course this would be really naughty and I couldnt condone it but... just saying ;)
Argh but then the karma would be snowballing to massive effect.


In answer to the op ,none spring to mind :D

[myfirstsv]

Number 1 son.

Drops his 3 week old CBR 125R after a 100 mile ride with his proud Dad.

Numpty because we took a 5 mile detour to call at the Honda dealer and order a set of crash bungs. 4 miles later he loses the back end on gravel.

He's fine (and a better rider for it) bike is back to brand new condition and Dad is somewhat shorter of cash.

On reflection is that a Numpty thing or Sod's law?

[hongman]

My family numpty is my OH. She's still with me LOL

[DJFridge]

Brother-in-law. Oh, how shall I name the ways? eBay addict (never a good thing, a parcel almost every day); as a kid he apparently took apart everything (with no hope of putting back together) up to and including a TV; has come one rescue loan from his dad from going bankrupt; once sold his kettle at a car boot sale - wife then had to go out and buy a new one; was grounded and banned from using his moped so borrowed his mate's un-taxed/insured/MOT'd moped and, while distracted by a police car, crashed into a perfectly innocent parked car - badly broke and nearly lost his leg; about to be married for the THIRD time....

Personal numptyness usually shows up in small injuries - stabbing myself with screwdrivers, cutting hand open on bacon slicer, splitting finger open to the bone with a sledgehammer, locking up front wheel on Mod1...

[squirrel_hunter]

I thought about this for a while but honestly can't think of one. That made me happy.

But then I remembered that in every group situation there is alway "one". And if after looking around for that one, you can't think who it is, then the "one" is you. This made me sad.

[carelesschucca]

ME!!!

[BoltonSte]

That's numpty would be me.

An example being separating 2 frozen burgers by holding them in one hand and putting a big knife through them. A few stitches later I still haven't learnt.

Lay them flat on your palm, then slam them down (burger first) onto a flat hard surface, such as your worktop.

Numpty, that would have to be the wife, even out 2 year old is less of a numpty.

Ste

[davepreston]

ste i know your wife , trust me its you

[timwilky]

Just to add to young Curtis's numptyness.

He has now purchased a second iPhone4S, and was delighted to find the original wet one has now dried out sufficiently to work perfectly. He now owns 2. Just how cool is that for an Apple kudos addict.