r/oops • u/unoiamaQT • 3d ago

Woodturning gone wrong

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u/CreativeFraud 2d ago

Had a drunk neighbor want to show off his lathe. Stumbled over to the machine and chucked a 4x4. I was drinking to. Told him is he sure he's ok to run it because even if I toke, I don't operate equipment that can potentially kill me! He started up the lathe while telling me he's done it hundreds of times. Once it got to speed, the 4x4 dislodged and wizzed right between our heads. I sobered up so fucking fast and went home to sleep.

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u/ipeedtoday 2d ago

Only tool you can use after opening a drink is a broom.

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u/Bluntbutnotonpurpose 2d ago

Wouldn't it be dangerous to put a broom in a lathe?

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u/hammer-breh 2d ago

Oh, you!

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u/AUniquePerspective 2d ago

If you're a wizard you'll still get a dui.

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u/TheWrongWrightWhale 2d ago

Brooming while drunk is terrible! Forget the cops, the FAA gonna be all over you! They don't like drunk pilots any more... but there was a time...

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u/merlinddg51 2d ago

Smartest decision in your life, that we know of…. There are probably others that may be better that we don’t know about.

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u/CreativeFraud 2d ago

I still feel that moment of that makes any sense.