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This is a question Failed Projects

You start off with the best of intentions, but through raging incompetence, ineptitude or the plain fact that you're working in IT, things go terribly wrong and there's hell to pay. Tell us about the epic failures that have brought big ideas to their knees. Or just blame someone else.

(, Thu 3 Dec 2009, 14:19)
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My coffee machine
Started making water out of the bottom. I decided to fix it.
It is dismantled. Leak located. Boiler disassembled, fresh o-ring installed. Success!

Now, how does the thing fit back together? And where do all those wires go?

Some caffiene to calm my nerves would be good
(, Sat 5 Dec 2009, 21:56, 3 replies)
Be warned...
I did something similar to an electric kettle recently and it blew out the circuit breaker in my house (rather spectacularly actually, with smoke and all!) when I plugged it back in.
(, Mon 7 Dec 2009, 4:56, closed)
I regularly
...produce coffee-coloured water out of my bottom also :-\
(, Mon 7 Dec 2009, 9:36, closed)
Best post I've read all week, this is.
Have a click (love the last line)!!!
(, Mon 7 Dec 2009, 17:27, closed)

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