Why does stuff break down at Christmas?

[NailedOn]

Two years ago to the day, my dishwasher packed up, about 2 weeks out of warranty. A few years back it was the central heating boiler. Yesterday the thermostat went on the blink. Is there some sort of law of physics that says stuff breaks at Christmas?
What's packed up for you?

[Puggit]

My weather station, just before the cold spell!

[gonzales]

My DSC has thrown a wobbler on the MINI this week. Might have had something to do with the pirouetting in the car park though

[ShadownINja]

I know what you mean. I have four trains. Got my drivers to drive to France and back and the stupid things just broke down. Christmas!!

[Eddh]

My BMW - It keeps driving itself sideways round roundabouts

[CrashTD]

Radiator is leaking (on the car)

Cant seem to source one for less than £200 that I can pick up today.

No wonder Jag/LR went to the st. Good riddance.

Depressed of Herts.

[ianash]

My central heating boiler broke down last thursday coinciding nicely with the first serious fall of snow. Local gas engineer was snowed in and couldn't come out until Monday.

[Le TVR]

Last year, late afternoon on new years eve, the immersion heater developed a leak and tripped all the electrics.
Spent the rest of the day finding a new one, getting a neighbour to come and help taking the old one off the wall. Followed by cleaning up and repairing the water damage.
Fortunately I can manage plumbing and the hot water was restored the next evening.

[RT/M]

ianash said:

My central heating boiler broke down last thursday coinciding nicely with the first serious fall of snow. Local gas engineer was snowed in and couldn't come out until Monday.

Had exactly the same thing last year, first bit of snow then the boiler broke down, had to get an emergency central heating boiler repair man out asap he got stuck in the snow but managed to get here a few hours later.(cost me a small fortune but worth it to get the heating back on).
I have a calor gas heater always at hand, very useful in those awkward situations.

[GreenDog]

Colleague's wipers packed up on his VW Sharan, needs a new motoe and linkage to repair it. A nice £500 bill on Chrsitmas Eve is just what everyone needs isn't it.

[davidspooner]

My ipod shuffle charger goddamit it!

[Killer2005]

I've got ABS and traction control failure on my 147 this morning

[TedMaul]

gonzales said:

My DSC has thrown a wobbler on the MINI this week. Might have had something to do with the pirouetting in the car park though

DSC and ABS warning lights aplenty on teh V70 this morning..... expensive new year

[leon_t]

NailedOn said:

Two years ago to the day, my dishwasher packed up, about 2 weeks out of warranty. A few years back it was the central heating boiler. Yesterday the thermostat went on the blink. Is there some sort of law of physics that says stuff breaks at Christmas?
What's packed up for you?

Try being in a fking oil refinery then. Gaaaahh!

[Piglet]

GreenDog said:

Colleague's wipers packed up on his VW Sharan, needs a new motoe and linkage to repair it. A nice £500 bill on Chrsitmas Eve is just what everyone needs isn't it.

Ran the wipers with them frozen to his screen?

Our garage freezer seems to be on its way out. The top shelf isn't cold, but the bottom three seem to be OK.....

[Doofus]

YIvyiyiyi yiyimyi YI yiyiyi yiyi yiyiyiyiyi anyiyihying yiyiyih myi Blackbyiyiyiyi, yihyi yiyiyi yiyiyi yif yihyi kyiyibyiayid yiyiyidyicyis nyiyihying byiyi "yi's"

[tubbystu]

Piglet said:

Our garage freezer seems to be on its way out. The top shelf isn't cold, but the bottom three seem to be OK.....

Perfect.

Put the bitter on the top shelf, lager lower down and vodka on the bottom

[Doofus]

Which translates as:

Every time I try to write anythig with my Blackberry, the top row of the keyboard produces nothing but "yi's"

Edited by Doofus on Thursday 24th December 13:18

[tubbystu]

NailedOn said:

Is there some sort of law of physics that says stuff breaks at Christmas?

Sod's third law I believe.

[tubbystu]

Doofus said:

Which translates as:

Every time I try to write anythig with my Blackberry, the top row of the keyboard produces nothing but "yi's"

Have you accidentally selected "geordie" as your default language ?