What’s the shortest time you have owned something?

[sunnygym]

Just bought a little drone for about £15 from smiths toy store, went to the park with my son and started to fly the drone, it went straight up and out of range then just flew away never to be seen again! Had it for about 10 mins !!


Mods please change subject to owned, ta

Edited by sunnygym on Sunday 21st July 16:31

[ApOrbital]

Sunglasses 30 seconds.

I win

[GetCarter]

Job phone selling ... asked where the bog was and walked straight out.

[Jasey_]

Bought a car brush that connected to a hose. Connected it up an within 2 nanoseconds of coming into contact with the car wheel it snapped. Straight in the bin.

[dingg]

I borrowed a tenner off a mate in the bookies at 14.25 put it on horse in the 14.30, it won, paid him back at about 14.40 so I owed it for 15 minutes, so that's about the shortest time I've ever owed something

[Mr Pointy]

Flymo - 30 seconds.

I needed to mow the lawn before going on holiday so got the mower out. First there was a nasty smell, then a bang. No time to repair it (& it was ancient) so I shot down to B&Q for a new one. Put it all together & mowed over the cable on the first pass.

[PositronicRay]

dingg said:

I borrowed a tenner off a mate in the bookies at 14.25 put it on horse in the 14.30, it won, paid him back at about 14.40 so I owed it for 15 minutes, so that's about the shortest time I've ever owed something

Fair play.

[cerb4.5lee]

Mr Pointy said:

Flymo - 30 seconds.

I needed to mow the lawn before going on holiday so got the mower out. First there was a nasty smell, then a bang. No time to repair it (& it was ancient) so I shot down to B&Q for a new one. Put it all together & mowed over the cable on the first pass.

I've done that a couple of times in the past and it has drove me mad!! I have a petrol mower now having decided that I'm just too clumsy for one with a cable.

[AlexC1981]

Toilet seat lid of all things.

I had just fitted a new toilet in my newly purchased flat and stood back to admire my work. I put the seat and the lid down so I could sit on it to make it easier to see the fixings underneath the sink, which was the next job to do. As soon as I sat down the lid cracked completely in half. Didn't even get a chance to use the loo before it broke!

[generationx]

Bathroom being rebuilt - fitting guy put down the new ceramic shower tray and promptly dropped some tiles on it: immediately broken. 5 minutes?

[marksx]

I owned a Jagerbomb for a matter of seconds once.

[Jasandjules]

My son had a mini-drone, it went up, hit the ceiling, charged off to the side then shattered a prop.... Lasted a few seconds....

[Wish]

I’ve just sold a car I purchase new. It only had 600 miles on the clock.
I didn’t like the colour.

[PositronicRay]

Jasandjules said:

My son had a mini-drone, it went up, hit the ceiling, charged off to the side then shattered a prop.... Lasted a few seconds....

You still owned it though, just broken.

[Backtobasics]

R32 Golf for 114 minutes.

[pocty]

I had the wheels refurbed on the Range Rover Sport and drove into the pavement backing out of the shop. Ouch

Pocty

[Pericoloso]

Backtobasics said:

R32 Golf for 114 minutes.

Did it have a 2 hour warranty ?.....

[PositronicRay]

pocty said:

I had the wheels refurbed on the Range Rover Sport and drove into the pavement backing out of the shop. Ouch

Pocty

I had a new exhaust fitted to a citreon bx, in a hurry I backed it off the ramp before the suspension was up. Tore it off, exhaust place fitted another.

[Cantaloupe]

GetCarter said:

Job phone selling ... asked where the bog was and walked straight out.

Your foppish lethargy is an example why the UK needs immigrants to do work that Brits think is beneath them.

We are surprised you found the energy to type your post.

Have a lie down, don't tire yourself.

[ambuletz]

125cc motorbike

was my first purchase. owned for 1-2 months. engine went pop. has been a non-runner for about 10years now.