Does this thing run on a 220 V power supply? Oh. That puff of smoke suggests not

That's not even the worst part of this story, which features a flood, broken promises, and plenty of panic Who, Me? The working week has rolled around again, bringing with it the promise of new achievements - and the chance to mess things up in ways that we cover here in "Who, Me?" The Register's reader-contributed column in which you admit to your failures....