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Post by the light works on Dec 18, 2016 7:23:29 GMT
I referred to mine as a predator van on occasion. white minimum window cargo van. since I was sleeping in it on road jobs, it even had a bed in the back.
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Post by the light works on Dec 19, 2016 3:01:47 GMT
just saw this on TV  yes, this is a knife and cutting board in a scissors. my first thought, as is my custom, "for people too incompetent to operate a knife" my second was "wait until you get a finger in THAT." let the mockery commence. |
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Post by GTCGreg on Dec 19, 2016 3:12:38 GMT
Definitely designed with Monochromes in mind.
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Post by the light works on Dec 19, 2016 3:51:42 GMT
Definitely designed with Monochromes in mind. monochromes? |
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Post by GTCGreg on Dec 19, 2016 4:26:15 GMT
Definitely designed with Monochromes in mind. monochromes? Those people in the TV commercials that couldn't cut a tomato to save their life. They're always in monochrome. |
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Post by the light works on Dec 19, 2016 4:47:52 GMT
Those people in the TV commercials that couldn't cut a tomato to save their life. They're always in monochrome. ah, yes. those monochromes. |
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Post by silverdragon on Dec 19, 2016 10:54:41 GMT
[At some point said in his reply]helped, along with a lot of lube. ......?......  You just had to say that didnt you?... [Can you hear me laughing from where you are?.] If you go into any aquarium shop or pond supply shop, "Air line", a white plastic hose, cheep as in pence-per-yard, can be used as a suitable replacement, "For now", until you manage to source the proper stuff.... I know, I have Pond rated green see-through PVC air-line on one of my hose sections in my car, its been there 10 yrs already, and its doing OK... however, I must stress, I use a pond line that is capable of handing air down to air stones several foot deep in the pond?.. not quite that cheep, but "It works".... rated at 50psi I think. [it was what I had handy when I found a section of line was cracked and split beyond repair....] |
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Post by c64 on Dec 30, 2016 18:00:46 GMT
[At some point said in his reply]helped, along with a lot of lube. ......?...... You just had to say that didnt you?... [Can you hear me laughing from where you are?.] If you go into any aquarium shop or pond supply shop, "Air line", a white plastic hose, cheep as in pence-per-yard, can be used as a suitable replacement, "For now", until you manage to source the proper stuff.... I know, I have Pond rated green see-through PVC air-line on one of my hose sections in my car, its been there 10 yrs already, and its doing OK... however, I must stress, I use a pond line that is capable of handing air down to air stones several foot deep in the pond?.. not quite that cheep, but "It works".... rated at 50psi I think. [it was what I had handy when I found a section of line was cracked and split beyond repair....] When VW started to install the jets directly into the axis of the rear window wiper you had to replace the jets very often since they tend to get stuck, break free and move with the wiper destroying their supply hoses. The aquarium silicon air hoses are a perfect fit replacement. The jet can stay revolving and the substitute hose never breaks. A €5 fix (for up to 20 cars with the leftovers) that never fails again vs a proper DIY fix with a €20 spare part or a professional fix (~€50) that lasts only a year or two. |
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Post by Lokifan on Dec 30, 2016 18:22:37 GMT
[At some point said in his reply]helped, along with a lot of lube. ......?...... You just had to say that didnt you?... [Can you hear me laughing from where you are?.] <snip> Why, yes. Yes I did. I knew someone would notice. Frankly, I knew as long as I used the word "lube" there would be giggles... |
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Post by GTCGreg on Jan 8, 2017 0:08:41 GMT
While we were making fun of Harbor Freight in another thread, a new tool store just opened up in the neighborhood that is quite the opposite of Harbor. It's Rockler Woodworking and Hardware. What a fantastic assortment of wood working tools and supplies. Strictly high-end stuff way out of my price range but still nice to check out. One walk through the store told me how little I really know about wood craftsmanship. I had no idea what half the stuff in the place was used for. Looked like a place SD would appreciate. They also had a big selection of exotic wood stock. Again, way above my knowledge level. Friendly, knowledgeable sales people too, that were all to willing to answer my stupid questions.
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Post by the light works on Jan 8, 2017 1:02:00 GMT
While we were making fun of Harbor Freight in another thread, a new tool store just opened up in the neighborhood that is quite the opposite of Harbor. It's Rockler Woodworking and Hardware. What a fantastic assortment of wood working tools and supplies. Strictly high-end stuff way out of my price range but still nice to check out. One walk through the store told me how little I really know about wood craftsmanship. I had no idea what half the stuff in the place was used for. Looked like a place SD would appreciate. They also had a big selection of exotic wood stock. Again, way above my knowledge level. Friendly, knowledgeable sales people too, that were all to willing to answer my stupid questions. on the other side of the woodworking coin, there is a slight delay of game on the house I am currently finishing out. the driver of the cabinet truck apparently does not know they make a tool for keeping your cargo from shifting in your truck. a pallet of cabinets tipped over and broke in the truck. the finish carpenter was able to patch together the lowers sufficiently that the counter crew could make their templates, yesterday, but the installation is stalled until the broken cabinets get replaced. (for the european contingent, cabinetry is typically permanently installed in US homes, rather than being built to have the capability of being removed.) |
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Post by silverdragon on Jan 8, 2017 16:17:32 GMT
While we were making fun of Harbor Freight in another thread, a new tool store just opened up in the neighborhood that is quite the opposite of Harbor. It's Rockler Woodworking and Hardware. What a fantastic assortment of wood working tools and supplies. Strictly high-end stuff way out of my price range but still nice to check out. One walk through the store told me how little I really know about wood craftsmanship. I had no idea what half the stuff in the place was used for. Looked like a place SD would appreciate. Soumds like it too... There are no stupid questions... the stupid is the one you DONT ask?..... |
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Post by the light works on Jan 8, 2017 16:44:45 GMT
While we were making fun of Harbor Freight in another thread, a new tool store just opened up in the neighborhood that is quite the opposite of Harbor. It's Rockler Woodworking and Hardware. What a fantastic assortment of wood working tools and supplies. Strictly high-end stuff way out of my price range but still nice to check out. One walk through the store told me how little I really know about wood craftsmanship. I had no idea what half the stuff in the place was used for. Looked like a place SD would appreciate. Soumds like it too... There are no stupid questions... the stupid is the one you DONT ask?..... anyone who thinks there are no stupid questions has never taught a remedial course in anything. |
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Post by silverdragon on Jan 8, 2017 17:13:18 GMT
While we were making fun of Harbor Freight in another thread, a new tool store just opened up in the neighborhood that is quite the opposite of Harbor. It's Rockler Woodworking and Hardware. What a fantastic assortment of wood working tools and supplies. Strictly high-end stuff way out of my price range but still nice to check out. One walk through the store told me how little I really know about wood craftsmanship. I had no idea what half the stuff in the place was used for. Looked like a place SD would appreciate. They also had a big selection of exotic wood stock. Again, way above my knowledge level. Friendly, knowledgeable sales people too, that were all to willing to answer my stupid questions. on the other side of the woodworking coin, there is a slight delay of game on the house I am currently finishing out. the driver of the cabinet truck apparently does not know they make a tool for keeping your cargo from shifting in your truck. a pallet of cabinets tipped over and broke in the truck. the finish carpenter was able to patch together the lowers sufficiently that the counter crew could make their templates, yesterday, but the installation is stalled until the broken cabinets get replaced. (for the european contingent, cabinetry is typically permanently installed in US homes, rather than being built to have the capability of being removed.) We have both types here, usual moveable cabinets and "In-Built" type cabinetry that stays with the house. Usually when you view a property, if its "screwed down" its inbuilt and you expect it to stay, if its fee-standing, and looks like its moveable, you expect not... But its worth asking. Some free-standing cabinets, especially recommended with small children, have attachments that allow to be fixed to the wall. And then in the case of a house a friend "bought", only when they got to contract stage did the "Lady of the house" indicate that the wardrobes, which were inbuilt, were optional extras..... My friend stated that he had been led to believe they were with the house, and WTF?... The "Lady" tried to negotiate. My Friend stated that if they were not part of the house he was withdrawing the offer and would reduce the price of any further offer... The lady says "You cant do that we have agreed a price...." Oh yes he can, offer withdrawn, complaints made to the Estate agent about false advertising of the "Included" furniture, and full refund of the Solicitors/bank required surveys of the property. When the house went back on sale, "Properly advertised", a reduced offer put in, without contacting the owners in person. Believe it or not, immaculately the "lady of the house" starts trying to negotiate furniture prices. The estate agent was instructed to proceed with no furniture and instruct the sellers to remove any as it wouldn't be required.... Yes they got the house. I can tell you now the cost of them having to remove the furniture that b-t-h tried to sell was probably more than what she tried to sell it for?.. They have also claimed against the previous owners who had sold the house with "Real wpooden flooring expertly installed" as well, and got settlement, as the floor laid were wall to wall... And I man wall to wall. All the way. Now your supposed to leave at least quarter inch each side to allow for expansion which would be hidden under "Skirting boards" No. They fitted them tight with no gaps. There was expansion and the floor bowed upwards. Underneath, we found another wooden floor... a laminate.... your "Supposed" to put an insulating layer type thing under wood floors?.. none at all. And then the crunch.... I tried to cut the wood to make that gap?.. and what I found was the "Real wood" was a composite laminate with a thin veneer over the top?... very well made, but not "100% Real Wood" as advertised... The claim made was to pull up all floors in the house and re-lay properly, compensation for being miss-sold "Real wood", and extra because I insisted that all guarantees sold with the home, gas safety, electrical safety, roof guarantee, double glazing guarantee etc, all be checked out to see if they were "Valid" as well. It a tricky business knowing what is and isnt with a house, and reading the sellers pack and checking are important parts of "The game" No one asked.... Its now law that if you have troublesome neighbours you are duty bound to disclose that. But only if anyone asks... So as long as you say "I havnt had any problems" doesnt mean no one else has. On this house, I checked, and it said "No" to shared drains or drain pipes. When the local council came round to repair next door [semi-detched] and found that their bathroom sink drain water was being piped into a communal rainwater drain from the roof, they asked fro permission to come onto my property to repair that drainpipe. as it has blocked. On their property and not mine. I asked who the hell had "bodged" that system, and how the hell had they managed to link it into "Next doors" drains?... "Its too much work to extend the pipe into that houses own drains" was the reply I got from their office... I dont care, your not using MY pipes as a short-cut... remove the bodge and replace the damaged pipe on my side. This is MY property, not council owned, you have no right to damage private roperty that is not yours... The workmen totally agreed with me on that in that it gave them the opportunity to inspect the whole house for other bodges and put in a properly piped wastewater system on that house, "As it should have been done".... |
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Post by silverdragon on Jan 8, 2017 17:15:00 GMT
Soumds like it too... There are no stupid questions... the stupid is the one you DONT ask?..... anyone who thinks there are no stupid questions has never taught a remedial course in anything. "A Wise may may ask more questions than a fool may answer"... originality wrote by a wiser person than me?.. But yeah, if you have a room full of fools... But on someone keen to learn, ask away. |
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Post by Lokifan on Jan 8, 2017 18:09:23 GMT
I remember a design meeting I went to early in my career that was introducing a new system. The system was going to contain at redundant processors. The main hardware designer was presenting his design to rest of the team. It was one of the most complicated designs I had ever seen. The goal was to make at least three main processors work in parallel, each duplicating the others, and have a way for them to vote and come to concurrence, on operation, while not having any performance hits. Special hardware would monitor the main processors, and was supposed to automagically decide which board(s) could be trusted. It was very quiet in the room full of engineers as everyone studied the design. Frankly, I got lost early on, but I noticed no one else seemed to do much more than nod knowingly at what was presented. I decided to bite the bullet and started asking questions that started with "I guess I'm not getting this, but...", "This is probably a stupid question, but...", "Maybe I'm just slow, but..." and gradually drilled down through the architecture. After a while, I noticed I was the only one asking questions, and, although it felt uncomfortable, I decided to keep pressing on until I was either understood it, or was given a coloring book and crayons so I stopped bothering the grownups.  Over the course of a couple of hours, I got to the point where I at least understood the intended operation, and had raised some issues that the designer would "look into and get back to us". When the meeting broke up, I had just about convinced myself that I had completely embarrassed myself, when a couple of other engineers (some more senior than me) came up and thanked me for asking all the questions. They hadn't understood the design either, but "didn't know where to start", and had assumed (like I did) that they were missing something. After that, I sort of got the reputation as "He Who Asks Embarrassing Questions". Although, apparently, because I asked them innocently and honestly, the presenter was usually the one embarrassed. Too many people make assumptions, and the old joke is true: When you assume, you make and "ass" of "u" and "me". |
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Post by silverdragon on Jan 9, 2017 9:16:47 GMT
I remember a design meeting I went to early in my career that was introducing a new system. The system was going to contain at redundant processors. The main hardware designer was presenting his design to rest of the team. It was one of the most complicated designs I had ever seen. The goal was to make at least three main processors work in parallel, each duplicating the others, and have a way for them to vote and come to concurrence, on operation, while not having any performance hits. Special hardware would monitor the main processors, and was supposed to automagically decide which board(s) could be trusted. It was very quiet in the room full of engineers as everyone studied the design. Frankly, I got lost early on, but I noticed no one else seemed to do much more than nod knowingly at what was presented. I decided to bite the bullet and started asking questions that started with "I guess I'm not getting this, but...", "This is probably a stupid question, but...", "Maybe I'm just slow, but..." and gradually drilled down through the architecture. After a while, I noticed I was the only one asking questions, and, although it felt uncomfortable, I decided to keep pressing on until I was either understood it, or was given a coloring book and crayons so I stopped bothering the grownups. Over the course of a couple of hours, I got to the point where I at least understood the intended operation, and had raised some issues that the designer would "look into and get back to us". When the meeting broke up, I had just about convinced myself that I had completely embarrassed myself, when a couple of other engineers (some more senior than me) came up and thanked me for asking all the questions. They hadn't understood the design either, but "didn't know where to start", and had assumed (like I did) that they were missing something. After that, I sort of got the reputation as "He Who Asks Embarrassing Questions". Although, apparently, because I asked them innocently and honestly, the presenter was usually the one embarrassed. Too many people make assumptions, and the old joke is true: When you assume, you make and "ass" of "u" and "me". Sort of funny story, and yeah, you can laugh at my embarrassment here, because I do, how the hell did I get this way?... When they broke the idea of returning Trams to the streets of Manchester, UK. I was attending that meeting, the public consultation, as part of a transport interest group looking at road safety... They announced their plans, and showed us a mock-up of the new trams to be use. They got to the "Any questions?.." part... I hesitantly raised my hand, feeling that sudden rush of total isolation, being that what I was about to ask, may sound silly.... But to hell in a hand-basket, they invited me to speak...why not?.. go hard or go home?... "Your saying that they will in part be sharing the road with other traffic, such as buses in bus lanes, and cars and trucks on certain streets, yes?.." Yes, yes they would..... "May I then ask, will they be carrying brake lights and indicators?.. as they will be turning from one street to another, slowing down on front of other vehicles etc?.." Total Silence. Did I just ask for a grilled stoat or something?.. [ohcr@p] did I just ask the silliest question imaginable and everyone is speechless at how silly that one is. The silence grew to a total feeling of a tidal wave of embarrassment stage and deafening in its looks as all of the design team looked at me, at each other, and sort of started to look like I had asked for a lightly grilled stoat on a sesame seed bun with Parsnip fries as a side and a large glass of grass juice to drink?... Then a quiet voice from the head design person, who stood up and examined the model of a tram in front of us all... "Good question" he says, "Its not immediately obvious from this model that there will be any road-vehicle lights on the thing, but I suppose they will be, may we get back to you on that?..." It was only then, that and knowing looks from other people in the room, that I realised I had indeed spotted a potential flaw in the plans. I learn later that no, they had not addressed that problem at all in the design stage... "But now you mention it" kind of thing?. I also note that Manchester Trams do indeed carry brake lights to the rear, and orange DRL side markers that flash when you would expect say a coach or bus to indicate its about to turn a corner in road layouts. I am to believe it was me that made those changes in the design?.. I also note that as other cities have adopted Trams, they are all the same, that when they are on road spaces, with other road traffic, they use usual road traffic lights on board, brake lights, DRLs white to the front, orange to the side, red to the rear, and the orange ones flash as indicators and they carry brake lights as you would expect any road vehicle to do. Going back to an instructor I once had on transport issues. If you dont understand, the worst thing you can do, is not say anything. If I have in any way confused you, stop me, get me to explain. That works two ways, first I dont assume you have understood and continue to confuse you, and second, I may adopt different methods in my own teachings of it confuses other people... You are here to learn from me. I know my job is done well when I start to learn from you. He then went on to explain how confusion may arise... On a Range, an instructor was explaining how to throw grenades, using dummy grenades for initial familiarisation. His explanation was.. "You grab the grenade firmly with one had, pull the pin out, and then throw the damn thing as hard as you can...." "Now off you go, when everyone has thrown, we can go an pick up the pieces. The first to throw was a nervous lad who was quite unsure of the "Bumb" he may have to throw when they get to live grenade training. Also nervous that as he was the first to throw, everyone would be watching hjim?... He followed the instructions to the "T". He grasped the grenade, yanked out the pin, and threw the damn thing with all his might... That is, he threw the pin...... Yeah, I know, its an old story for those that head it before, but I hadnt, and in this case, as we all giggled at the absurdity, we all learned the lesson to make sure when someone says throw, you should make sure you know what your throwing. That instructor was well known at later stages to ask you to take the next available left turn, on a road of mixed traffic, knowing that the very next turn had a restriction signed well in advance, and he wanted to make sure that you understood "Available" left turn means the one YOU can take, not just follow the crowd?.. you dont take the next left, you take the one after it, as the signs say that anything over 10 ton should NOT take the next left but should take the one after that. He claimed "There is always one", there is a turn-around spot on that road, but its not until they get there that he tells them of their error, and he gets to go there at east once every year of students. I passed his class with flying colours, except the part of persistent late heavy braking. He frequently had to remind me that this isnt a race track, and I should slow down graduallybefore the corner not steam in and hit the brakes at the last possible moment. That was my "Class 3" licence, light goods vehicle, I stayed with him to the "Class 2" Heavy goods [now "C" licence in europe] but did mu Class 1 C+E "articulated" or "Big Rig" or "Semi" for the yanks, that licence, I took on civie street. [..-I also re-took my "C" licence on civie street when I left RAF as I hadnt driven heavy wagon any distance for a few years and believed I needed a refresher...laws change etc?..."Civie" laws may not be the same as services?.. ] |
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Post by kharnynb on Jan 25, 2017 16:29:42 GMT
It's funny with "what is included" can differ between countries.
In the netherlands, a rental house will be "bare", unless rented as fully furnished.
Kitchen will have cabinets and a stove, but no electrical equipment such as fridges etc(built in dishwasher possible in "luxury"), all other rooms are empty from anything removable.
In finland on the other hand, kitchens will always come with fridge/freezer included.
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Post by the light works on Jan 25, 2017 16:33:49 GMT
It's funny with "what is included" can differ between countries. In the netherlands, a rental house will be "bare", unless rented as fully furnished. Kitchen will have cabinets and a stove, but no electrical equipment such as fridges etc(built in dishwasher possible in "luxury"), all other rooms are empty from anything removable. In finland on the other hand, kitchens will always come with fridge/freezer included. here, the stove is typically included, but other appliances may or may not be. |
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Post by silverdragon on Jan 26, 2017 7:42:48 GMT
It's funny with "what is included" can differ between countries. In the netherlands, a rental house will be "bare", unless rented as fully furnished. Kitchen will have cabinets and a stove, but no electrical equipment such as fridges etc(built in dishwasher possible in "luxury"), all other rooms are empty from anything removable. In finland on the other hand, kitchens will always come with fridge/freezer included. In UK, if its fully furnished, you would need a certificate to prove that fridge has been "sanitised" to leave it in place, or the renter is within rights to ask for new. Anything with an electrical cord needs a "tested" certificate. Gas operated or Hard-wired(no plug) items that need an electrician/Corgi registered Gas fitter to move, are left in place and tested, Oven Grill Central heating etc. All the rest are either empty or furnished, or part furnished being a list of tested items. Rental agreements up until recent differed on terms between furnished and unfurnished. |
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