Tools and late night bike maintenance

[Dave Larrington]

AndyMorris wrote:

> Dave Larrington wrote:
>>
>> Why do I have an illogical urge to buy an angle grinder
>> every time I set foot in B&Q?
>
> They are wonderful aren't they

I have managed so far to resist the temptation, but my grate
frend John has two[1] which, he says, are his favourite
power tools. He is wont to refer to them as "sparky
spanners".

1 - he does a fair bit of faffing about with Land-Rovers, so
I suppose this is justified...

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[Just Zis Guy]

Dave Larrington wrote:

[of angle grinders]

> I have managed so far to resist the temptation, but my
> grate frend John has two[1] which, he says, are his
> favourite power tools. He is wont to refer to them as
> "sparky spanners".

I have a 9" one (fnaar fnaar) which cost a measly twenty
quid from Messrs Screwfix. I reckon if it wears out I'll
have justified replacing it with a better quality one (which
is my usual reasoning with power tools).

Guy
--
"The trouble with the facts about the law-breaking of the motorists and the
motor interests is
that there are too many: it is difficult even to grasp them. In fact, the
position has long since
passed far beyond the limits of ordinary law-breaking and become an
exhibition of national
degeneracy." - JS Dean, 1947

 

[Colin Blackburn]

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 11:27:51 +0100, Just zis Guy, you know?
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Dave Larrington wrote:
>
> [of angle grinders]
>
>> I have managed so far to resist the temptation, but my
>> grate frend John has two[1] which, he says, are his
>> favourite power tools. He is wont to refer to them as
>> "sparky spanners".
>
> I have a 9" one (fnaar fnaar) which cost a measly twenty
> quid from Messrs Screwfix. I reckon if it wears out I'll
> have justified replacing it with a better quality one
> (which is my usual reasoning with power tools).

Same here, well mine is only 4.5 inches :-( and from Argos
and a tad cheaper. But it's done the job I bought it for and
a few others.

PS notice PS on radio4 this morning!

Colin

 

[Just Zis Guy]

Colin Blackburn wrote:

> PS notice PS on radio4 this morning!

Yes, his comments are given more promience than those of the
Secretary of State for Transport on BBCi. Apparently the
recentincrease in drink-driving is due to the police
spending too much time on speeding, not drivers driking. Or
the propaganda effect of opposition to lower limits and
random breath tests. He is a twunt.

--
Guy
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[Colin Blackburn]

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 11:45:28 +0100, Just zis Guy, you know?
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Colin Blackburn wrote:
>
>> PS notice PS on radio4 this morning!
>
> Yes, his comments are given more promience than those of
> the Secretary of State for Transport on BBCi. Apparently
> the recentincrease in drink-driving is due to the police
> spending too much time on speeding,

But I thought the claim was that the police spent no time on
speeding due to that job being done by cameras. Now suddenly
they spend their time dealing with speeding.

> not drivers driking. Or the propaganda effect of
> opposition to lower limits and random breath tests. He is
> a twunt.

Far too polite.

Colin

 

[Just Zis Guy]

Colin Blackburn wrote:

> But I thought the claim was that the police spent no time
> on speeding due to that job being done by cameras. Now
> suddenly they spend their time dealing with speeding.

Ah, now you're expecting consistency...

How's this for a lovely observation:

"In this connection may also be noted the different standard
of conduct frequently- and, in some degree, always- applied
to the pedestrian in contrast from the drivers. [...] we
continue to be told that what is really required in the
drivers is, " skill." So long as a driver is "skilful," so
we are assured, he can be trusted to go as fast as he likes:
100 mp.h- 200
m.p.h.- at super-sonic speeds presumably: so long as he is
"skilful" no one need get hurt, or, if they do, it
will be their own fault. But with the pedestrian it is
different. What is needed here is "care": "care" and
ever more "care": "care" carried to the point with old
persons and children of staying away from the roads
altogether and living lives of permanent immobility in
their own homes. The pedestrian must continually
"pause " and "wait" and "watch": everything about him
must be "deliberate": he must never exceed "a measured
pace." He is a "menace," and no matter how "skilful"
he may be he must never, in any circumstances, no
matter how safe they may be, proceed at speeds of four
or five m.p.h."

Written in 1947 by JS Dean, chairman of the Pedestrian's
Association, in his book "Murder Most Foul" <url:http:/-
/www.chapmancentral.co.uk/web/public.nsf/Documents/Murd-
er_Most_Fo
ul> - amazing how little things have changed since then,
ul> really. It even
applies to the perennial helmet debate.

p.s. - nicked the PDF from Howard, with acknowledgements.

--
Guy
===
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after
posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

 

[David Martin]

On 15/6/04 11:32 am, in article [email protected], "Colin
Blackburn" <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 11:27:51 +0100, Just zis Guy, you
> know? <[email protected]> wrote:

>> Dave Larrington wrote:

>> [of angle grinders]

>>> I have managed so far to resist the temptation, but my
>>> grate frend John has two[1] which, he says, are his
>>> favourite power tools. He is wont to refer to them as
>>> "sparky spanners".

>> I have a 9" one (fnaar fnaar) which cost a measly twenty
>> quid from Messrs Screwfix. I reckon if it wears out I'll
>> have justified replacing it with a better quality one
>> (which is my usual reasoning with power tools).

> Same here, well mine is only 4.5 inches :-( and from Argos
> and a tad cheaper. But it's done the job I bought it for
> and a few others.

I have a baby one (4 inch) for tidying up my shockingly bad
welding. I did have my fathers 9 inch one (3kw) but
couldn't plug it in to the 16amp ring main as it tripped it
every time.

But for real jobs I borrow a friends Stihl saw.. Fantastic
beast. Great for cutting up old concrete, especially if you
plug the garden hose into it to keep the dust down.

..d

 

[Graeme]

"Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> I have a 9" one (fnaar fnaar) which cost a measly twenty
> quid from Messrs Screwfix. I reckon if it wears out I'll
> have justified replacing it with a better quality one
> (which is my usual reasoning with power tools).
>

I'm really surprised at the price of these things these
days. I bought a wee 5" one a few months back for about 8
quid! Okay, the spindle lock bust after a total of about 20
disks worth of use. If I were so minded I could treat it as
disposable (it cost less than the disks), but I just jam a
spanner behind the disk to change them now, so the cheap-
skate side of me is happy

Graeme