I didn't actually 'do' anything to anyone, I thoroughly hate any form of violence (generally) - but I did once shout at a builder very senselessly, violently and somewhat brutally. Charlottes' interpretation to any prospective contractor may very well be a case of them 'hearing' something she isn't actually saying ;-)
The original builder to whom I vented my anger was three days late because he was a bone idle useless b4rstard (you did ask).
Martyn
|| In my garage there are || || things I think I have which I have || things I think I have which I don't have || things I don't think I have which I do have || things I don't think I have which I don't have || || .......and I never have the thing I bloody well need!!!!!!! || -- || hugh || Reply to address is valid at the time of posting
There's an immutable Rule of Life here. When you go out and buy something you positively know you have (but can't find just now), it's time to tidy up. I now have about 10 years' worth of brake fluid to get through (you always find the missing stuff on your return from the shop).
So it is safe to say you weren't happy with the work then? ;-)
I was, when it was finished... :-)
Martyn
Well, my bloody plasterer actually had the nerve to shout at ME because I'd had to leave messages on his mobile complaining that he was a WEEK late!
He's one of those people who if I saw him step out in front of me, I'd think twice whether to swerve. It would be doing a service to the gene pool and the world in general. :)
D
Ah, you need a Charlotte...
Hmmmm....
Had that feeling myself a few times over the last couple of years.
Wouldn't want the bother of T Cutting the scumbags flesh out of my paint, though.
Martyn
On or around Fri, 12 Dec 2003 09:42:59 -0000, "David French" enlightened us thusly:
hehe. 4mx100mmx16mm? That's gonna be one awkward mother of a steel plate, and heavy too. noticeably heavy. You've got 6400cm³ of steel there. The book tells me that steel is about 27lb per 100 in³, and ccs are about 16 to the inch, so you've got something in the region of 100 lbs of steel, with a moment of inertia something frightening. It is *not* gonna be easy - you'll need supports enough to be able to slide it along through the drill press. It's also gonna take a while. It'll take probably at least 2 minutes per hole with a decent-sized drill (i.e. which is capable of drilling 12mm in steel), so that's not far off 3 hours.
where's it coming from? If I were doing such a job, I'd get the steel supplier to drill the holes...
On or around Fri, 12 Dec 2003 12:16:29 +0000, rads enlightened us thusly:
thass about what I reckoned - then I started thinking about how long it'd take...
She forgot.
What, to learn about weightlifting? I could give you the basics of powerlifting in a few hours. Weightlifting is a bit more tricky to get started with - requires more coordination.
Here's version 2 >> things I think I have which I have and I never use >> things I think I have which I don't have and so I can never find >> things I don't think I have which I do have and so I buy another one >> things I don't think I have which I don't have and which is the thing I always need.
How the mind wanders when walking the dog!!!
My personal rule of thumb is 8g per cc of iron or steel, so 51.2 kg of steel. Which is in the region of 100 lbs :-)
On or around Sat, 13 Dec 2003 11:56:35 +0000, Tim Hobbs enlightened us thusly:
well, I had in mind the drilling of 84no. holes, 12mm, through 16mm steel plate. But I admit that the weightlifting might take a bit opf practice, too.
On or around Sat, 13 Dec 2003 10:23:48 -0000, "David French" enlightened us thusly:
hmmmm.
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