Why do the simple jobs go wrong.......

I remember when it was decided to move away from Whitworth bolts on the Centurion tank and someone forgot the left hand final drive assembly.

I keep a couple of A2 charts above my Myford lathe to help work out what's what, along with Zeus tables ...

Some confusion beginning to be introduced here between thread forms, pitches etc. on the one hand and the material on the other!

You can weld, you can turn - what else can you do? And where are all the other women like you?

Having been raised on a farm there are few things any of us in my family cannot do. I also have a couple degrees too though.

On or around Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:42:59 +1300, EMB enlightened us thusly:

that's what I was thinking. 's enough to make one emigrate, I swear.

...and Karen Gallagher spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...

I bet you look like Elle McPherson too.

Down, boys. I'm as old as the hills & twice as cranky :)

I was used as a model for some of the cast in Harry Potter - the warts on my nose look SO theatrical ...

heh - and the girl is a sys-admin too - now let me see, what else do we need?

I married the other one. She can write code too.

Steve

Yes, but why are metric fasteners so manky ?

Steve

I'm sort of hoping she can cook too ;-)

There's duff stuff in all the thread forms. Expand a bit more what you mean by 'manky' and I'll try to explain what you are experiencing.

As long as you don't ask me any questions on Land Rovers after the S11A - never had the need to update a 4WD since then :)

And I notice my 38 year old S11A is worth more than a 10 year old Disco for some bizarre reason. But then I do have a sexy little Honda as my main car these days, the Series is only used when I need a 4WD, a ute, or a dog-mobile. I don't think my IT clients would approve if I turned up to look at their networks in a dirty, smelly (but practical) old LR - the oil stains are hard for them to remove from their carpark tarmac.

There are those who say I can :)

But I'm too old for most of you, I suspect. I got my Series (new) when I was

Even better! Who wants dumbs? So.... Erik-Jan.

Seems self-evident to me, but then I'm easily confused.

heh - try it, you may be surprised. IME, turning up in an 'odd' vehicle never does any harm so long as it doesn't appear to be dripping cash - the odd bit of vehicular fluid will be more conversation piece than show-stopper

I did once, a few years ago after I'd just rebuilt the engine. However, the crankshaft oil seal was a hairs-breadth out of place, and when I parked about a pint of nice, clean, fresh oil flooded out of the flywheel housing drain hole. Till then I'd been SO proud of the re-build. Had to whip the engine out again to fix it of course ....

But I do occasionally take the Series onto a building site with the cable trailer (I install communications systems now & again). There's never a subbie who does not want to buy the Series from me - but never for a fair price of course.

It's priceless to me if only because of the use I get out of the rear PTO, spraying the weeds round my paddocks.

But yes, I take your point. Having a flash office and/or a flash car is the quickest way to inform your clients you are making too much money from them. I learnt that lesson while working in London 25 years ago at an engineering company, when I asked the CEO why he didn't replace the oily old carpet in the reception area.

Never asked her to stay.....didn't I. Erik-Jan. b.t.w. She doesn't want it either.