Brian Sharrock wrote:
"David Hansen" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 03 Oct 2006 14:41:15 +0100 someone who may be The Natural
Philosopher wrote this:-

Blimey. You expect to not be able to jump out of a scalding shower
What I can or cannot do is irrelevant. Not everyone can jump out of
scalding water.

AND
not be able to limit your hot water tank to an non lethal temperature.
People have died at modest temperatures. It is not just water at say
120C that is lethal.


I now it's been a long time since I went to school ... and perhaps with the
nu-Labor modular exams, things have changed; -- but IIRC "water at say 120C
" used to be called 'steam'! [at Standard Atmosphere and Pressure for the
pedantic!]


Oh don't be silly. Like Humpty Dumpty, his words mean what HE wants them
to mean.