On Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:37:55 -0000, chris French wrote:

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On 25/11/2013 12:45, Tim Watts wrote:

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...wire-team-to-c
hange-tens-of-thousands-of-out-of-reach-light-bulbs-8961562.html

Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage!



That's odd. A scissors platform sounds perfect for the job, or is it
much higher than it looks?



As ever these stories seem incomplete, AIUI it's not that they can't
change them, but H&S conserns.

I assume there are issues with the building being used 24/7, lots of
staff/public around, the height of the lamps, the machinery needed, the
amount of space you might need to cordon off etc. Dunno, but it's got to
be somethign to do with that sort of thing.

The usual bull****, I would have done it in a day with an extending ladder.

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What's the best part of sex with a transvestite? Reaching around and pretending it went all the way through.