On Tue, 14 Mar 2017 17:57:52 -0000, KenK wrote:

"James Wilkinson Sword" wrote in
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They rot under any circumstances, and are useless for anything
permanent. Use plastic zip ties.


It's very annoying. I onder why someone does not manufacture good ones.
They's get rich!

Because 99% of them are used to hold things together temporarily, while gluing, or to hold some letters together in the post. I've never known anyone try to use one permanently.

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If you feel tired, pull off at the motorway services -- Highway Code, UK.
How's that going to help?!?