On Tuesday, 15 August 2017 16:02:48 UTC+1, Brian Gaff wrote:
Is that cos they don't trust the public with a pair of cutters?

Yes Yr Honour he attacked me with a pair of cable shears, very scared I was
yr honour.


Could be people taking the cutters or cutting off more and not admiting it, or checkout havinging to measure it B&Q used to sell chains by the metre too.
I have to chain a pair of cutters up in the lab, they're just a few quid but when the keep walking off with tehm and another students walking around aimlessly trying to find them it's a pain especailly when I then have to track them down I've done the same with a pair of scissors.

I now have a rack with masking and cellotape and insulation tape on rods.