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Default Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour

On 02/10/2019 09:29, Martin Brown wrote:
On 01/10/2019 23:03, Tim Streater wrote:
In article , ARW
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No 1. It's not just me that has them.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-49884377

No 2. Just fixed the next door neighbours hedge trimmers after he cut
through the flex.

Me "These look brand new and as if they have never cut a hedge in
their life"

Ray "They haven't, I bought it yesterday and plugged it in a kitchen
socket to see if it worked. I just forgot to remove the flex that was
wrapped around the blade before I switched it on."


I managed to do that while cutting a hedge. It was actually a blessing
in disguise as I put a connector on teh two ends and now the trimmer
has a short lead and we separate bundle of cable. Much easier to store.


I hope you have the gender of the connector right!

My neighbour did the same trick to his Flymo shortening the cable
somewhat and had made himself a Jesus lead with a plug on each end.

Hopefully even ARW's apprentices are not quite *that* thick.



Trust me they are.

Me "Open the gate"
**** "It's got a padlock on it"
Me "The padlock is not secured to anything, just open the gate"
**** "The gate will not move"
Me "Just ****ing slide it open and stop pushing and pulling on it"
**** "Which way do I slide it"


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Adam