On Sun, 7 Nov 2004 13:13:42 -0000, "IMM" wrote:


Hepworth said you don't need a specialist cutter. That was clear.

What they actually said was:

The inventive can find many ways of achieving a perfectly acceptable
clean, square cut using a variety of tools."

The above clearly says that a specialist pipe cutter tool need not be used.
Can you understand that? Nah don't reply, you can't.

If you read the *complete* quote which you selectively edited then the
position is quite clear.

You have focussed only on the throw-away line. They are not saying
that they recommend or even that it's a good idea to use a "variety of
tools" - it's simply an observation that the inventive could do it.

In the rest of the quote, and in the instructions on the web site (and
indeed on the web sites of all other manufacturers), one is
specifically told not to use a hack saw.

So the reality is that you didn't read the instructions, used a
hacksaw (which you are told not to do) and, screwed up.
You didn't even display inventiveness in coming up with an
alternative.

To say that your position is untenable would be understating the
situation considerably. Government ministers have resigned for less.



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