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Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
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." -- Adam |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
ARW wrote:
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." A link on the same page as No 1 - a faulty floodlight on a Council pitch that killed someone having already caused shocks to users over a month before. Strangely the inquest recorded it as accidental rather than culpable homicide. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-49893220 -- Roger Hayter |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
"ARW" wrote in message ... 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." Why are you a magnet for people that stupid ? |
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On Wed, 2 Oct 2019 06:47:52 +1000, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again: Why are you a magnet for people that stupid ? Yeah, your own appearance proves it, senile Rodent! -- Website (from 2007) dedicated to the 85-year-old trolling senile cretin from Oz: https://www.pcreview.co.uk/threads/r...d-faq.2973853/ |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
On Tuesday, 1 October 2019 21:27:36 UTC+1, ARW wrote:
No 1. It's not just me that has them. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-49884377 Very early onset dementia? |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
In message , Tim Streater
writes In article , ARW wrote: 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. There are many members in that particular club:-) -- Tim Lamb |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
On 01/10/2019 23:03, Tim Streater wrote:
In article , ARW wrote: 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. -- Regards, Martin Brown |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
New power cord needed.
I'm surprised anyone would admit that they pressed the on switch. Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "ARW" wrote in message ... 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." -- Adam |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
In article , Roger Hayter
writes ARW wrote: 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." A link on the same page as No 1 - a faulty floodlight on a Council pitch that killed someone having already caused shocks to users over a month before. Strangely the inquest recorded it as accidental rather than culpable homicide. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-49893220 I suspect would depend if the council could reasonably be expected to have know about it. Would it come under any mandatory inspection regime? -- bert |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
In article , Tim Lamb
writes In message , Tim Streater writes In article , ARW wrote: 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. There are many members in that particular club:-) Include lawn mower leads and I suspect it might be close to universal. -- bert |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
In article , Martin Brown
writes On 01/10/2019 23:03, Tim Streater wrote: In article , ARW wrote: 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! When is someone going to invent a gender-fluid connector. 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. -- Regards, Martin Brown -- bert |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
In article ,
Martin Brown wrote: 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. Point of information, yer honour: what's a Jesus lead? J. |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
On Thursday, 3 October 2019 17:26:41 UTC+1, Another John wrote:
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. Point of information, yer honour: what's a Jesus lead? Also known as a widowmaker - a lead with a plug on each end. When one plug is inserted into a live socket, the other plug has mains voltage on its exposed pins. This causes you to exclaim "Jesus!" before going to meet him. Owain |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
Another John wrote:
Point of information, yer honour: what's a Jesus lead? https://amazon.com/jesus-lead-suicide-cable/dp/B0756BRXG5 |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
"bert" wrote in message ... In article , Martin Brown writes On 01/10/2019 23:03, Tim Streater wrote: In article , ARW wrote: 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! When is someone going to invent a gender-fluid connector. Been done but they arent cheap. 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. -- Regards, Martin Brown -- bert |
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On Fri, 4 Oct 2019 04:05:52 +1000, AlexK, better known as cantankerous
trolling senile geezer Rodent Speed, wrote: FLUSH senile trolling asshole's troll**** 04:05??? And you've been up and trolling for OVER TWO HOURS, already ...yet AGAIN!!!!!!! ROTFLOL So what was your psychiatrists official diagnosis of your mental condition, senile troll? -- about senile Rot Speed: "This is like having a conversation with someone with brain damage." MID: |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
On 03/10/2019 16:09, bert wrote:
In article , Roger Hayter writes ARW wrote: 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." A link on the same page as No 1 - a faulty floodlight on a Council pitch that killed someone having already caused shocks to users over a month before.Â* Strangely the inquest recorded it as accidental rather than culpable homicide. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-49893220 I suspect would depend if the council could reasonably be expected to have know about it. Would it come under any mandatory inspection regime? I would have expected an EICR every 5 years. But from the article there were two previous reported shocks and something should have been done immediately after the first shock. Last year I was called out to a Doctors Surgery after a member of staff reported a mild shock from their laptop. There was in fact nothing wrong with the laptop (it PAT tested OK) all she had felt was a little charge from the SMPS at a guess or a bit of static from something else. The point is we were called out within the hour. The only time I can remember a faster call out was when a ring circuit at SITA went down and the vending machines stopped working:-) -- Adam |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
In article ,
ARW wrote: On 03/10/2019 16:09, bert wrote: In article , Roger Hayter writes ARW wrote: 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." A link on the same page as No 1 - a faulty floodlight on a Council pitch that killed someone having already caused shocks to users over a month before. Strangely the inquest recorded it as accidental rather than culpable homicide. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-49893220 I suspect would depend if the council could reasonably be expected to have know about it. Would it come under any mandatory inspection regime? I would have expected an EICR every 5 years. But from the article there were two previous reported shocks and something should have been done immediately after the first shock. Last year I was called out to a Doctors Surgery after a member of staff reported a mild shock from their laptop. There was in fact nothing wrong with the laptop (it PAT tested OK) all she had felt was a little charge from the SMPS at a guess or a bit of static from something else. But you wouldn't have PAT tested the laptop it runs on dc from an external psu. i've even found PAT sticker on a battery operated radio microphone ! -- from KT24 in Surrey, England "I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle |
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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 wrote: 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" -- Adam |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
On 03/10/2019 17:43, Andy Burns wrote:
Another John wrote: Point of information, yer honour: what's a Jesus lead? https://amazon.com/jesus-lead-suicide-cable/dp/B0756BRXG5 TBH it does warn you:-) "Be carefully use it. Be complete the connection of power cord before start your generator to support AC power." -- Adam |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
On 03/10/2019 16:11, bert wrote:
In article , Martin Brown writes On 01/10/2019 23:03, Tim Streater wrote: In article , ARW wrote: 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 cutÂ* 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." Â*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! When is someone going to invent a gender-fluid connector. Anderson SB175 ? SteveW |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
On Thursday, 3 October 2019 16:16:26 UTC+1, bert wrote:
In article , Martin Brown writes I hope you have the gender of the connector right! When is someone going to invent a gender-fluid connector. Hermaphrodite connectors have been around a while. NT |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
On Thu, 03 Oct 2019 17:24:10 -0700, tabbypurr wrote:
On Thursday, 3 October 2019 16:16:26 UTC+1, bert wrote: In article , Martin Brown writes I hope you have the gender of the connector right! When is someone going to invent a gender-fluid connector. Hermaphrodite connectors have been around a while. Indeed: https://www.yourdictionary.com/token-ring Scroll down just a bit... -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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On Friday, 4 October 2019 08:10:37 UTC+1, Bob Eager wrote:
Hermaphrodite connectors have been around a while. Indeed: https://www.yourdictionary.com/token-ring Scroll down just a bit... IBM Type 1 look safer for mains than most things that come out of NEMA. Owain |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
On Thursday, 3 October 2019 17:31:28 UTC+1, wrote:
On Thursday, 3 October 2019 17:26:41 UTC+1, Another John wrote: 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. Point of information, yer honour: what's a Jesus lead? Also known as a widowmaker - a lead with a plug on each end. When one plug is inserted into a live socket, the other plug has mains voltage on its exposed pins. This causes you to exclaim "Jesus!" before going to meet him. Very handy if you want to run your house off a portable generator. |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
On Thursday, 3 October 2019 20:30:48 UTC+1, charles wrote:
In article , ARW wrote: On 03/10/2019 16:09, bert wrote: In article , Roger Hayter writes ARW wrote: 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." A link on the same page as No 1 - a faulty floodlight on a Council pitch that killed someone having already caused shocks to users over a month before. Strangely the inquest recorded it as accidental rather than culpable homicide. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-49893220 I suspect would depend if the council could reasonably be expected to have know about it. Would it come under any mandatory inspection regime? I would have expected an EICR every 5 years. But from the article there were two previous reported shocks and something should have been done immediately after the first shock. Last year I was called out to a Doctors Surgery after a member of staff reported a mild shock from their laptop. There was in fact nothing wrong with the laptop (it PAT tested OK) all she had felt was a little charge from the SMPS at a guess or a bit of static from something else. But you wouldn't have PAT tested the laptop it runs on dc from an external psu. i've even found PAT sticker on a battery operated radio microphone ! Our 24V soldering irons were all PAT tested. Two failed because the Earth lead was showing. |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
On 03/10/2019 21:10, ARW wrote:
On 02/10/2019 09:29, Martin Brown wrote: On 01/10/2019 23:03, Tim Streater wrote: In article , ARW wrote: 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" Vertically ? |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
On 04/10/2019 19:56, Andrew wrote:
On 03/10/2019 21:10, ARW wrote: On 02/10/2019 09:29, Martin Brown wrote: On 01/10/2019 23:03, Tim Streater wrote: In article , ARW wrote: 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" Vertically ? He would have no idea what vertically meant. -- Adam |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
Andy Burns Wrote in message:
Another John wrote: Point of information, yer honour: what's a Jesus lead? https://amazon.com/jesus-lead-suicide-cable/dp/B0756BRXG5 Who put that in the URL? https://www.amazon.com/jesus-lead-su.../dp/B0756BRXG5 -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
Other electrical apprentices and my next door neighbour
On 10/10/2019 17:31, Jim K... wrote:
Andy Burns Wrote in message: Another John wrote: Point of information, yer honour: what's a Jesus lead? https://amazon.com/jesus-lead-suicide-cable/dp/B0756BRXG5 Who put that in the URL? https://www.amazon.com/jesus-lead-su.../dp/B0756BRXG5 It's ok, the description says 'Be carefully use it', 'Be complete the connection of power cord before start your generator to support AC power. ' That's reassuring. |
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