Robin wrote:
On 19/03/2021 09:59, ARW wrote:
On 19/03/2021 09:53, Robin wrote:
On 19/03/2021 09:03, ARW wrote:
On 18/03/2021 23:02, Robin wrote:
On 18/03/2021 19:03, ARW wrote:




Well it can't be anything *really* bad as you're still alive and
posting.

Ran over an apprentice, all by itself, while you weren't even near it?


No. Just dumped 50 litres of diesel on the road.


Ah.Â* Very, very not nice. On site and dealt with in-house or public
place with emergency services attending?


Between my house and a trip to the shop a quarter of a mile away.


And sod's law meant it wasn't even raining.

Given the engine management computer power these days I wonder why they
don't have a
"fuel-consumption-exceeds-maximum-even-for-Sabine-on-the-Nürburgring alarm".



And poor old Sabine is no more... :-(

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/56420308

Tim

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On 20/03/2021 19:57, Tim+ wrote:
Robin wrote:
On 19/03/2021 09:59, ARW wrote:
On 19/03/2021 09:53, Robin wrote:
On 19/03/2021 09:03, ARW wrote:
On 18/03/2021 23:02, Robin wrote:
On 18/03/2021 19:03, ARW wrote:




Well it can't be anything *really* bad as you're still alive and
posting.

Ran over an apprentice, all by itself, while you weren't even near it?


No. Just dumped 50 litres of diesel on the road.


Ah.Â* Very, very not nice. On site and dealt with in-house or public
place with emergency services attending?


Between my house and a trip to the shop a quarter of a mile away.


And sod's law meant it wasn't even raining.

Given the engine management computer power these days I wonder why they
don't have a
"fuel-consumption-exceeds-maximum-even-for-Sabine-on-the-Nürburgring alarm".



And poor old Sabine is no more... :-(


That is what brought to mind her driving a Transit round the 'ring.
(Mind you, her famous performance in doing so may be why they gave Adam
a Fiat.)

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Robin
reply-to address is (intended to be) valid

On 20/03/2021 19:40, nightjar wrote:
On 19/03/2021 11:57, Robin wrote:
On 19/03/2021 09:59, ARW wrote:
On 19/03/2021 09:53, Robin wrote:
On 19/03/2021 09:03, ARW wrote:
On 18/03/2021 23:02, Robin wrote:
On 18/03/2021 19:03, ARW wrote:




Well it can't be anything *really* bad as you're still alive and
posting.

Ran over an apprentice, all by itself, while you weren't even near
it?


No. Just dumped 50 litres of diesel on the road.


Ah.Â* Very, very not nice. On site and dealt with in-house or public
place with emergency services attending?


Between my house and a trip to the shop a quarter of a mile away.


And sod's law meant it wasn't even raining.

Given the engine management computer power these days I wonder why
they don't have a
"fuel-consumption-exceeds-maximum-even-for-Sabine-on-the-Nürburgring
alarm".


In compressed air systems, you can use air fuses, which are devices that
cut off the supply if the rate of use exceeds a set level. That would
seem to be a more useful thing to have than a warning.


I'm not sure I agree given the prospect of it operating to cut off the
fuel while overtaking on a busy road. I thought there was a principle
of leaving the driver to decide unless there was no reasonable doubt
about the proper course of action, but I may be thinking of a different
context (airliners? nuclear power stations?)

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Robin
reply-to address is (intended to be) valid

On 20/03/2021 22:01, Robin wrote:
On 20/03/2021 19:40, nightjar wrote:
....
In compressed air systems, you can use air fuses, which are devices
that cut off the supply if the rate of use exceeds a set level. That
would seem to be a more useful thing to have than a warning.


I'm not sure I agree given the prospect of it operating to cut off the
fuel while overtaking on a busy road.Â* I thought there was a principle
of leaving the driver to decide unless there was no reasonable doubt
about the proper course of action, but I may be thinking of a different
context (airliners? nuclear power stations?)


It wouldn't be difficult to set the cut-off point at a higher rate than
the engine is ever likely to use. Air fuses typically operate at about
twice the maximum working rate.

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Colin Bignell