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John Hatpin
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| Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 7:02 am
Post subject: Re: [=OT=] How to open a painted shut window? |
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Django Cat wrote:
| Quote: | On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 14:32:41 +0000, John Hatpin
nospam@brookview.karoo.co.uk> wrote:
Django Cat wrote:
On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 12:54:31 +0000, John Hatpin
nospam@brookview.karoo.co.uk> wrote:
Django Cat wrote:
Apply industrial quantities of Nitromores to the gaps, leave at least
overnight, hack at it with a sharp instrument, repeat until free/and
or try some of the other ideas here.
Make sure the place is well ventilated if you don't want to acquire a
probably terminal solvent abuse problem. Also, Nitromores or a
blowtorch, but definitely not both at the same time.
nitromores(n): the conventions that embody the fundamental values of
explosives, often confused with Nitromors, a brand of paint-stripper.
Dynorod?
I don't know if you did or not. I'm phoning Rod tonight - do you want
me to send your regards? If you knew him, that is.
That'll be the Yorkshire pronunciation of 'Dynorod' then?
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Aye. What's your excuse, lad?
Seriously, I've never thought before about how "did" is often
shortened to a "d" in casual conversation:
'd I know Rod?
Also seriously, I have no idea why you introduced Dynorod. Struck me
as a bit of a non-sequin, so I went for the jest.
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Gunga Din
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| Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 7:23 am
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"Gunga Din" <junk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4203dab1$0$10038$45beb828@newscene.com...
This is the most content-rich and content laden thread I have ever seen!
I would like to thank all those who responded. I have compiled a massive
list of tools and materials in order to foray out to B&Q.
The notion of a hair dryer is brilliant. But if there's any which way I can
acquire a gadget, of course it's the way to go. Heat gun? I like the sound
of it already! Eat your vodka-saturated heart out, Kalashnikov!
Thanks again!
Oh! I won't even *begin* to think about what to do with that hideous shed
in the garden. At least until spring anyway. A massive eyesore of what
looks to be poured pebbledash - with untamed plant growth all around it. It
gives me the willies just to go near it. My mother-in-law actually went
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CyberCypher
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| Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 7:28 am
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Gunga Din wrote on 06 Feb 2005:
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Oh! I won't even *begin* to think about what to do with that
hideous shed in the garden. At least until spring anyway. A
massive eyesore of what looks to be poured pebbledash - with
untamed plant growth all around it. It gives me the willies just
to go near it. My mother-in-law actually went *inside* it!
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Did she come out again?
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For email, replace numbers with English alphabet.
"[T]hings were better when we had blow jobs in the White House.
A president with a blow job is a happy man. Now we have a man
in the White House who wants to butt-fuck the entire planet.
It's obvious as hell." Lydia Lunch, "In Our Time of Dying" |
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J. J. Lodder
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| Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 4:53 pm
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Robin Bignall <docrobin@ntlworld.com> wrote:
| Quote: | On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 12:24:20 +0000, Paul Wolff
bounceme@two.wolff.co.uk> wrote:
In message <1gri8x2.109x7p91oiiuf8N@de-ster.xs4all.nl>, J. J. Lodder
nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> writes
Consulting old Zen sources inspired another solution in my case: It
turned out that a previous owner had used 3" wood screws for security,
holes carefully filled and painted over
to make them as invisible as possible.
(To hamper the burglar's escape, I guess)
Lacking a metal detector at the time
I found them by means a small magnet
tied to a length of string.
Now how do we connect with 3-phase power supplies to get on-topic
again?
We recall that steel wood screws in a window frame are at risk of
corrosion from damp; you were fortunate that the previous owner had not
remembered the advice that where there be muck, there should be brass,
and used non-magnetic brass screws instead; and speaking of brass, it is
widely used in the electrical switch contacts of those fascinating
3-phase power supplies.
Members of the oldest profession have always seen the connection
between brass and screws, but they now insist on the necessity for
good insulation between the contacts (so I've read...)
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Hmmm. I had the impression that gold was needed for good contacts,
Jan |
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irwell
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| Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 12:57 am
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On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 10:53:19 +0100, nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) wrote:
| Quote: | Robin Bignall <docrobin@ntlworld.com> wrote:
On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 12:24:20 +0000, Paul Wolff
bounceme@two.wolff.co.uk> wrote:
In message <1gri8x2.109x7p91oiiuf8N@de-ster.xs4all.nl>, J. J. Lodder
nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> writes
Consulting old Zen sources inspired another solution in my case: It
turned out that a previous owner had used 3" wood screws for security,
holes carefully filled and painted over
to make them as invisible as possible.
(To hamper the burglar's escape, I guess)
Lacking a metal detector at the time
I found them by means a small magnet
tied to a length of string.
Now how do we connect with 3-phase power supplies to get on-topic
again?
We recall that steel wood screws in a window frame are at risk of
corrosion from damp; you were fortunate that the previous owner had not
remembered the advice that where there be muck, there should be brass,
and used non-magnetic brass screws instead; and speaking of brass, it is
widely used in the electrical switch contacts of those fascinating
3-phase power supplies.
Members of the oldest profession have always seen the connection
between brass and screws, but they now insist on the necessity for
good insulation between the contacts (so I've read...)
Hmmm. I had the impression that gold was needed for good contacts,
Jan
Even if the contacts are gold plated there is still copper |
migration, the electron flow is only as good as the conductor. |
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Robin Bignall
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| Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 5:50 am
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On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 10:53:19 +0100, nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J.
Lodder) wrote:
| Quote: | Robin Bignall <docrobin@ntlworld.com> wrote:
On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 12:24:20 +0000, Paul Wolff
bounceme@two.wolff.co.uk> wrote:
In message <1gri8x2.109x7p91oiiuf8N@de-ster.xs4all.nl>, J. J. Lodder
nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> writes
Consulting old Zen sources inspired another solution in my case: It
turned out that a previous owner had used 3" wood screws for security,
holes carefully filled and painted over
to make them as invisible as possible.
(To hamper the burglar's escape, I guess)
Lacking a metal detector at the time
I found them by means a small magnet
tied to a length of string.
Now how do we connect with 3-phase power supplies to get on-topic
again?
We recall that steel wood screws in a window frame are at risk of
corrosion from damp; you were fortunate that the previous owner had not
remembered the advice that where there be muck, there should be brass,
and used non-magnetic brass screws instead; and speaking of brass, it is
widely used in the electrical switch contacts of those fascinating
3-phase power supplies.
Members of the oldest profession have always seen the connection
between brass and screws, but they now insist on the necessity for
good insulation between the contacts (so I've read...)
Hmmm. I had the impression that gold was needed for good contacts,
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wrmst rgrds
Robin Bignall
Hertfordshire
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Linz
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| Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:49 pm
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"Gunga Din" <junk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:420562d2$0$57360$45beb828@newscene.com...
| Quote: | Oh! I won't even *begin* to think about what to do with that
hideous shed in the garden. At least until spring anyway. A
massive eyesore of what looks to be poured pebbledash - with
untamed plant growth all around it. It gives me the willies just
to go near it. My mother-in-law actually went *inside* it!
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For shed advice, of course, you want to try uk.rec.sheds. |
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John Dean
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| Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:56 pm
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Linz wrote:
| Quote: | "Gunga Din" <junk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:420562d2$0$57360$45beb828@newscene.com...
Oh! I won't even *begin* to think about what to do with that
hideous shed in the garden. At least until spring anyway. A
massive eyesore of what looks to be poured pebbledash - with
untamed plant growth all around it. It gives me the willies just
to go near it. My mother-in-law actually went *inside* it!
For shed advice, of course, you want to try uk.rec.sheds.
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Timeo Sheddi et Donna Richoux ferentes
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Jitze Couperus
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 2:15 am
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:56:57 -0000, "John Dean"
<john-dean@frag.lineone.net> wrote:
| Quote: | Linz wrote:
"Gunga Din" <junk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:420562d2$0$57360$45beb828@newscene.com...
Oh! I won't even *begin* to think about what to do with that
hideous shed in the garden. At least until spring anyway. A
massive eyesore of what looks to be poured pebbledash - with
untamed plant growth all around it. It gives me the willies just
to go near it. My mother-in-law actually went *inside* it!
For shed advice, of course, you want to try uk.rec.sheds.
Timeo Sheddi et Donna Richoux ferentes
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Linz doli frabricator...
Jitze |
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