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Petrol & why your wife shouldn't wear nylon knickers !!!
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Re: Petrol & why your wife shouldn't wear nylon knickers !!! -
05-08-2007
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Chris Bartram wrote: Chris Whelan wrote: Chris Bartram wrote: [...] Firefighters, for example, have special radios that are deemed safe in an explosive atmosphere. The radios will be "intrinsically safe" ones having for example battery compartments that are more secure than usual in order to prevent a hazard if the radio if dropped; the actual transmitting part of it won't be any different. Chris ISTR that actually, the output power was reduced over the standard variant (I worked in a fire brigade radio workshop for a while in the dim and distant past). This may, of course have been due to battery current limitations rather than any difference to the output stage. It *was* a long time ago. My experience was within an industry that used LPG. The radios that were used just had a reinforced battery compartment secured with a security screw. Those modifications plus the necessary certification roughly trebled the cost of them! Chris Yep. Some of our guys (not me) were certified to work on them. The |
additional case protection and sealing.
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Yes, I have to struggle sometimes when the hose is a bit short. Ripped the side out of a front tyre a coule of months ago by trying to get close to the pump, and touched the sharp metal edge to the kerb. It was a Tesco filling station, so I went in and complained to the staff, and was told I should learn to drive properly. So I went to see the customer services manager and told her. Got a new tyre. I am the one who in such circumstances where the only pumps available are on the wrong side for the filler, simply reverses in - much easier than struggling with a hose which is too short. |
a lot of the time.
You just need to position the car with a bit more accuracy.
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Brian (blecnospam (AT) tesco (DOT) net) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying : Yes, I have to struggle sometimes when the hose is a bit short. Ripped the side out of a front tyre a coule of months ago by trying to get close to the pump, and touched the sharp metal edge to the kerb. It was a Tesco filling station, so I went in and complained to the staff, and was told I should learn to drive properly. So I went to see the customer services manager and told her. Got a new tyre. Good customer service. But you shouldn't rely on that - and you should learn to drive properly, yes. |
I'd have told him to take driving lessons and to go whistle for his
tyre.
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SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL
BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
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Harry Bloomfield <harry.m1bytNOSPAM (AT) tiscali (DOT) co.uk> wrote: Yes, I have to struggle sometimes when the hose is a bit short. Ripped the side out of a front tyre a coule of months ago by trying to get close to the pump, and touched the sharp metal edge to the kerb. It was a Tesco filling station, so I went in and complained to the staff, and was told I should learn to drive properly. So I went to see the customer services manager and told her. Got a new tyre. I am the one who in such circumstances where the only pumps available are on the wrong side for the filler, simply reverses in - much easier than struggling with a hose which is too short. I've never encountered a hose that's too short - and I fill up like this a lot of the time. You just need to position the car with a bit more accuracy. |
A standard hose on the wrong side will not reach around to the filler
on my car without a lot of effort and the risk of scrapping the paint
work in the attempt.
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I've never encountered a hose that's too short - and I fill up like this a lot of the time. You just need to position the car with a bit more accuracy. Or get a smaller car! A standard hose on the wrong side will not reach around to the filler on my car without a lot of effort and the risk of scrapping the paint work in the attempt. |
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www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL
BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
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Or get a smaller car! A standard hose on the wrong side will not reach around to the filler on my car without a lot of effort and the risk of scrapping the paint work in the attempt. |
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Harry Bloomfield <harry.m1bytNOSPAM (AT) tiscali (DOT) co.uk> wrote: Yes, I have to struggle sometimes when the hose is a bit short. Ripped the side out of a front tyre a coule of months ago by trying to get close to the pump, and touched the sharp metal edge to the kerb. It was a Tesco filling station, so I went in and complained to the staff, and was told I should learn to drive properly. So I went to see the customer services manager and told her. Got a new tyre. I am the one who in such circumstances where the only pumps available are on the wrong side for the filler, simply reverses in - much easier than struggling with a hose which is too short. I've never encountered a hose that's too short - and I fill up like this a lot of the time. You just need to position the car with a bit more accuracy. |
a Mondeo or a Carlton, neither of which are small cars.
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