View Full Version : something that really annoys me on here!
sorry to be an old curmudgeon but:
the concrete bit near the pavement it is called a KERB
when the government try to put a stop to something, they try to CURB it.
So next time someone discovers what understeer is whilst driving in town, they will KERB their alloys, but they should CURB their erratic driving.......
i'm off to write a nasty letter to points of view about Anne Robinson being ideal as the Watchdog Host, that is all
It's an american/english thing, I couldn't remember which one was right so I waited for spudly to reply, you'll notice my 2nd post the spelling changes lol
I have bookmarked this link for future reference as I can never remember which is which. Thankyou.
It's an american/english thing, I couldn't remember which one was right so I waited for spudly to reply, you'll notice my 2nd post the spelling changes lol
I once got laughed at the wife's aunt's house in miami when i said aluminium foil... they said no, it is called aluminum, and I said, it is in only one country in the world, the rest of us can manage the extra syllable without too much trouble..
Mattig Nic
01-11-09, 06:48 PM
Well said!! Here hear!!
xxspudxx
01-11-09, 06:53 PM
I once got laughed at the wife's aunt's house in miami when i said aluminium foil... they said no, it is called aluminum, and I said, it is in only one country in the world, the rest of us can manage the extra syllable without too much trouble..
But with aluminium if u say it as it looks then the americans have probably got it right, we put a silent i in
But with aluminium if u say it as it looks then the americans have probably got it right, we put a silent i in
eh? Phonetically its pronounced "al-yoo-min-e-um". Not "al-ooh-min-um" as the yanks do.
They don't call Titanium "tie-tain-um" do they? lol
the americanisms i also hate include color, favorite, tonite, lite,
brainsnova
01-11-09, 08:16 PM
its like tyre and tire
let_nova
01-11-09, 08:17 PM
but what happens if the goverment never brought the kerb?
Jon_nova1
01-11-09, 08:21 PM
lol try learning web design, and forgetting you need to put color, instead of colour!
If the government never brought the kerb, then the roadsides would be very messy
let_nova
01-11-09, 08:23 PM
the whole bought brought thing right gets on my nerves!
craig green
01-11-09, 08:26 PM
the whole bought brought thing right gets on my nerves!
How do you sleep at night?
Jon_nova1
01-11-09, 08:26 PM
I'm assumed you meant brought it, as in introduced it to the UK road, I have no problem with my grammer ;)
the whole bought brought thing right gets on my nerves!
Keep saying things like that and i might fall in love with you lol
government organisations & kerbs really get my goat......
the councils can't lay them properly, but have a bloke that will come round to make sure I lay them properly, the HSE reckon that if a 68kg standard road kerb is on the ground, it will take 4 blokes to pick it up safely, apparently I am not allowed to pick up more than 25kg, the same weight as a 4' 8" post woman (I know cos ours is a PORG, person of restricted growth) which is a load of crap, as I can pick up a kerb, put it on my shoulder & walk about 400yds without major discomfort, and I'm supposed to use one of these: a vacuum kerb lifter!!!!!!!
http://www.probst-handling.co.uk/img/products/vacuum/bv5.jpg
Jon_nova1
01-11-09, 08:35 PM
I'd use one of them!
in our work aswell as doing mintex brakes, we also do Don, so we distribute wagon pads/drums/discs/liners, i wouldn't complain if there was a machine that would 5 50KG brake discs in a box in the time im expected to complete it by lol
I once got laughed at the wife's aunt's house in miami when i said aluminium foil... they said no, it is called aluminum, and I said, it is in only one country in the world, the rest of us can manage the extra syllable without too much trouble..
Good that drives me crazy!
let_nova
01-11-09, 08:38 PM
Keep saying things like that and i might fall in love with you lol
no you wont, all you nazi's are out to get me.
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I'd use one of them!
in our work aswell as doing mintex brakes, we also do Don, so we distribute wagon pads/drums/discs/liners, i wouldn't complain if there was a machine that would 5 50KG brake discs in a box in the time im expected to complete it by lol
by law, nobody can compel you to lift more than 25kg, so if you are lifting 50kg on your own, then its up to you...
personally, when I worked in a truck reline shop, i would carry 2 x 8 5/8" ROR drums out to the vans and load them daily, i was a 11 stone weakling, i also used to carry 2x 40kg tractor batteries most days. I am now much older & still have no back problems
Its not how much you lift its how you lift it that causes back problems...
Jon_nova1
01-11-09, 08:54 PM
Yep, i know the laws, the supervisors used to expect us to lift that, till they were "corrected" we have the option of asking someone else for help, but really, two people trying to lift something while in a picking truck that accomodates one, is more trouble than its worth as its twice as hard lol
by law, nobody can compel you to lift more than 25kg, so if you are lifting 50kg on your own, then its up to you...
personally, when I worked in a truck reline shop, i would carry 2 x 8 5/8" ROR drums out to the vans and load them daily, i was a 11 stone weakling, i also used to carry 2x 40kg tractor batteries most days. I am now much older & still have no back problems
I used to love warehouse work for that reason, didn't need to go to the gym as i could do it for free at work. Do i use 25l drums of gear oil and battery's too do it again..
Yep, i know the laws, the supervisors used to expect us to lift that, till they were "corrected" we have the option of asking someone else for help, but really, two people trying to lift something while in a picking truck that accomodates one, is more trouble than its worth as its twice as hard lol
as much as it pains me, call in the HSE, even those pillocks have a place in this life
Jon_nova1
01-11-09, 08:58 PM
thats the good part to it, throwing 15-20KG brake discs around builds your muscles up...well, it does for normal people, not for the worlds skinniest people like me lol
ooo, HSE, i may do that, i'd rep you, but i can't:(
I used to love warehouse work for that reason, didn't need to go to the gym as i could do it for free at work. Do i use 25l drums of gear oil and battery's too do it again..
your choice really, but 25l drums can be got out of skips & filled with water for nowt
But there's loads of full ones at my work to use...
the americanisms i also hate include color, favorite, tonite, lite,
That is one thing I hate, all the americanisations that are now being used in this country, annoys me a tad.
government organisations & kerbs really get my goat......
the councils can't lay them properly, but have a bloke that will come round to make sure I lay them properly, the HSE reckon that if a 68kg standard road kerb is on the ground, it will take 4 blokes to pick it up safely, apparently I am not allowed to pick up more than 25kg
What gets me is you cant lift more than 25kg on your own but there is no set limits for a two man lift.
When i did deliverys for MFI we were told that we couldnt lift a 28kg cab on our own but it was fine for two of us to lift a 140kg range cooker :roll:
novaguy08
02-11-09, 08:14 AM
by law, nobody can compel you to lift more than 25kg, so if you are lifting 50kg on your own, then its up to you...
personally, when I worked in a truck reline shop, i would carry 2 x 8 5/8" ROR drums out to the vans and load them daily, i was a 11 stone weakling, i also used to carry 2x 40kg tractor batteries most days. I am now much older & still have no back problems
Me however picked up a Rover K16 & box (dry lifted it in the proper fashion!)and have thrown my back out forever n ever heard & felt a line of crack heading up my back from that moment on, been in quite a bit of pain, usually when I lift things quite often. Not that I care, my back has never been very good at its job lol. apparently though my back muscles are too weak.
Jon_nova1
02-11-09, 08:28 AM
and that will be one of the biggest mistakes of your life
novaguy08
02-11-09, 09:07 AM
meh
Lifted full beer barels year after that so i dont think that its that bad, just have to live with a dull ache 24/7
Jon_nova1
02-11-09, 10:42 AM
your the same age as me, if my back was fcuked, i'd be abit p*ssed off especially as it will get worse as life goes on
Tidy Max
02-11-09, 10:56 AM
pff wheel chairs are fun anyways, wheel chair wheelies ftw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc1YdL_w1Hg
tell that to the surgeon when he is fitting a metal plate to your vertibrae to hold em all together.....
oh and wheelchair huh? like being calle da spaz and a mong? didnt think so.
Tidy Max
02-11-09, 05:27 PM
calm down calm down, i was joking, as for calling people spazs and mongs i certainly don't do that?! do you?
brainsnova
02-11-09, 05:45 PM
multiple for sale ads also make me :cry: why not 1 listing.
But with aluminium if u say it as it looks then the americans have probably got it right, we put a silent i in
You Suck!
Jon_nova1
02-11-09, 07:27 PM
Have rep!
Me however picked up a Rover K16 & box (dry lifted it in the proper fashion!)and have thrown my back out forever n ever heard & felt a line of crack heading up my back from that moment on, been in quite a bit of pain, usually when I lift things quite often. Not that I care, my back has never been very good at its job lol. apparently though my back muscles are too weak.
back in 1990, i built up my first engine, a 1400.. it was in november & F cold, so I waited till my mum went to the WI & took the bits to my bedroom... then I put it together..... then I had to carry it downstairs..... never again
back in 1990, i built up my first engine, a 1400.. it was in november & F cold, so I waited till my mum went to the WI & took the bits to my bedroom... then I put it together..... then I had to carry it downstairs..... never again
lol lol lol
sparkie1401
02-11-09, 07:56 PM
slightly off topics alot of septic tanks (yanks) talk far too loud
nope, that is allowed..... septics talk very loud cos they think that what they've got to say is important
massively off topic, but there was a chinese emprior who whenever he had something important to say, he would wisper so people had to listen, not be forced.
If only the yanks were more cultured lol
Nelson Mandela talks quietly, so does the dalai lama, it usually comes with authority & respect.
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