Chainsaw and Stove Sales Soar

[GarethM]

Or maybe more like Archimedes, Eurekaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Bolt]

28 minutes ago, Stubby said:

I bet he swore in Latin ...

Regardless… I’d hope he wouldn’t have used the word ‘electrocuted’ in such a slapdash manner.

[Doug Tait]

I apologise for my slapdashery Bolt, he was not electrocuted, he suffered an electric shock.

[Bolt]

1 minute ago, Doug Tait said:

I apologise for my slapdashery Bolt, he was not electrocuted, he suffered an electric shock.

I wouldn’t worry.

 

It’s become so widespread that even the dictionaries have adopted it.

 

Kids these days!

[coppice cutter]

Talking of which, does anyone else see red at the modern adoption of curb instead of kerb?

 

You kerb a driveway, vehicles have a kerb weight, circuit racers use the kerbs to maximise lap times, old roads still have kerb stones.

 

So how did a verb meaning to control or limit end up being substituted for it?

[maybelateron]

18 minutes ago, coppice cutter said:

So how did a verb meaning to control or limit end up being substituted for it?

I fink this issue is bein looked into by some language expert's.

 

 

[Mick Dempsey]

5 hours ago, GarethM said:

I think we all know education is not indicator of intelligence, I've known people with masters degrees that couldn't fit a car battery the correct way round and that's practically impossible as the terminals are different sizes!.

Education no, that’s an indicator of social demographics.

 

Educational achievement such as a masters degree is a pretty fair indicator of intelligence.

 

Edited October 1, 2022 by Mick Dempsey

[Peasgood]

According to Google you can survive electrocution. Must admit I was wondering how he conveyed his views on his feeling like David Bowie when he was dead (the knob with a Hoover not David Bowie who is also dead).

Apparently you don't have to be dead if you have been electrocuted but do if you are David Bowie which is a shame.

[Martin Jenkins]

On 01/10/2022 at 10:57, Bolt said:

I probably shouldn’t admit it, but I’m not concerned regarding corded or cordless in the least.

 

Should I be?

 

 

I read something a few years back about electric chainsaws having a much higher torque, and that normal class C chainsaw trousers (e.g.) won't save against an "interaction" - the electric chainsaw just won't stop (is what I read).

 

MIND YOU, I do expect that at some point, all our petrol driven gear will need to be replaced by battery electric things. So they will need to sort that out

[Martin Jenkins]

On 01/10/2022 at 17:35, Doug Tait said:

Honestly, he actually said to me, "I got such a shock I'm sure I used an Oxford Comma in an unacceptable manner, and now I feel like David Bowie with the lightning going down my face"

Nice that you used an Oxford comma correctly in your post!