Elbow Grease. Totally off topic.

[Drains]

Little lad has just made a miserable job of cleaning the missus' car (mine enjoys no such privileges), and has therefore thus far failed to earn the promised fiver.

I told him he needs to use some elbow grease, so he wants to know where he can get some.

Any ideas? I shall pass suggestions on...

Si

 

[Lippyp]

We have an entire three page thread on another forum I'm a moderator on telling a young lad he needs to check the otter level in his car after it failed to start. He is currently under the car with a torch looking for his otterometer! As for elbow grease I buy mine in boots.

 

[chuk]

isnt it next to that tartan paint in B&Q??!!

 

[Drains]

We have an entire three page thread on another forum I'm a moderator on telling a young lad he needs to check the otter level in his car after it failed to start. He is currently under the car with a torch looking for his otterometer! As for elbow grease I buy mine in boots.

I just googled it and found that thread. You have some bad people on there - pmsl!

 

[snowcat]

Im guessing its in the shop that sells those long waits..

 

[Drains]

On shopping.com there are 14 hits for "glass hammer"!

 

[Davek0974]

Dont forget trying to find a supplier for "Round Tuits" used for calculating when a job will be done - When I get around to it !

 

[Ratty]

I just googled it and found that thread. You have some bad people on there - pmsl!

Me too - roared with laughter...what a tonic! Poor old Jem (I'm not girl? hmmmm blonde then?).

Can't help on the elbow grease Si but maybe your lad would benefit from some of this..

 

[shenion]

You need one of these too:

 

[Drains]

Me too - roared with laughter...what a tonic! Poor old Jem (I'm not girl? hmmmm blonde then?).

Can't help on the elbow grease Si but maybe your lad would benefit from some of this..

He's 8 years old Ratty. You can tell him about comedy ***** if you want, but i'm going to leave it for a while! (or leave it to his mom, probably )

Mind, he loves licorice, but imagine if he took a box of that into school! Oh, the Shame!

 

[Ratty]

He's 8 years old Ratty. You can tell him about comedy ***** if you want, but i'm going to leave it for a while! (or leave it to his mom, probably )

Mind, he loves licorice, but imagine if he took a box of that into school! Oh, the Shame!

Comedy? this is a genuine ad from a paper I picked up in Denmark..just had to keep it! but yeah, maybe he is a little young...in a few years he can hand it around to the girls "Hey wanna taste my...um...licorice?". They'll be disgusted but his mates will think he's cooool.

Just remembered something...when I was about 12 I worked in a pet shop in SE London, I was always being sent on errands (mostly to the grocer next door). I was asked to go and get 5 gallons of paraffin but got a filthy look when I asked for it...handing over a one gallon can.

 

[Ratty]

oh and btw, just to add to the taste experience.. danish (and dutch) liquorice is salty.

 

[Cappy]

Reminds me of the days of my childhood when I went camping with the Boys Brigade, being sent to get,

Left handed Mallet
Tentpole straightener
Guyrope grease
Straight fishooks

Oh yes finally - a Brailing Ladder (Brailing is the vertical canvas part of a bell tent - about two foot hight and rolled up during the days)

 

[shenion]

I would reply but I am too busy looking for my two Metric and SAE adjustable wrenches.

 

[Ratty]

I would reply but I am too busy looking for my two Metric and SAE adjustable wrenches.

ooo where'd you get the metric one from? do tell.. my toolbox is soo out of date.

 

[MrFluffy]

We sent a dopey apprentice off to get a long stand at the motorist discount centre, and he actually waited nearly a hour for them to find it...

That ***** licqourice sounds funny, try this :-

Your cats are sure to love it....
Theres LOADS of funny packets and stuff like that from misuse of english in japan etc, over at www.engrish.com, well worth a rainy afternoon for a chuckle...

 

[shenion]

ooo where'd you get the metric one from? do tell.. my toolbox is soo out of date.

Here ya go, a 300mm one:

And I have my 12" SAE one (surprisingly similar)

Ya see, Craftsman has everything

 

[Cappy]

Aha - but the lower one isn't a real one is it - it's a FORGERY !!! says so on the handle - it's a metric one in disguise

 

[shenion]

Cappy, LOL , that would have been the highlight of my day if it was not for my ebay steal on a TIG this morning.

OMG! all my good tools are forgeries, I have been RIPPED OFF!

 

[Ratty]

Aha - but the lower one isn't a real one is it - it's a FORGERY !!! says so on the handle - it's a metric one in disguise

Well that's Americans for you they copy everything from us.