Bits & Bobs 40

sdg · **Posted:** Wed Aug 21, 2013 13:57

kalmar wrote:

sdg wrote:

I've still not had an electric shock, and fingers crossed that continues. Most of the guys I work with have had a couple over their careers though. I am happy being slightly paranoid about it because it means I always triple check things before I start touching them, I have to admit though I don't always do the left hand behind my back thing.

Mains doesn't really scare me.. 360VDC does though, I always wear gloves and am super paranoid working with that.

I don't even want to feel a 24VDC shock if I can avoid it but one of the guys I work with has a bad habit of checking if a sensor is live by touching the 24V to the back of his hand.

Kern · **Posted:** Wed Aug 21, 2013 14:00

Once out hiking I had to crawl under an electric fence to 'correct some navigational errors'. Mistimed standing back up and got a shock at the base of my spine. The shock pitched me forward quite a bit, straight into some mud!

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22281

Kern wrote:

Once out hiking I had to crawl under an electric fence to 'correct some navigational errors'. Mistimed standing back up and got a shock at the base of my spine. The shock pitched forward quite a bit, straight into some mud!

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Aug 21, 2013 14:11

chinnyhill10 wrote:

Man sticks a shed load of electricity through a CRT:

Hope he likes X-rays.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Aug 21, 2013 14:11

Kern wrote:

Once out hiking I had to crawl under an electric fence to 'correct some navigational errors'. Mistimed standing back up and got a shock at the base of my spine. The shock pitched me forward quite a bit, straight into some mud!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38474

YOG wrote:

Photo of how UCL housing retains the facade and builds a lightless student grief-hole behind:

This is the Liverpool Collegiate Building. It looks like this from the front...

And like this from the back.

edit: Google maps link

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Aug 21, 2013 14:58

That's pretty cool though!

Zio · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6093

I have had a mains shock before. Years ago I was trying to unplug my electric shaver from an extension lead tucked behind my telly. I was unplugging it with my left hand whilst holding on to a radiator with my right hand in order to balance myself over the top of the telly.

I interrupted my girlfriend from watching the aforementioned telly by screaming very, very loudly. I still have the exit wound permanently burned into my thumb.

Thinking about it, this was before the whole Zioette thing happened... could this be where my superhuman reproductive abilities came from?

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

DavPaz wrote:

This is the Liverpool Collegiate Building. It looks like this from the front...

And like this from the back.

edit: Google maps link

That reminds me of something very, very similar in Glasgow.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Wed Aug 21, 2013 15:57

DavPaz wrote:

YOG wrote:

Photo of how UCL housing retains the facade and builds a lightless student grief-hole behind:

This is the Liverpool Collegiate Building. It looks like this from the front...

And like this from the back.

edit: Google maps link

That does at least look like the internal windows line up with the ones on the facade

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Aug 21, 2013 16:13

Zio wrote:

I have had a mains shock before. Years ago I was trying to unplug my electric shaver from an extension lead tucked behind my telly. I was unplugging it with my left hand whilst holding on to a radiator with my right hand in order to balance myself over the top of the telly.

I was always led to believe that you'd be earthed if you held onto a radiator and wouldn't get a shock?

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

Gargh! Just nipped to Morrisons (I'm off on holiday for a week, living it up). Mrs Bulge is having some mates over tonight and she wanted to buy some... Lambrini. We also bought some groceries, we're not animals. Got to the checkout and some little chubby lass wouldn't serve us without ID. I had mine (I'm 27). Mrs Bulge didn't have hers (she's 25). They would not let us have the booze.

Walked out and took our custom elsewhere. Ridiculous policy. "Challenge 25."

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6519

I thought it was the other way around - the electricity will take the easiest path, so if you're earthed you'll definitely get a shock as all the current will flow through you.

Zio · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6093

TheVision wrote:

Zio wrote:

I have had a mains shock before. Years ago I was trying to unplug my electric shaver from an extension lead tucked behind my telly. I was unplugging it with my left hand whilst holding on to a radiator with my right hand in order to balance myself over the top of the telly.

I was always led to believe that you'd be earthed if you held onto a radiator and wouldn't get a shock?

If the device you're getting shocked by is plugged into the mains and you're nicely earthed, you've just given live electricity somewhere to go and you're going to be getting a much nastier shock.

When you're working on a computer, you should always take off your ESD strap if you need to plug it back into the mains for some reason.

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Aug 21, 2013 16:21

Well that explains that.

Also, WTB. They wouldn't serve you WITH ID? I'd be demanding to see the manager! There's no reason that they can't serve you if you can prove your age.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

I kicked off a bit. A queue was forming. I might write an angry letter.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22281

TheVision wrote:

Well that explains that.

Also, WTB. They wouldn't serve you WITH ID? I'd be demanding to see the manager! There's no reason that they can't serve you if you can prove your age.

But the person he was with didn't have ID, and he could have been buying it for them.

It's not a good reason, but it is the reason he wasn't served.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14493

TheVision wrote:

Well that explains that.

Also, WTB. They wouldn't serve you WITH ID? I'd be demanding to see the manager! There's no reason that they can't serve you if you can prove your age.

Yeah but if he was going to share it with someone who might be underage they can refuse to serve - its a bit of a stupid rule to try and get people who buy alcohol to give to others , and I cant think of one situation where it would ever work because if thats what you were doing , you just have one person wait outside.

I'm sure there was something on one of the newspapers websites about it last year when a father was buying a few groceries and a bottle of wine and was refused because he had his daughter with him who was about 12 years old and they challenged that he was buying it for her and refused to serve him.

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Aug 21, 2013 16:27

That's ridiculous and I would be all over that. I was once refused alcohol (even though I don't drink anyway) in an Asda. I had a conveyor belt full of shopping and the alcohol was the first to go through. I kicked off trying to get her to see sense but she wouldn't budge. I asked how old she thought I looked and if she honestly thought I looked under 18. She said no but the rules are rules.

I argued that the rules state I need to be over 18 to buy alcohol and, because she thought I was, there was no reason to not serve me. Anyway, she wouldn't so I left all my shopping on the conveyor belt and massive queue behind me.

This was on my 30th birthday by the way.

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Aug 21, 2013 17:42

But you are allowed to buy alcohol for people under 18, (just checked 16/17 only) if they are going to have it with a meal with you...

Malc

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Aug 21, 2013 17:43

Oh and I'm pretty sure you can have alcohol at 13 at home actually.

Maybe even as low as 5?

Malc

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Aug 21, 2013 17:45

Ah

Quote:

It is against the law:

To sell alcohol to someone under 18 anywhere.
For an adult to buy or attempt to buy alcohol on behalf of someone under 18. (retailers can reserve the right to refuse the sale of alcohol to an adult if they’re accompanied by a child and think the alcohol is being bought for the child.)
For someone under 18 to buy alcohol, attempt to buy alcohol or to be sold alcohol.
For someone under 18 to drink alcohol in licensed premises, except where the child is 16 or 17 years old and accompanied by an adult. In this case it is legal for them to drink, but not buy, beer, wine and cider with a table meal.
For an adult to buy alcohol for someone under 18 for consumption on licensed premises, except as above.

It is not illegal:

For someone over 18 to buy a child over 16 beer, wine or cider if they are eating a table meal together in licensed premises.
For a child aged 5 to 16 to drink alcohol at home or on other private premises.

https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/check-the- ... -under-18s

Malc

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

WTB wrote:

Gargh! Just nipped to Morrisons (I'm off on holiday for a week, living it up). Mrs Bulge is having some mates over tonight and she wanted to buy some... Lambrini. We also bought some groceries, we're not animals. Got to the checkout and some little chubby lass wouldn't serve us without ID. I had mine (I'm 27). Mrs Bulge didn't have hers (she's 25). They would not let us have the booze.

Walked out and took our custom elsewhere. Ridiculous policy. "Challenge 25."

Tip: If you want to buy booze, find someone on the check-outs younger than you are. The old dears in our local Waitrose are awful and although I have ID it's an embarrassment frankly.

That's right dear, I've just spent 25 quid on a bottle of wine to go and swig it back on the railway sidings with my mates*.

* Although I suspect this is the kind of thing Mr Chris did when he was 15.

Anonymous X · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2046

TheVision wrote:

That's ridiculous and I would be all over that. I was once refused alcohol (even though I don't drink anyway) in an Asda. I had a conveyor belt full of shopping and the alcohol was the first to go through. I kicked off trying to get her to see sense but she wouldn't budge. I asked how old she thought I looked and if she honestly thought I looked under 18. She said no but the rules are rules.

I argued that the rules state I need to be over 18 to buy alcohol and, because she thought I was, there was no reason to not serve me. Anyway, she wouldn't so I left all my shopping on the conveyor belt and massive queue behind me.

This was on my 30th birthday by the way.

I was out shopping with my dad at a Tesco once, and the cashier woman refused to sell my dad the wine in his shopping basket because she assumed that I was under 18, and I don't carry an ID as such, being a non-driver. I was 28 at the time.

My girlfriend is ocassionally asked for an ID by old dears when buying Lottery tickets, which is a bit worrying. At least being German, she is used to carrying her papers ID card at all times.

Chinny's advice about making sure you are served by cashiers who are school-leavers is dead on. I must look ancient to a 17 year old; never had ID bother there.

Last time I needed an ID card to complete a purchase, I waved my concessionary bus card and claimed to be a well-preserved pensioner. The dumbfounded cashier just accepted it on the spot. (The card looks just like a pensioners' bus card, but is orange rather than blue, in case you're wondering.)

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

MaliA wrote:

Sorry throughsilver. Cannot do tonight, too much to do. Sorry, mate.

Good thing I forgot today was Wednesday

TheVision · **Posted:** Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:18

I've split the house buying stuff into a new thread... Check me!

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22281

TheVision wrote:

I've split the house buying stuff into a new thread... Check me!

<holds out hand>

"cough for me"

"you're fine"

gospvg · **Joined:** 7th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 2306

Any way in the site display options I can get rid of the big BETEO banner?

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

gospvg wrote:

Any way in the site display options I can get rid of the big BETEO banner?

Wuh?

gospvg · **Joined:** 7th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 2306

Bamba wrote:

gospvg wrote:

Any way in the site display options I can get rid of the big BETEO banner?

Wuh?

At work I turn off all posted images, videos, signatures etc but the banner is on full display.

lasermink · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1883

gospvg wrote:

Bamba wrote:

gospvg wrote:

Any way in the site display options I can get rid of the big BETEO banner?

Wuh?

At work I turn off all posted images, videos, signatures etc but the banner is on full display.

There must be, because I haven't seen it in years.

gospvg · **Joined:** 7th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 2306

lasermink wrote:

gospvg wrote:

Bamba wrote:

gospvg wrote:

Any way in the site display options I can get rid of the big BETEO banner?

Wuh?

At work I turn off all posted images, videos, signatures etc but the banner is on full display.

There must be, because I haven't seen it in years.

Can't see it in board prefs?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

It's in Edit Profile.

lasermink · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1883

gospvg wrote:

lasermink wrote:

gospvg wrote:

Bamba wrote:

gospvg wrote:

Any way in the site display options I can get rid of the big BETEO banner?

Wuh?

At work I turn off all posted images, videos, signatures etc but the banner is on full display.

There must be, because I haven't seen it in years.

Can't see it in board prefs?

It called "Show Colourful Banner" under Profile/Edit profile.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14493

lasermink wrote:

gospvg wrote:

Bamba wrote:

gospvg wrote:

Any way in the site display options I can get rid of the big BETEO banner?

Wuh?

At work I turn off all posted images, videos, signatures etc but the banner is on full display.

There must be, because I haven't seen it in years.

You can have a small text banner instead (which i have set) - its under profile / show colourful banner

Quote:

Show Colourful Banner:
If you are at work, you may need to tone down the title image.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Aug 22, 2013 14:17

If that's still too much, turn the image back on and block it with Adblock.

gospvg · **Joined:** 7th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 2306

Found it, thanks guys

TheVision · **Posted:** Thu Aug 22, 2013 15:44

Alternatively, use the mobile site. That's the one I use to keep it under cover.

gospvg · **Joined:** 7th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 2306

TheVision wrote:

Alternatively, use the mobile site. That's the one I use to keep it under cover.

Good shout, I may try that for a while to see how I get on.

gospvg · **Joined:** 7th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 2306

Ok on the mobile theme, how do you mark the board as read?

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

gospvg wrote:

Ok on the mobile theme, how do you mark the board as read?

Read it

gospvg · **Joined:** 7th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 2306

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

gospvg wrote:

Ok on the mobile theme, how do you mark the board as read?

Read it

Yep that's what i'm doing but it does not seem to jump to last unread, I think?
Will check on other threads.

TheVision · **Posted:** Thu Aug 22, 2013 16:27

It should if you just click the subject heading. Actually, I don't think you can click anywhere else?

It works for me anyway.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Click on the thread title, not the little icon next to it to jump to first unread.

gospvg · **Joined:** 7th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 2306

Cras wrote:

Click on the thread title, not the little icon next to it to jump to first unread.

Yep I was clicking on the icon, thread title works fine. Thanks

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

Tonight, I am going to a Butchers for to carve up a cow.

Still waiting for that statement to make me feel manly.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

That'll be when you're elbow deep in lovely, lovely meat.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25605

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

gospvg wrote:

Ok on the mobile theme, how do you mark the board as read?

Read it

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Aug 22, 2013 17:21

Burn after.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10089

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

Tonight, I am going to a Butchers for to carve up a cow.

Do you get to keep any of it? Because if so, I've got a special word for you. It begins with c.

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