David Davis 2 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 In the 1970s I saw a Bentley in Whitechapel with the registration no: 1 EYE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Christy Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 (edited) Edited May 19, 2023 by Peter Christy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shaun Walsh Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Eric Robson said: Seen in a carpark at Gatwick many years ago was a big Mercedes with the reg FUD1Y. Before we were married, my wife wanted a personalised number plate, her maiden name began with the letter J so the plate she wanted was SUE1J. She never forgave me for pointing out that it spelled "SEWAGE". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john davidson 1 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 A local potato merchant years ago here had POT 80 Also the Aberdeen Angus Society in Perth had CO O8 ULL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatMc Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, john davidson 1 said: A local potato merchant years ago here had POT 80 Was that in Dundee ? A car with that registration was owned by, or at least driven by & parked at the home of, a neighbour of ours circa 1856/7 when we lived in Bonny Dundee. PS - IIRC the car was a VW beetle. Edited May 19, 2023 by PatMc Added PS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Dairy farmer down the road from me has several vehicles, all begin with MOO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Walsh Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 (edited) My wife has a real phobia about people with lower limb amputations. It got so bad she went to see the doctor who told her she was lack-toes intolerant. Edited May 19, 2023 by Shaun Walsh 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 4 hours ago, PatMc said: PS - IIRC the car was a VW beetle. Blimey, I know they've been around a long time but 1856? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatMc Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 32 minutes ago, Ron Gray said: Blimey, I know they've been around a long time but 1856? It's an old keyboard attached to my PC, Ron the year/s should have been MCMLVI/VII. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cooper Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 9 hours ago, PatMc said: It's an old keyboard attached to my PC, Ron the year/s should have been MCMLVI/VII. Nah, should’ve gone to Specsavers 👓 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 Can anyone help. Even though I have the "Follow Topic" Symbol lit I am not getting any notifications to any new postings. I did message a moderator but that seem to have gone the same way as no answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 9 minutes ago, Peter Miller said: Can anyone help. Even though I have the "Follow Topic" Symbol lit I am not getting any notifications to any new postings. I did message a moderator but that seem to have gone the same way as no answer. It may not help but try this... click on your avatar( top right of page) see settings click on “manage follow content “ click on the box “ change preferences “ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Peter Miller said: Can anyone help. Even though I have the "Follow Topic" Symbol lit I am not getting any notifications to any new postings. I did message a moderator but that seem to have gone the same way as no answer. Peter - I did reply. Check your spam folder as it might be that your email client is marking emails from the forum as spam. If so you need to mark the forum email address as a safe sender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 It seems that it has been marking everything fromRCM&E as SPAM for some time Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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David Ashby - Moderator Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 5 hours ago, Peter Miller said: It seems that it has been marking everything fromRCM&E as SPAM for some time Peter Just picked up on this Peter, sorry but I've been flying 🙂 All ok now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 5 hours ago, Peter Miller said: It seems that it has been marking everything fromRCM&E as SPAM for some time Peter Hi David Yes, your posting came through OK. I deleted over 40 that had gone to Spam but yours ha just arrived normally. Thanks Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shaun Walsh Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Brian Cooper said: Many years ago I worked for a company that bought bulk chemicals and repacked them for sale to universities etc. The person I was working with was repacking a 100Kg drum of Ammonium Nitrate which can, in certain circumstances, detonate (although generally not under ambient conditions). I crept up behind him and dropped a 70Kg drum of Iodine on the floor behind him. A cigarette and change of underwear were required. He got his revenge when I was packing a large drum of something very toxic, he turned off the air supply to my breathing apparatus! Not sure the Health and Safety Executive have much of a sense of humour these days. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 As a strapping young buck, I used to work as a chemist in ICI research laboratories. Dangerous places, not covered by Health and Safety. ICI cared for us, and we used to have horrified H/S people watching us work. I remember I was wet spinning a novel fibre I had synthesised into fibre, I coagulated it into a bath of 75% sulphuric acid, that’s about 2.5 times stronger that what is in a lead/acid battery, using a pair of standard latex gloves to protect hands as I fished in the bath for the start of the thread. Long conversations on how to do it another way. Bottom line, we were careful, all the time. In the corner of out lab was a emergency shower, for douching if needed, very powerful, water coming from everywhere. Now we all know, wash your hands after going to the toilet. Mother drums it in. We washed hands before. One day, a screaming came from 3 or 4 labs down. Some one had contaminated their wedding tackle with caustic soda. In the shower he went, with his boss, a very attractive lady, who sorted out a rapid strip and wash down of the bits, to a constant invective to to poor creature as he whimpered away. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 One day I was sitting on the wing of an Avro Anson refuelling it. Now you gauged the fuel level by peering into the filler cap. The problem was that as the fuel level rose the curvature of the wing made the top of the tank area reduce in size. I looked in and it was some distance down. I looked away and 100 octane petrol fountained out and drenched my lower regions. 100 Octane petrol stings!! Then I walked into the crewroom just as someone lit a cigarette. Needless to say I departed and waiting until the fuel had evaporated outside. Health and Safety? Whats that. I recently had a hearing test as I have a little tinnitus. The hearing specialist asked had I had been near loud noises. I told him about Rolls Royce Merlins and Griffons being run up at full power while we did started crew and jet engines running on the flight line. "Why didn't I use ear defenders?" Ear defenders in the 50s and 60s? You must be joking. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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