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The crescent-shaped tip reminds me of a Dzus fastener screwdriver.

How can you tell the difference between a weasel and a stoat? Well a weasel is weaselly recognised and a stoat is stoatally different.

It is possible in some people that over-oxygenation will cause the brain to shut off breathing, leading to death. In most people the brain monitors the CO2 level in the blood. Increased CO2 increases acidity, and the brain stimulates breathing to reduce CO2 levels. In some people this mechanism...

Minor pitting on a plane does not worry me but minor cracking does.

The debate would also be about replacing the terms "bayonet" and "screw". The first is too militaristic, and as for the second, well....

Looks good. I recommend you fit that screw in the handle. It resists twisting of the handle.

lol I have heard of British soldiers causing American soldiers some concern when they say they are going outside "to smoke a ***". In Britain, this means just having a cigarette. Re the Dr Foster thing: Years ago I read that this children's rhyme was once allegedly a piece of insulting...

I think "piddle" used to mean a stream or a spring of water. It became a euphemism for urination, and after a time the concept of it being a euphemism was lost. Doctor Foster who went to Gloucester originally stepped in a piddle right up to his middle. But after the change in meaning, it had...

I wonder if the deer think their state has a serious human problem? In reality, I see your point. Here in the UK farmers, gamekeepers and similar people have good reasons to have a gun. I cannot see that any other civilian does.

Place names are the funniest. My son was once asked by an American the way to "LOOgah baROOgah". Please excuse my clumsy attempt to render the pronunciation phonetically. One bragging point to whoever works out what they meant. Answer will be given in a day or so if nobody gets it. I am sure...

Training in UK police has come a long way since the 1980's. But the crux of the matter remains the same. You, as a firearms officer, have to make a judgement call of huge importance, weighing up many factors, and you probably will have just a second or two to do it. Add to that an element of...

All this talk and occasional criticism of police use of force is interesting. It might be enlightening to put yourself in the position of an officer and consider what you would do.

Coruscate, scintillate, globule vivific, Fain would I ponder your nature specific. Loftily perched in the ether capacious, Strongly resembling a gem carbonaceous. How's that for silly language? ( not my original )

Thanks all. The little "darling" is now out. What did it was an excellent spanner with a good hammer. I bought for £8.99 a solid cast iron "Dickie Dyer" spanner from Toolstation. Don't let the lurid red colour put you off. We all know red ones go faster. The end of the handle is flattened at...

What Fergie 307 said. Who knows? Maybe it will be the turn of the apes? ( Yes, I know we are sort of one of the more stupid kinds of ape!) Pierre Boulle might have been prophetic.

What? I'm saving that bottle of port to go with a well-matured stilton on a special occasion.

LOL If the film was realistic somebody would try to bodge it first and ruin it, a bit like using a badly set adjustable spanner to round a bolt head that holds the key to the universe.

I use it a lot, for cleaning with wire wool, for polishing, preserving etc. IMO it ranks with duct tape and cable ties as great inventions.

Thanks for all these ideas. The element leaks into the electrics. Water is getting into the wiring space of the element from the tube the thermostat fits into. I think the whole element should be binned. However, there is no isolation valve between the cold tank in the loft and the hot tank in...

I find my homemade wax does a good job protecting bare shiny metal from rust. I polish it in quite hard. If I am putting a plane aside for a while I add another layer and don't polish that in. My wax is cheaply made from components from Amazon. It is 3:2 by volume of white mineral oil and...