why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

Racer X 69 · 01-07-2016, 12:47 PM

Originally posted by dansamy

Have you seen Harley?

Why yes.

Yes I have.

Jean Poitiers · 01-07-2016, 12:48 PM

Originally posted by Racer X 69

She Ra.

What a babe.

Do you all have "SheZow" in the States ... ?

He/She is a babe, too.

tim60 · 01-07-2016, 12:57 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

It just sounds so odd that a government would criminalize something like the sale (and thereby the use of) a tape measure.

They knew that if they did not people would continue to use imperial and that would go against policy and also any hope of the country ever becoming a republic , for which there is still a way to go. How could the good citizens of a republic even think of measuring any thing in imperial units?

Racer X 69 · 01-07-2016, 12:57 PM

Originally posted by monochrome

Metric sockets I can deal with but that (inevitable) ONE star shaped fastener really Torx me off.

Originally posted by THoog

I had to get a piece of equipment out of a server rack yesterday, only to find that someone had installed it with hex screws (the kind you have to use a hex key or "Allen wrench" on). We have dozens of systems in those racks, all installed by the same guys, and that's the only one like that. We don't even have a set of Allen wrenches in the toolbox, so I don't know how/why they did it that way; it had to have been harder than just getting some regular screws out of the enormous box we have for just that purpose. I had to get wrenches from home, and I made sure I chucked the screws in the trash when I was done.

Originally posted by MarkJerling

To prevent this problem, I've bought some years ago a full set of bits - hex, torx, etc. Including the "security" types, like the three sided Philips, torx and hex with a pin in the centre, etc.

I have them all. In bits that fit my ratcheting Snap-On screwdrivers. In 3/8" and 1/2" drive sockets. You name it, I've got it. There is nothing that I cannot take apart.

Putting things back together may be another matter though.

Last edited by Racer X 69; 01-07-2016 at 01:33 PM. Reason: Autocorrect Sucks!

Racer X 69 · 01-07-2016, 01:00 PM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

Do you all have "SheZow" in the States ... ?

He/She is a babe, too.

Pardon. Je ne parle pas assez bien le français pour l'obtenir.

Jean Poitiers · 01-07-2016, 01:00 PM

Originally posted by Racer X 69

I have them all. In bits that fit my ratcheting Snap-On screwdrivers. In 3/8" and 1'2" drive sockets. You name it, I've got it. There is nothing that I cannot take apart.

Putting things back together may be another matter though.

Wow. I am impressed.

You do not see everyday one foot & two inch drive sockets ... for working on those 700 series thingys ?!

tim60 · 01-07-2016, 01:03 PM

Originally posted by Racer X 69

I have them all. In bits that fit my ratcheting Snap-On screwdrivers. In 3/8" and 1'2" drive sockets. You name it, I've got it. There is nothing that I cannot take apart.

Putting things back together may be another matter though.

I hate stuff with little springs inside so all the bits jump out unexpectedly all over the place when you take them apart.

Jean Poitiers · 01-07-2016, 01:07 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

Pardon. Je ne parle pas assez bien le français pour l'obtenir.

Mais, si ... mon ami !

**THoog** · 01-07-2016, 01:07 PM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

Do you all have "SheZow" in the States ... ?

He/She is a babe, too.

Shades of Ranma 1/2 - Ranma is cursed and turns into a girl when splashed with cold water, but a boy with hot water. The joke is that he's an insensitive jerk when he's a boy, but when he's a girl, he's just as big a jerk.

tim60 · 01-07-2016, 01:08 PM

Jean, how much do you pay for the cheap Bordeaux?
My wife wants me to find some wine for cooking and thinks 4.5 quid is far too much. We used to get a whole winery dozen (12 bottles), not a pub drive through dozen beers (15 bottles), for Aud48. They were the ones the winery did not out labels on. Amazing how much labels cost!

Jean Poitiers · 01-07-2016, 01:10 PM

Originally posted by THoog

Shades of Ranma 1/2 - Ranma is cursed and turns into a girl when splashed with cold water, but a boy with hot water. The joke is that he's an insensitive jerk when he's a boy, but when he's a girl, he's just as big a jerk.

So, then he/she would not have the same troubles as SheZow when it comes to bikinis ... ?!

**savoche** · 01-07-2016, 01:15 PM

Originally posted by tim60

How could the good citizens of a republic even think of measuring any thing in imperial units?

No, indeed how could they...

Jean Poitiers · 01-07-2016, 01:16 PM

Originally posted by tim60

Jean, how much do you pay for the cheap Bordeaux?
My wife wants me to find some wine for cooking and thinks 4.5 quid is far too much. We used to get a whole winery dozen (12 bottles), not a pub drive through dozen beers (15 bottles), for Aud48. They were the ones the winery did not out labels on. Amazing how much labels cost!

I pay between 4.50€ and 6.00€ for my young cheapies ... but I can go much lower than that ... or buy in bulk quantities for about the same range.

For cooking, like a Boeuf Bourguignon, we will use about a 2.00€ bottle ... gets the job done well IMHO.

**THoog** · 01-07-2016, 01:19 PM

Originally posted by tim60

How could the good citizens of a republic even think of measuring any thing in imperial units?

Originally posted by savoche

No, indeed how could they...

Easy, just call them "US customary" or "standard" units.

Racer X 69 · 01-07-2016, 01:32 PM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

Wow. I am impressed.

You do not see everyday one foot & two inch drive sockets ... for working on those 700 series thingys ?!

Damn autocorrect!

01-07-2016, 01:10 PM	#22451
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by THoog Shades of Ranma 1/2 - Ranma is cursed and turns into a girl when splashed with cold water, but a boy with hot water. The joke is that he's an insensitive jerk when he's a boy, but when he's a girl, he's just as big a jerk. So, then he/she would not have the same troubles as SheZow when it comes to bikinis ... ?! Last edited by Jean Poitiers; 01-07-2016 at 01:20 PM. Reason: YouTube link is maybe too much ... oops.

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01-07-2016, 12:47 PM	#22441
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,073	Originally posted by dansamy Have you seen Harley? Why yes. Yes I have.

01-07-2016, 12:48 PM	#22442
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by Racer X 69 She Ra. What a babe. Do you all have "SheZow" in the States ... ? He/She is a babe, too.

01-07-2016, 12:57 PM - 1 Like	#22443
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,755	Originally posted by Racer X 69 It just sounds so odd that a government would criminalize something like the sale (and thereby the use of) a tape measure. They knew that if they did not people would continue to use imperial and that would go against policy and also any hope of the country ever becoming a republic , for which there is still a way to go. How could the good citizens of a republic even think of measuring any thing in imperial units?

01-07-2016, 12:57 PM	#22444
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,073	Originally posted by monochrome Metric sockets I can deal with but that (inevitable) ONE star shaped fastener really Torx me off. Originally posted by THoog I had to get a piece of equipment out of a server rack yesterday, only to find that someone had installed it with hex screws (the kind you have to use a hex key or "Allen wrench" on). We have dozens of systems in those racks, all installed by the same guys, and that's the only one like that. We don't even have a set of Allen wrenches in the toolbox, so I don't know how/why they did it that way; it had to have been harder than just getting some regular screws out of the enormous box we have for just that purpose. I had to get wrenches from home, and I made sure I chucked the screws in the trash when I was done. Originally posted by MarkJerling To prevent this problem, I've bought some years ago a full set of bits - hex, torx, etc. Including the "security" types, like the three sided Philips, torx and hex with a pin in the centre, etc. I have them all. In bits that fit my ratcheting Snap-On screwdrivers. In 3/8" and 1/2" drive sockets. You name it, I've got it. There is nothing that I cannot take apart. Putting things back together may be another matter though. Last edited by Racer X 69; 01-07-2016 at 01:33 PM. Reason: Autocorrect Sucks!

01-07-2016, 01:00 PM	#22445
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,073	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers Do you all have "SheZow" in the States ... ? He/She is a babe, too. Pardon. Je ne parle pas assez bien le français pour l'obtenir.

01-07-2016, 01:00 PM	#22446
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by Racer X 69 I have them all. In bits that fit my ratcheting Snap-On screwdrivers. In 3/8" and 1'2" drive sockets. You name it, I've got it. There is nothing that I cannot take apart. Putting things back together may be another matter though. Wow. I am impressed. You do not see everyday one foot & two inch drive sockets ... for working on those 700 series thingys ?!

01-07-2016, 01:03 PM	#22447
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,755	Originally posted by Racer X 69 I have them all. In bits that fit my ratcheting Snap-On screwdrivers. In 3/8" and 1'2" drive sockets. You name it, I've got it. There is nothing that I cannot take apart. Putting things back together may be another matter though. I hate stuff with little springs inside so all the bits jump out unexpectedly all over the place when you take them apart.

01-07-2016, 01:07 PM - 1 Like	#22448
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by Racer X 69 Pardon. Je ne parle pas assez bien le français pour l'obtenir. Mais, si ... mon ami !

01-07-2016, 01:07 PM	#22449
THoog Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,685	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers Do you all have "SheZow" in the States ... ? He/She is a babe, too. Shades of Ranma 1/2 - Ranma is cursed and turns into a girl when splashed with cold water, but a boy with hot water. The joke is that he's an insensitive jerk when he's a boy, but when he's a girl, he's just as big a jerk.

01-07-2016, 01:08 PM	#22450
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,755	Jean, how much do you pay for the cheap Bordeaux? My wife wants me to find some wine for cooking and thinks 4.5 quid is far too much. We used to get a whole winery dozen (12 bottles), not a pub drive through dozen beers (15 bottles), for Aud48. They were the ones the winery did not out labels on. Amazing how much labels cost!

01-07-2016, 01:15 PM	#22452
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by tim60 How could the good citizens of a republic even think of measuring any thing in imperial units? No, indeed how could they...

01-07-2016, 01:16 PM	#22453
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by tim60 Jean, how much do you pay for the cheap Bordeaux? My wife wants me to find some wine for cooking and thinks 4.5 quid is far too much. We used to get a whole winery dozen (12 bottles), not a pub drive through dozen beers (15 bottles), for Aud48. They were the ones the winery did not out labels on. Amazing how much labels cost! I pay between 4.50€ and 6.00€ for my young cheapies ... but I can go much lower than that ... or buy in bulk quantities for about the same range. For cooking, like a *Boeuf Bourguignon*, we will use about a 2.00€ bottle ... gets the job done well IMHO.

01-07-2016, 01:19 PM	#22454
THoog Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,685	Originally posted by tim60 How could the good citizens of a republic even think of measuring any thing in imperial units? Originally posted by savoche No, indeed how could they... Easy, just call them "US customary" or "standard" units.

01-07-2016, 01:32 PM	#22455
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,073	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers Wow. I am impressed. You do not see everyday one foot & two inch drive sockets ... for working on those 700 series thingys ?! Damn autocorrect!