tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555664269648250473.post4046834324274043965..comments2023-12-07T02:42:50.522-06:00Comments on Grit in the Gears: Another Wet Daysoubriquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151288534629885195noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555664269648250473.post-16583672846176128522012-11-06T08:18:33.778-06:002012-11-06T08:18:33.778-06:00Hurricane Sandy rained on us for a whole week. Sch...Hurricane Sandy rained on us for a whole week. Schools actually closed that Monday because of it and I'm in Ohio. Never ever had the schools closed for a hurricane in Ohio that I can remember.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10035409330352625930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555664269648250473.post-66464241226155229672012-11-04T17:04:39.839-06:002012-11-04T17:04:39.839-06:00Anomalous.... are you the one time mower? They di...Anomalous.... are you the one time mower? They did not rust, a gentle wipe with light oil and they're fine.<br /><br />gz: New Zealand? Good heavens. which bit? the north lump or the south one? A place I have always wanted to visit, but probably never will.<br />Take pictures of the good bits. I used to have a friend send me copies of "New Zealand Potter", they're a busy lot.<br /><br />Max: funnily enough, I was looking at a forum for Land Rover owners in north america, and there was a guy there who was thinking of starting a club called "The Busted Knuckle Club", for us spanner-wielders. The key to not busting a knuckle is to have the right selection of good quality spanners. More shiny is often not the way to go. I had some great self adjusting wrenches, from, co-incidentally, new zealand, I bought them at a classic motorbike show. sadly, a couple were borrowed and never returned. I'm too trusting. Stuff doesn't come back, and I can't remember who borrowed it. <br />I started a borrowers book once, in which I got people to sign and date when they took something. 'Charles Babbage' never returned my brake-pipe flaring tool.<br />Babbage was a victorian mathematician. Before my time. Swine.soubriquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151288534629885195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555664269648250473.post-43938956394392504652012-11-02T16:11:24.295-05:002012-11-02T16:11:24.295-05:00Wrench might seem a bit violent, but spanner impl...Wrench might seem a bit violent, but spanner implies no torque at all, no movement whatsoever. What we need is another word altogether. Something that also takes into account busted knuckles. I submit "twist and shout."Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555664269648250473.post-71186738646948598812012-11-01T22:49:04.202-05:002012-11-01T22:49:04.202-05:00wet....which is why we've bolted to NZ for a S...wet....which is why we've bolted to NZ for a Summer....only Spring so far, and I'm feeling better after only four days!!gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555664269648250473.post-13033713772971342722012-10-31T17:33:50.412-05:002012-10-31T17:33:50.412-05:00Pull them out of thet wet cloth before they rust!Pull them out of thet wet cloth before they rust!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555664269648250473.post-67530183165360193562012-10-31T13:37:44.895-05:002012-10-31T13:37:44.895-05:00Bolt. A projectile shot from a crossbow. Fixing de...Bolt. A projectile shot from a crossbow. Fixing device on stable door after the horse has bolted. Cross-bolting.. the stiffening of a light-alloy V block by compressing it with high-tensile threaded fasteners. But not needles, nor even buttons, though bothare threaded fasteners.<br /><br />I like spanners. Parting from my spanners is sometimes a bit of a wrench. <br /><br />'Wrench', to me, implies a sudden and violent force. Whereas spanners can be used gently, and with precision. <br /><br />Wet nuts are what squirrels have at this time of year.#<br /><br />Usain Bolt. very fast running bloke.<br /><br />Bridges span. I measure nuts and bolts with a dial caliper.<br />When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman?soubriquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151288534629885195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555664269648250473.post-22322482572163556032012-10-30T15:57:32.415-05:002012-10-30T15:57:32.415-05:00Wet through is not good, no matter what happens el...Wet through is not good, no matter what happens elsewhere.Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555664269648250473.post-4707342716164236262012-10-29T22:46:32.551-05:002012-10-29T22:46:32.551-05:00Nothing like a sexy set of spanners spread out to ...Nothing like a sexy set of spanners spread out to dry on a warm radiator!! Thanks for the visual ;-) You can span me any day.<br /><br />xxxred dirt girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12939283533222061484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555664269648250473.post-67085687318279015282012-10-29T17:34:17.388-05:002012-10-29T17:34:17.388-05:00"The ballet dancer wrenched his nuts.""The ballet dancer wrenched his nuts."Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555664269648250473.post-90367198038740839002012-10-29T17:31:21.374-05:002012-10-29T17:31:21.374-05:00Past tense of "to go bowling" in Georgia...Past tense of "to go bowling" in Georgia.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555664269648250473.post-40497628288130232312012-10-29T17:27:46.521-05:002012-10-29T17:27:46.521-05:00Bolt:
1. A unit of measuring cloth
2. A threaded ...Bolt:<br /><br />1. A unit of measuring cloth<br />2. A threaded piece of metal<br />3. A fast move to escape captivity<br />4. A basic unit of lightningRelax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555664269648250473.post-12483273221377443312012-10-29T17:25:03.391-05:002012-10-29T17:25:03.391-05:00Are these wet tools used to measure the span of a ...Are these wet tools used to measure the span of a nut or to wrench it off the bolt?Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.com