Why do circuit breakers go up for on and down for off?

British kids enthused about the Raleigh Chopper, which had a gear knob between their legs.

I don't know how many boys had their marital prospects damaged.

Maybe we both heard someone jokingly say it was named after a Frenchman and didn't realise it was a joke - presumably on the radio. I know I originally thought it was related to "derailing".

There's a BBC Radio comedy programme called "The Unbelievable Truth" which I have to avoid as it mixes truth with lies and I may pick up a fact and not register whether it's true or not; the way it works the fake facts have to be quite convincing.

When the Japanese, chiefly Shimano, got through with the basic design it works rather well. The hot new thing is 12 speed cassettes with 1 chain wheel. It was getting rather ridiculous with 3X10 setups where many of the

You could go with a fixed gear for ultimate simplicity.

The new thing is motor-generator transmissions, which will be automatics, with optional battery assist. Two-wheel drive maybe.

I always thought that girl's bikes were safer for boys.

It will be interesting to see where that goes. The trails in a couple of popular hiking areas already have signs banning eBikes. So far they haven't been a problem on the paved multi-use trails but it will only take a few idiots scattering pedestrians on a 20+ mph bicycle before they're banned there too.

But a real Mexican would pronounce it Behar, right? Two syllables, English h, Spanish j.

I noticed the h/j sound in Mexico when I was there, but the word didn't come up that often. I think I noticed it more *before* I got to Mexico, again from the cowboy movies, the westerns, where they pronounced it Mehico, English h, maybe a guttural h. Those cowboy movies were pretty good.

National grid is 400, 275, and some 132, all below that local distribution company..

Or they will be allowed. I remember when ski areas banned snowboards.

Idiots can go fast on any bike.

With incandescent light sources, red is coldest and blue hottest.

You mean a broken breaker? Why do they make those then?

People don't catch fire when they get electrocuted.

Everyone has the ability to put out a fire. Letting it get bigger while the fire brigade comes out then refuses to put it out because they can't turn the power off and are a pathetic bunch of pansies causes more damage.

You're missing the point. The fence makes you jump more, so away form it. Even if it wasn't limited it would be safer.

Correct. And don't try using an American guitar amp in the UK without adjusting it. They think we use 220.

They'll be making it illegal to shout in a certain register next.

Good point, it did look like a nice thick steel plate.