Cut to length Cables - B&Q

In message , Peter Ramm writes

If you are shopping (or were it seems) in B&Q Warehouse then the reels of cable are competitively priced compared to Electrical Wholesalers

Built out of their timber, then?

In message , Peter Ramm writes

Buy a reel and use the rest as a clothes line

Who in their right mind buys such stuff from B & Q

In message , ":::Jerry::::" writes

... They'd be strutting around in a most peculiar manner

In message , BigWallop writes

Can we get back to you on that one

Don't quit the day job

In message , Andrew Gabriel writes

I don't know if B&Q are publicising it yet but they are opening a new store at St Neots Cambs. shortly. A bit of a way from Luton but nearer for me as I'm in Bedford so it should be handy.

I gave away two reels, each of which had a good 40 per cent of cable still on. The neighbour was effusive with pleasure!

MM

So what happens when B&Q stop selling the reels as well? There *are* other outlets apart from B&Q! I tend not to go to B&Q if I can help it as the staff are so thick. Homebase might be a tad more expensive, but at least you still feel human when you come out. Focus and Wickes are good, too.

MM

Well, the only 'staff' I come into contact with at a shed are the checkout ones. Or occasionally asking where something is. And I'd not say I've found any major difference. Except that Wicks seem to have the largest queues - Homebase the smallest ones.

A Ruler is someone like the queen. How would that help?

A useful tool at the checkout would be a rule.

And for your next 'Starter for Ten', who was the ruddy idiot who designed the QWERTY key-board ?!..

Christopher Sholes.

Next.

There's a second smaller B&Q in Luton anyway -- it was there before the B&Q Warehouse (which moved there from Dunstable). They applied for planning permission to move it back to Dunstable using the old Renault plant near Woodside Estate for a couple of years whilst the Luton warehouse is being rebuilt, but I don't know what happened about that. There was a big concern about the traffic it would cause through the middle of Dunstable.

Hmm. This might help.

Collins GEM English Dictionary

Ruler n. person who governs; measuring device with a straight edge.

Rule n. statement of what is allowed, for example in a game or procedure; what is usual; government, authority, or control; measuring device with a straight edge. ?v. govern; restrain; give a formal decision; be pre-eminent; mark with straight line(s). ?as a rule usually.

It was designed in the 1800s after problems with jamming typewriter baskets were experienced. The company at the time, Sholes and Co, headed by Christopher Sholes, tried the querty arrangement to avoid this. In 1873, it became a "standard" and was adopted by the Remington Gun Company in New York State.

Any good my little red friend?

He was no idiot - the QWERTY layout fulfilled a useful purpose at the time it was developed. By the time it was no longer needed it continued to be used because people were accustomed to it.

They ought to know where stuff is by now without asking the customer ;-)

Adam

Heh heh. Was looking for a cheap 4.5" angle grinder in B&Q Wimbledon once. The only one on display was a decent brand one at a fairly high price. Asked a sales droid about PP ones to be told if they weren't in the main display, they weren't in stock. A passing customer coughed and pointed at a pile of them on special offer at the end of an aisle some way off.

B&Q are good at having displays of things miles away from where you'd reasonably expect them to be. Wonder if they're owned by Ikea? ;-)

In message , ":::Jerry::::" writes

He wasn't an idiot.

It was a very practical solution to a very serious problem. When typewriters were first made, there was a real problem with people typing too fast and the striking key getting caught up with the returning key. The QWERTY layout was a solution to slow down typing and thus stop typewriters getting stuck.

Of course, now that technology has moved on, it's a PITA, but it was a good idea at the time