Right... so all these people who put it at the back do so because when it's at the front they get so surprised by the unexpected lack of friction that they fall off the seat? ;-)
(although I do remember one of our dogs once unspooling the entire roll and then dragging it at high speed through the house, so maybe there is a case for putting it at the back)
cheers
Jules
He is the AndrexPuppyAICMFRolls of paper.
They think it's neater.
You have strange names for your local ;)
:-)
Yes, that was during the puppy stage. She soon graduated to digging up rocks outside and then arranging them (according to some canine definition of art) all over the house.
As it happens, the one that we have has a metal bracket that spans the two holes in the toilet and a hollow back section that fits over it and fastens down with a single screw with a push in cover. Pop the cover off and undo the screw from the top and you can remove the entire seat, allowing cleaning of both the seat and under the hinge section. We got it from one of the sheds, but I can't remember which one.
SteveW
The problem I'm facing (nothing to do with SWMBO) is how big does a piece of wood have to be to be considered useful? For example, should I keep that 1/2 metre piece of 4x2? It has only a few nail holes.
I think the physiological usage of "gash" is US slang - I've only ever encountered it (the word, I mean) in American novels.
Funny how "gash" and "screws" go together... Speaking of gash screws, I'm constitutionally incapable of throwing out a screw unless it's bent or stripped or has a munged slot. It's amazing how fast the collection grows. I also pick up bolts from the road - automotive, usually (not to mention the several tools that I've acquired this way).
Oh, it's *your* dog in the commercial then?
Take the word of your Dad - and mine too. Royal Marines. Definitely a Navy/Marine term.
Is he called Damian Hurst?
No, for sure its used a lot here..or was. Engineers and mechanics were my introduction to it, but like a lot of terms it came into use in that meaning post WWII which was a real cultural and slang melting pot.
nah. gash metal strip for packing up tools when setting them up..gash spark plugs you kept in case a new one failed and you were a long way from home... the gash box was simply where odd things that MIGHT be needed one day, went..where you constructed a brake linkage out of two rusty bolts and a strap off a water bottle using a hammer and nail..
Also definitely an RAF term, and an Army term. And a shop floor toolroom term.
I keep everything. Small pieces get used as kindling for the fire.
Ahh, a bootneck.
I started my collection of fasteners that way - very easy when walking of cycling. There used to be a lot ('60s - '70s) but they're rare nowadays. A couple of my favourite tools were rescued from the road, one in France.
Half a metre of 4x2 is very useful for whacking things with a club hammer where you don't want to damage the surface with metal to metal contact. I even found a use for 6" lengths of 4x4.
Hell, yes. Blocks for jacking up the car. For protecting the workbench when belting things with big hammer. Putting under things having holes drilled in them. And finally, when too battered for anything else, into the kindling box. I never throw any wood away.
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