Test Equipment Anonymous

Posted: **Thu Jul 06, 2023 6:37 am**

Cubdriver wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 5:19 am
MED6753 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 3:58 am
bd139 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 8:57 pm On the subject of cats, bd140's has adopted me. Turns up at 3AM when I'm asleep for attention

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I thought you hated cats?
Cats are insidious like that - build up gradually and before you realize, you’re done - the seeds have germinated and taken root.

-Pat

The seeds being toxoplasma gondii

Lets be clear on cats here. I don't own the cat in question. Neither does bd140. It owns her. The adoption the cat wants has not been successful. The relationship between me and the cat is adversarial and will remain that way. As bd140 has said, it's a one woman bed and the cat is not the woman!

Also is it normal for Germans to call cats by opening the window and shouting "meetz-meetz-meetz" ?

Posted: **Thu Jul 06, 2023 7:10 am**

bd139 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 6:37 am Also is it normal for Germans to call cats by opening the window and shouting "meetz-meetz-meetz" ?

Can confirm that.

Posted: **Thu Jul 06, 2023 7:25 am**

Cats are patient, and like water on a rock will wear you down.

-Pat

Posted: **Thu Jul 06, 2023 9:10 am**

bd139 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 6:37 am
Cubdriver wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 5:19 am
MED6753 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 3:58 am

I thought you hated cats?
Cats are insidious like that - build up gradually and before you realize, you’re done - the seeds have germinated and taken root.

-Pat
The seeds being toxoplasma gondii

Ah, that explains the risk-taking behaviour focussed on red hair

Posted: **Thu Jul 06, 2023 11:13 am**

MED6753 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 10:24 pm Meet Harley. 6 week old short hair grey tiger.

What a nice and lovely little fellow.

Where did you get him from? From an animal shelter?

Posted: **Thu Jul 06, 2023 11:30 am**

BU508A wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 5:23 am Today T-Shirt at qwertee:

mnem
So many would say
"Scat!" to a cat... but then are
smitten by kittens.

Posted: **Sat Jul 08, 2023 9:25 pm**

BU508A wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 7:10 am
bd139 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 6:37 am Also is it normal for Germans to call cats by opening the window and shouting "meetz-meetz-meetz" ?

Can confirm that.

Oh good. well that doesn't have to turn into an awkward conversation

Posted: **Sat Jul 08, 2023 9:27 pm**

Well I just spent a couple of (working) days at bd140's and was greeted by this view for the entire day...

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Posted: **Sat Jul 08, 2023 9:53 pm**

bd139 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 9:27 pm Well I just spent a couple of (working) days at bd140's and was greeted by this view for the entire day...

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The cat want's to rip your throat out.

Posted: **Sat Jul 08, 2023 10:01 pm**

bd139 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 9:27 pm Well I just spent a couple of (working) days at bd140's and was greeted by this view for the entire day...

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Arh, a black cat. reminds me of one we used to have called Mindy. How old is it, it looks like it could be quite old judging by the odd grey bits of fur here and there, sweet though.

Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2023 3:04 pm**

All tired out after a long day of eating, pooping, playing with toys, running full speed from room to room, climbing my pants leg, and play biting Blondie's feet. Now in true cat form he has chosen the living room sofa as a good place to sleep which displaces the humans. You don't own a cat, they own you. And man does he have gross farts.

Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2023 3:29 pm**

MED6753 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 09, 2023 3:04 pm All tired out after a long day of eating, pooping, playing with toys, running full speed from room to room, climbing my pants leg, and play biting Blondie's feet. Now in true cat form he has chosen the living room sofa as a good place to sleep which displaces the humans. You don't own a cat, they own you. And man does he have gross farts.

bd139 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 9:27 pm

Well I just spent a couple of (working) days at bd140's and was greeted by this view for the entire day...

mnem
Just wait 'til he's done recharging in the sun...

Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2023 5:05 pm**

Specmaster wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 10:01 pm
bd139 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 9:27 pm Well I just spent a couple of (working) days at bd140's and was greeted by this view for the entire day...

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Arh, a black cat. reminds me of one we used to have called Mindy. How old is it, it looks like it could be quite old judging by the odd grey bits of fur here and there, sweet though.

This one is called Minka and is about 7 years old.

Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2023 5:19 pm**

MED6753 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 09, 2023 3:04 pm All tired out after a long day of eating, pooping, playing with toys, running full speed from room to room, climbing my pants leg, and play biting Blondie's feet. Now in true cat form he has chosen the living room sofa as a good place to sleep which displaces the humans. You don't own a cat, they own you. And man does he have gross farts.

DOGS have owners. Cats have staff. Know your role, Mike!

He's an adorable little bugger. They do sleep in the damndest of positions, especially as kittens. His was one of Nixie's more 'creative' zonk-outs. It's like they just shut down in whatever position they happen to be in at the time.

Have fun with the new munchkin!

-Pat

Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2023 6:13 pm**

Cubdriver wrote: ↑Sun Jul 09, 2023 5:19 pm DOGS have owners. Cats have staff. Know your role, Mike!

Clearly you people have never met my daughter's dog, Charlie.

It isn't an owned/owner relationship, though. It is more like a partnership: you throw balls for me and take me for walks, and I'll point out where rodents live and put myself in harm's way whenever you feel threatened.

Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2023 10:44 pm**

Cubdriver wrote: ↑Thu Jun 22, 2023 10:56 pm Now that I have a good supply of both pozi and standard Phillips screwdrivers, I find that I run into the same transmogrification problem that I do with 1/2 & 9/16” and 10 & 13mm sockets - they all sense what you need and morph into their opposite number. When I need one, all that seems to be at hand is the other. Later when I need the other, they morph into the first I was looking for.

The other fun thing is when working on HP gear, have both at hand, because it’s almost always been bastardized over the years and will have a good mix of both drive types. A cover will almost always have at least one mismatched head type.

-Pat

In Europe, we sort of got started using Pozidriv (instead of Philips or Robertson) on wood screws and the like; the quality brand ABC-Spax was an early adapter of it. Now, Torx is being more and more standard on all wood screws. Hence, I've always had both available, since one needs them so alternatingly. The hp situation is nothing complicated for me. The requirement to handle AF inch sizes, though, has grown on me. It started so innocently with a couple 9/16" AF wrenches for the pool pump. Now I have combinations, sockets, and the lot, not only for AF but also for Whitworth and BA.

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2023 12:45 am**

One good thing is that 12mm & 1/2" as well as 14mm & 9/16" are so close "that they could kiss without sin".

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2023 4:30 am**

vk6zgo wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2023 12:45 am One good thing is that 12mm & 1/2" as well as 14mm & 9/16" are so close "that they could kiss without sin".

13mm is the better for 1/2".(1/2" = 12.7mm

) 5/8" and 16mm, 7/8" and 22mm, 15/16" and 24mm are all close too.

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2023 9:21 pm**

Don't get me started on tools for fastner heads.
Male Hex: Metric (AF, BA) and Imperial (AF, BSW,BSF).
Female Hex: Metric and Imperial.
Other female: Pozidrive, Phillips, JIS, R+P, Spline (5 and 6 point), Torx, RIBE, Bristol. Plus security variations
And because I do aircraft stuff you can add: tri-wing, Hi-torqe, Torq-set, 12 point.

Robert.

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2023 11:03 pm**

WTF is all that? I'm not clicking on any of those links.

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2023 11:05 pm**

MED6753 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2023 11:03 pm WTF is all that? I'm not clicking on any of those links.

Of course not.

Just click the "!" button, and report it.

Posted: **Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:06 am**

Robert wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2023 9:21 pm Don't get me started on tools for fastner heads.
Male Hex: Metric (AF, BA) and Imperial (AF, BSW,BSF).
Female Hex: Metric and Imperial.
Other female: Pozidrive, Phillips, JIS, R+P, Spline (5 and 6 point), Torx, RIBE, Bristol. Plus security variations
And because I do aircraft stuff you can add: tri-wing, Hi-torqe, Torq-set, 12 point.

Robert.

What's Bristol Robert ?

Posted: **Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:30 am**

tautech wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2023 4:30 am
vk6zgo wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2023 12:45 am One good thing is that 12mm & 1/2" as well as 14mm & 9/16" are so close "that they could kiss without sin".
13mm is the better for 1/2".(1/2" = 12.7mm ) 5/8" and 16mm, 7/8" and 22mm, 15/16" and 24mm are all close too.

Yeah, sorry ---typo!

Posted: **Tue Jul 11, 2023 1:06 am**

tautech wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:06 am
Robert wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2023 9:21 pm Don't get me started on tools for fastner heads.
Male Hex: Metric (AF, BA) and Imperial (AF, BSW,BSF).
Female Hex: Metric and Imperial.
Other female: Pozidrive, Phillips, JIS, R+P, Spline (5 and 6 point), Torx, RIBE, Bristol. Plus security variations
And because I do aircraft stuff you can add: tri-wing, Hi-torqe, Torq-set, 12 point.

Robert.
What's Bristol Robert ?

Bristol is a spline drive:

(Took a bit to dig them out!)

-Pat

Posted: **Tue Jul 11, 2023 1:17 am**

Thanks Pat....learnt something today.
Never encountered the need for a Bristol drive....OTOH Bristols all the time !

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