Whats happening to me ?

[Dorsetmike]

for a long weight

Or for a long stand.

[Graham Walters]

We used to send the newbies down to stores for a long weight, a left handed screwdriver etc.

Red Steam for the IGEMA's was a favourite, but you have to know a little about Admiralty three drum boilers to understand that one.

[lil chris]

I worked in a papermill with the sparkys, One used to go down to the stores with a charged  capacitor out of a old flurecent tube and touch the steel topped counter when all the fitters were leaning on it, it stopped all the skiving.
I worked mainly in the motortrade after that, it was commen to send the new apprentice to the stores and ask for  spark plug gaps, or a set of tappet gaps.

[Trainfish]

Tartan paint, sparks for the grinder, sky hooks.....................

[Zogbert Splod]

I went to get a key (quay) for the harbour once...

[Newportnobby]

I went to get a key (quay) for the harbour once...

Presumably an Allan Key (boom boom)

And, yes, I knew someone who went to the stores for a tin of elbow grease

[Derwentbob]

Tartan paint, sparks for the grinder, sky hooks.....................

On the other hand I told my buddy buying his first rack of climbing equipment that he would need a couple of sky hooks. He thought it was a joke and didn't bother, but he also didn't bother telling me until we really needed to use them (I know, I should have checked). It lead to a 30m unprotected section of a climb which nearly required tartan paint to cover up the fear stains.

[Tdm]

I went to get a key (quay) for the harbour once...

Not a Key for the Harbour - but for the Fort at the end of the harbour.

You need to be a weight lifter to handle it! - they don't make keys like that any more.
If your interested it is the Fort at Arrecife, Lanzarote in the Canaries, and which has been now turned into a Naval Museum.

[Malc]

When I was a manager, one of the newbies came to see me. He was complaining that the stores' staff were ignoring him. He had been sent to get a long weight. He asked for the same and stood at the counter waiting. After about 10 mins he asked again. He still hadn't twigged.

[railsquid]

I went to get a key (quay) for the harbour once...

Not a Key for the Harbour - but for the Fort at the end of the harbour.

You need to be a weight lifter to handle it! - they don't make keys like that any more.
If your interested it is the Fort at Arrecife, Lanzarote in the Canaries, and which has been now turned into a Naval Museum.

Still, I bet it's harder to lose that one down the back of the sofa.

[Tdm]

I went to get a key (quay) for the harbour once...

Not a Key for the Harbour - but for the Fort at the end of the harbour.

You need to be a weight lifter to handle it! - they don't make keys like that any more.
If your interested it is the Fort at Arrecife, Lanzarote in the Canaries, and which has been now turned into a Naval Museum.

Still, I bet it's harder to lose that one down the back of the sofa.

Come to think of it - it looks similar to the key to one of the 1st Triang Clockwork Trains.
I remember the track for it went round the whole room.

[Trainfish]

I went to get a key (quay) for the harbour once...

Not a Key for the Harbour - but for the Fort at the end of the harbour.

You need to be a weight lifter to handle it! - they don't make keys like that any more.
If your interested it is the Fort at Arrecife, Lanzarote in the Canaries, and which has been now turned into a Naval Museum.

The question has to be asked. Do they have both innies and outties in the museum?   

[dannyboy]

A long time ago, we used to send new recruits 'on the beat' back to the nick to get a pair of left handed handcuffs from the Sergeant.  That was in the days when they looked like shackles, not these modern one piece contraptions - having said that, the ratchet type of handcuffs are a lot easier, and safer, to use. David.

[Newportnobby]

The question has to be asked. Do they have both innies and outties in the museum?   

At least I'm on the same wavelength, John

[Sprintex]

That was in the days when they looked like shackles, not these modern one piece contraptions - having said that, the ratchet type of handcuffs are a lot easier, and safer, to use. David.

The one-piece ones are very difficult to get through the bed frame though. . .


Paul