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Old 02-06-2024, 05:07 PM   #2761
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And when the laces break it is impossible to buy replacements which match the original laces!
That implies a pair of shoes these days would last long enough to need replacement laces.
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Old 08-06-2024, 10:47 PM   #2762
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Someone would be surprised

(a.) That the partner they demeaned, insulted and generally treated like rubbish would one day up and leave, and
(b.) That I seemed to lack sympathy when they wanted to bleat about it?
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we have metric socket sets but still 1/4, 3/8 drive.
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we have metric socket sets but still 1/4, 3/8 drive.
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Why can’t speed cameras send a signal to every nearby toll tag when they’re tripped? Even if it’s not you, it’s a much more timely reminder of the cameras than advertising blather.
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Yeah, why over complicate things. Ratchets, breaker bars, impacts, typically they're ¼, ⅜, ½ inch drive. Who gives half a crap about the non metric about that. Its sockets where the imperial makes less sense.
Same with measuring stuff. On a tape measure a number like 1659mm is a lot easier to process then say 56 inches and 12 sixteenths.
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we have metric socket sets but still 1/4, 3/8 drive.
Tyre widths are metric, profiles are percentages but rim sizes are still imperial..... Why.....
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Yeah, why over complicate things. Ratchets, breaker bars, impacts, typically they're ¼, ⅜, ½ inch drive. Who gives half a crap about the non metric about that. Its sockets where the imperial makes less sense.
Same with measuring stuff. On a tape measure a number like 1659mm is a lot easier to process then say 56 inches and 12 sixteenths.
I'll just get out my 105mm socket to remove the truck axle bearings.
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If you were a university engineer you’d worry about cyclic fatigue from the 0,2mm slop.
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