Re: Green?

From	Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid>
Newsgroups	uk.tech.digital-tv
Subject	Re: Green?
Date	2026-09-04 12:12 +0100
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On 2026-09-04 10:30, Bob Latham wrote:
> 
> I was reading somewhere the other day that in the 1960s and 70s car
> handbooks that came with the car, told how to gap the plugs, set the
> points and even adjust the tappets. Now they tell you not to drink
> the battery acid.

Presumably for Donald Trump's benefit :-)

But as a matter of interest I downloaded the PDF manual for my car and 
searched for 'acid'.  There are indeed no end of warnings of the obvious 
type such as do not let acid (in general, not specifically from the 
battery, though that is the most obvious potential source) get on to the 
paintwork, seat belts, etc, and it does even say that it will corrode 
your teeth and gums and if you should swallow some, seek immediate 
medical help!

Which reminds of two humorous (one at my own expense) tales I've told 
before, but perhaps bear repeating ...

At uni, some friends sharing one of the accommodation flats ran out of 
washing up liquid when doing the chores after dinner, so took a cup next 
door to borrow some.  They then went out on the town, got as drunk as 
might be expected from the fact that they were, after all, students, 
came back, made and drank some coffee, and went to bed.  As is commonly 
the case after a heavy drinking session, one of them woke in the middle 
of the night, needing a piss and suffering from a raging thirst. 
Turning on the cold tap at the sink, guess which cup he used to get 
himself a drink ...

Remember the days when you were allowed to make yourself decent tea and 
coffee at work, before for 'safety reasons' offices removed all the 
kettles, forcing you to drink the crap out of the drinks machines?

Once at work, when I had a particular problem I had been unable to 
solve, I decided I needed a break and went and made myself a cup of 
coffee, with a kettle.  However, I was still mulling over the problem. 
There was a packet of something or other near the kettle which, at a 
casual, absent-minded glance I took to be someone's medication that 
they'd left.  I boiled the water that was in the kettle, and made the 
coffee.  Fortunately, the milk curdled as I put it in, so I assumed it 
had gone sour, but there being no other, I took the first tentative sip 
when still in the kitchen, so was able to spit it out and rinse my mouth 
out immediately.  Only then did I read the label on the packet. It said: 
"Kettle descaler"!

I wonder if I'm the sort of reason they removed all the kettles?

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Green? JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-09-04 08:24 +0100
  Re: Green? Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> - 2026-09-04 08:09 +0000
    Re: Green? Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-09-04 10:52 +0100
    Re: Green? JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-09-04 11:32 +0100
  Re: Green? Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-09-04 10:30 +0100
    Re: Green? JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-09-04 11:31 +0100
      Re: Green? David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2026-09-04 12:18 +0100
        Re: Green? JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-09-04 23:09 +0100
          Re: Green? alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-09-05 10:00 +0100
        Re: Green? Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-05 07:50 +0100
      Re: Green? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-05 09:37 +0100
        Re: Green? JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-09-05 20:55 +0100
          Re: Green? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-08 13:51 +0100
            Re: Green? Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2026-09-08 14:22 +0100
              Re: Green? Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2026-09-08 15:00 +0100
                Re: Green? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-08 19:12 +0100
      Re: Green? alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-09-05 09:57 +0100
    Re: Green? Max Demian <max_demian@bigfoot.com> - 2026-09-04 11:46 +0100
      Re: Green? alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-09-05 10:02 +0100
    Re: Green? David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2026-09-04 12:11 +0100
      Re: Green? Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-09-04 13:26 +0100
      Re: Green? JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-09-04 23:06 +0100
        Re: Green? David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2026-09-05 00:02 +0100
          Re: Green? Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> - 2026-09-05 06:15 +0000
            Re: Green? JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-09-05 08:15 +0100
            Re: Green? David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2026-09-05 09:19 +0100
          Re: Green? alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-09-05 10:12 +0100
          Re: Green? John Hall <john@jhall.co.uk> - 2026-09-06 20:40 +0100
            Re: Green? Roderick Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-09-07 09:00 +0100
              Re: Green? Dave W <davewi11@yahoo.co.uk> - 2026-09-07 12:12 +0100
                Re: Green? Roderick Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-09-08 08:54 +0100
                Re: Green? Norman Wells <hex@unseen.ac.am> - 2026-09-08 09:04 +0100
                Re: Green? Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> - 2026-09-08 08:13 +0000
                Re: Green? JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-09-08 10:10 +0100
                Re: Green? NY <me@privacy.net> - 2026-09-13 21:28 +0100
                Re: Green? Indy Jess John <bathwatchdog@OMITTHISgooglemail.com> - 2026-09-14 09:46 +0100
                Re: Green? Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2026-09-14 10:19 +0100
                Re: Green? Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2026-09-14 11:02 +0100
                Re: Green? Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-09-14 19:07 +0100
                Re: Green? Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2026-09-14 21:54 +0100
                Re: Green? Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> - 2026-09-15 05:34 +0000
                Re: Green? Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-15 09:38 +0100
                Re: Green? Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> - 2026-09-15 08:48 +0000
                Re: Green? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-15 09:54 +0100
                Re: Green? Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-09-15 09:37 +0100
                Re: Green? Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> - 2026-09-15 09:02 +0000
                Re: Green? Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-09-15 09:27 +0100
                Re: Green? Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2026-09-15 10:36 +0100
                Re: Green? Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-09-15 11:03 +0100
                Re: Green? Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2026-09-15 11:28 +0100
                Re: Green? JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-09-08 10:02 +0100
                Re: Green? Roderick Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-09-08 20:14 +0100
                Re: Green? Indy Jess John <bathwatchdog@OMITTHISgooglemail.com> - 2026-09-12 00:33 +0100
                Re: Green? Paul Ratcliffe <abuse@orac12.clara34.co56.uk78> - 2026-09-18 11:29 +0000
              Re: Green? John Hall <john@jhall.co.uk> - 2026-09-08 18:47 +0100
        Re: Green? alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-09-05 10:05 +0100
          Re: Green? Max Demian <max_demian@bigfoot.com> - 2026-09-05 11:21 +0100
    Re: Green? Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2026-09-04 12:12 +0100
      Re: Green? Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com> - 2026-09-04 18:31 +0100
    Re: Green? Indy Jess John <bathwatchdog@OMITTHISgooglemail.com> - 2026-09-08 18:48 +0100

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