Re: Green?

From	Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com>
Newsgroups	uk.tech.digital-tv
Subject	Re: Green?
Date	2026-09-04 18:31 +0100
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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On Fri 04/09/2026 12:12, Java Jive wrote:
> 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?
> 

Clearly TNALUY.





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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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