Practically Classics Forum

Worth speaking to Alan Davis at the gauge shop

http://www.thegaugeshop.com

JPB wrote:

TerryG wrote:....
It's a good job you aren't an English teacher.....

Eh? I've read that several times and can find nothing wanting, please elucidate.

Terry, in certain parts of the North East, "while" is used to mean "until", something I discovered when my daughter went to York University. Causes a lot of confusion at traffic signals with instructions like "Stop while the red lights show".

I had no idea that the term wasn't in use elsewhere. It's generally understood all over Scotland too and predates the use of "until" by some 200 years according to the head (über geek, but quite foxy with it ) of English in the HEFC block at work. It's a habit that I first acquired at Uni in Leeds during my first student phase, back in the dark ages. Sue (yon senior English tutoring wifie) dared me to point out that our Terry sometimes writes "it's" (contraction) when he means "its" (possessive) but as we all know this stuff and tend not to act like grammar bullies on this site, I decided not to do that.




In other news; when I offered, I wasn't looking for payment to do this and if all else fails I'd still take it on.

ahh, it makes sense now! It's not something I had heard used previously. The site I have the biggest laugh at the grammar bullies on is Barry Boys. They seem to get very upset at simple mistakes.

For now with a new cap soldered in the clock is running again. I had assumed that it would look like a speedometer or tachometer inside so wasn't going to spend any time looking and not understanding. As it seems to be one of the simplest circuits in history I thought "what the hell" and went through it with a meter, for the sake of a few pence replaced a cap that was acting as a wire. Fingers crossed it works for another 18 years.

TerryG wrote:....Barry Boys. They seem to get very upset at simple mistakes....

Interesting.

when I offered, I wasn't looking for payment to do this and if all else fails I'd still take it on

That's very much appreciated John - have I mentioned what colour I wanted the Javelin painting ?

You haven't, but I can bring my own bucket of dark green Ronseal and a suitable roller if it helps.

I once read a brilliant guide to car painting and it was that book that taught me the special technique that's always, without fail, in every case brought me success with final finishing on cars: Pay some bugger else to spray it!

I should have read that one...