The dull thread

[dennisfallen]

That’s me…. Hard to see a difference, those in the know call them posi’s.
What an intricate world we live in.

I believe they're called "Pozis".

 

[Crankycorner]

What’s everyone’s favourite motorway service station? Mine is the Applegreen in Lusk. It’s got an air of depression about it that gives it such great credentials as a motorway service station.

 

[Cormac]

What’s everyone’s favourite motorway service station? Mine is the Applegreen in Lusk. It’s got an air of depression about it that gives it such great credentials as a motorway service station.

I love a good service station and I visit a LOT of them.
Junction 14 Mayfield is probably the best imho.

 

[Crankycorner]

I love a good service station and I visit a LOT of them.
Junction 14 Mayfield is probably the best imho.

I don’t like the fact that it’s on the wrong side of the road when going to Dublin. I like that it’s on the right side of the road when coming from Dublin.

 

[Cormac]

I don’t like the fact that it’s on the wrong side of the road when going to Dublin. I like that it’s on the right side of the road when coming from Dublin.

Flyovers can be tricky alright.

 

[Heraldo]

What’s everyone’s favourite motorway service station? Mine is the Applegreen in Lusk. It’s got an air of depression about it that gives it such great credentials as a motorway service station.

Midway service station outside portlaoise isn’t too bad

 

[Crankycorner]

Ireland has one of the widest gauge train network in Europe at 5 foot 3 inches. The UK gauge is 4 foot 8 1/2.

Originally the gauge on the first tracks in Ireland between Amiens Street and Kingstown were 4’8 1/2. The gauge out of Belfast was 6’2 but it was accepted by all that having two different track gauges in the country was not feasible.

It went to arbitration by the Board of Trade who suggested either a 5 foot gauge or 5’6. So they split the difference and that is how we ended up with a 5’3 gauge.

 

[fed up]

My big toe is sticking through a hole in my sock. It's funny when I wiggle it.

 

[Crankycorner]

My big toe is sticking through a hole in my sock. It's funny when I wiggle it.

Left or right foot? Details matter.

 

[SoundMan]

This self-centering design allows the screwdriver to apply a significant amount of torque to the screw without slipping out of the head – a common problem with slotted flathead screws, which feature a single slot, or groove, on the head. Phillips screws are mostly used in electronics, automotive and construction.

And indeed to increase the torque that can be applied many screws now have the six faced Hex/Allen Key rather than the 4 faced philips, which in turn was an improvement on the 2 faced flat heads