davidpbo
Well-Known Member
What happens to those bits?
That you have been religiously saving for the moment a flock of round tuits comes along, (Thanks Vics for reminding me of these beings/entities in another thread). Whatever they may be, I feel that flock may be an appropriate group name for them, others may disagree, "List" would be another appropriate name or indeed "Dreckly" I am not sure whether "Dreckly" is a predominantly west country expression, Urban Dictionary says it is Cornish, I certainly have not heard it so much since moving away from Devon, but anyone who knows the expression used in the west country way will know that it means anything other than directly which is what I presume it comes from. My thinking is that Round Tuits are something that will get done "Dreckly, when I get Round Tuit"
Anyway, I digress. Nearing the completion of the headlining on my boat I am also attempting to do some of the other major jobs on the boat:ambivalence:. Amongst them:
Replacing the the 3" circle of PVC off the back of the spray hood that has lain in the trough below the switch board for at least two years including whilst the old headlining was being removed (angle grinder & cup brush), and the new cut and fixed.
Replacing the cigarette lighter socket with something more robust.
Putting a fuse in line with some newly fitted LED lights. (not strictly a Round Tuit as it is a new job).
Why then is it that the circle of PVC which has lain so innocuously for so long should suddenly disappear? I moved it from its place of repose to the centre of operations: the chart table, 2.5 nano seconds prior to taking it off the boat and using new found sewing skills to stitch it back on (Spray hood now delegated to SWMOB but I am ready and willing to step in should there be dissent on whether it is worth refurbishing). Spay hood on kitchen table, edging off, stepped the 3m to the boat and said item had sprouted wings and disappeared.
It wasn't on the chart table, or the floor, for some reason I felt that finding this was not going to be an easy quest, I kept the rubbish bag currently in use just in case a thorough inspection was required but PDQ abandoned any sort of serious search. I am glad I did, it turned up a day later, inside a tool box that was and always had been firmly resident in the garage, I would have never looked there for it, for many other things yes, but not that.
Likewise the robust cigarette lighter socket, that has resided in the same position as the PVC for many years awaiting a Round Tuit. Despite making a valiant effort to remember which storage boxes things have disappeared into I am struggling with this one.
Thinking about fusing the LED lights, I have had a 4 way blade fuse holder within an inch of a known position in the garage. I thought this would be ideal and removed it from said position to investigate further, took it out of its box and discarded box (Only to have to retrieve box an hour later to get numbers to see if another would be appropriate for something else) Can I find it now? Nope.
WHERE DO THEY HIDE??!!
That you have been religiously saving for the moment a flock of round tuits comes along, (Thanks Vics for reminding me of these beings/entities in another thread). Whatever they may be, I feel that flock may be an appropriate group name for them, others may disagree, "List" would be another appropriate name or indeed "Dreckly" I am not sure whether "Dreckly" is a predominantly west country expression, Urban Dictionary says it is Cornish, I certainly have not heard it so much since moving away from Devon, but anyone who knows the expression used in the west country way will know that it means anything other than directly which is what I presume it comes from. My thinking is that Round Tuits are something that will get done "Dreckly, when I get Round Tuit"
Anyway, I digress. Nearing the completion of the headlining on my boat I am also attempting to do some of the other major jobs on the boat:ambivalence:. Amongst them:
Replacing the the 3" circle of PVC off the back of the spray hood that has lain in the trough below the switch board for at least two years including whilst the old headlining was being removed (angle grinder & cup brush), and the new cut and fixed.
Replacing the cigarette lighter socket with something more robust.
Putting a fuse in line with some newly fitted LED lights. (not strictly a Round Tuit as it is a new job).
Why then is it that the circle of PVC which has lain so innocuously for so long should suddenly disappear? I moved it from its place of repose to the centre of operations: the chart table, 2.5 nano seconds prior to taking it off the boat and using new found sewing skills to stitch it back on (Spray hood now delegated to SWMOB but I am ready and willing to step in should there be dissent on whether it is worth refurbishing). Spay hood on kitchen table, edging off, stepped the 3m to the boat and said item had sprouted wings and disappeared.
It wasn't on the chart table, or the floor, for some reason I felt that finding this was not going to be an easy quest, I kept the rubbish bag currently in use just in case a thorough inspection was required but PDQ abandoned any sort of serious search. I am glad I did, it turned up a day later, inside a tool box that was and always had been firmly resident in the garage, I would have never looked there for it, for many other things yes, but not that.
Likewise the robust cigarette lighter socket, that has resided in the same position as the PVC for many years awaiting a Round Tuit. Despite making a valiant effort to remember which storage boxes things have disappeared into I am struggling with this one.
Thinking about fusing the LED lights, I have had a 4 way blade fuse holder within an inch of a known position in the garage. I thought this would be ideal and removed it from said position to investigate further, took it out of its box and discarded box (Only to have to retrieve box an hour later to get numbers to see if another would be appropriate for something else) Can I find it now? Nope.
WHERE DO THEY HIDE??!!
