Boring Topic
- 13 January 2010 15:3437433Sorry to read you suffer from diabetes.Thanks for the splendid details ...ouchMarek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter) - 13 January 2010 15:3637434Andy. Rick has put the chemical formula on my UNWIND posting, #26. Nice one Marek.Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
- 14 January 2010 00:5137504BRICKS - a boring subject indeed.
During the manufacture of a brick, the holes are made with a hole-making device and the holes allow for the brick to have holes in it. Without these holes, the brick will be hole-less. This renders it free of holes which, as you probably know, is useless in a situation where a brick with holes is required. Should a brick without holes be required, then a different sort of brick should be used, namely a brick without holes. However these types of brick don't work as well as bricks with holes in them when you need a brick with holes in. It is worth noting, however, that bricks with holes in are not suitable in any application where a brick without holes is required.
If you buy the wrong sort of bricks then please be advised that it is not advisable to alter the hole configuration of the brick yourself. For example, if you buy a brick without holes and then discover that you need holes in your brick, do not attempt to make holes in the brick yourself. You will need to hire a brick hole maker, who is a highly trained specialist at making holes in non-holed bricks. Similarly, if you purchase bricks with holes in and then discover you actually need bricks without holes, you cannot actually remove the holes once they are in the brick. This is a common error and many enthusiasts have been seriously damaged trying to remove brick holes.
If you intend to make a house then you may need several bricks. You will also need a special adhesive called cement-glue. It is very important that you obtain the correct type of brick for the type of house you are making. If your house requires bricks with holes in them then you should always buy bricks with holes. If your house requires bricks without holes (which the professionals call "bricks without holes in them") then you will need to buy bricks without holes. You will need to carefully plan your new house first so draw it on a bit of paper and mark all the areas where there will be bricks, taking special care to ensure that you mark the bricks with holes or the bricks without holes, depending on which ones you need.
Finally, you may wonder how you know which type of brick to use. This is a common question and the answer is actually very simple. Any project that requires a brick with holes in should be built using bricks with holes in them, and any project that requires bricks without holes should be built using bricks without holes in them. - Brian Dixon
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- 14 January 2010 08:0937515Just about the right level of excitement there Rick - difficult to write though without nodding off wasn't it ?
Wonder what time Brian wakes up ?
Roger - Brian Dixon
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14 January 2010 12:1237532about 0600 each morning only to fall asleap again at 0700 after reading this thread,
- 14 January 2010 19:1337570My microwave oven has just gone "beeeeep". Would anyone like me to discuss it in detail?
- 14 January 2010 20:4137593What about my life story you must put that in as well ,you all told me to stop doing it because it was BORING.
- 14 January 2010 20:5237600Rick I have something to add re bricks without holes. Bricks without holes are vital for lightweight structures. So as a result, are not to be used in lightweight coastal structures that are prone to high winds. So if you were constructing a brick sh*thouse in a coastal area and you needed privacy, as is the norm with such structures, it would be best to go for the full solid brick variety. Otherwise doing your natural ablutions on windy days could in time lead to embarassment. The structure would over time weaken with the undue strain, and eventually blow away around you, which could happen while carryin out what comes naturally. Most embarassing.
So when building outhouses of such a nature, I would really recommend the solid brick. However in some cases it might be desirable, should say a person's ill humoured mother-in-law require a small cottage on the windswept downs, then the lightweight brick might be the best option!
email: dover7@msn.com - 14 January 2010 21:1437601I think my original posting here is being abused somewhat, as, far from being boring, I have found all this information on bricks very interesting, and I think they merit a post to themselves.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered. - 15 January 2010 11:1237656My mobile phone is on charge, my feet are cold, the car needs fuel, we're going shopping in a few minutes, we use lard to do roast potatoes, next month is February, the dog's just farted, the carpet could do with a hoovering, my cold is just about better, I have three model KLM planes on the shelf next to me and - probably a great disappointment to Rick - our house is built of flint, not a single brick (holy or otherwise) in it.True friends stab you in the front.
- 15 January 2010 13:0437672I am very glad to see beans not on this page because they are not boring in anyway bring them on .
- 15 January 2010 17:1837705Wool is a lovely fabric and is available in a variety of colours. It comes from sheep, but not in the colours you can buy it in. Originally it is white. During the manufacture, the wool tends to be dyed into different colours.
Does anyone on this forum know how a turtle can swim? - 15 January 2010 17:2337711. No Rick, but I know where they can learn.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered. - 15 January 2010 20:3337772I took this picture during an engineering working in Sevenoaksrailway tunnel. Enjoy.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered. - 15 January 2010 21:4237798After I posted this picture, I had an email from a freind of mine who immediatley recognised it as taken inside Penge tunnel, not Sevenoaks. Well we all make mistakes, and my apologies if it confused anyone. Many of those bricks you can`t see inside the tunnel are still covered with soot from steam days. Next time I`m in there, I`ll make sure my camera flash is working, so you can see it better.Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
- 15 January 2010 21:5837802I can see it well enough Colin Thanks, Wow! the detail, they must have used non holed bricks, due to moisture retention which in a tunnel could be a major problem as experienced in Shakespeare tunnel over the years but I digress /dy-gress/verb leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing. - DERIVATIVES digression noun, digressive adjective - ORIGIN Latin digreti 'step away'
- 15 January 2010 22:2537806I`m glad you appreciate it Barry, I have a dozen other tunnel pictures to come, but I`ll leave it at that as the one above is boring, but to put more on for comparison may make it more interesting which I wish to avoid with the title of this post.Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
- 15 January 2010 23:0537810I am so bored I am going to bedIf you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
- 15 January 2010 23:1137817posh barry puts us to shame with his educated posts.
right school and all that, say no more.
