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I have an ageing friend
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 6:22 pm
by claymore
Who has been experiencing difficulties with his furler.
Being a man with a keen eye for retaining expenditure at minimum levels, he has purloined a used device complete with forestay.
Said forestay is a tad long and my ageing para -SORRY - friend is contemplating tying a knot in it as a simple means of reducing the length.
Convinced this is a winning strategy, his ears appear closed to my suggestion that professional advice might be advisable in this instance.
Would the panel concur?
Re: I have an ageing friend
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 9:18 pm
by Aja
....I only got as far as "I have an ageing friend...."
Donald
Re: I have an ageing friend
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 9:55 pm
by claymore
Well, he's much older than me.
Re: I have an ageing friend
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:31 pm
by Clyde_Wanderer
claymore wrote:Well, he's much older than me.
Dident think that was possible.
I better leave the room.
C_W
Re: I have an ageing friend
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 11:22 pm
by wully
Depends on the knot?
Weather or knot to do it.....
Re: I have an ageing friend
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 11:33 pm
by DaveS
If it was me I'd cut it to length and fit a sta-loc. They're not cheap, but if you only need one...
Re: I have an ageing friend
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 4:00 pm
by Rowana
Could this "friend" no jist add a wee bittie tae the mast? A wee bit o' varnished timmer wud look fine atap his fine shup, wad it no?
Nae need for cuttin' or tyin' knots in his forestay!
Just a thought
Re: I have an ageing friend
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 4:01 pm
by Rowana
Nick, I think your system has a wee problem.
I got a couple of error messages saying Bluemoment wasn't available, then it posts twice ???
Re: I have an ageing friend
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 4:52 pm
by claymore
Rowana wrote:Could this "friend" no jist add a wee bittie tae the mast? A wee bit o' varnished timmer wud look fine atap his fine shup, wad it no?
Nae need for cuttin' or tyin' knots in his forestay!
Just a thought
Chust sublime - wee Davey didnae tak heed o ra sentiment aboot Para - SORRY - ma friend being a bit close tae his siller.
But a dod o' timmer - noo ah think that wid be just fine.
Re: I have an ageing friend
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 6:29 pm
by Nick
Rowana wrote:Nick, I think your system has a wee problem.
I got a couple of error messages saying Bluemoment wasn't available, then it posts twice ???
Chust a wee thochtie . . . Mebbes it's your system?
Re: I have an ageing friend
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 11:47 pm
by ParaHandy
claymore wrote:Who has been experiencing difficulties with his furler.
Yer deaf, ah said welded not knotted
Re: I have an ageing friend
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 2:51 pm
by claymore
An is weldin no jes a derivation o'knots?
Whaur dae ye think r'expression Arc Weldin came fae?
Noah tied yon wee boatie up very tight tae get all they pairs o burds an stuff off, that a passer by wiz heard tae remark, "jings, Para, looks like they welded thon Arc tae the beach."
Arc weldin
Qed
Re: I have an ageing friend
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 10:31 am
by Rowana
Nick wrote:Rowana wrote:Nick, I think your system has a wee problem.
I got a couple of error messages saying Bluemoment wasn't available, then it posts twice ???
Chust a wee thochtie . . . Mebbes it's your system?
Could well be. It just appeared to be bluemoment that had its twickers in a nist, everything else was ok.
Seems fine now though.