h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

>>>>That's why I designed this special strap-on-thingy

I really hope you obtained the licence and the special insurance waiver that you need for that? Any variations from the written specifications can give you dreadful repercussions in the area of international legal domain.

I believe that sounds like ancient greek to any pirate

Well, here I am in England. The rain is severely cramping my style. I need to invest in the lightweight rain hood add on. However, the adaptor to clamp the fixing rings has been painted over. Any idea how to undo the bolts without ending up needing a complete respray?

Vinegar and beach sand. But take care not to get any into the front alternator - that one is a to replace.

You may want to go al fresco. In my experience every bit of you gets drenched anyway

Better al fresco than au naturel, in my opinion.

Not that there's much difference

is there?

It seems that Geggs is having problems with his splines. Reticulation or something.

I'm pretty sure it'll be something.

Actually, I am more inclined to believe it will be something else.

Takes one to know one

My stragette is getting worn, and up to now I've been using a jeweller's screwdriver and a hole punch to adjust it. Now though I'm at tthe extreme end of the range and I don't know whether to buy the proper adjusting wormer, or replace the whole thing.

Has anyone tried this without the bench rig ?

To be totally truthful, I never try *anything* without a bench rig.

That was always the problem with the stragette. People think they've saved money, but you only get a practical tolerance with a fully-sized strag. Upgrade kits are available.

The 3 amp fuse definitely wont help, though.

Concur 100%. The only safe way to use a 3a is to unravel the fuse wire and run it anti-clockwise around the glide-pump.

Won't that make H.C. Ørsted's thumb twitch the wrong way

More worrying is that the Higgs particle will render the whole apparatus impossible. You should invest in a backup system now.

In that case I'd beg that you use a double insulated socket set, and stand on rubber mats. Preferably in the adjoining room.