Recent content by Tommikka

Many many times, cue the Swiss cheese model Any single point prevents disaster. It’s only the last couple of measures that get noticed, an ND that gets noticed in the moment and is promptly forgotten because no one got hurt or the final point when someone does get hurt

You’ve caught it there with your safety embedded but also a distrust of others How can others trust you? There are those who are safe by habit (you can always slip just once) and there are those who you hear saying “their safety is their finger” (I have absolutely no trust if those words are...

That’s the key point —- enforce rules

Disconnecting a battery does not guarantee there is no power to a component (residual energy in components - a capacitor) and also disc connecting a gas source does not guarantee there is nothing in a chamber somewhere, even if it does purge on removal One shot is all it takes But that’s not...

Back to the serious topic in hand …. This should make everyone rethink safety Anything brought out of the game zone must be “made safe” If you can pull it out of a holster then it is not safe, even if still in the holster it is not safe if the barrel is not blocked Battery disconnection is...

That’s quite a few decades back, either you’re as old as me or you have niche interests to keep an eye on the reievant case history …. If so you I can refer you to my eBay One thing a bad disclaimer can do is document what they thought of but failed to act upon and aid a negligence claim

I was right to check, the video I planned on showing is old school and the guy is good for experienced advice, but a few points would not be what I would recommend these days This isn’t an airfitting but is short and sweet with the best method for PTFE tape View: https://youtu.be/4JLKVIo9D1Y

I’ll get you a video on using PTFE tape ‘properly’, but will need to watch a couple with the volume on to be sure of what they say (when I’m not in a room full of people) Shredded tape is typically either threaded in the wrong direction or is too thick on the thread My only concern to raise...

That depth is fine as long as it doesn’t leak All it needs is to be “firmly” screwed in (Screw in hand tight, then a little tighter with a spanner - don’t force it) Some fittings will come new with a blue or white residue on the thread, which would be a sealant but if not it should not be...

I do agree with changes such as rounding the point from general use kitchen knives. A point is needed on a paring knife, which is a small knife. “Years ago” people were getting hurt with knives They were carried for a variety of reasons, many of which no longer apply I carry knives, but 99%...

People are allowed to defend themselves effectively. But not to plan to do so with weapons The nutters & criminals do think twice, and those thoughts lead to the wider use of weapons. A point to bear in mind is the escalation and use of your own weapon against you - the baddie is the one who...

That would be why there is an intent to change the general standard of pointed kitchen knives to curved ends

Hardly The enquiry was commissioned a year before that one high profile attack. It was commissioned as a result of the attempted attack on the queen in 2023. An attempted attack on the queen, the killing of 3 family members and other attacks taken into account in an enquiry have resulted in...

Put in the claim online, compensation is automatically covered up to the maximum value of the method used, irrespective of whether or not a value had been declared. You use the transaction as the valuation Ideally get photos from the buyer that shows the package condition on arrival. You...

Any marketplace / income stream host must now report to HMRC if you hit thresholds That does not mean tax is owed, it does not even mean that you need to complete a tax return It’s about £1700 or 30 transactions per year. (And it’s in the terms on signing up to eBay that nobody reads, even...