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    Lost or forgotten installation tips from the past!

    Yup, those are the designed to hammer in and hold tight. But the ones I've seen isn't a thread as such, more like a ribbed nail. I doubt they would 'screw in' to anything even if you could look a tool to the head. I'm gonna say it doesn't qualify as a screw unless it can be screwed in or out ;)...
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    SY Cable? Thoughts?

    Maybe he took them from another place where they were not suitable and used them at home as they will do the job, and were free :D
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    How to tighten a 50mm SWA gland with no access to locknut

    That's a terrible thing to say about a person!! I'm a "liquid engineer". At least according to a badge I was given once. Personally I feel I was lucky to find a niche, and it all kinda worked out. My pants remain dry. Even when I am reduced to plumbing I manage not sit in my own puddle - like...
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    Are the bloody Regs statutory or not?

    That's prety much my point. I may have worded it badly reading back... But in essence if it's truly safe, you won't have to argue your case in the first place. The regs exist so that people without the common sense to work safely have a framework they can simply adhere too. It's in the book =...
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    Highest paying specialty?

    Brian, I have benefited from the advice of various old duffers such as your good self over the years :D It's pleasure to repay that in whatever way I can ;)
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    Highest paying specialty?

    I'm sure you can appreciate that to earn £45k you have to be a bit lively, and you're probably not interested in running around that fast anymore.. But as for £30k (so doubling the current), that's totally realistic. The 'customer' will understand. If you have regular customers it might be that...
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    Are the bloody Regs statutory or not?

    Yes but in the end the court makes the decision. It's unlikely that in the time allowed the final decision maker(s) could really understand enough about what was said by any party to really appreciate the technicalities. It's fine if it's an obvious contravention of safe working practice. But...
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    Are the bloody Regs statutory or not?

    Common sense is not PC apparently. It's far easier to just have a textbook approach. Personally though, I would rather all money spent on regulation of just about everything was instead spent on nurturing common sense in people through school! Anyway yes, if something is safe, then it doesn't...
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    Highest paying specialty?

    You're obviously very happy to be direct about your earning and position, so I won't fanny around either, I will just give you my view. You're quite right, you are less employable as at your age you're not a future investment for a firm - so of course you realise that and go S/E. I think the...
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    Are the bloody Regs statutory or not?

    My view is that it's basically irrelevant. If a court has to decide if you caused the deaths, or did not, then they will compare your methods to whatever the closest textbook is for the 'right way'. So if the regs say do 'a', and you went and did 'b', in the view of the court that's where the...
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    Unusual Sockets found on rewire

    That looks brand new, last time I saw such a thing it was old and yellow! And I was just 7 years old. It was at home, for whatever reason my Dad had some Christmas lights with a matching plug - I guess the position of the socket dictated where he put the tree! That socket plate must be at least...
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    Highest paying specialty?

    I could take this as an opportunity to make a point about what minimum wage would be. But I won't. What I will say is that at your time in life, and the doubtless experience you have over that time, someone is taking the p*ss by paying you £15k a year. I'm sure many others will read this and...
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    Highest paying specialty?

    I haven't checked min wage for quite a while but I'm sure that several years ago it was at least 14k for 21+ May I ask what age you are and how many hours you put in? I totally understand if you don't want to share, but it's hard to make anything of your input without knowing.
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    Here’s one for you....

    Heat gun.
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    Highest paying specialty?

    To be clear I'm not paying for my own casket. Sling me in the back of the rubbish truck for all I care :D For sure though, chasing ££ has many hidden costs in the form of stress, health and relationships. If you've got a comfortable house, a full fridge and a reliable mode of transport, you're...
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    Angle drill for joists

    Didn't know they did one. I normally avoid the cheaper brands as they can slow you down/let you down.. but for something used so infrequently makes sense to save the ££
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    Highest paying specialty?

    Another angle on this "I want 100k a year by X age" view... There isn't really very much difference in lifestyle between 50k - 100k. The shift in tax means that of the extra £25k, you will only see around half of it anyway. And lets face it, if you're on £40-50k already, you're already in an...
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    Is this NICIEC extractor fan installation safe?

    I've said it before and I'll say it again. Some cock ups are not the result of being untrained, they are simply the result of being a useless sod with low standards! Whoever twisted the CPCs together would have known it was not the professional way, regardless of whether or not they happen to...
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    Highest paying specialty?

    It actually makes very little difference these days. As it happens I also cap my drawing (salary/dividends) at the same sort of tax sensible level, and any excess goes into a complicated buy to let project we set up in place of a pension plan... I'll let you know how that worked out in 20-30...
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    Highest paying specialty?

    That's what I thought, but then 150k wouldn't make any more sense given the context.

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