Frivolous things I don't understand
#76
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That shit needs some lemon juice poured on it, because it's basic as ****.
#77
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Here's another vote against tattoos - they seemed kind of exotic when they were rare, and a butterfly or hummingbird somewhere discrete wasn't offensive, but tramp stamps (isn't the name enough to put most women off ever getting one? ), fake bows, and sleeves among other body art, on women!
#78
Re: Frivolous things I don't understand
Here's another vote against tattoos - they seemed kind of exotic when they were rare, and a butterfly or hummingbird somewhere discrete wasn't offensive, but tramp stamps (isn't the name enough to put most women off ever getting one? ), fake bows, and sleeves among other body art, on women!
Back in the day, it was only the Japanese yakuza that sported full sleeve, full body tattoos. That was a spillover from a somewhat racist Japanese practice of socially tattooing members of the burakumin (untouchables) class. Times have changed when so many top celebrities choose to tattoo themselves for effect.
#79
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Check out person (female) in Costco had a piercing on her cleavage/sternum.
#80
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A friend from NS was here for a week in June to learn the art of piercing...just about anything and everything...now she advertises on FB and puts lots of pics I would rather not see
#81
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I like tattoos (never had one myself) but there are a heck of a lot more bad ones than good ones.
#82
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I could name names, but I'd probably get in big trouble.
#83
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Steve, in the home town of Penn State.
#84
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As someone who works in lubricant research I can assure that its quite possible to buy very crappy oil in the UK. The secret is the amount of the additive package they add to meet spec can be exhausted in a few weeks of motoring, and you have an oil with no anti-oxidants / corrosion inhibitors/dispersant or friction modifier.
I could name names, but I'd probably get in big trouble.
I could name names, but I'd probably get in big trouble.
#85
I still dont believe it..
Joined: Oct 2013
Location: 12 degrees north
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Re: Frivolous things I don't understand
As someone who works in lubricant research I can assure that its quite possible to buy very crappy oil in the UK. The secret is the amount of the additive package they add to meet spec can be exhausted in a few weeks of motoring, and you have an oil with no anti-oxidants / corrosion inhibitors/dispersant or friction modifier.
I could name names, but I'd probably get in big trouble.
I could name names, but I'd probably get in big trouble.
Last edited by uk_grenada; Sep 18th 2017 at 11:37 pm.
#87
I still dont believe it..
Joined: Oct 2013
Location: 12 degrees north
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Re: Frivolous things I don't understand
Canola... surely it has to organic and green - actually olive might be better?
#88
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Just admit it, either you are copping out or talking cr1p, you think you are going to get sued - get real - the standards produced by the consuming manufacturers exist, and in the uk you arent likely to get away with breaking them as the testing regime isnt bad, laindon did their own - frequently and i worked in Abingdon for a while too... You know who they both are?
#90
I still dont believe it..
Joined: Oct 2013
Location: 12 degrees north
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Re: Frivolous things I don't understand
There's a spec-manship involved. There are tolerances on the main grade spec, and the length of time the active ingredients are expected to last are not very tightly specced, so you can meet "the spec", at the point of use, and JUST enough for its continuing use, with a poorer product. It actually takes a fair amount of skill, and sophisticated equipment to do it, but the savings in material are considerable.
Even the supermarket brands are compliant, out of spec will get you in legal bother with the state - goods not of mercantable quality, or misleading labelling, and the govt will screw you royally, as they did BP, and the company labs will happily shop conpetitors - remember their water in fuel attempt?