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OK, an anecdote of stupidity ...

I did a little bit of maintenance on the bike yesterday.
Notably, regreased the chain, an operation that leaves
the right hand very, very greasy. Not a problem: I'm at
home, so I just go to the bathroom and wash it.

Except ...

I get to the door. Because of the heavy grease, I need to
open it with the left hand. And where are my keys? In my
right trouser pocket. A *deep* pocket, and under normal
circumstances, very practical.

Just try digging deep in your right pocket with your left
hand. Aaargh!!

--
not me guv

Nick Kew wrote on 17/01/2007 23:25 +0100:
OK, an anecdote of stupidity ...

I did a little bit of maintenance on the bike yesterday.
Notably, regreased the chain, an operation that leaves
the right hand very, very greasy. Not a problem: I'm at
home, so I just go to the bathroom and wash it.

Except ...

I get to the door. Because of the heavy grease, I need to
open it with the left hand. And where are my keys? In my
right trouser pocket. A *deep* pocket, and under normal
circumstances, very practical.

Just try digging deep in your right pocket with your left
hand. Aaargh!!


BTDTGTGS

--
Tony

"...has many omissions and contains much that is apocryphal, or at least
wildly inaccurate..."
Douglas Adams; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Tony Raven wrote:
Nick Kew wrote on 17/01/2007 23:25 +0100:
OK, an anecdote of stupidity ...

I did a little bit of maintenance on the bike yesterday.
Notably, regreased the chain, an operation that leaves
the right hand very, very greasy. Not a problem: I'm at
home, so I just go to the bathroom and wash it.

Except ...

I get to the door. Because of the heavy grease, I need to
open it with the left hand. And where are my keys? In my
right trouser pocket. A *deep* pocket, and under normal
circumstances, very practical.

Just try digging deep in your right pocket with your left
hand. Aaargh!!


BTDTGTGS

The greasy shirt??

--
Brian G
www.wetwo.co.uk

Brian G wrote on 18/01/2007 15:28 +0100:
Tony Raven wrote:

BTDTGTGS

The greasy shirt??


Grease stain but yours will do just as well.

--
Tony

"...has many omissions and contains much that is apocryphal, or at least
wildly inaccurate..."
Douglas Adams; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

In article , Nick Kew
says...
OK, an anecdote of stupidity ...

I did a little bit of maintenance on the bike yesterday.
Notably, regreased the chain, an operation that leaves
the right hand very, very greasy.

You shoyuldn't use grease on bicycle chains (unless you cook the clean
chain in a tub of grease, and even then it's far from ideal for most
applications).

Not a problem: I'm at
home, so I just go to the bathroom and wash it.

Except ...

I get to the door. Because of the heavy grease, I need to
open it with the left hand. And where are my keys? In my
right trouser pocket. A *deep* pocket, and under normal
circumstances, very practical.

Just try digging deep in your right pocket with your left
hand. Aaargh!!

I learned long ago that it's a good idea to
leave the keys in the door or
tie the keys to a cord attached to your belt or
wear clothes that won't mind getting filthy or
ensure you have hand cleaner and clean rags with you
when working on bikes and cars. But I still manage to leave dirty hand
prints all over the place.

"Rob Morley" wrote in message
t...

I get to the door. Because of the heavy grease, I need to
open it with the left hand. And where are my keys? In my
right trouser pocket. A *deep* pocket, and under normal
circumstances, very practical.

Just try digging deep in your right pocket with your left
hand. Aaargh!!

I learned long ago that it's a good idea to
leave the keys in the door or
tie the keys to a cord attached to your belt or
wear clothes that won't mind getting filthy or
ensure you have hand cleaner and clean rags with you
when working on bikes and cars. But I still manage to leave dirty hand
prints all over the place.

I learned even longer ago that yale-type locks were the work of loki (not
necessarily evil, just mischievous). Give me a chance of locking myself out,
and I'll do it.

cheers,
clive

Rob Morley wrote on 18/01/2007 17:00 +0100:

I learned long ago that it's a good idea to
leave the keys in the door or
tie the keys to a cord attached to your belt or
wear clothes that won't mind getting filthy or
ensure you have hand cleaner and clean rags with you
when working on bikes and cars. But I still manage to leave dirty hand
prints all over the place.

Have you ever noticed that however many times you wash your hands
afterwards and however clean they look, they always leave a telltale
black mark on the towel?

--
Tony

"...has many omissions and contains much that is apocryphal, or at least
wildly inaccurate..."
Douglas Adams; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Nick Kew wrote:
Just try digging deep in your right pocket with your left
hand. Aaargh!!

Easy. Just remove your trousers first.

(Actually I've always managed to do it without trouser removal, but
perhaps my pockets aren't so deep).

--
Danny Colyer URL:http://www.colyer.plus.com/danny/
Reply address is valid, but that on my website is checked more often
"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine

On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:00:05 -0000
Rob Morley wrote:

In article , Nick Kew
says...
OK, an anecdote of stupidity ...

I did a little bit of maintenance on the bike yesterday.
Notably, regreased the chain, an operation that leaves
the right hand very, very greasy.

You shoyuldn't use grease on bicycle chains

Care to explain?

Works better for me than oil, or indeed the variants sold
at fancy prices in bike shops.

--
not me guv

Tony Raven wrote:
Rob Morley wrote on 18/01/2007 17:00 +0100:

I learned long ago that it's a good idea to
leave the keys in the door or
tie the keys to a cord attached to your belt or
wear clothes that won't mind getting filthy or
ensure you have hand cleaner and clean rags with you
when working on bikes and cars. But I still manage to leave dirty hand
prints all over the place.

Have you ever noticed that however many times you wash your hands
afterwards and however clean they look, they always leave a telltale
black mark on the towel?


Don't wash your towels!

James