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Offline Julian

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Plonker of the week.
« on: September 07, 2013, 08:06:30 PM »
Can I claim plonker of the week award?

Started filling the processor today and only after a litre or so of oil flooded the floor did I realise that I'd left the drain valve open.  Thank God for tasteful blue mock tile lino.
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Re: Plonker of the week.
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2013, 08:10:40 PM »
Oh, and I think I can claim last week's award too.

I couldn't get a colour change on the acid titration for an acid wash, if anything the blue intensified.  Took a couple of days to realise I had use NaOH solution instead of acid ... I'm sure this is an age thing.
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Re: Plonker of the week.
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2013, 08:11:09 PM »
i have left the dump valve for site tube open and filled tank, but not recently

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Re: Plonker of the week.
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2013, 08:32:16 PM »
Can I claim plonker of the week award?
No need to ask Julian, i thought it was a hereditary title anyway

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Re: Plonker of the week.
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2013, 09:13:57 PM »
Can I claim plonker of the week award?
No need to ask Julian, i thought it was a hereditary title anyway

What,  d'you mean his Dad was Lord Plonker?

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Re: Plonker of the week.
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2013, 10:22:16 PM »
We all have areas in which we excel ... mien's being a plonker and it's only fair that I should receive appropriate recognition.
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Re: Plonker of the week.
« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2013, 10:29:14 PM »
We all have areas in which we excel ... mine's being a plonker and it's only fair that I should receive appropriate recognition.

You MAY live to regret that statement.

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Re: Plonker of the week.
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2013, 12:57:36 AM »
Sorry Julian but I think I can claim it this week.

I was filling a 20ltr container from one of my filtering barrels and got distracted.
By the time I got back, I had 20ltrs in the container and about 20ltrs overflowed from the container.

Thank god I use spill pallets.

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Re: Plonker of the week.
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2013, 06:51:33 AM »
Sorry Julian but I think I can claim it this week.

I was filling a 20ltr container from one of my filtering barrels and got distracted.
By the time I got back, I had 20ltrs in the container and about 20ltrs overflowed from the container.

Thank god I use spill pallets.

hmmm i have done this one too more than once, but not 20 ltrs only 2 to 4 ltrs, but crikey those few ltrs go along fricken way for sure....  :o

thats 6 quids worth wasted  >:(

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Re: Plonker of the week.
« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2013, 09:53:34 AM »
Sorry Julian but I think I can claim it this week.

I was filling a 20ltr container from one of my filtering barrels and got distracted.
By the time I got back, I had 20ltrs in the container and about 20ltrs overflowed from the container.

Thank god I use spill pallets.

I concede, it's all yours.  Whilst it's my area of excellance, how can I possibly challenge a PGM .. Plonker Grand Master?
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Re: Plonker of the week.
« Reply #10 on: September 08, 2013, 10:44:09 AM »

hmmm i have done this one too more than once, but not 20 ltrs only 2 to 4 ltrs, but crikey those few ltrs go along fricken way for sure....  :o

thats 6 quids worth wasted  >:(

Luckily it was captured in the spill pallet so although it took a couple of hours to clean it up, all the oil just went back into the system for re-filtering and I could leave the clean up until following day when I was mentally ready for it  ;D

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Re: Plonker of the week.
« Reply #11 on: September 08, 2013, 10:47:27 AM »


I concede, it's all yours.  Whilst it's my area of excellance, how can I possibly challenge a PGM .. Plonker Grand Master?

Nah not a PGM more a TOTW, Twat Of The Week.

Don't mix the two a Plonker is a Plonker and a Twat is a Twat there's a considerable difference between'm.

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Re: Plonker of the week.
« Reply #12 on: September 08, 2013, 11:15:05 AM »
i was always tuaght a spade is a spade

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Re: Plonker of the week.
« Reply #13 on: September 08, 2013, 12:33:01 PM »
I've done this more than once.  :-[