Thread: WARNING - Don't repair the Landy in the Lounge

Originally Posted by Basil135

Evidently, using the dishwasher to clean your parts is a no no too...

Who woulda thought???

Of course it's a no no when your misses is around or finds out


Washing machines also brings muddy and dirty strops and ropes back to looking like new.
They do a good job on Plasma winch cable too.

Regarding the petrol in the dunny incident I once had a similar experience in the backyard of a rental house. It was mid winter in Orange and we were in the process of lighting up the 44 gallon drum full of wood for the party that was scheduled to start in an hour or so.
Of course some accelerant was necessary and half a gallon of petrol was tipped into the 44 while a search was made for a suitably long implement to ignite it. In the still air on a frosty night the petrol fumes followed the contours of the ground out of the carport. Imagine the look on the face of the long suffering neighbours ( long sick of the country boys in a rental house in town next door) who had been observing the preparations for a night of celebration with some trepidation when with a mighty woof the 44 was ignited and the entire backyard was a sea of flames for the 5 seconds or so that it took for the vapour to burn off.
Luckily no damage was done and the fire bucket performed its duty until the cops finally arrived at 3am and suggested that we cease partying.

Regards,
Tote

Originally Posted by Reads90

Of course it's a no no when your misses is around or finds out


Washing machines also brings muddy and dirty strops and ropes back to looking like new.
They do a good job on Plasma winch cable too.

Yep, many a time have climbing ropes found their way in & out of the front loader while others were off shopping

A great story that has been told since 1949.
I doubt it's true.
Has anyone tried to ignite petrol with a cigarette? I understand it's very hard to do. Not a spark or flame, some smouldering ash.
I had a fellow put his but out in my fuel tank. Didn't explode, just put the but out and put ash in my fuel tank. I wouldn't recommend doing it just in case.

i always wash my snatch strap in the washing machine......when the wife isnt looking......

the fun starts when the machine finishes its washing and starts to beep.....and she discovers what has just been washed.......

One good thing about being a batchelor, I can put straps in washing machine, parts in dish washer an no one bithches at me

Best thing for cleaning ropes and strops and snatch straps?

twin tubs.

We've now got 3 washing machines as SWMBO has learnt that It says washing machine on the front, If I can get it in it will wash it and that her washing her white dental smocks after I wash up the workshop towels and filter straps gets her a set of nice grey dental smocks.

and they'll just run on a 600w inverter.

x2 Washes anything. Economically.

We have a Daewoo twin, replacing a Haier twin, -which was a better machine.

Was pleasantly surprised to learn (last year) that both of these are still on the (WA) market, though we had to hunt for them.

Wife won't have anything else.