Thread: My propensity for buying faulty goods continues.

Originally Posted by superquag

Wild guess, the outer sheath was... rotting / decomposing / flaking off ?
If so, bad luck, for the base urethane material is made in the same...place...that 'all' urethane base is made.... from which we make soles of work boots, shoes.. plastic rubber on things like binoculars, all outer sheath of cables on aviation headsets...
And your radio.

Bring back cloth covered cabling !!!

I could see yet an other disaster looming in one form or another.

Originally Posted by 4bee

Christ! That is really living life on the edge alright!


Ron probably awakens in the Morn thinking "What won't I touch or purchase today or should I stay in bed, but hey, I'm still breathing already"

That has to a good start to the day in anyone's language.

Perhaps he should change his name to Errol.

^^ I used to be called “Stud” when I was a trainee tecnician.

Originally Posted by p38arover

^^ I used to be called “Stud” when I was a trainee tecnician.

Obviously you had someone to help you pee.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Obviously you had someone to help you pee.

A friend of mine's nickname was called "Dick B......" when at school. Never did find out the reason, although I did share a room with him regularly when in the Army Reserve.


He kept it well concealed.

Originally Posted by 4bee

A friend of mine's nickname was called "Dick B......" when at school. Never did find out the reason, although I did share a room with him regularly when in the Army Reserve.


He kept it well concealed.

Dare we ask where he hid it? Not in your safety suppository box I hope

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

Dare we ask where he hid it? Not in your safety suppository box I hope

No idea & I wasn't aware that was his nick name until training had finished & then only because I read it on an old link he posted trying to contact old school mates in the UK.

I only knew him as Sluggo.

Originally Posted by p38arover

That doesn’t instill confidence!

The mike was replaced by Oricom because the outer sheath on the curly cord was falling off.

I also had the cable crumble on an Oricom, but mine is a model they don't make anymore, so no spares.