Can anyone advise on hanging tapestry?

[Penners]

No hobby is naff*, if it gives you pleasure.


*With the possible exception of drain cover spotting.

Although I did see a very interesting triangular cover in Slough, that was cast in three pieces instead of two. This is quite unusual, given the difficulty of creating non-tapered sand cores for polygonal castings.

 

[Flyfisher]

Triangular manhole covers, pointing in the direction of flow, are widely used in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA. Not a lot of people know that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhole_cover
http://www.drainspotting.com/

 

[Penners]

Not a lot of people know that.

But they do now, thanks to your thoughtful public service message.

 

[Flyfisher]

No, no; the honour is yours, for raising the subject in the first place. :wink:

 

[JoceAndChris]

:roll:

 

[Feltwell]

Triangular manhole covers, pointing in the direction of flow, are widely used in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA. Not a lot of people know that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhole_cover
http://www.drainspotting.com/

Wow. And to think I thought several times before posting up a while ago when Penners asked about corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete, for fear of being labelled as a nerd.

Where's a smiley that bows in a sign of respect when you want one???

 

[Schoolmarm]

Where's a smiley that bows in a sign of respect when you want one???

Here you go,

 

[Flyfisher]

No, please, I'm not worthy. Really.

 

[Feltwell]

No - No, truly, we are not worthy. That beats my colleague's "golf bunkers of the world" calendar by a country mile.

 

[MdB]

No - No, truly, we are not worthy. That beats my colleague's "golf bunkers of the world" calendar by a country mile.

1) Choose an item you like : Fromage Frais
2) Choose a type of container: 60mg Containers (this probably should have been 60g not 60mg but what is a factor of 1000 between friends)
3) Research subject
4) Write book on subject
5) Get book published - http://www.amazon.com/2009-2014-Outlook-60-Milligram-Containers-Fromage/dp/0497929503/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238595481&sr=1-1
6) Win oddest book title competition - http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/mar/27/oddest-book-title-prize-fromage-frais

 

[Penners]

No, please, I'm not worthy.

I am.

 

[MdB]

No, please, I'm not worthy.

I am.

 

[Moo]

1) Choose an item you like : Fromage Frais
2) Choose a type of container: 60mg Containers (this probably should have been 60g not 60mg but what is a factor of 1000 between friends)
3) Research subject
4) Write book on subject
5) Get book published

- and then have the nerve to charge 795.00 dollars for it!



but it is April 1st.

 

[Penners]

have the nerve to charge 795.00 dollars for it!

One man's nerve is another man's "adventurous commercial acumen".





The masculine shall in all cases be regarded as including the feminine.

 

[Flyfisher]

4) Write book on subject

Or, in that particular author's case, have a computer trawl the web and compile the book for you before adding your name to it. I guess it's the only way to be able to "author" 200,000 books (apparently).

Like Moo, I was mindful of the date, but the Grauniad article that MdB linked to was dated 27th March, which makes the whole story even more bizarre. As the saying goes - you couldn't make it up!