10-07-2018, 11:24 PM
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Re: Boris Johnson resigns.
Originally Posted by Bruv
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It's a conspiracy I tell you...........a conspiracy.Let's bring back imperial measurements, feet and inches, it was good enough for my grandfathers it's good enough for me.
Green for earth ?
Red for live ?
Sod that...............who do those dictators think they are ?
Fire proof furniture is for pansy continental surrender monkies.
Metric threads, probable a kraut car manufacturer's scheme for world domination......they tried it before you know ?
I am being silly ?.................You started it.
I am confident that I could still work in pounds, shillings and pence. Much more interesting than a boring decimal system.
Of course, I'm sure you know that we adopted many decimal-based units long before we came under the jackboot.
Oh, and you will be aware that there are many installations of red, black and green cables that are still working perfectly well. The old colours don't actually slow down the current flow, you know.
10-07-2018, 11:33 PM
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Re: Boris Johnson resigns.
Originally Posted by JBR
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Not at all. I am a great traditionalist.I am confident that I could still work in pounds, shillings and pence. Much more interesting than a boring decimal system.
Of course, I'm sure you know that we adopted many decimal-based units long before we came under the jackboot.
Oh, and you will be aware that there are many installations of red, black and green cables that are still working perfectly well. The old colours don't actually slow down the current flow, you know.
10-07-2018, 11:36 PM
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Re: Boris Johnson resigns.
Originally Posted by Bruv
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It's a conspiracy I tell you...........a conspiracy.Let's bring back imperial measurements, feet and inches, it was good enough for my grandfathers it's good enough for me.
Green for earth ?
Red for live ?
Sod that...............who do those dictators think they are ?
Fire proof furniture is for pansy continental surrender monkies.
Metric threads, probable a kraut car manufacturer's scheme for world domination......they tried it before you know ?
I am being silly ?.................You started it.
There was nothing wrong with red as live (signifies danger?), black as N and green as E. 3 Phase was visual and easy to remember. Red, Yellow, Blue.
Never understood why they changed 3 phase to brown / black / grey. Or, why they changed live to brown and neutral to blue.
I think the old system was more visual and easier to remember for the layman at least. I feel that's the coding they should have made the standard.
10-07-2018, 11:57 PM
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Re: Boris Johnson resigns.
Originally Posted by AnnieS
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I'm surprised you use the world wide web given your "traditional" views.
T'internet came along long before the EU...
and is far more trustworthy!
10-07-2018, 11:59 PM
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Re: Boris Johnson resigns.
Originally Posted by JBR
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You mean t'internet?T'internet came along long before the EU...
and is far more trustworthy!
11-07-2018, 12:04 AM
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Re: Boris Johnson resigns.
Originally Posted by fender
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There is nothing wrong imo in standardising electrical colour coding - makes sense tbh, but I never did understand their choice.There was nothing wrong with red as live (signifies danger?), black as N and green as E. 3 Phase was visual and easy to remember. Red, Yellow, Blue.
Never understood why they changed 3 phase to brown / black / grey. Or, why they changed live to brown and neutral to blue.
I think the old system was more visual and easier to remember for the layman at least. I feel that's the coding they should have made the standard.
I can only assume it was some sort of demand by the Europeans. Our old system was far more logical.
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