OT: And then some!

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Heads up to the knowledgeable group you all are.

I know this is very OT but does anyone have references for the
effects of human urination on buildings and stonework. I have been
looking for ages and can only find animal and bat references.

I've seen various anecdotal references to its effect on electric fences,
and vice versa. Would that be any help ?

-adrian

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I know this is very OT but does anyone have references for the
effects of human urination on buildings and stonework. I have been
looking for ages and can only find animal and bat references.

That is a truly strange question - I hope it leads to criminal damage
charges against the overgrown toddlers who widdle all over our town
centres on Friday and Saturday nights!
It would depend on the diet of the urinator. The urine of those who eat
excess protein is alkaline, with ammonia among the breakdown products.
Ammonia is thought suitable for use in window cleaning products. A diet
high in vegetables leads to acid urine which is better for you in a
number of ways, but could theoretically dissolve limestone and mortar.
I have seen metal structures seriously corroded by decades of human
urine.
The inhabitants of uk.d-i-y would love to discuss this subject, and they
really do know a lot about an amazing variety of things.

While we're OT, a work colleague who's a magistrate in Oxford had the
privilege of committing the new holder of the UK car speeding record -
179mph on a dual carriageway.
He collected a Porsche toy for the dealer he worked for, asked the boss
if he could take it for a spin, the boss said "No" so he TWOCced it.
Allegedly, of course: he didn't plead.

He was flagged down by a plod stepping into the road in front of him (!)
and it took him 600 yards to even stop.

--
Sue ]🙁🙂

Why aren't we demanding regular retests for motor drivers?
It's obvious a lot of them would fail so that'd solve the congestion problem too.

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While we're OT, a work colleague who's a magistrate in Oxford had the
privilege of committing the new holder of the UK car speeding record -
179mph on a dual carriageway.

He was flagged down by a plod stepping into the road in front of him (!)
and it took him 600 yards to even stop.

JeeeeeeZUS! Is the plod still alive? I'm not sure whether that merits a
distinguished service medal or a Darwin award!

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;; Women are from Venus. Men are from Mars. Lusers are from Uranus.

Sue White said:

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Quoted message said:

I know this is very OT but does anyone have references for the
effects of human urination on buildings and stonework. I have been
looking for ages and can only find animal and bat references.

That is a truly strange question - I hope it leads to criminal damage
charges against the overgrown toddlers who widdle all over our town
centres on Friday and Saturday nights!

Would this be the very same town centres where there are no public loos?

Luke

--
Red Rose Ramblings, the diary of an Essex boy in
exile in Lancashire <http://www.shrimper.org.uk>

Simon Brooke said:

in message <[email hidden]>, Sue White

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While we're OT, a work colleague who's a magistrate in Oxford had the
privilege of committing the new holder of the UK car speeding record -
179mph on a dual carriageway.

He was flagged down by a plod stepping into the road in front of him (!)
and it took him 600 yards to even stop.

JeeeeeeZUS! Is the plod still alive? I'm not sure whether that merits a
distinguished service medal or a Darwin award!

If he's dead and has no offspring, the latter without a doubt.

Cheers,
Luke

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Red Rose Ramblings, the diary of an Essex boy in
exile in Lancashire <http://www.shrimper.org.uk>

"Ekul Namsob" <[email hidden]> wrote in >> > While
we're OT, a work colleague who's a magistrate in Oxford had the

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privilege of committing the new holder of the UK car speeding record -
179mph on a dual carriageway.

He was flagged down by a plod stepping into the road in front of him
(!)
and it took him 600 yards to even stop.

JeeeeeeZUS! Is the plod still alive? I'm not sure whether that merits a
distinguished service medal or a Darwin award!

If he's dead and has no offspring, the latter without a doubt.

Cheers,
Luke

What was his sentence / punishment please?

john

John Clayton said:

"Ekul Namsob" <[email hidden]> wrote in >> > While
we're OT, a work colleague who's a magistrate in Oxford had the

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> privilege of committing the new holder of the UK car speeding record -
> 179mph on a dual carriageway.
>
> He was flagged down by a plod stepping into the road in front of him
> (!)
> and it took him 600 yards to even stop.

JeeeeeeZUS! Is the plod still alive? I'm not sure whether that merits a
distinguished service medal or a Darwin award!

If he's dead and has no offspring, the latter without a doubt.

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What was his sentence / punishment please?

Sorry, I'm not with you.

Luke

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Red Rose Ramblings, the diary of an Essex boy in
exile in Lancashire <http://www.shrimper.org.uk>

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John Clayton said:

"Ekul Namsob" <[email hidden]> wrote in >> >
While
we're OT, a work colleague who's a magistrate in Oxford had the

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> > privilege of committing the new holder of the UK car speeding
> > record -
> > 179mph on a dual carriageway.
> >
> > He was flagged down by a plod stepping into the road in front of him
> > (!)
> > and it took him 600 yards to even stop.
>
> JeeeeeeZUS! Is the plod still alive? I'm not sure whether that merits
> a
> distinguished service medal or a Darwin award!

If he's dead and has no offspring, the latter without a doubt.

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What was his sentence / punishment please?

Sorry, I'm not with you.

Luke

Luke,
I meant to ask - how many years does one serve in Gaol for doing
(c.322kph?) on a public road?
Or, is it merely a GBP5.00 fine.
I just wondered.
John
www.calder-clarion.co.uk

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John Clayton said:

"Ekul Namsob" <[email hidden]> wrote in >> >
While
we're OT, a work colleague who's a magistrate in Oxford had the
>>> privilege of committing the new holder of the UK car speeding
>>> record -
>>> 179mph on a dual carriageway.
>>>
>>> He was flagged down by a plod stepping into the road in front of him
>>> (!)
>>> and it took him 600 yards to even stop.
>> JeeeeeeZUS! Is the plod still alive? I'm not sure whether that merits
>> a
>> distinguished service medal or a Darwin award!
> If he's dead and has no offspring, the latter without a doubt.
What was his sentence / punishment please?

Sorry, I'm not with you.

Luke

Luke,
I meant to ask - how many years does one serve in Gaol for doing
(c.322kph?) on a public road?
Or, is it merely a GBP5.00 fine.
I just wondered.

Ah! you are referring to the speeding motorist last mentioned in Sue's
post and not the plod referred to in Simon's or Luke's post. I have to
admit I was just as confused by your request as Luke was.

--
Don Whybrow

Sequi Bonum Non Time

"So tell me, just how long have you had this feeling that no one
is watching you?" (Christopher Locke: Entropy Gradient Reversals)

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> What was his sentence / punishment please?
Sorry, I'm not with you.

Luke

Luke,
I meant to ask - how many years does one serve in Gaol for doing
(c.322kph?) on a public road?
Or, is it merely a GBP5.00 fine.
I just wondered.

Ah! you are referring to the speeding motorist last mentioned in Sue's
post and not the plod referred to in Simon's or Luke's post. I have to
admit I was just as confused by your request as Luke was.

It'll be some time before he comes up for trial at the Crown Court.
My colleague said she'd tell us the outcome - I hope she remembers, as
it's outside my local paper's area.

--
Sue ]🙁🙂

Why aren't we demanding regular retests for motor drivers?
It's obvious a lot of them would fail so that'd solve the congestion problem too.

"Sue White" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > Sue ]🙁🙂

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Why aren't we demanding regular retests for motor drivers?
It's obvious a lot of them would fail so that'd solve the congestion
problem too.

According to a news items today many thousands of drivers are paying others
to take their test for them.

It seems the going rate for this impersonation is about GBP500.00

John

John Clayton wrote on 23/06/2007 20:22 +0100:

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According to a news items today many thousands of drivers are paying others
to take their test for them.

It seems the going rate for this impersonation is about GBP500.00

And the going rate if you get caught is £500 fine and community service.
Nice little earner then.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/6647997.stm

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Tony

"The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there
is no good evidence either way."
- Bertrand Russell