In article <1qiszns.sbhktyv3x06rN%snipeco.2@gmail.com>, Sn!pe
<snipeco.2@gmail.com> on Wed, 18 Oct 2023 at 15:45:34 awoke Nicholas
from his slumbers and wrote
>Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote:
>
>> Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> writes:
>>
>> > An old fiend of mine who did a lot of welding for bikers had a
>> > standard approach to this - he used to fill the tank to the brim with
>> > petrol and then weld it. He survived repairing a good many tanks.
>>
>> Luck of the insane.
>>
>> > He told me that the proper way to do it was to thoroughly wash the
>> > tank with detergent and then fill it with water but his way was
>> > quicker. I'd have gone with the slow way.
>>
>> Done that more than once. Hard to get it absolutely full but a very
>> small volume of air/petrol fumes will just make a little pop. To
>> remove the last of the water, rinse out with some acetone. Any
>> acetone/water mix remaining will mix with the petrol and will carry
>> the water through the engine harmlessly..
>>
>
>I read somewhere that a good way to purge the tank was with steam.
>
How many workshops have high pressure exhaust steam to hand? Steam from
a kettle probably would not hack it.

I misremember a Momerset Saugham story set in the Pacific where in
passing a Naval vessel is preparing an old oil barrel for potable water
using steam. It took 2 days.

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On 2023-10-18, Nicholas D. Richards <nicholas@salmiron.com> wrote:
> In article <1qiszns.sbhktyv3x06rN%snipeco.2@gmail.com>, Sn!pe
><snipeco.2@gmail.com> on Wed, 18 Oct 2023 at 15:45:34 awoke Nicholas
> from his slumbers and wrote
>>Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote:
>>
>>> Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> writes:
>>>
>>> > An old fiend of mine who did a lot of welding for bikers had a
>>> > standard approach to this - he used to fill the tank to the brim with
>>> > petrol and then weld it. He survived repairing a good many tanks.
>>>
>>> Luck of the insane.
>>>
>>> > He told me that the proper way to do it was to thoroughly wash the
>>> > tank with detergent and then fill it with water but his way was
>>> > quicker. I'd have gone with the slow way.
>>>
>>> Done that more than once. Hard to get it absolutely full but a very
>>> small volume of air/petrol fumes will just make a little pop. To
>>> remove the last of the water, rinse out with some acetone. Any
>>> acetone/water mix remaining will mix with the petrol and will carry
>>> the water through the engine harmlessly..
>>>
>>
>>I read somewhere that a good way to purge the tank was with steam.
>>
> How many workshops have high pressure exhaust steam to hand? Steam from
> a kettle probably would not hack it.
>
> I misremember a Momerset Saugham story set in the Pacific where in
> passing a Naval vessel is preparing an old oil barrel for potable water
> using steam. It took 2 days.
>
>

In passing, that reminds me of the story of the capture of Pelilue (sp?)
Island by the americans during WWII, that the fresh water supplied was
brought in in former oil drums, and the men could not drink it, and some
died as a result.

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Meantime, back at the Estancia, etc.

In article <yKQjKUAUyCMlFAY+@salmiron.com>, Nicholas D. Richards
<nicholas@salmiron.com> on Wed, 18 Oct 2023 at 20:05:56 awoke Nicholas
from his slumbers and wrote
>In article <1qiszns.sbhktyv3x06rN%snipeco.2@gmail.com>, Sn!pe
><snipeco.2@gmail.com> on Wed, 18 Oct 2023 at 15:45:34 awoke Nicholas
>from his slumbers and wrote
>>I read somewhere that a good way to purge the tank was with steam.
>>
>How many workshops have high pressure exhaust steam to hand? Steam from
>a kettle probably would not hack it.
>
>I misremember a Momerset Saugham story set in the Pacific where in
>passing a Naval vessel is preparing an old oil barrel for potable water
>using steam. It took 2 days.
>
In my youth, besides Georges Simenon and Nevil Shute, I read a lot of
Somerset Maughan novels and short stories and enjoyed the BBC
dramatisations. I can still hear the voice of Carlton Hobbs who narrated
this particular story. I wish I could remember the name of this novel,
it revolves around the son of an Australian politician who has disgraced
himself, with, as I remember it, an older woman. As a result he is
bumming his way through the South Pacific. I know it does not end well
for him. Any offers?
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On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 20:03:59 +0100
RustyHinge <rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk> wrote:

> Yes indeed, but after *you*'ve processed the IPA, the result might not
> be too sanitary.
>
> Giss a pint!

Will a BA do ? The IPA's all in the tank.

--
Steve O'Hara-Smith
Odds and Ends at http://www.sohara.org/
Host: Beautiful Theory meet Inconvenient Fact
Obit: Beautiful Theory died today of factual inconsistency

On 18/10/2023 20:47, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 20:03:59 +0100
> RustyHinge <rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Yes indeed, but after *you*'ve processed the IPA, the result might not
>> be too sanitary.
>>
>> Giss a pint!
>
> Will a BA do ? The IPA's all in the tank.
>
Howsabout a pint of Black Dog then?

--
Rusty Hinge
To err is human. To really foul things up requires a computer and the BOFH.

On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:13:13 +0100
RustyHinge <rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk> wrote:

> On 18/10/2023 20:47, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> > On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 20:03:59 +0100
> > RustyHinge <rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> Yes indeed, but after *you*'ve processed the IPA, the result might not
> >> be too sanitary.
> >>
> >> Giss a pint!
> >
> > Will a BA do ? The IPA's all in the tank.
> >
> Howsabout a pint of Black Dog then?

The black dog doesn't fit in the liquidiser.

--
Steve O'Hara-Smith
Odds and Ends at http://www.sohara.org/
Host: Beautiful Theory meet Inconvenient Fact
Obit: Beautiful Theory died today of factual inconsistency

On 19/10/2023 16:33, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:13:13 +0100
> RustyHinge <rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> On 18/10/2023 20:47, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
>>> On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 20:03:59 +0100
>>> RustyHinge <rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes indeed, but after *you*'ve processed the IPA, the result might not
>>>> be too sanitary.
>>>>
>>>> Giss a pint!
>>>
>>> Will a BA do ? The IPA's all in the tank.
>>>
>> Howsabout a pint of Black Dog then?
>
> The black dog doesn't fit in the liquidiser.
>
It does if you take the top off it and pour it in, or put a funnel in
the hole in the top and pour it into that.

But beware of flying froth.

--
Alefroth Egbeard

On 19/10/2023 16:33, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:13:13 +0100
> RustyHinge <rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> On 18/10/2023 20:47, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
>>> On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 20:03:59 +0100
>>> RustyHinge <rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes indeed, but after *you*'ve processed the IPA, the result might not
>>>> be too sanitary.
>>>>
>>>> Giss a pint!
>>>
>>> Will a BA do ? The IPA's all in the tank.
>>>
>> Howsabout a pint of Black Dog then?
>
> The black dog doesn't fit in the liquidiser.
>
It does if you take the top off it and pour it in, or put a funnel in
the hole in the top and pour it into that.

But beware of flying froth.

--
Alefroth Egbeard

On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:43:45 +0100
RustyHinge <rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk> wrote:

> On 19/10/2023 16:33, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> > On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:13:13 +0100
> > RustyHinge <rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> On 18/10/2023 20:47, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> >>> On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 20:03:59 +0100
> >>> RustyHinge <rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Yes indeed, but after *you*'ve processed the IPA, the result might
> >>>> not be too sanitary.
> >>>>
> >>>> Giss a pint!
> >>>
> >>> Will a BA do ? The IPA's all in the tank.
> >>>
> >> Howsabout a pint of Black Dog then?
> >
> > The black dog doesn't fit in the liquidiser.
> >
> It does if you take the top off it and pour it in, or put a funnel in
> the hole in the top and pour it into that.

One pint of liquidised black dog coming up.

--
Steve O'Hara-Smith
Odds and Ends at http://www.sohara.org/
Host: Beautiful Theory meet Inconvenient Fact
Obit: Beautiful Theory died today of factual inconsistency

In article <20231019181947.229484ebeea2fa2e2f158b9e@eircom.net>, Ahem A
Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> on Thu, 19 Oct 2023 at 18:19:47 awoke
Nicholas from his slumbers and wrote
>On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:43:45 +0100
>RustyHinge <rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> On 19/10/2023 16:33, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
>> > On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:13:13 +0100
>> > RustyHinge <rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On 18/10/2023 20:47, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
>> >>> On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 20:03:59 +0100
>> >>> RustyHinge <rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Yes indeed, but after *you*'ve processed the IPA, the result might
>> >>>> not be too sanitary.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Giss a pint!
>> >>>
>> >>> Will a BA do ? The IPA's all in the tank.
>> >>>
>> >> Howsabout a pint of Black Dog then?
>> >
>> > The black dog doesn't fit in the liquidiser.
>> >
>> It does if you take the top off it and pour it in, or put a funnel in
>> the hole in the top and pour it into that.
>
>One pint of liquidised black dog coming up.
>
Wasn't Black Dog a mate of Blind Pew, delivering the Black Spot to
Billy-Bones? None of the in the least bit attractive as personality.

In my estimation the best of the Long John Silver's was Alfred Burke.
His sense of menace was not relieved by the humour and mateness of
Robert Newton.

I saw the Newton TV version as a young shaver but by the time of Burke I
was a grown man.

My remembering may be mismembering.
--
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"Où sont les neiges d'antan?"

In article <20231019181947.229484ebeea2fa2e2f158b9e@eircom.net>, Ahem A
Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> on Thu, 19 Oct 2023 at 18:19:47 awoke
Nicholas from his slumbers and wrote
>On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:43:45 +0100
>RustyHinge <rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> On 19/10/2023 16:33, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
>> > On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:13:13 +0100
>> > RustyHinge <rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On 18/10/2023 20:47, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
>> >>> On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 20:03:59 +0100
>> >>> RustyHinge <rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Yes indeed, but after *you*'ve processed the IPA, the result might
>> >>>> not be too sanitary.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Giss a pint!
>> >>>
>> >>> Will a BA do ? The IPA's all in the tank.
>> >>>
>> >> Howsabout a pint of Black Dog then?
>> >
>> > The black dog doesn't fit in the liquidiser.
>> >
>> It does if you take the top off it and pour it in, or put a funnel in
>> the hole in the top and pour it into that.
>
>One pint of liquidised black dog coming up.
>
Wasn't Black Dog a mate of Blind Pew, delivering the Black Spot to
Billy-Bones? None of the in the least bit attractive as personality.

In my estimation the best of the Long John Silver's was Alfred Burke.
His sense of menace was not relieved by the humour and mateness of
Robert Newton.

I saw the Newton TV version as a young shaver but by the time of Burke I
was a grown man.

My remembering may be mismembering.
--
0sterc@tcher -

"Où sont les neiges d'antan?"