Malcolm N_ wrote: > On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:23:27 +0000, The Strudwick Family > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Can any one tell me where I can buy a Barge Pole. I am based in the >> South-east and all I can find is pine "stair hand rails". These are >> not really suitable as I understand pine can snap under load and any >> way have a flat on one side. > > > One of the funniest things I have ever seen around the canals is > someone - who shall be nameless - trying to push a heavy boat out from > the bank by leaning on the boat pole - it snapped and they went > headlong into the cut, under the counter of the boat. > > Well it was funny - once he surfaced and was only shaken and not hurt > - thank goodness the screw wasn't turning o0r it would have been > tragic.
He would have been shaken and stirred... ;-) Sorry, just could not resist... Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
