On 25 Oct 2008, at 13:10, Adrian the Omnipotent wrote: > Captain Beeky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> On 25 Oct 2008, at 09:56, Adrian Stott wrote, precisely: >> >>> My Kabola arrived with a special cowl for the top of the stove pipe, >>> which seems to prevent >90% of this problem. >> >> As a mere mortal I find it hard to comprehend how you "know" whether >> the cowl prevents 90%, 88%, 92.337% or 50% of the problem referenced. >> >> I can only presume you use your special powers which allow you to >> "know" everything else ! 90% "must"be the correct figure. > > <sigh>
Oh dear, sorry for being a trivial nuisance. > I said "seems to prevent >90% of this problem". > > The "seems" might be taken to indicate that I am reporting my > impression of the situation. Excuse me. I failed to notice and must give credit and encouragement where it is due. You were indeed apparently conceding that the facts of a situation may vary from your impression of that situation. That looks like an admission that your perception "could" be wrong ? If so then that is good, but how are you coping with this twinge of self doubt ? Captain Beeky PS. I still don't see how you can attempt to quantify the number of diesel stove problems you "have" actually experienced as a proportion of the number of diesel stove problems you "would have" experienced if you had not had the benefit of your special cowl. This was the point of my original observation, not to joust with you over your use of language and my possible miscomprehension thereof.
