The Code of Practice

[Honorary Bloke]

G'day Caliban,

As I understand hijacking a thread, it means diverting it from its original purpose or trying to upstage the original poster. I hope that you do not think that it was my intention to do so, nor in fact do I believe I did. I, in fact, was struck by the essential "rightness" of the CoP and believed it might apply internationally. I still believe that. It is a sound document that has both character and common sense which is applicable worldwide.

If, for reasons which escape me at the moment, I have offended anyone in OZ, I certainly apologise. In general I admire the great good humour and camaraderie shown on this forum, and I hope to be a contributing member of it. I am not a professional woodworker, but an avid hobbyist and have much more to learn than to contribute in the way of knowledge.

On the other hand, I admit to an admiration for Australia of which I cannot, in good conscience, be ashamed. Fortunately, I am old enough, and my skin is thick enough, to take almost anything. But I must draw the line at advertising on a dating forum in NZ. Here in the States we have a term for such things which is unsuitable for a family-orientated forum.

Cliff, I am sorry I missed the barbie. I asked the missus but she had to work this weekend. Pity. Perhaps the next one. Happy birthday to the wife from America.

[Sturdee]

If, for reasons which escape me at the moment, I have offended anyone in OZ, I certainly apologise. In general I admire the great good humour and camaraderie shown on this forum, and I hope to be a contributing member of it. I am not a professional woodworker, but an avid hobbyist and have much more to learn than to contribute in the way of knowledge.

Apologizing for hijacking a thread. :eek:

Whats wrong with you Bob, apologizing for hijacking is not needed as it's our favourite pasttime around here. It sounds as you're trying to be a Seppo feeling sorry.

BTW always a good subject is pancakes, maybe you can tell us how you make them over there.

Peter.

[Cliff Rogers]

Good on ya Bob.

[echnidna]

Yer ok Bob

[Purpleheart]

Rule #1. Do not for any reason convert your shed into a bar /pool room... it is bad shed ediquite, build a bar room onto your house instead!(your shed will help you build it...)

Oh no, seems I was in direct violation of the above rule.

I converted our 6*7 meter garage into a pool room.

This necessitated the building of a 6*6 meter carport.

Fortunately I also have a 2.5*5.5m workshop, a garden shed (for lawnmowers, bikes ets) and a storage shed (for all the stuff I don't want to get covered in shavings that fly around the workshop), and I am currently building another shed cause I have run out of space in the others.

I hope my secondary endeavours make up for the above indescression.

Cheers..........

[Purpleheart]

PS - That was just my attempt at getting this thread back on track...

[echnidna]

Oh no, seems I was in direct violation of the above rule.

I converted our 6*7 meter garage into a pool room.

This necessitated the building of a 6*6 meter carport.

Fortunately I also have a 2.5*5.5m workshop, a garden shed (for lawnmowers, bikes ets) and a storage shed (for all the stuff I don't want to get covered in shavings that fly around the workshop), and I am currently building another shed cause I have run out of space in the others.

I hope my secondary endeavours make up for the above indescression.

Cheers..........

This breach can be negated by installing a suitable workbench top and woodworking vices on the pool table and fitting a dusty in your pool room.

[scooter]

This breach can be negated by installing a suitable workbench top and woodworking vices on the pool table and fitting a dusty in your pool room.

...for the bulldust of course...


Cheers.................Sean

[BobL]

I posted the link to the code of practice to the coodabeenchampions on the ABC as I thought this would be right up their alley and we might get 15 seconds of fame. Although I wasn't listening last weekend I heard they ridiculed my name (I'm not fussed, I'm used to it), anyway, they said they might ridicule (er . . . . do a program about ) sheds in a coming program so make sure you stay tuned.

[Honorary Bloke]

Just a quick question for the Drafting Committee:

Whilst studying the Code today I realized that Para. 6 (Tools) does not proscribe a Bloke from reading a tool’s Instructional Manual. :eek: Is this an Australian cultural phenomenon or merely an oversight? I should think, as we do here, a Bloke would fiddle a tool until he completely buggered it up before he would stoop so low as to read the Instructions.

What say you?

[Andy Mac]

Have to agree with you there Bob! Its only after you've attempted to assemble any given piece of equipment/plant and realised you have bolts left over that don't fit anywhere, that the instructions manual is even searched for!:eek:

Cheers,

[BobL]

Have to agree with you there Bob! Its only after you've attempted to assemble any given piece of equipment/plant and realised you have bolts left over that don't fit anywhere, that the instructions manual is even searched for!:eek:

Cheers,

With me it's a point of pride. Reading the instructions can stunt your creativity. If I don't have any bits left over I feel I haven't been innovate enough in the assembly. Like the time I left the big end bearing locators out of the mates VW beetle motor. What are these little lugs for - can't be that important!

[Andy Mac]

I've done similar with gudgeon pin circlips on a lawn mower, the only bits left...*groan*...pull the bugger back down again and put them in!

Cheers,

[Driver]

Just a quick question for the Drafting Committee:

Whilst studying the Code today I realized that Para. 6 (Tools) does not proscribe a Bloke from reading a tool’s Instructional Manual. :eek:

What say you?

Bob

Mate, you're in danger of committing a Code violation :eek: by referring to an out-of-date version. The most recent update is your guide. Backtrack through this thread and have a hard look.

Col

[silentC]

I may have you call you up on that point, Brother Driver.

Keeping up-to-date documentation of anything, even of the code itself, is verging on chapiness. I must admit that I am undecided whether referring to an old version of the code, and thereby committing an offence, or failing to carry out some action prescribed therein, is more of a concern than the chapiness associated with the diligent observance of the update path of the document itself.

This is a quandry. Is it covered in the current version? No! Don't tell me, I don't want to know!