How To Upset Tonyav.....

[gness]

Hi, Gness.....said the email.....what you been up to today?

Oh clearing the shed...says I....I found a huge box of MrG's thingies from work....fed up falling over them so I stuck them in carrier bags and put them out for the scrap man.....

What thingies?

Well.....John Bull Pressure Gauges......dial gauges...caliper gauges....loads of the flipping things....all measuring tools I think...though what would I be measuring with them.......☺

The phone rang.......there was spluttering.....THE SCRAP MAN!!!!! Send me photos!

So I did.....but that seemed to bring on some sort of fit.....

I thought I'd calmed him down by saying I didn't include the Huddersfield Slip Gauge Block Sets.....til I said I intended to crazy glue them together in a kind of Jenga ornament to hang in the garden.....

Tony splutters a lot, doesn't he.......☺

[EDDIE51]

A set like that would last a lifetime and still be as good and accurate after 50 years as it was the day it was made.

[tonyav]

Precisely ( see what I did there ) EDDIE.

[gness]

Well...you've certainly measured up to my expectations tonight, Tony.....x

They must be very old, Eddie.....MrG would have had them long before I met him......and they do look in fine condition....thank you for your help....x

[EDDIE51]

They need to be handled with care. You should only touch them with cotton gloves on. Even the moisture from your fingers could cause corrosion if it is left . I know this sounds over the top but if they really are the top quality it is true.

[tonyav]

EDDIE, if I told you where and how she was storing them, well you would be spluttering as much as I did !.

[gness]

Lord....I wish MrG had mentioned them instead of leaving me to find them.... we shall have words!

Some are a bit discoloured where they stand proud of the box. Was going to give them a scrub but since Eddie's post I've gently rubbed with a cotton cloth and most seems to wipe off.....x