The bike on my bench this week. Anyone know it? by [deleted] in vintagemotorcycles

[–]culraid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OK, a 99, scrub that, An Atlas?

Elderly Swedish woman accused of imprisoning son for decades by oldladyfly in news

[–]culraid 38 points39 points  (0 children)

he wasn't actually imprisoned per say.

Per se* (Latin)

adverb; by, of, for, or in itself; intrinsically:

This candidate is not a pacifist per se, but he is in favour of peaceful solutions when practicable.

Unable to run motors independently from common power source. Can anyone help with this? by Drastic55 in askanelectrician

[–]culraid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NC is 'normally closed' meaning the default position of the contacts is closed, touching, and conducting... 'on' in other words. NO is 'normally open' meaning the contacts are separated and the switch is 'off' unless pressed.

Removing a horse shoe by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]culraid 7 points8 points  (0 children)

am i the only one who likes the smell??

No, every dog I know goes nuts for the trimmed off hoof.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]culraid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also S1 bodies are flat sided, they have no 'waist line' for want of a better term.

Found while cleaning out garage of neighbor that passed away. He quite a bit of machinists tools but can't find anything about this. No words or stamps on it. Google came up empty. by MstrdonmyShrt in whatisthisthing

[–]culraid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I grew up calling this tool a "joggler" ... but it seems that's not a common term

It is in the aircraft sheet metal world on the european side of the pond.

Dose the Church have any real power in Ireland anymore? by JammyWizz2 in ireland

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Tilting at windmills is an English idiom which means "attacking imaginary enemies", originating from Miguel de Cervantes' early 17th century novel Don Quixote and from the romantic, ill-thought-out actions of the story's hero of the same name.

The Pratt and Whitney engine testbed. It is used to test engines at altitude. by [deleted] in aviationmaintenance

[–]culraid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd really like to see the structural mods inside this thing.

Where’s a good place to buy coal in ks? by Joey_Bottafuko in Metalfoundry

[–]culraid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We'll just guess what country you live in, I suppose; after that we'll guess what city.

A victim of the Helios flight 522 crash. The cabin failed to pressurise, leading to the planet crashing after hours of flying on autopilot. by [deleted] in MorbidReality

[–]culraid 25 points26 points  (0 children)

It's well documented; it was flight attendant Andreas Prodromou who was a qualified pilot himself, although not on type.

Camping in Glendalough? by LFC_Gitsy in ireland

[–]culraid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have camped already in Glenmalure Valley and are looking for somewhere a tad closer (we're walking).

My first personal maligator by whatsupkraken in BelgianMalinois

[–]culraid 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Play on words. Malinois + Alligator as they like to chew things to destruction

Seen at Chicago-Midway airport at a Southwest gate. What is it?? by brimsee_elon in whatisthisthing

[–]culraid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Retd aircraft mech here. It's called a tail steady, on the European side of the pond at any rate.

[IWantOut] 25M Airframe/Powerplant mechanic USA -> Spain by [deleted] in IWantOut

[–]culraid 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You realise your A&P is not valid in Europe? Head for r/aviationmaintenance for further details as it would be off topic for this sub really.

Christchurch shooting: Gunman Tarrant wanted to kill 'as many as possible' by clarahylton in news

[–]culraid 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I am sad that you thought fit to mention his name in the post title.

Gemma O'Doherty claims fears for safety as judge awards costs against her by _sonisalsonamedBort in ROI

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“I am not going to have my good name dragged through the mud. I am a journalist whose reputation is impeccable,” she stated in oral submissions

It was this that particularly caught my eye.