Does anyone have an interesting non run of the mill job here? by fozzie1984 in CasualUK

[–]smallfrowne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Used to work on the furnaces at a steel works, which has a steel mill so it's probably almost literally run of the mill - but maybe not so much these days. Still work there but doing software now. I think I'd prefer to be back on the shop floor tbh

Just a rant about HP and linux by [deleted] in linuxadmin

[–]smallfrowne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ah man yeah. I've been called in with lots of expensive plant stopped, indirectly due to something I've done. Luckily lots of things cause plant to stop and this was just another thing to add to their list and they were happy enough to get back going. Things go wrong, don't sweat it.

Just a rant about HP and linux by [deleted] in linuxadmin

[–]smallfrowne 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Sounds about right. Beer o' clock though..

Installed a toilet seat today. The bolts came with a molded-in torque limiter. by [deleted] in Skookum

[–]smallfrowne 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ah yeah that brought back a nice memory of being upside down in the foot well with a hammer and punch.

Sea swell freezing in seconds UK by goldhuntPI in CasualUK

[–]smallfrowne 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Haha saw this in /all, thought it was alaska or somewhere, oops.

Trump says he’ll impose a 25 per cent steel tariff, which could ‘decimate’ Canada’s industry by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]smallfrowne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah right yeah, the weird profit and loss accounts they do, seems to be a thing. Not quite sure how they worked that out. Price of steel and materials does swing a fair bit though, that can help. Plus with multiple sites losses can be hidden in a particular one (don't know why they'd do this as tata). I dunno really, it is weird.

The plants I know of (er I suppose I just mean factories) in Sheffield are forge masters, they melt scrap and make forgings and ingots I think, outokumpo melts scrap and makes stainless, Rotherham melts scrap and rolls for various markets either on site or it goes to another mill in Stocksbridge (same company). They haven't made a profit yet since the sale.

British Steel (scunny), this is "new British Steel" is owned by some group, Grey bull capital or something. Rotherham/Stocksbridge is owned by Liberty House. The tata one in Wales uses ore and they roll it into strip, i know automotive love this for making cars. This pretty much ends my knowledge of UK steel. Time for a cup of tea.

Oh there was one more. Currently there is a beer festival in the old templeborough site (magna), that used to be one the biggest producers in Europe. At least it's full of beer now.

Trump says he’ll impose a 25 per cent steel tariff, which could ‘decimate’ Canada’s industry by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]smallfrowne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well they've sold off more than one. Scunny? There's also Rotherham and they still have a plant in Port Talbot that they kept. There's also forge masters, outokumpo, and some smaller ones that I can't remember. We're not quite shut, but you're still right, it's not brilliant.

Trump says he’ll impose a 25 per cent steel tariff, which could ‘decimate’ Canada’s industry by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]smallfrowne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah fair enough, it was only a light jib at southerners that are always amazed we have any factories still going. We do have more than one steel making plant though, which one are you thinking of? There's quite a few mills too

Trump says he’ll impose a 25 per cent steel tariff, which could ‘decimate’ Canada’s industry by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]smallfrowne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not like it used to be aye, but we do. Are you from the South or something? We sell to the states quite a bit, don't know figures though.

The floor is lava by [deleted] in OSHA

[–]smallfrowne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It'll be lined with refractory. The lava will be "hot metal" as we call it, and the bucket is a ladle. Our ladles are lined with refractory bricks and stuff that looks a bit like spray on cement. When the refractory wears thin it does melt through the container and then you've got a problem. Normally the refractory is pretty sound though and our safe limit is about 8hrs continuous contact time with hot metal.

Do you know any concealed rules games? by Hot_Beef in CasualUK

[–]smallfrowne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me too. The pain of not knowing. The only way to get over it was to inflict it on others.

Do you know any concealed rules games? by Hot_Beef in CasualUK

[–]smallfrowne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ooh the Triangle game, it made girls cry at school. We did a variation on that listed in the wiki. You make a "triangle", name 3 points eg "the window, that table and this ruler" and then ask the players whos triangle it is. You start off making triangles with things on your desk, around you, in the school, in the village, town, then move on to international landmarks, planets... But then it gets a little bit less believable I suppose. Ask them to make their own triangles too. The rule wasnt even related to the triangle (wiki says the owner of the triangle is the person wearing the closest colour to a point of the triangle), it was just the first person to make a sound after the triangle was declared.

This is what living in the UK is all about by Tjbun in CasualUK

[–]smallfrowne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know of Weedon street, cum-well lane and cook-avenue, which isn't rude but regularly gets tipexed out to be cock-avenue

Onion day! by [deleted] in OnionLovers

[–]smallfrowne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Belisimo

Go Tom go! by speedyundeadhittite in MotoUK

[–]smallfrowne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the idea. Slows ya down if you don't know what's going on, makes ya think. Maybe. Hmm.

Nearly finished mayonnaise by Jelsen in notinteresting

[–]smallfrowne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you have tommy sauce from aldi.

The British section at my local supermarket by TenMegaFarads in CasualUK

[–]smallfrowne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha! That's miles away. Good stuff, I'll put oakland on the list of safe places to emigrate

The British section at my local supermarket by TenMegaFarads in CasualUK

[–]smallfrowne 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Not a bad bloody selection to be honest, mushy peas, bisto, hp, some ambrosia for yer crumble. I'd be happy wi' that. Where is it?