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Thread ID: 97721 2009-02-25 03:21:00 Irish Plumbing Rules SurferJoe46 (51) PC World Chat
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751180 2009-02-25 03:21:00 IRISH INDUSTRIAL PLUMBING STANDARDS


1. All pipe is to be made of a long hole, surrounded by metal centered around the hole.
2. All pipe is to be hollow throughout its entire length.
3. All pipe is to be made of the very best quality, preferably either tubular or pipular.
4. All acid proof pipe is to be made of acid proof material.
5. The OD of all pipe must exceed the ID otherwise the hole will be on the outside of the pipe.
6. All pipe is to be supplied with nothing in the hole, so that water, steam and stuff can be put in at a later date.
7. All pipe is to be supplied without rust, as this can be more readily put on at the job site.
8. All pipe is to be cleaned free from any covering such as mud, tar, barnacles or any other form of manure before putting up, otherwise it will make lumps under the paint.
9. All pipe over 500 feet in length must have the words "long pipe" clearly painted on each end so that the fitter will know it is a long pipe.
10. Pipe over 2 miles in length must also have the above words painted in the middle so that the above fitter will not have to walk the full length of the pipe to determine if it is a long pipe.
11. All pipe over six inches in diameter is to have the words "large pipe" painted on it. This is so that the above fitter will not use it for small pipe.
12. All pipe fittings are to be made of the same stuff as the pipe.
13. All pipe closures are to be open on one end.
14. No fittings are to be put on pipe, unless specified. If you do, straight pipe becomes crooked.


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A man flying in a hot air balloon realised he was lost. He reduced height and spotted a man on the ground, descended further to shouting range. "Excuse me," he called, "Can you help me? I promised my friend I would meet him half an hour ago, but I don’t know where I am."
The man answered: "You are in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above the ground, between 40 and 42 degrees north, and about one degree west.
"You must be a engineer," responded the balloonist.
"I am, how did you know?" answered the man.
"Everything you have told me is technically correct, but I am still as lost as before.
"You must be a manager" responded the man.
"Yes, but how did you know?
"Well," said the man, "you have no idea where you are, or where you are going. You made a promise that you cannot keep, and you expect me to solve the problem. In fact you are in the same position as when I met you, but now somehow it is all my fault!"


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DUE TO FINANCIAL RESTRAINTS AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE -
THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL WILL BE EXTINGUISHED 		SurferJoe46 (51)
751181 2009-02-25 03:38:00 I found this on an Aussie Blogsite:
1. Never pull into a continuous stream of traffic with your eyes open.
2. Slow vehicles should keep to the middle of the road and weave.
3. Fast vehicles should stay in the slow lane or on the sidewalk.
4. If you are coming from a side road onto the main road, you have the right of way. Do not slow down unless you roll over or hit something.
5. Hand signals should primarily indicate the driver’s mood.
6. Only stop at a red light if the car in front has stopped
7. At a crossroad when turning left, get into the right hand lane.
8. At a crossroad when turning right get into the left-hand lane.
9. If a taxi hits you, you are going too slow.
10. If a police car hits you, you are driving recklessly.
1 2. It is a serious offence to drive when the horn is not working,
1 3. The horn operation must be checked at least every 10 metres.
1 4. You may also be required to have brakes.
1 5. Dual carriageways are for driving in both directions, whichever side you are on.
1 6. The internal mirror is for the use of the driver only - to comb his hair, fix his gutra or hang his animals from. 		SurferJoe46 (51)
751182 2009-02-25 09:39:00 Re: Pipes

15. The inside length of the pipe is to be made equal to the overall outside length, otherwise it will be impossible to estimate the volume of the pipe once installed. (Pipes with insufficient internal length may cause water shortages.) 		R2x1 (4628)
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