Stuff you know that others wouldn't know because of your job.

Amp34 · 16 Nov 2009 at 23:13

naefeart said:
I know where the oil is... ssssh

Macca said:
I've learnt a lot about the gas industry, emergency, replacement work... interesting to see what goes on behind the scenes .

That mean either of you can get me a job?

Meridian · 16 Nov 2009 at 23:15

Nash said:
Both are dirty "MDMA replacements", the first being legal, both being probably more dangerous than MDMA itself.

Now tell me why 4-methylmethcathinone is legal and 4-methoxymethylamphetamine is Class A? I mean in the sense of how they appear in the Misuse of Drugs Act. Not the reason why they might be there.

M

burtie · 16 Nov 2009 at 23:20

Most petrol stations pump air into your cars tank when they run out of fuel, the counter still goes round too. Unlucky if it's you as you are paying for air.

gambitt · 16 Nov 2009 at 23:24

PMKeates said:
That in 1983 the average passenger car sold in the UK had 80 hp, today it has 120hp, and that that is an almost linear trend.

All thanks to 5000 Terabytes of automotivey data

Down to more safety features = heavier cars so need more power to compensate, right?

give that man a PhD!

Phate · 16 Nov 2009 at 23:26

burtieb1 said:
Most petrol stations pump air into your cars tank when they run out of fuel, the counter still goes round too. Unlucky if it's you as you are paying for air.

Eh? I'm pretty sure it's all done by weights and scales

Nash · 16 Nov 2009 at 23:27

Meridian said:
Now tell me why 4-methylmethcathinone is legal and 4-methoxymethylamphetamine is Class A? I mean in the sense of how they appear in the Misuse of Drugs Act. Not the reason why they might be there.

M

Because methamphetamine derivatives are covered by the catch-all clause whereas cathinone derivatives aren't? I don't know to be honest, I'm more interested in ending the War on Drugs rather than the details/excuses they use to perpetuate it

edit - now I'm not so sure, I think I may be getting confused with the American analog laws. I know that there's nothing open to interpretation in UK law, it's either illegal or it's not. Is it because all hypothetical ring structures are either illegal or not? I dunno, I'm not a lawyer nor a chemist.

Rainmaker · 16 Nov 2009 at 23:28

Von Smallhausen said:
Police do not routinely beat suspects up.

Lies!

I also want to know who the shemale Hollywood actress is? :eek:

PMKeates · 16 Nov 2009 at 23:30

gambitt said:
Down to more safety features = heavier cars so need more power to compensate, right?

Hehe close. Safety is a big part of it, but it's a number of contributing factors. People want AC, electric seats, sound insulation, airbags, 12 audio speakers.. makes the car heavier, so you need a bigger engine, heavier brakes, stronger suspension... which makes the car heavier, so you need a big.. and so on

thepeganator · 16 Nov 2009 at 23:39

Bennie-Mac said:
Air conditioning is technically the most efficient form of conventional heating for a building.

My dad constantly tells shops etc this (AC company owner).
No one ever takes the advice.

Also the hot air barrier at the front of a shop will work just as well with cold air.

mjt · 16 Nov 2009 at 23:40

that webex stuff is pretty bad!
some companies at least have theirs private..

bmw have some interesting conversations

gambitt · 16 Nov 2009 at 23:42

Bennie-Mac said:
Air conditioning is technically the most efficient form of conventional heating for a building.

How interesting. I'd like to know more about how that works!

lewism · 16 Nov 2009 at 23:43

lots about fire regs, cctv, surveying yada yada.

Chimerical · 16 Nov 2009 at 23:45

maustin said:
I know which famous Hollywood actress is not actually a female.

Answer please.

Rainmaker · 16 Nov 2009 at 23:50

maustin said:
I know which famous Hollywood actress is not actually a female.

Latoya Jackson? No, wait...

Windle · 16 Nov 2009 at 23:53

I know a lot about underground utilities and how to trace them safely.

Also that a lot of contractors ignore the minimum cover rules, particularly for electrical cabling!

Stolly · 17 Nov 2009 at 00:04

Most payment cards (credit / debit / prepaid) are not run by the company mentioned on the card. This includes many banks, who do not run their own cards.

They are in fact processed by one of two companies that most people have never heard of.

Slinky1989 · 17 Nov 2009 at 00:07

Isn't that transax and someone else whose name eludes me? But transax is the main one because I'm always having to call them up whenever they decide I need an authorisation code for a transaction

Also if you call up a mobile company for an upgrade you'll usually get about £70 to £170 worth of handset discount more than if you went in store.

stickman1 · 17 Nov 2009 at 00:09

How to kill people quickly and quietly

dont ask

Stolly · 17 Nov 2009 at 00:11

"slinky" said:
Isn't that transax and someone else whose name eludes me? But transax is the main one because I'm always having to call them up whenever they decide I need an authorisation code for a transaction

Also if you call up a mobile company for an upgrade you'll usually get about £70 to £170 worth of handset discount more than if you went in store.

Even Transax don't even process their own cards, they are a part of RBSG. RBSG don't process their own cards either. One of these two companies do the RBSG portfolio.

Along with many other household names.

Even if you phone up a call center and you think its your bank you are phoning up you are in fact speaking to employess of one of these virtually unheard of companies.

Slinky1989 · 17 Nov 2009 at 00:13

Well what d'ya know, learn something new every day! Are you going to tell us what they're called then so we can all go google them?