Re: costco honda generator

[Percival P. Cassidy]

Or butts and bums.

And when the kids in school ask for a rubber nobody stares, it means
eraser

"Two great nations divided by a common language" (George Bernard Shaw?
Winston Churchill?)

But problems may arise in other varieties of English too. I had not been
in Australia long when I heard somebody ask for some Durex. In UK, as in
USA, Durex was/is a common brand of condom. Perhaps Durex condoms did
exist in Australia too, but it was also the brand of a widely used
adhesive tape (a local equivalent of "Scotch tape" -- or "Sellotape" for
the Brits; does the latter still exist?).

Perce
(dual-citizen OzBrit -- aka "whingeing Pommie bastard" -- in exile in US
Midwest)

 

[Bruce in alaska]

Many early diesel engines could be hand cranked, they had a valve
lifter, a little lever on the crank case (side valves) It held the
exhaust valve open, you cranked like hell & then dropped the valves
and it started (hopefully) They had big flywheels in those days,
stored lots of energy.

"DeCompression Lever" or "Compression Release Lever" ... Listers are
famous for them....

 

[Bruce in alaska]

I understand that the IH TD-x tractors/'dozers had an additional valve
in each cylinder that opened to an "extension of the combustion chamber"
(for want of a better term) in which the spark plugs were located, thus
reducing the compression ratio; petrol/gasoline would have exploded
rather than burned with a diesel-appropriate compression ratio. They had
spark plugs, magneto and carburettor as well as injectors. There were
two controls to effect the changeover, IIRC: one near the left front
(perhaps to switch fuel supplies), plus a lever accessible from the
driver's seat. Clouds of black smoke at the changeover.

I have a Austin/Western Grader that has such an IH Engine in it. It is
a Gasoline Engine on one side, (Carburetor, Distributer, Coil, and
SparkPlugs) and a Diesel Engine on the other side> (Injection Pump,
Injectors, etc) To Start it, You opened the Gasoline Fuel Valve, put the
Change-Over Lever in Gasoline Mode, add about 1/2 Choke, and Crank.
Starts within 25 seconds, even down at -15F. Once started, you slowly
open the Choke, as the engine warms up, until it is wide open. Then wait
5 minutes for the block to warm. Once it is warm, you move the Fuel
Rack of the Injection Pump from Cutoff, to Idle, and watch the resulting
Black Smoke to turn to Dark Gray, and then move the Mode Lever, to
Diesel. WollLa, you now burning Diesel, and you can turn off the
Ignition System, and shut off the Gasoline Fuel Supply. Shutting down
the engine is the above, in reverse. If you don't do the shutdown, via
Burning Gasoline, you have a lot harder time getting the engine to
Start, next time you want to run it.

 

[Stormin Mormon]

One of my favorite stories, was the English man in US during
the war. He was on the phone. The operator came on, asked if
he was through. He said yes, so she disconnected him. He was
storming about that over breakfast the next day. His host
found the problem.

For the English, Through = connected. Are you "through to
your party yet?". In America, Through = compelted. "Are you
through with your call?"

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..



"Two great nations divided by a common language" (George
Bernard Shaw?
Winston Churchill?)

But problems may arise in other varieties of English too. I
had not been
in Australia long when I heard somebody ask for some Durex.
In UK, as in
USA, Durex was/is a common brand of condom. Perhaps Durex
condoms did
exist in Australia too, but it was also the brand of a
widely used
adhesive tape (a local equivalent of "Scotch tape" -- or
"Sellotape" for
the Brits; does the latter still exist?).

Perce
(dual-citizen OzBrit -- aka "whingeing Pommie bastard" -- in
exile in US
Midwest)

 

[Stormin Mormon]

Comprethion leffer. Thpoken with a lithp. Ith a lithter.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..



"DeCompression Lever" or "Compression Release Lever" ...
Listers are
famous for them....

 

[daestrom]

Or butts and bums.


"Two great nations divided by a common language" (George Bernard Shaw?
Winston Churchill?)

But problems may arise in other varieties of English too. I had not been
in Australia long when I heard somebody ask for some Durex. In UK, as in
USA, Durex was/is a common brand of condom. Perhaps Durex condoms did
exist in Australia too, but it was also the brand of a widely used
adhesive tape (a local equivalent of "Scotch tape" -- or "Sellotape" for
the Brits; does the latter still exist?).

Or the time I met a pretty girl in Holy Loch Scotland. She told me I
should "Come 'round tomorrow and knock me up." Being 'knocked up' over
there has an entirely different meaning than in the States

daestrom

 

[daestrom]

I have a Austin/Western Grader that has such an IH Engine in it. It is
a Gasoline Engine on one side, (Carburetor, Distributer, Coil, and
SparkPlugs) and a Diesel Engine on the other side> (Injection Pump,
Injectors, etc) To Start it, You opened the Gasoline Fuel Valve, put the
Change-Over Lever in Gasoline Mode, add about 1/2 Choke, and Crank.
Starts within 25 seconds, even down at -15F. Once started, you slowly
open the Choke, as the engine warms up, until it is wide open. Then wait
5 minutes for the block to warm. Once it is warm, you move the Fuel
Rack of the Injection Pump from Cutoff, to Idle, and watch the resulting
Black Smoke to turn to Dark Gray, and then move the Mode Lever, to
Diesel. WollLa, you now burning Diesel, and you can turn off the
Ignition System, and shut off the Gasoline Fuel Supply. Shutting down
the engine is the above, in reverse. If you don't do the shutdown, via
Burning Gasoline, you have a lot harder time getting the engine to
Start, next time you want to run it.

Was that maybe because if you shut it down on diesel, the cylinder and
plugs and such would be coated in diesel and not fire well?

I remember a friend of my dad that had a tractor with three tanks. He
had color-coded them, red for gas, green for diesel, and blue for water.
ISTR when running on diesel it also used a bit of water in the
cylinder. To help compression?

daestrom

 

[vaughn]

Or the time I met a pretty girl in Holy Loch Scotland. She told me I
should "Come 'round tomorrow and knock me up." Being 'knocked up' over
there has an entirely different meaning than in the States

You did better than me! To me, those Holy Loch girls may as well have
been speaking Swahili. Couldn't understand a word they were saying.
Strangely, I quickly figured out that it was only a one-way problem; they
could understand me just fine. I guess it was the USA'n TV shows and movies
that they were always watching.

Boy! This thread is really drifting around.

Vaughn

 

[Michael Dobony]

When you say 'gas', do you mean ( liquid petroleum / natural etc ) gas
or gasoline ? We solve this confusion in the UK by calling gasoline
'petrol' ( from 'petroleum' ). Petrol, gas and diesel engined vehicles
all operate on our roads.

And you are easily confused.

Graham

and to the MORMOM, please don't 'top post' since most people prefer to
see a post that starts with thee question and finishes with the answer
or follow-up comment.

Also blind user readers need bottom posting.

 

[Oren]

In the USAF an airplane that is ready to fly is "In" - (in commission)
One that is not ready to fly is "Out" (out of commission)
One which is flying is "Up"
One which has landed is "Down"

In the US Navy an airplane that is ready to fly is "Up" (ie, up on the
carrier deck)
One which is not ready is "Down" (ie, down below on the hangar deck)

The Canadian forces keep their aircraft hangared, so in the Canadian forces
an airplane that is ready to fly is "Out" (ie, outside)
One which is not ready to fly is "In" (In the hangar).

To compound the problem, at one time I was on exchange with the Canadian
Forces, with the rank of Captain
There was a Canadian Group Captain on exchange with the USAF. We both
landed at Winnipeg flying T-33s, -- but the Canadian was flying a USAF T-33,
and the American was flying a Canadian T-33 -- and we both had the same last
name! And then my airplane - the Canadian airplane - broke and needed
maintenance. Confusing the last names, the ground crew made the logical
assumption that the Canadian airplane was being flown by the Canadian pilot,
and called the group captain to tell him his aircraft was not flyable. I
walked in wearing my USAF flight suit and asked if my airplane was "In,"
meaning in commission. Thinking I wanted the USAF airplane they told me my
aircraft had been serviced and was ready to fly, so I went to ops, prepared
and filed a flight plan, then headed to the flight line. The ground crew
had a crewchief stationed at the American airplane ready to start, but I was
looking for the Canadian airplane and couldn't find it. When I went back
to maintenance to find my airplane they still thought I was looking for the
USAF airplane and they told me it was "out." (outside) but I thought it was
"out" (of commission), I said "You had told me it was "In" (commission)" and
they replied, "No, it's the Canadian T-33 that's In (for maintenance). The
American T-33 is "Out" (outside.)".

Me: "Wait a minute, I'm Capt. Jones -- I'm flying the Canadian T-33. Who's
flying the American T-33?"
Maintenance: "I thought you were flying the American airplane, which is out.
Group Captain Jones is flying the Canadian T-33, and right now it's in."
Me: "No, I brought in the Canadian T-33 and the last I heard it was out, but
you just told me it's in.
Maintenance: "Sir, the Canadian T-bird IS in, and it'll stay in until we get
a replacement pitot head. The American T-bird is out but Group Captain
Jones hasn't shown up so we may bring it back in."

Abbot and Costello would have been proud of us --

That's a funny story. You never know if you're talking to a brick
wall, or if the person sees three heads on your shoulders.

 

[Percival P. Cassidy]

If you want to hear extreme English you need to experience Pidgin
English or Nigerian English.

Ah, yes. Niuginian indigene (we used to call them "New Guineans")
describing piano: "Im e big-pella box, you itim teeth e cry out."

Or an inhabitant of the same country, having seen both a food mixer in
the missionary's kitchen and the Missionary Aviation Fellowship
fixed-wing aircraft but seeing the MAF helicopter for the first time:
"Mixmaster blong Jesus Christ."

Perce

 

[Scott]

When you say 'gas', do you mean ( liquid petroleum / natural etc ) gas
or gasoline ? We solve this confusion in the UK by calling gasoline
'petrol' ( from 'petroleum' ).

Why not just call it gasoline? Calling it "petrol" is just as stupid as
calling it "gas".

 

[(PeteCresswell)]

Long long ago, far, far away... my English girl friend never
could get used to Americans saying they were "stuffed" following
a large meal or, for that matter, the expression "Stuffed Shirt".

 

[Stormin Mormon]

My friend Jack, visiting Australia. Finished a meal, pushed
away and announced "I'm full!". The Aussies started
laughing. Finally he figured out that "I'm full" was slang
for "I'm pregnant".

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


Long long ago, far, far away... my English girl friend never
could get used to Americans saying they were "stuffed"
following
a large meal or, for that matter, the expression "Stuffed
Shirt".

 

[Eeyore]

And you are easily confused.

You're one to talk, polluting the audio groups with your ignorance.

Gas = gas = liquid petroleum gas or liquid natural gas in my book ( for
automotive applications ).

Only US retards use gas to mean petrol.

Graham

btw do think Pacific Gas and Electric runs filling stations ?

 

[Eeyore]

Why not just call it gasoline? Calling it "petrol" is just as stupid as
calling it "gas".

Calling it 'gasoline' would be fine, as I do when myself when chatting with
US residents. Calling it 'GAS' is NUTS. A GAS is a GAS not a liquid.

Graham

p.s. why are Americans so retarded ?

 

[cj]

Calling it 'gasoline' would be fine, as I do when myself when chatting with
US residents. Calling it 'GAS' is NUTS. A GAS is a GAS not a liquid.

Graham

p.s. why are Americans so retarded ?

Probably due to the same thing that causes Brits to think that
automobiles have wings...

 

[The Daring Dufas]

Calling it 'gasoline' would be fine, as I do when myself when chatting with
US residents. Calling it 'GAS' is NUTS. A GAS is a GAS not a liquid.

Graham

p.s. why are Americans so retarded ?


--

Yea, us Americans are so retarded that we abbreviate words
like gasoline to save time and space. It's easy to understand
because it is a shortened version of the proper nomenclature.
Now, the Brits (short version) have transformed the word for
cigarette into "fag" perhaps because it resembles something
else they suck on.

TDD

 

[Steve Daniels]

Yea, us Americans are so retarded that we abbreviate words
like gasoline to save time and space. It's easy to understand
because it is a shortened version of the proper nomenclature.
Now, the Brits (short version) have transformed the word for
cigarette into "fag" perhaps because it resembles something
else they suck on.

TDD

DUDE! YOU RULE!!

 

[Scott]

Calling it 'gasoline' would be fine, as I do when myself when chatting with
US residents. Calling it 'GAS' is NUTS. A GAS is a GAS not a liquid.

Gas is a state of matter; gasoline is a motor fuel. "Petrol", OTOH, is a
goofy-sounding derivative of a word that can properly refer to any of
hundreds of discrete distillates, and only means "gasoline" by dint of
social convention. Just like "gas" in the US. And just as stupid.

For the most part I just say "we need more fuel", which is valid no matter
the particulars of the car/truck/motorcycle/boat/airplane I'm in. But this
is a result of conditioning from my dad being a truck [lorry] driver, and
there was never a question that trucks use fuel, diesel fuel. Never gas.
It stuck with me.

p.s. why are Americans so retarded ?

1. Most likely a vestige of our English heritage. Take a close look at the
idiots and halfwits we left behind; coming from that kind of stock, is it
any wonder?
2. You need to be more specific; America is a continent (actually a pair of
them); "American" can cover everything from Aleut and Inuit to the Araucan
and any number of Incan descendants, who all originated on other continents
anyway.
3. Your mother.