Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 3]

[schmunk]

Willy Nilly said:

In pop and rock music it is possible for the lead vocalist to look cool and many do. The guitarists often look cool, as do the bass players and drummers, but has their ever been a cool keyboard player?

[55palfers]

nonsequitur said:

Dr Jekyll said:

RATATTAK said:

Why is "vinyl" pronounced "V eye nill"

surely it should be " Vin" (as in Vehicle Identification Number) "ill"

I was once vaguely in the industry (juke boxes) and everyone seemed to pronounce it 'Veeneyl'.

VYN'L, surely.

I prefer ellpee

[glenrobbo]

55palfers said:

I prefer ellpee

Don't you really hanker for the old 8-track cartridge?

[AstonZagato]

Rostfritt said:

gazzarose said:

Back in the bygone days of no Internet, 3 TV channels and proper summers, milk men had crappy slow electric milk floats. But now we've got 4g, 2 million TV channels and reasonably mature EV technology, what has changed that milk men prefer small panel vans with the side door left open? Why did they have electric milk floats in the first place? Was it for the quietness? You don't even seem to see the milk float type transits anymore. Surely he could get his rounds done quicker using the mechanicals from a Tesla.

I would say with so few people still using milk delivery the coverage of one milkman is now too far for the range of a milk float. Also would any still be on the road, they can't have been made for a long time.

Interestingly the UK for many years had the largest fleet of all electric vehicles in the world. Unfortunately most of them could only do about 8mph.

We have the milk delivered daily in rural Cambridgeshire. A diesel Transit-type thing with an open back - though it has usually been and gone by 6:30am.

[bristolracer]

Rostfritt said:

gazzarose said:

Back in the bygone days of no Internet, 3 TV channels and proper summers, milk men had crappy slow electric milk floats. But now we've got 4g, 2 million TV channels and reasonably mature EV technology, what has changed that milk men prefer small panel vans with the side door left open? Why did they have electric milk floats in the first place? Was it for the quietness? You don't even seem to see the milk float type transits anymore. Surely he could get his rounds done quicker using the mechanicals from a Tesla.

I would say with so few people still using milk delivery the coverage of one milkman is now too far for the range of a milk float. Also would any still be on the road, they can't have been made for a long time.

As an ex milkman I can say you are bang on right.
Original rounds were maybe 3 or 4 miles, 20 or so streets compact rounds. One of the last rounds I did covered about 30 miles, rare to have more than 3 drops in a street.
The other problem was maintaining a very old fleet of electric floats which all used wet batteries.

[Willy Nilly]

bristolracer said:

Rostfritt said:

gazzarose said:

Back in the bygone days of no Internet, 3 TV channels and proper summers, milk men had crappy slow electric milk floats. But now we've got 4g, 2 million TV channels and reasonably mature EV technology, what has changed that milk men prefer small panel vans with the side door left open? Why did they have electric milk floats in the first place? Was it for the quietness? You don't even seem to see the milk float type transits anymore. Surely he could get his rounds done quicker using the mechanicals from a Tesla.

I would say with so few people still using milk delivery the coverage of one milkman is now too far for the range of a milk float. Also would any still be on the road, they can't have been made for a long time.

As an ex milkman I can say you are bang on right.
Original rounds were maybe 3 or 4 miles, 20 or so streets compact rounds. One of the last rounds I did covered about 30 miles, rare to have more than 3 drops in a street.
The other problem was maintaining a very old fleet of electric floats which all used wet batteries.

Do you have a lot of children?

[Rostfritt]

Willy Nilly said:

bristolracer said:

Rostfritt said:

gazzarose said:

Back in the bygone days of no Internet, 3 TV channels and proper summers, milk men had crappy slow electric milk floats. But now we've got 4g, 2 million TV channels and reasonably mature EV technology, what has changed that milk men prefer small panel vans with the side door left open? Why did they have electric milk floats in the first place? Was it for the quietness? You don't even seem to see the milk float type transits anymore. Surely he could get his rounds done quicker using the mechanicals from a Tesla.

I would say with so few people still using milk delivery the coverage of one milkman is now too far for the range of a milk float. Also would any still be on the road, they can't have been made for a long time.

As an ex milkman I can say you are bang on right.
Original rounds were maybe 3 or 4 miles, 20 or so streets compact rounds. One of the last rounds I did covered about 30 miles, rare to have more than 3 drops in a street.
The other problem was maintaining a very old fleet of electric floats which all used wet batteries.

Do you have a lot of children?

Have you baptised a lot of hairy babies recently?

[Dr Jekyll]

Slightly deep one here.

There is supposed to be a fundamental difference between polytheistic religions such as the ancient Romans had, and single god (God?) religions such as Christianity.

But what is the fundamental difference between a minor god with a restricted area of responsibility and performing the odd miracle, and a patron saint?

[Jimmy Recard]

Until very recently (might still be going but I haven't seen it for a while), there was an old electric one running near work. Our milk deliveries at home are in an 05 plate Transit with an open back

[Hugo a Gogo]

Dr Jekyll said:

Slightly deep one here.

There is supposed to be a fundamental difference between polytheistic religions such as the ancient Romans had, and single god (God?) religions such as Christianity.

But what is the fundamental difference between a minor god with a restricted area of responsibility and performing the odd miracle, and a patron saint?

that's Catholics for you - heretics the lot of them!

[Halmyre]

Dr Jekyll said:

Slightly deep one here.

There is supposed to be a fundamental difference between polytheistic religions such as the ancient Romans had, and single god (God?) religions such as Christianity.

But what is the fundamental difference between a minor god with a restricted area of responsibility and performing the odd miracle, and a patron saint?

Gods are supernatural entities and patron saints are real people who have some supernatural power?

[Dr Jekyll]

Halmyre said:

Gods are supernatural entities and patron saints are real people who have some supernatural power?

But patron saints are formerly real people who died years ago. Ordinary catholic saints I agree are supposed to do their miracles while alive (I think).

[Hugo a Gogo]

they're not saints when they're alive

[Halmyre]

Dr Jekyll said:

Halmyre said:

Gods are supernatural entities and patron saints are real people who have some supernatural power?

But patron saints are formerly real people who died years ago. Ordinary catholic saints I agree are supposed to do their miracles while alive (I think).

To be honest, I think the existence of gods and saints is a load of old hooey, so I'm not the best qualified on this subject.

[nonsequitur]

glenrobbo said:

55palfers said:

I prefer ellpee

Don't you really hanker for the old 8-track cartridge?

Yes, at least there is no argument about the pronunceaton, pronoucitation, or even the way it is said.

[jimKRFC]

schmunk said:

Willy Nilly said:

In pop and rock music it is possible for the lead vocalist to look cool and many do. The guitarists often look cool, as do the bass players and drummers, but has their ever been a cool keyboard player?

Roddy Bottum from (The Church of) Faith No More was pretty cool.

[StevieBee]

jimKRFC said:

In pop and rock music it is possible for the lead vocalist to look cool and many do. The guitarists often look cool, as do the bass players and drummers, but has their ever been a cool keyboard player?

Not sure if the term 'cool' applies but the keyboardist out of M83 is rather easy on the eye:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO-ZbyDLUeA&t=...

[StevieBee]

Dr Jekyll said:

But what is the fundamental difference between a minor god with a restricted area of responsibility and performing the odd miracle, and a patron saint?

Patron Saints were those that died valiantly and successfully protecting Catholic values, property, land, etc, in a bid to uphold and protect Catholicism. "Saints' replaced the term "Martyr" on the graves of whom the Romans built their churches.

Whether Anglican or Catholic, all churches will contain a relic of the Saint the church is named after. So if your local is St Peter's, then there will be something that belonged to him inside the alter.

Saints are still appointed today - though rarely and to those that have gone beyond the realms of living a decent life; like Mother Theresa.

[kowalski655]

I thought Pope JP2 had made LOADS of saints

[Borroxs]

bristolracer said:

Rostfritt said:

gazzarose said:

Back in the bygone days of no Internet, 3 TV channels and proper summers, milk men had crappy slow electric milk floats. But now we've got 4g, 2 million TV channels and reasonably mature EV technology, what has changed that milk men prefer small panel vans with the side door left open? Why did they have electric milk floats in the first place? Was it for the quietness? You don't even seem to see the milk float type transits anymore. Surely he could get his rounds done quicker using the mechanicals from a Tesla.

I would say with so few people still using milk delivery the coverage of one milkman is now too far for the range of a milk float. Also would any still be on the road, they can't have been made for a long time.

As an ex milkman I can say you are bang on right.
Original rounds were maybe 3 or 4 miles, 20 or so streets compact rounds. One of the last rounds I did covered about 30 miles, rare to have more than 3 drops in a street.
The other problem was maintaining a very old fleet of electric floats which all used wet batteries.

The neighbors have a milk delivery every other day. Twunts. Why can't they just buy milk like everyone else at the shop?
Every other summers day you hear the rattlly diesel engined delivery driver pull up outside, slam his door, jangle bottles etc. Noisy twunt.