HK wrote:
Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Wed, 27 May 2009 07:36:42 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Wed, 27 May 2009 06:36:12 -0400, jim7856 wrote:

Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 26 May 2009 20:06:51 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 26 May 2009 16:35:27 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

I feel like I live on another planet. Our climate here is such
that
corrosion and a lot of factors are not applicable. Yes, I know
it is good
to have everything fused. My question was the ease at which
the whole
system can be turned off versus the now thing of clamping three
terminals on
a battery lug with a wing nut.
http://tinyurl.com/pclp2f
TYVM. The big copper knife switch clonker which had a clamp,
then a knife switch, then another battery post was $38 at NAPA.
Maye I don't fully grasp your definition of "knife" switch.

Are you talking about something like this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife_switch
Wouldn't want one of those things within 10 feet of a location that
might have petrol vapours. ( hope I spelled it right for our
Canadian friends)
Actually no although one could argue that vapor and vapour are,
speaking relatively you understand, the same thing.

According to my handy dandy dictionary/thesaurus of all things
Englishy and Etymological, the correct spelling is vapor, but vapour
is acceptable as it is part of the word vapourous (filmy, obscure,
unable to be seen; hidden).

Just doing my part. :)
Of course, I am speaking of the 20 vol. set of the Oxford English
Dictionary, none of the "concise" versions.

That I don't have, but I do have the interactive volumes.


I have the full set, plus the additional volumes, plus the CD version.

There's a new CD version coming out in June, version 4.0, for PCs and
macs. I run my CD version on the pc side of my mac at present.

Ok, See Wizard, if you don't have all of that, you are not allowed to
comment on anything. NADA, NOTHING, unless you got your Master from
Yale, than that trumps the full set, plus the additional volumes, plus
the CD version.

--
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq.

This Newsgroup post is a natural product. The slight variations in
spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in
no way are to be considered flaws or defects

HK wrote:
Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Wed, 27 May 2009 07:36:42 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Wed, 27 May 2009 06:36:12 -0400, jim7856 wrote:

Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 26 May 2009 20:06:51 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 26 May 2009 16:35:27 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

I feel like I live on another planet. Our climate here is such
that
corrosion and a lot of factors are not applicable. Yes, I know
it is good
to have everything fused. My question was the ease at which
the whole
system can be turned off versus the now thing of clamping three
terminals on
a battery lug with a wing nut.
http://tinyurl.com/pclp2f
TYVM. The big copper knife switch clonker which had a clamp,
then a knife switch, then another battery post was $38 at NAPA.
Maye I don't fully grasp your definition of "knife" switch.

Are you talking about something like this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife_switch
Wouldn't want one of those things within 10 feet of a location that
might have petrol vapours. ( hope I spelled it right for our
Canadian friends)
Actually no although one could argue that vapor and vapour are,
speaking relatively you understand, the same thing.

According to my handy dandy dictionary/thesaurus of all things
Englishy and Etymological, the correct spelling is vapor, but vapour
is acceptable as it is part of the word vapourous (filmy, obscure,
unable to be seen; hidden).

Just doing my part. :)
Of course, I am speaking of the 20 vol. set of the Oxford English
Dictionary, none of the "concise" versions.

That I don't have, but I do have the interactive volumes.


I have the full set, plus the additional volumes, plus the CD version.

There's a new CD version coming out in June, version 4.0, for PCs and
macs. I run my CD version on the pc side of my mac at present.

I am so.....so impressed. Leave it to Harrie to have the bestest and
mostest dictionary. No wonder you are such a good speller.

"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 27 May 2009 07:35:25 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Wed, 27 May 2009 06:36:12 -0400, jim7856 wrote:

Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 26 May 2009 20:06:51 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 26 May 2009 16:35:27 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

I feel like I live on another planet. Our climate here is such
that
corrosion and a lot of factors are not applicable. Yes, I know it
is good
to have everything fused. My question was the ease at which the
whole
system can be turned off versus the now thing of clamping three
terminals
on
a battery lug with a wing nut.
http://tinyurl.com/pclp2f
TYVM. The big copper knife switch clonker which had a clamp, then a
knife
switch, then another battery post was $38 at NAPA.
Maye I don't fully grasp your definition of "knife" switch.

Are you talking about something like this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife_switch
Wouldn't want one of those things within 10 feet of a location that
might have petrol vapours. ( hope I spelled it right for our Canadian
friends)

Actually no although one could argue that vapor and vapour are,
speaking relatively you understand, the same thing.

According to my handy dandy dictionary/thesaurus of all things
Englishy and Etymological, the correct spelling is vapor, but vapour
is acceptable as it is part of the word vapourous (filmy, obscure,
unable to be seen; hidden).

Just doing my part. :)

Yes, but do you own 2 copies of Oxford English Dictionary? If not, you
don't have any right to discuss the proper spelling or the Etymology of
words.

I have both thank you very much.

Altough I understand that they won't be printing any more hard cover
dictionaries. I could be wrong though.


"Altough"? Better crack one of those books. 8)

On May 27, 9:38*am, jim7856 wrote:
HK wrote:
Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Wed, 27 May 2009 07:36:42 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Wed, 27 May 2009 06:36:12 -0400, jim7856 wrote:

Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 26 May 2009 20:06:51 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
news:8pvo15dqt5kv54isucvjv0lt94bnk79mr7@4ax .com...
On Tue, 26 May 2009 16:35:27 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

I feel like I live on another planet. *Our climate here is such
that
corrosion and a lot of factors are not applicable. *Yes, I know
it is good
to have everything fused. *My question was the ease at which
the whole
system can be turned off versus the now thing of clamping three
terminals on
a battery lug with a wing nut.
http://tinyurl.com/pclp2f
TYVM. *The big copper knife switch clonker which had a clamp,
then a knife switch, then another battery post was $38 at NAPA.
Maye I don't fully grasp your definition of "knife" switch.

Are you talking about something like this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife_switch
Wouldn't want one of those things within 10 feet of a location that
might have petrol vapours. ( hope I spelled it right for our
Canadian friends)
Actually no although one could argue that vapor and vapour are,
speaking relatively you understand, the same thing.

According to my handy dandy dictionary/thesaurus of all things
Englishy and Etymological, the correct spelling is vapor, but vapour
is acceptable as it is part of the word vapourous (filmy, obscure,
unable to be seen; hidden).

Just doing my part. *:)
Of course, I am speaking of the 20 vol. set of the Oxford English
Dictionary, none of the "concise" versions.

That I don't have, but I do have the interactive volumes.

I have the full set, plus the additional volumes, plus the CD version.

There's a new CD version coming out in June, version 4.0, for PCs and
macs. I run my CD version on the pc side of my mac at present.

I am so.....so impressed. Leave it to Harrie to have the bestest and
mostest dictionary. No wonder you are such a good speller.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

And everything else that anybody else has is simply awful!

"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 26 May 2009 20:06:51 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:


"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
. ..
On Tue, 26 May 2009 16:35:27 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

I feel like I live on another planet. Our climate here is such that
corrosion and a lot of factors are not applicable. Yes, I know it is
good
to have everything fused. My question was the ease at which the whole
system can be turned off versus the now thing of clamping three
terminals
on
a battery lug with a wing nut.

http://tinyurl.com/pclp2f

TYVM. The big copper knife switch clonker which had a clamp, then a knife
switch, then another battery post was $38 at NAPA.

Maye I don't fully grasp your definition of "knife" switch.

Are you talking about something like this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife_switch

A knife switch is just a straight piece of copper that looks like a knife.
On one end it is bolted to two strips of copper so it rotates. On the other
it fits BETWEEN two strips of copper. It is usually bolted on a board or
base. You've probably seen them in electrical panels. Not real common, yet
still used.


http://shop.vetcosurplus.com/catalog...78442453c10a7d

As you can see, this one is much more complicated than the one you
suggested.

Steve

"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 26 May 2009 22:57:16 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 26 May 2009 22:28:46 -0400, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:

On Tue, 26 May 2009 20:06:51 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:


"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
m...
On Tue, 26 May 2009 16:35:27 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

I feel like I live on another planet. Our climate here is such that
corrosion and a lot of factors are not applicable. Yes, I know it is
good
to have everything fused. My question was the ease at which the whole
system can be turned off versus the now thing of clamping three
terminals
on
a battery lug with a wing nut.

http://tinyurl.com/pclp2f

TYVM. The big copper knife switch clonker which had a clamp, then a
knife
switch, then another battery post was $38 at NAPA.

Maye I don't fully grasp your definition of "knife" switch.

Are you talking about something like this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife_switch


More like this
http://tinyurl.com/q6l5dt

I would think this would be a better choice.

http://www.utopiatools.com/-strse-41...ect/Detail.bok

I like the first one you suggested.

wrote:
On Wed, 27 May 2009 09:26:26 -0400, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:

On Wed, 27 May 2009 07:35:25 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Wed, 27 May 2009 06:36:12 -0400, jim7856 wrote:

Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 26 May 2009 20:06:51 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 26 May 2009 16:35:27 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

I feel like I live on another planet. Our climate here is such that
corrosion and a lot of factors are not applicable. Yes, I know it is good
to have everything fused. My question was the ease at which the whole
system can be turned off versus the now thing of clamping three terminals
on
a battery lug with a wing nut.
http://tinyurl.com/pclp2f
TYVM. The big copper knife switch clonker which had a clamp, then a knife
switch, then another battery post was $38 at NAPA.
Maye I don't fully grasp your definition of "knife" switch.

Are you talking about something like this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife_switch
Wouldn't want one of those things within 10 feet of a location that
might have petrol vapours. ( hope I spelled it right for our Canadian
friends)
Actually no although one could argue that vapor and vapour are,
speaking relatively you understand, the same thing.

According to my handy dandy dictionary/thesaurus of all things
Englishy and Etymological, the correct spelling is vapor, but vapour
is acceptable as it is part of the word vapourous (filmy, obscure,
unable to be seen; hidden).

Just doing my part. :)
Yes, but do you own 2 copies of Oxford English Dictionary? If not, you
don't have any right to discuss the proper spelling or the Etymology of
words.
I have both thank you very much.

Altough I understand that they won't be printing any more hard cover
dictionaries. I could be wrong though.

Yes they are obsolete. We awl half speel cheepers now


I'd hate to see the publishers of the OED give up publishing the
hardbound edition. I know the Third Edition has been underway for some
time, and I certainly will buy one when it becomes available. If it
becomes available. The Second Edition has been in print for 20 years and
although there have been "Additions," it would be nice to have the new set.

It is not a good thing that our society seems to be going the route of
"electronically published only." There are millions of important works
that are not available to the public electronically, but are only
available at or through a good library. There are also many downsides to
"studying" or "researching" on the computer when compared to researching
in a proper library. As an example, my wife's research paper for her
doctorate has about 200 bibliographic cites, and the source of most of
these were the LC and various university libraries. Not that much was
available on-line, and yet her subject area is a contemporary "hot
button." When I need to do some serious research for a speech or paper,
I head to the LC.

Every good writer I know has a number of proper dictionaries handy. Many
have the hardbound OED. Some use the on-line version. Some use the CD
version.

Hey...the hardbound OED is an expensive purchase new...why, it sells for
as much as a television set or a video game player and a handful of
games. Maybe that's why so many kids can play video games but are damned
close to functionally illiterate.

Oh...etymology. While the OED is a good source of abbreviated
etymologies, it is not considered *the* definitive work on the history
of words. In fact, no single volume on etymology even comes close to
being definitive.

wrote:
On Wed, 27 May 2009 06:41:52 -0400, jim7856 wrote:

Calif Bill wrote:
wrote in message
...
On Tue, 26 May 2009 23:03:13 -0400, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:

On Tue, 26 May 2009 22:57:16 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 26 May 2009 22:28:46 -0400, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:

On Tue, 26 May 2009 20:06:51 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 26 May 2009 16:35:27 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

I feel like I live on another planet. Our climate here is such that
corrosion and a lot of factors are not applicable. Yes, I know it is
good
to have everything fused. My question was the ease at which the
whole
system can be turned off versus the now thing of clamping three
terminals
on
a battery lug with a wing nut.
http://tinyurl.com/pclp2f
TYVM. The big copper knife switch clonker which had a clamp, then a
knife
switch, then another battery post was $38 at NAPA.
Maye I don't fully grasp your definition of "knife" switch.

Are you talking about something like this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife_switch
More like this
http://tinyurl.com/q6l5dt
I would think this would be a better choice.

http://www.utopiatools.com/-strse-41...ect/Detail.bok
Personally I think these things are just one more thing to fail.
... but I don't store my boat.
I trust the ignition switch and the lamp switch to disconnect my
battery from the load,
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...9&classNum=297



Now that's the ticket. Geeze, those other guys are trying to take us
back to the dark ages. Sparks near gasoline? No, Uh Uh, nada, not good.


What makes you think that switch is explosion proof?

The mfrs. data sheet says it is. That's all I have to go on.

On May 27, 11:39*am, HK wrote:
wrote:
On Wed, 27 May 2009 09:26:26 -0400, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:

On Wed, 27 May 2009 07:35:25 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Wed, 27 May 2009 06:36:12 -0400, jim7856 wrote:

Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 26 May 2009 20:06:51 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
news:8pvo15dqt5kv54isucvjv0lt94bnk79mr7@4ax .com...
On Tue, 26 May 2009 16:35:27 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

I feel like I live on another planet. *Our climate here is such that
corrosion and a lot of factors are not applicable. *Yes, I know it is good
to have everything fused. *My question was the ease at which the whole
system can be turned off versus the now thing of clamping three terminals
on
a battery lug with a wing nut.
http://tinyurl.com/pclp2f
TYVM. *The big copper knife switch clonker which had a clamp, then a knife
switch, then another battery post was $38 at NAPA.
Maye I don't fully grasp your definition of "knife" switch.

Are you talking about something like this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife_switch
Wouldn't want one of those things within 10 feet of a location that
might have petrol vapours. ( hope I spelled it right for our Canadian
friends)
Actually no although one could argue that vapor and vapour are,
speaking relatively you understand, the same thing.

According to my handy dandy dictionary/thesaurus of all things
Englishy and Etymological, the correct spelling is vapor, but vapour
is acceptable as it is part of the word vapourous (filmy, obscure,
unable to be seen; hidden).

Just doing my part. *:)
Yes, but do you own 2 copies of Oxford English Dictionary? *If not, you
don't have any right to discuss the proper spelling or the Etymology of
words.
I have both thank you very much.

Altough I understand that they won't be printing any more hard cover
dictionaries. I could be wrong though.

Yes they are obsolete. We awl half speel cheepers now

I'd hate to see the publishers of the OED give up publishing the
hardbound edition. I know the Third Edition has been underway for some
time, and I certainly will buy one when it becomes available. If it
becomes available. The Second Edition has been in print for 20 years and
although there have been "Additions," it would be nice to have the new set.

"jim7856" wrote in message
...
Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Wed, 27 May 2009 06:36:12 -0400, jim7856 wrote:

Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 26 May 2009 20:06:51 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 26 May 2009 16:35:27 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

I feel like I live on another planet. Our climate here is such that
corrosion and a lot of factors are not applicable. Yes, I know it
is good
to have everything fused. My question was the ease at which the
whole
system can be turned off versus the now thing of clamping three
terminals on
a battery lug with a wing nut.
http://tinyurl.com/pclp2f
TYVM. The big copper knife switch clonker which had a clamp, then a
knife switch, then another battery post was $38 at NAPA.
Maye I don't fully grasp your definition of "knife" switch.

Are you talking about something like this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife_switch
Wouldn't want one of those things within 10 feet of a location that
might have petrol vapours. ( hope I spelled it right for our Canadian
friends)

Actually no although one could argue that vapor and vapour are,
speaking relatively you understand, the same thing.

According to my handy dandy dictionary/thesaurus of all things
Englishy and Etymological, the correct spelling is vapor, but vapour
is acceptable as it is part of the word vapourous (filmy, obscure,
unable to be seen; hidden).

Just doing my part. :)

Thanks. Now if Donny would favour us with his opinion we can wrape up this
sillie discussione.


Yes, you are 'quite silly'.
Is that all?