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Elliot Lucas pliers and cutters non insulated handles of course, all that pansy VDE stuff hadn't been invented.
Plastic insulation on tools hadn't reached down your way then Sparkdog?:tongue: I recall stripping some 7/.036 and use the outer covering as insulation, back in the day.
 
Back in the day, when electricians were Gods, no grubby overalls; 3 piece suit, gold watch on a chain in waistcoat, other trades did all the dirty work, we came in clean, respected, and obeyed. chippies drilled our holes, plasterers were vermin, . what's the trade come to?
 
was OK when it was logically rolled between the joists, 3" thick. now it's 2ft. thick, deeper than snow on everest. loft tendered unusable, but saving a household a few quid a year on heating seems to override common sense. and where's the training for these insulation monkeys to teach them that they are causing cables to overload, maybe cause a fire, time to get the london fire brigae to insist that all insulation is made of steel, min 3mm thick.
 
Dunno why we have lofts anyway. Just gets filled with junk, and leaves the danger of 50 gallons of water splashing everywhere.
saves the expense of fitting a shower then?
 
me never bother with them. loads of negatives.
1. water goes cold when 'er indoors flushes the bog or does the washing up.
2. Jack Higgins or Lee Child book gets sodden.
3. Scotch/JD/Beer gets diluted.
4. nowhere to rest items 2 & 3.
5. smoke gets sodden.
6. water gets everywhere exceppt where you want it.

none of the above apply to a nice hot jacuzzi bath: glass in one hand, book in the other. either one can alternate to hold a king size smoke.

so it's 6 -0 for the bath.

added advantage is to get in with underpants and socks on. wring out after, saves leccy in the washing machine.
 
My thighs were to big for Levi`s had to wear Wrangler with side cutter handle in side pocket and pliers in back pocket.never saw a hard hat and PPE was unknown
 

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