Thread: Hercus Questions

Originally Posted by damian

A gil is a measure of volume. Now someone tell me what volume it is in another unit ?

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No idea on a gil but a panelbeater from england that works here says it was how they used to serve a shot of whisky?

I never tried converting metric to imperial at small amounts and if 0.1 mm = 0.003937007874 according to masterconverter . I will just go to .1 mm measurements I was trying to get .01 mm accuracy I see now why its very difficult.

And thanx for info on motor & belt I was too silly to check that out 1st, I will look at it tonight that's if her indoors will allow me hehehe.

Originally Posted by footz

No idea on a gil but a panelbeater from england that works here says it was how they used to serve a shot of whisky?

That's a big shot.

I'm tempted to relate a story from my youth but I probably shouldn't...

Go on it will be fun reading, I am only at work doing quotes and just check the formums every now and then to see what insights I will see

Well,

When I was young I rode my motorcycle down to Broadford from Sydney to the hells angels bash there. The bike I had was pretty slow and I did the whole hume highway at 50 mph, so it took 2 days. Spent the night in Albury and as I crossed the border down it came, bucketing and icy cold. I put on every stitch of clothes I had, 3 pair of jeans and about 6 jumpers and a parker over the lot. When I got to Broadford town I was absolutely blue.

So I wander up to the bar, all 5'6" of me 18 yo and surrounded by 7' bikies order a schooner of whiskey (which is why I remember this story). The bar tender looks at me funny and hands me a schooner glass with 1 nip of whiskey.

No. How much is a nip of whisky ? $1.50 (it was a long time ago). Ok put 6 in the glass please.

As I knock off said glass I'm aware of many eyes looking down at me with some amazement.

What they didn't know of course is I'd started drinking whiskey at 8 and skulling half a cup wasn't going to touch the sides even if I could have still felt anything...

Anyway, at least no one picked me. Some time later I became again aware that I had a body, and limbs....and some hours later rode on to the farm.

Good one damian, gave me a giggle so it was worth it, you still able to jolt that terrible tasting stuff down as when you where young.Whiskey sends a shiver down my spine I over done it a few times when I was young LOL. Ah back to work I go sigh

I never said it was an interesting story

I drink a better quality of scotch nowdays, but I can still do my party tricks no worries when called upon. Mind I never knew wasabi was supposed to be hot until someone told me. I can eat most chillies neat and gargling straight scotch and swishing it around my mouth before swallowing gets a reaction usually. Meh. I'm not fond of the more sour whiskey's though, John Smith's efforts at Glenlivet etc, and I can't stomach Canadian Club...

But I don't drink in excess. Even when young rarely got drunk, just a little tipsy...and never when driving, not one drink.

Anyway gald it broke up your afternoon for a sec.

Ah, the meandering hercus...