Nope, just that some eejit could think that amp looked like a bauhaus design.
I do find it a little bit suspicious that the same phrase was used on the manufacturers website though.
A stupid self cutting tap under the sink that I didnāt know was there can have a punch in the goonies for popping itās knob off at 9pm last night and gushing water all over the kitchen floorā¦
Iāve turned the mains stop cock off, all I could do last night, thank god it didnāt happen when we had gone to bed!
Argh!
Ouch!
Try to avoid calling in one of the new breed of roaming plumber/thespians.
Feckin hopeless.
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Indeed be wary of plumbers turning up in full atire
There has been a spate of plumbers dressed up in Gilbert & Sullivan outfits in the Derbyshire area this week
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Thanks for the warning, hopefully my handy Uncle Chris can sort it today, fingers crossed.
As always itās just in a really awkward positionā¦
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I take it he isnāt into amdram, panto, musicals or other varieties of the performing arts? Iād just be questioning his ability to handle a wrench or the correct use of ptfe tape if he was.
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Is there a form of performing arts where a plumber turning up to someoneās house is a regular character?
Just found this from Mrs Simpson in the chesterfield gazette from Monday
"I had a sightly leaky washer that needed changing,I was hoping it would only be a 10 minute job. I was advised to try A touch of cloth & co as a competent plumber.
However he arrived at 9am in full pirates of Penzance regalia,by the time Iād made him tea,he was in full voice singing songs from the mikado,sadly I wonāt be able to recommend him to my neighbors "
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Carry On Up the Drainpipe?
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Watch how big and unnecessary a hole he knocks into a wall nowhere near the pipe in question too.
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Just think yourself lucky that he didnāt spend the whole day hiding under the floorboards fiddling with his stilsons,
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Glad you got it sorted in time Robā¦ howeverā¦self cutting taps are the work of bell ends, builders and electricians.
Rip the fucker oot and get a proper connection.
Under no circumstances replace it with another. 
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The Pirates of Mens Pants. 
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Just got a message to say itās fixed/replaced with a compression fitting, it wasnāt used anyway 
Compression are miles better. Youāll be reet.
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I am the very model of a modern plumbing engineer,
Iāve ratchets and Iāve spanners and Iāve evāry kind of cutting gear,
Iāve thousands of compression joints and massive pots of solder flux,
But when it comes to tidying I really couldnāt give a damnā¦
Iāve got a bucket in my van to deal with lifeās emergencies,
And breathing apparatus and some pads to go upon my knees,
Iām on the GasSafe register and comprehensively insured,
But when it comes down to it I would really rather tread the boards.
Heās on the GasSafe register and comprehensively insured,
But when it comes down to it he would really rather tread the boards.
Etcā¦
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Hmm - job for tomorrow!
Edit
The one I have in the garage is a clamp that puts a small pin prick into the pipe which I used to feed the RO unit for my fish tank. As you open the tap, the pin comes out and releases the water. I cannot see how it would blow and worse case I would get a pin prick leak into the garage. Itās been in for over 15 years so, as I donāt use it any more, should I just leave it alone?
Itās really easy access so no problem to change it for a compression joint via a plumber I would need to buy beer for.
Not as good as yorkshire though 
They are disgusting things Mick. The seal is made by a rubber gasket around the pipe which is held in place by the tap which acts as a clamp.
The rubber shrinks and/or perishes over time which gives you āissuesā. Up to you what you want to do, but if I was working on your house and spied it, my advice would be replace it.
Normally see them in diy outside tap kits with a bloody hosepipe through the wall.
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