The boring thread.....

[klondike]

Chains will be available too. In the old days I'd probably have looked in a Wilko now mow likely Toolstation or online - ebay or Amazon probably.

If it's the old style cahin with links they can be fixed with a pair of pliers. The linked ball type can't. A sink plug doesn't 100% need a chain anyway.

If you have a Samsung phone there is a converter for most measurements in the standard calculator. If not but do have a smartphone there will be an app. The easiest length converter is a steel tape measure which will have both. I often have to look at one to visualise a size or the conversion isn't hard to do mentally.

[Mups]

Metric !!!! Bloody hate it..
Every time I purchase anything that needs to be measured I have to check..
I have a glass cutting board on worktop.. It's called Weights and Measures...
It converts.. Liquid.. Weights... Length and Oven temp... It is brilliant..

You and me both, Scrumpy.  I hate it, too.

I have always struggled with it and when someone says something is  so-many cms or worse still,  mms,  it means nothing to me. 

If I know an article is 3"  or  33"    I can visualise it easily.

I always keep an old tape measure in my bag to measure anything, especially clothes sizes as the labels are rarely to be trusted.

[Scrumpy]

Alexa or Google will put you right if you want a quick answer..

I agree about carrying a tape measure..

[Mups]

Chains will be available too. In the old days I'd probably have looked in a Wilko now mow likely Toolstation or online - ebay or Amazon probably.

If it's the old style cahin with links they can be fixed with a pair of pliers. The linked ball type can't. A sink plug doesn't 100% need a chain anyway.

I miss Wilko's so much.  I was always in our local one.  I could get so many things I wanted in there,  I really miss it.

The chain I broke is joined together by miniature stick-like things with a tiny ball on the end. 
Can you visualise what I'm on about?

I tried to get the ball back in the hole, but it wouldn't go,  so I got my Dad's old tool that makes holes, and tried to open the gap up a bit.  I managed that,  poled the little ball back in the hole,  but then couldn't close the flippin' hole again!    Hence the superglue! 


Oh well . .  I'd best go and make a start on something useful I suppose. .

[klondike]

Yes I know exactly the type you mean and they can be repaired that way but it is tricky and you'd need some pin nose pliers to close the ball back up.

[dextrous63]

There's probably a YouTube clip on how to do it.

[Raven]

Thurso's Christmas Tree being delivered.

[Scrumpy]

I bet the tree will look beautiful..