Service head repair / replacement

JohnW2 · 4 Nov 2013

stillp said:
Some have already abandoned the meaning of study.

Only too true! However, back to semantics, whether people study it or not, in the real world one has to accept that language is not always used correctly, and act accordingly. BAS could, for example, perfectly correctly answer 'yes' to a question here which asked "Can I install six new sockets on an unfused spur off a ring final circuit?". However, to answer 'yes', without any qualification, would clearly be plain irresponsible

Kind Regards, John

ban-all-sheds · 4 Nov 2013

JohnW2 said:
I'm not sure which 'you' you are referring to

Oooh - obscurely, how about the one who wrote the post immediately before mine, and said

"But someday every semanticist will [die], and even then, the semantics will live on"

?

JohnW2 · 4 Nov 2013

ban-all-sheds said:
JohnW2 said:

I'm not sure which 'you' you are referring to

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Oooh - obscurely, how about the one who wrote the post immediately before mine, and said "But someday every semanticist will [die], and even then, the semantics will live on"?

Well, without anything quoted, one can't be sure (intervening posts often pop in whilst people are typing!) - but, as I said, that comment would seem to be agreeing with the implication of what you wrote - namely that the human race will not ever "abandon the study of meaning", even though individual "semantacists' will inevitably die.

Kind Regards, John

ban-all-sheds · 4 Nov 2013

JohnW2 said:
Well, without anything quoted, one can't be sure (intervening posts often pop in whilst people are typing!)

Indeed, one cannot, as long as one assumes that people would not go back and add the necessary quotes to a post if intervening ones appeared whilst they were typing.

but, as I said, that comment would seem to be agreeing with the implication of what you wrote - namely that the human race will not ever "abandon the study of meaning", even though individual "semantacists' will inevitably die.

No, it would not seem to be doing that:

davelx said:
But someday every semanticist will

JohnW2 · 4 Nov 2013

ban-all-sheds said:
No, it would not seem to be doing that:

davelx said:

But someday every semanticist will

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Ah - the imprecision of language again

I interpreted that differently from you, in a manner which seemed (to me) to make more sense. I didn't take him to be saying the the day will come when there are no live semanticists (because all have died) but, rather, that every individual semanticist will die some day (but be survived by other, live, ones), and that semantics will therefore go on!

Kind Regards, John

davelx · 5 Nov 2013

JohnW2 said:
ban-all-sheds said:

No, it would not seem to be doing that:

davelx said:

But someday every semanticist will

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Ah - the imprecision of language again I interpreted that differently from you, in a manner which seemed (to me) to make more sense. I didn't take him to be saying the the day will come when there are no live semanticists (because all have died) but, rather, that every individual semanticist will die some day (but be survived by other, live, ones), and that semantics will therefore go on!

Kind Regards, John

I meant it as John describes!

Early in my Engineering career, I was once told (after I had offended someone by something I said and responded that I hadn't meant it as he had taken it) that what really matters is not what I meant (which the other person cannot know for sure) but how it was interpreted, and therefore to think how what I was about to say might be taken before opening my mouth. A valuable lesson that I have to remind myself of from time to time. (or should that be "of which I have to remind myself"?

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Stevoon · 5 Nov 2013

Whoops, sorry to of started a major debate.

JohnW2 · 5 Nov 2013

Stevoon said:
Whoops, sorry to of started a major debate.

No problem - it certainly doesn't qualify as a 'major' debate as far as this forum is concerned!

Back to your question, as I said early on, I think it far from impossible that you might be able to get PME if they replace the service head (even if you don't ask for it), without any problems/arguments - so I certainly think it would be worth asking.

Kind Regards, John

Stevoon · 5 Nov 2013

Thanks John. I know my neighbour has PME so I was hoping I can and do away with my Earth Rod as it's not brilliantly installed. I wasn't sure if it was the sort of thing that gets guaranteed if you have the right sort of biscuits on offer so thought I would ask!

JohnW2 · 5 Nov 2013

Stevoon said:
Thanks John. I know my neighbour has PME so I was hoping I can and do away with my Earth Rod as it's not brilliantly installed. I wasn't sure if it was the sort of thing that gets guaranteed if you have the right sort of biscuits on offer so thought I would ask!

If your neighbour has PME, then that's very promising - since it means that the local supply must have been "PMEd". As I've been saying, if the service head has to be replaced, then it is (IMO) very likely that they would install a PME head even if you didn't ask (it would, to me, seem daft to do otherwise) - but it would certainly be worth asking.

What is the problem with your present service head which necessitates the 'repair/replacement'?

Kind Regards, John

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