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thp_8
thp_8 Posts: 122
in THE MAIN WALL
Something you ride on.

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  • Supply House Rick
    Supply House Rick Posts: 1,399
    Today's Quiz

    What does the B and the MC stand for on B-tanks & MC-tanks. The answer will surprise you... The clock is running
  • Eugene Silberstein 3
    Eugene Silberstein 3 Posts: 1,380
    Spoil the Fun?

    Rick, Should I spoil the fun now... or wait for some responses?

    Hint: "B" is 3 letters and "MC" is 10 letters.
  • Ranger
    Ranger Posts: 210
    I

    I get run over by one at l-e-a-s-t once a day (figuratively) and I would collect them if I were rich and/or famous......:-)
  • Glen
    Glen Posts: 854
    howsabout -

    bus and motorcar - relative to the gas lights they once had - run by acetylene.
  • soot_seeker_2
    soot_seeker_2 Posts: 228
    Recycling

    see Old thread
  • Supply House Rick
    Supply House Rick Posts: 1,399
    Please wait

    Your clues are correct, are you dating yourself knowing the answer?
  • Eugene Silberstein 3
    Eugene Silberstein 3 Posts: 1,380
    Nope

    Will be 40 in February.
  • ScottMP
    ScottMP Posts: 5,882
    Rick

    Ya gotta hang out here more often. We did this a fews back.

    Bus and Motorcycle, althought some argued it might be Motor Car.

    I wonder if in the future they'll be asking what the Numbers were on a ProPress :)

    Scott

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  • ScottMP
    ScottMP Posts: 5,882
    Rick

    oops.
  • Supply House Rick
    Supply House Rick Posts: 1,399
    Scott

    I missed that this was a thread a while back, sorry
    How about this...
    In Plumbing, what is considered a Durham System? Used to be on the test
  • Steamhead (in transit)
    Steamhead (in transit) Posts: 6,689
    A bit of history to go with this

    the company that came out with these tanks was called "Prest-o-Lite". They were an improvement over the old carbide lamps since you didn't have to mess with water dripping on carbide to produce acetylene gas. Acetylene vehicle lights were made obsolete when electric lighting and engine-mounted generators came out. I believe Charles Kettering engineered most of the Delco electric-lighting system but could be wrong.

    So Prest-o-Lite went looking for another market, and found one that continues to this day.
  • Steamhead (in transit)
    Steamhead (in transit) Posts: 6,689
    Very large threaded pipe

    used in DWV applications, if memory serves. Introduced by the Durham brothers.
  • Supply House Rick
    Supply House Rick Posts: 1,399
    You are correct

    Threaded galvanized pipe for DWV, saw 6" & 8" jobs in Syracuse in the old days. Those "dead men" did masterful jobs.
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