Social Distancing Guide

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davezawadi (David Stone):

In my experience, most adults cannot estimate 2 metres with any accuracy at all! Most technical people can!

One solution I`ve found helps a little bit when folk state "I don`t know hor long 2m is!"

I reply "It`s about the length of a coffin"

Reminds me of when with my County Councillor Hat on, I was objecting to a planning proposal for 50 houses which were going to have their foul sewer connected to the local combined foul and surface water sewer system. The existing pipe was 9 inches in diameter and already had over 2,500 properties connected to it. We used to have the occasional fountains coming out of the manhole lifting eyes.


During my allowed time at the Planning Committee meeting I had gone prepared... My intention had been to purchase a 9-inch clay pipe coupling, but too expensive, so cut the top off a pvc flower pot which was 9-inch diameter. As I was describing  the drainage system, I said, "And for those of you who do not know what 9-inches looks like" and waved the plastic rim up in the air.  It got my point across and the Application was refused.  

Clive

ebee:

davezawadi (David Stone):

In my experience, most adults cannot estimate 2 metres with any accuracy at all! Most technical people can!

One solution I`ve found helps a little bit when folk state "I don`t know hor long 2m is!"

I reply "It`s about the length of a coffin"

Reminds me of when with my County Councillor Hat on, I was objecting to a planning proposal for 50 houses which were going to have their foul sewer connected to the local combined foul and surface water sewer system. The existing pipe was 9 inches in diameter and already had over 2,500 properties connected to it. We used to have the occasional fountains coming out of the manhole lifting eyes.


During my allowed time at the Planning Committee meeting I had gone prepared... My intention had been to purchase a 9-inch clay pipe coupling, but too expensive, so cut the top off a pvc flower pot which was 9-inch diameter. As I was describing  the drainage system, I said, "And for those of you who do not know what 9-inches looks like" and waved the plastic rim up in the air.  It got my point across and the Application was refused.  

Clive