[Surferdude]

-  My BBQ has been acting up. Takes forever to fire up with the self starter. Flint is fine. Gas "seemed" to be getting through.
+ Took it up the back and K'archered the hell out of it.
+ Starts first time every time now.
-  Even a basic model K'archer will peel the skin off your body if you accidentally hit yourself from 1" away. 

[Dazzler]

-  My BBQ has been acting up. Takes forever to fire up with the self starter. Flint is fine. Gas "seemed" to be getting through.
+ Took it up the back and K'archered the hell out of it.
+ Starts first time every time now.

 

Have you got a Gas Fuse connected to it (for Safety) Trev?

[Surferdude]

Nup. 

[Phil №❶]

Flint, didn't they go out with button up boots 

[Dazzler]

Nup. 

I read somewhere they were a good idea. I had a voucher to use somewhere and so I grabbed one for our barbie. We are sort of scared of gas...

[The Gonz]

When struck against steel, a flint edge will produce sparks. The hard flint edge shaves off a particle of the steel that exposes iron which reacts with oxygen from the atmosphere and can ignite the proper tinder. Prior to the wide availability of steel, rocks of iron pyrite would be used along with the flint, in a similar (but more time-consuming) way. These methods are popular in woodcraft, bushcraft, and among those who wish to use traditional skills.

A later, major use of flint and steel was in the flintlock mechanism, used primarily in flintlock firearms, but also used on dedicated fire-starting tools. A piece of flint held in the jaws of a spring-loaded hammer, when released by a trigger, strikes a hinged piece of steel ("frizzen") at an angle, creating a shower of sparks and exposing a charge of priming powder. The sparks ignite the priming powder and that flame, in turn, ignites the main charge, propelling the ball, bullet, or shot through the barrel. While the military use of the flintlock declined after the adoption of the percussion cap from the 1840s onward, flintlock rifles and shotguns remain in use amongst recreational shooters.

Flint and steel used to strike sparks were superseded by ferrocerium (sometimes referred to as "flint", although not true flint, "mischmetal", "hot spark", "metal match", or "fire steel"). This man-made material, when scraped with any hard, sharp edge, produces sparks that are much hotter than obtained with natural flint and steel, allowing use of a wider range of tinders. Because it can produce sparks when wet and can start fires when used correctly, ferrocerium is commonly included in survival kits. Ferrocerium is used in many cigarette lighters, where it is referred to as "flint".
As a building material

Flint, knapped or unknapped, has been used from antiquity (for example at the Late Roman fort of Burgh Castle in Norfolk) up to the present day as a material for building stone walls, using lime mortar, and often combined with other available stone or brick rubble. It was most common in parts of southern England, where no good building stone was available locally, and brick-making not widespread until the later Middle Ages. It is especially associated with East Anglia, but also used in chalky areas stretching through Hampshire, Sussex, Surrey and Kent to Somerset. Flint was used in the construction of many churches, houses, and other buildings, for example the large stronghold of Framlingham Castle. Many different decorative effects have been achieved by using different types of knapping or arrangement and combinations with stone (flushwork), especially in the 15th and early 16th centuries.

 

[Phil №❶]

Well, we all know a lot about the history of flint usage 

Personally, I like the quartz electric spark for BBQ's

[Lakes]

Trev i have the same problem igniting my little Webber Q, seems to like sunny weather but if it has rained it goes on strike ( must be union flint )

Phil i agree i would not choose the flint type igniter, i use hand held gas lighter if it has been raining.

Gonz thanks for in depth history.

our local boys use two sticks but not sure what type wood they select?

[Surferdude]

Well, we all know a lot about the history of flint usage 

Personally, I like the quartz electric spark for BBQ's

Meh.
I push the button and a spark is produced. That's all I car about. 

[Dazzler]

I think Gonz was "stoned" when he posted that..

[xiziz]

+I found a perfect winter road today while driving back from a job interview, good hard packed snow and no salt, almost like tarmac.  Like the good denizen I am, I pulled over to take a picture for y'all too!

[The Gonz]

Pretty.
That would look awesome as part of a review in a motoring magazine.

[asathorny]

 

[eye30]

+I found a perfect winter road today while driving back from a job interview, good hard packed snow and no salt, almost like tarmac.  Like the good denizen I am, I pulled over to take a picture for y'all too!

How did the stability control react?

[xiziz]

How did the stability control react?

Not the slightest, not that I would expect it to unless I braked/accelerated hard.

The I30 is surprisingly well behaved on snow(despite the Kumho iZen KW22 loosing studs at an alarming rate) unlike my previous Volvo S80 that was all over the place on snow.  Ironic

[Dazzler]

How did the stability control react?

Not the slightest, not that I would expect it to unless I braked/accelerated hard.

The I30 is surprisingly well behaved on snow(despite the Kumho iZen KW22 loosing studs at an alarming rate) unlike my previous Volvo S80 that was all over the place on snow.  Ironic

  and thanks for the photo!

[FatBoy]

- I've moved on from flying for Oil and Gas (for the time being) with me officially finishing on the S92.
+ I've been accepted as an EMS (Emergency Medical Services) pilot at another base with the same company.
- I have to go to Sydney next week for four days of ground school on the new aircraft type (EC145).
+ I then have to go to Germany for a week just after Easter for a simulator session.
- I then have to leave Tasmania (temporarily).

[ibrokeit]

That is great to hear you are staying with the company, even though you will be away from home a bit, probably better than trying to compete with your fellow colleagues who will also be looking.

[cruiserfied]

All in all sounds like a positive result Jamie. You and the family must feel a bit better now.

[asathorny]

- I've moved on from flying for Oil and Gas (for the time being) with me officially finishing on the S92.
+ I've been accepted as an EMS (Emergency Medical Services) pilot at another base with the same company.
- I have to go to Sydney next week for four days of ground school on the new aircraft type (EC145).
+ I then have to go to Germany for a week just after Easter for a simulator session.
- I then have to leave Tasmania (temporarily).

Excellent....   I was arranging a Red Cross food parcel so I will cancel that for the time being 

[neptune]

- I have to go to Sydney next week for four days of ground school on the new aircraft type (EC145).

Looks nice

[PhireSideZA]

- I haven't been on here in a bit...

+ ...but I got my hands on a pack of Tim Tams today

[Dazzler]

- I haven't been on here in a bit...

+ ...but I got my hands on a pack of Tim Tams today

I used to like Tim Tams until I had a closer look at the packaging...

[Dazzler]

- I have to go to Sydney next week for four days of ground school on the new aircraft type (EC145).

Looks nice

That's strange! I got the impression from something Jamie said that it would be...

ORANGE! 

[PhireSideZA]

@Dazz, I must have the vegetarian ones. No flesh in mine if the packaging is anything to go by. I feel cheated

[Dazzler]

@Dazz, I must have the vegetarian ones. No flesh in mine if the packaging is anything to go by. I feel cheated

  I think they just flesh out the packing in Australia a bit.. 

[cruiserfied]

- I haven't been on here in a bit...
+ ...but I got my hands on a pack of Tim Tams today

They hard to come by there are they??

[ibrokeit]

+++ Mom has informed me I am now an Uncle - Sister's first child.

[cruiserfied]

+ Hotel booked for my trip to Sydney (Thanks Mum)
- Jeep runs out of rego in two weeks and cannot afford to register it yet.
+ Being lent a Woodleys loan car to drive to Sydney.
- Have been declined finance on an I30 SR manual because wife hasnt been able to find a job despite trying hard.
+ Have all but guaranteed approval as soon as she has two payslips.
- The vehicle in question had already been ordered for stock before i enquired and was exactly what i wanted. It arrived yesterday so i have to see it every work day.
+ Might not sell before wife gets a job.

[cruiserfied]

+++ Mom has informed me I am now an Uncle

  congrats to you. And your brother/sister.