The Water Cooler

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9:09 AM

@DarkCygnus not the easiest tag to give a definitive description to right now - it has both it's general workplace meaning and in some locations a very specific meaning given the whole corona virus thing

Bee

9:21 AM

What do you call the little plastic things you put into an object (like a wall) and then screw into?

motosubatsu

@Bee rawlplugs?

Bee

That is what I was thinking of

Do you know if there is a more generic name for things other than a wall?

I have some in my desk and I need some more but I don't know how to google

motosubatsu

@Bee rawlplugs is the only name I can think of - there's nothing that specifically limits them to walls

could you post a pic of what you have at the moment?

they might be a different type of fixing

Bee

No because they are in the table

motosubatsu

ahh good point

Bee

9:24 AM

only about 1cm long

fit M6 bolts (worked that much out at least!)

Wonder if I can just get wall plugs and shorten then

motosubatsu

hmm.. they might be a specific thing to the desk, I'd start here

Bee

yeah that's what I'm worried about!

Wonder if I can hammer in a nut

Ah no it's basically this from that page!

thanks @moto

motosubatsu

@Bee happy to be of help :)

Bee

I think googling things you don't know is sometimes really tricky, my mum has an excellent nack for it but I'm terrible

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Joe Strazzere

11:53 AM

@Bee In the US they would be called "wall anchors"

Bee

@Joe thanks - I found what I was looking for in the end XD

a lot of DIY going on in Bee's flat

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Magisch

1:37 PM

@Bee are you calling it the hive?

because you should

Bee

Why tf is my wifi not named that

I'm changing it now

It is done

Magisch

2:21 PM

if you play a sport that requires knee protection, you should wirte "the bee's knees" on those protectors

Bee

Ahah

Pointy Haired Boss

2:47 PM

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