"Firstlys, loosily bolt both of your nuts onto the base."
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a massive booklet in every known world language attesting that the thing conforms with Standards.
Ain't that the truth? Even small portable appliances now often come with:
* A 38-page booklet in 19 different languages stating that the unit conforms with standards BS-EN xxxxxx, Low-Voltage directive 72/EEC/something-or-other, Arabic standard squiggle-dash-bigger-squiggle, and the requirements of the Outer Mongolian electrical regulatory board.
* Another 38-page booklet of safety instructions, also in 19 languages, warning of the dangers of putting your finger on a rotating blade or of using the device in a rainstorm.
* Two pages of instructions which apply to 9 different models, so none of them are accurate. I've even seen a couple of cheap throwaway power tools where the instructions are nothing more than a series of diagrams!
[This message has been edited by pauluk (edited 08-01-2005).]
