Originally Posted by scifan57

This is what is normally called a cherry picker in North America.

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It's called the same in the UK too.

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Drew wal had the honour of making the 6,000th post in What is it?

My apologies then , and "cool" for the 6000th post!

This is the kind of "picker" I like.

AA





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Originally Posted by AdmiralAdama

This is the kind of "picker" I like.

AA

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Agreed, it looks and sounds much better than the other kind.

The object in AA's challenge is called a scissor lift in the UK as well. I have used scissor lifts from time to time during my working life. I have also been a passenger in a cherry picker; the experience wasn't the best I have endured, especially when the brakes and hydraulics of the boom kidder while suspended 20 feet or so above the ground!

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I am reposting my challenge to Nathan's latest poser.

I am trying to encourage us to present challenges from different fields. My feeling is that contributors should be encouraged to cast their nets further to draw new challenges from different fields. This may be a way to broaden the appeal of the thread. Also, it's nice to get an insight of our interests. This is what I posted.....

"I am repeating a condition which I hope is acceptable.

"In fact, this is my challenge

"Please post a something which is not IT related. IT includes computers of any age

"This is to encourage the broadening of horizons all around

"BTW, one thing I enjoy about the challenges is discovering what makes us tick.
How challenging can we make the challenges? Also, how wide a range of subjects can each challenger cover? On my part, I like to look at a variety of things to see whether I can make a challenge out of them. Sometimes the challenges work, yet at other times they bomb. We need to stretch ourselves; it's fun.
It's also incredible how quickly some mysteries are solved.

My "philosophising" is over. "

What do you folks reckon?

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Personally, I don't think that there should be any restrictions on what type of challenge can be posted by any member. If a particular category of challenge is extra hard for some members to solve, there are others out there whose only interest may be that type of challenge. Limiting the frequency of certain types of challenge may turn away those whose only interest is that type of challenge.
The best thing about what is it? Is that if you don't care for a particular type of challenge, another one will be along Before long.

Agreed Scifan

I hear your point, Scifan.
However, the purpose behind my post was not to restrict the next challenge, but to steer followers towards other arenas, in fact to broaden, rather than restrict.

If I had said, for example, could the next challenge be linked to kitchen implements, then yes that is restrictive.

If I said could the next challenge not include kitchen implements, then that is not restrictive.

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