You might find this an interesting read. I don't think for a minute that they are the only ones doing this either.
Channel 4 investigation catches Hermes couriers sending customers' 'missing' packages straight to AUCTIONEERS to sell despite being labelled with correct addresses
Okay, so it's in compression rather than tension but what is it actually bearing against? Is there a shoulder?
I mean, you have to access the end of the rod with whatever adjustment tool it requires...
How does the rod exert a force on the neck though? I imagine it to be secured at one end and that the bit you turn acts like tightening a bolt...
I've never actually seen the end secured however. Is there a little tee slot or something?
My mum and dad lived in Twickenham for a few years and I learned of some of the island's history from that. Trevor Baylis (of the clockwork radio) lived on the island at the time.