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Messages - Kevin Wood

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General Discussion Area / Re: Nhs really looking poorly now
« on: 31 December 2022, 18:31:32 »
I suspect that, if we spent a small proportion of that budget on providing a basic level of social care for those being discharged from hospital, the problem would go away. We don't provide this in a cost effective way, so we end up providing it in the most inefficient way possible, in a much needed hospital bed/corridor. ::)

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General Discussion Area / Re: Nhs really looking poorly now
« on: 31 December 2022, 18:20:41 »
I suspect it's too large to be managed efficiently, and too much of a political hot potato to reform.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Happy Crimbo
« on: 25 December 2022, 09:39:57 »
Merry Christmas all!  :y :y :y

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Most appliances that can draw considerable power from a plug for long periods are rated no more than around the 2-2.2 kW mark but that's irrelevant because once the dryer gets up to temperature its consumption will mainly be driven by how much water it's evaporating and how efficiently it's getting rid of that water, i.e. how much heat is lost in the process of drying the air again. Hence heat pump dryers are most efficient, followed by condensing and ventilated ones where they just expel the moist air outside and have to heat the replacement air from scratch.

If you're concerned, the best thing to do is get a power monitor / HOPI style device and measure it over a drying cycle.

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Hotpoint models decrease their consumption once they've set fire to your house too. :y

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General Discussion Area / Re: AA - Gold Card member (Renewal time)
« on: 23 December 2022, 07:52:26 »
Did your honesty include the crankie imbecile  ;D?
No, it was completely unique and personal to him.  I thought that was very considerate and caring of me.

A personally tailored, well researched piece of advice, no doubt compressed down to a few syllables that contained so much, and yet it went unappreciated? Well, there's gratitude for you. ;D
Short and to the point, no doubt. Fu cough, you Scottish bastid would probably do it.
.. and if that fails, there's always the backup plan of leaving a number 11 on the forecourt. :y

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General Discussion Area / Re: AA - Gold Card member (Renewal time)
« on: 22 December 2022, 17:32:45 »
Did your honesty include the crankie imbecile  ;D?
No, it was completely unique and personal to him.  I thought that was very considerate and caring of me.

A personally tailored, well researched piece of advice, no doubt compressed down to a few syllables that contained so much, and yet it went unappreciated? Well, there's gratitude for you. ;D

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General Discussion Area / Re: Here’s a good one
« on: 22 December 2022, 17:30:53 »
NHS is top heavy with incompetent arseholes & has been for years &  they're advertising for more ! You simply couldn't make it up.

Hence the more money we pour into it the worse it gets.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Here’s a good one
« on: 22 December 2022, 14:49:46 »
Sounds like an absolute bargain at that price. :o

Who needs nurses and ambulance drivers anyway?

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General Discussion Area / Re: Sack of shite
« on: 20 December 2022, 19:17:21 »
God forbid they use a compass and map like normal people  :D
Does your average millenial/Gen-Z know what a compass is?
Good point well presented... I wonder if they could actually find it on the Airbuses  :D
Be about as much use as they are with a stick and rudder, I imagine. ;D

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General Discussion Area / Re: What's Your Thermostat At?
« on: 18 December 2022, 21:37:22 »
Just had an email from Scottish Power about my direct debit, I currently pay £100 per month as I am £2100 in credit ( I put £1750 in to my account back in July as I didn't want to pay over £300 per month)
Having reviewed my account and my usage my next bill will be £460 & I can reduce my direct debit to £36 per month , no point if the charges are increasing again in 2023 I'd rather stay in credit.
I seem to remember that Ofgem stopped the energy companies from taking excessive direct debit payments from their customers as they deemed them to be gaining interest on all the overpaid cash in their accounts. In these days of soaring bills and crap interest on savings i wonder if that's still the case? :-\
If I was £2100 in credit I'd be wanting some interest, not to pay more.   :o

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General Discussion Area / Re: What's Your Thermostat At?
« on: 17 December 2022, 08:15:10 »
I've done away with having it come on every morning before I get up. It always used to wake me up early anyway and, surprisingly, I don't miss it at all, it's just a little nippy when getting out of the shower but bearable.

So it's currently on from whenever mrs. KW gets too cold during the day until about 9 pm.

Thermostat keeps creeping up due to the heat pixie, but I set the boiler flow temperature so it can't use too much energy anyway. ;D I wonder if TheBoy could recommend a locking device to fix that?

Oh, and the log burner is getting much more use this year. That keeps the downstairs toasty in the evenings and so far all the wood has been free.

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 14 December 2022, 17:00:09 »
Knocking up a bolt to secure her new spare wheel and hold up the boot floor.  Because JLR were clearly just rummaging through the parts bin when fitting these parts, idiots.



One on left is the supposedly correct one, M6 threaded, that doesn't fit the M8 captive nut it screws into, and is arguably too piddly, hence bent to hell.

One on right is my M8 rod with a couple of 3D printed PETG pieces.


Just need to trim a smidgeon off the rod, and work out the correct place to lock the last nut to, to prevent it being screwed in too far.  Oh, then she has to sort out the felt pad on top, as thats a pink job.

Hmm. Might be interested in the design for that if you'd care to share? Assuming I ever get off my @rse and look for a space saver. ::)
Are you using the raised boot floor or the standard one from before the spare was fitted?

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General Car Chat / Re: V6 oil cooler 93176626
« on: 09 December 2022, 20:49:12 »
You could buy a Laminova for much less and the one on my kit car has been fine for 20+ years...

https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/s/oil-system/laminova-oil-coolers-and-heat-exchanger

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General Car Chat / Re: Another (final year)
« on: 09 December 2022, 20:46:02 »
I have a plan…

I have a 1953 Ford Popular sitting in the garage. Has not moved since 1980 and has been a long-term project. Engine is all rebuilt, etc, just needs a full day on it and it would be drivable I reckon.

Is also historic, so is ULEZ-exempt, along with tax and MOT.

As I have got to sell my 4x4 Sierra Saph, my Nissan Primera with an SR20 lump in it and have just got my Mk4 Golf sold the other week and my Escort Cabby will be going into storage after August next year until 2026 when it can be registered as historic, at least I will have something “fun” to play with.
If a few more did this, Ian, it would look like 'London in the 1950's'  ;D
I'm sure thousands of sidevalve engines would help the air quality no end.  ;D

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