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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

https://youtu.be/eQYrxzNsd30

Sanity at last.

It looks as though Bristol is going to ban soot chuckers as well.

[TheBoy]

https://youtu.be/eQYrxzNsd30

Sanity at last.

It looks as though Bristol is going to ban soot chuckers as well.

But nobody will notice. Who wants to go to Bristol?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

https://youtu.be/eQYrxzNsd30

Sanity at last.

It looks as though Bristol is going to ban soot chuckers as well.

But nobody will notice. Who wants to go to Bristol?

You have a point. I went once and had trouble not jumping from the iconic bridge.

[Rangie]

Never been either doubt if I ever will, more nonsense about diesels 😄

[TheBoy]

You have a point. I went once and had trouble not jumping from the iconic bridge.

Last time I was there, I was on a pole climbing course, and the little shits on the local estate were taking pop shots at us with air rifles.

[STEMO]

I read an interesting article the other day which stated that one of the biggest, if not the biggest, polluter in this country is household boilers. HTF do we propose sorting that one out?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I read an interesting article the other day which stated that one of the biggest, if not the biggest, polluter in this country is household boilers. HTF do we propose sorting that one out?

Pull on an extra woolie........wash in cold water.

[TheBoy]

I read an interesting article the other day which stated that one of the biggest, if not the biggest, polluter in this country is household boilers. HTF do we propose sorting that one out?

I thought the lentil munchers were claiming that cows were the biggest polluter?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

You have a point. I went once and had trouble not jumping from the iconic bridge.

Last time I was there, I was on a pole climbing course, and the little shits on the local estate were taking pop shots at us with air rifles.

I had no idea you were a stripper.

[STEMO]

You have a point. I went once and had trouble not jumping from the iconic bridge.

Last time I was there, I was on a pole climbing course, and the little shits on the local estate were taking pop shots at us with air rifles.

You used to be a pole dancer? The mind boggles 

[TheBoy]

You have a point. I went once and had trouble not jumping from the iconic bridge.

Last time I was there, I was on a pole climbing course, and the little shits on the local estate were taking pop shots at us with air rifles.

I had no idea you were a stripper.

With an Adonis like physique like mine, it'd be a waste not to be

[STEMO]

A pole climbing course. We did that on the job. It was kind of 'Get up that pole, fasten your belt, put this across pair number xx and I'll call you from the subs house. Mind none of the steps have come out of the rotten pole'.
Training over.

[STEMO]

I read an interesting article the other day which stated that one of the biggest, if not the biggest, polluter in this country is household boilers. HTF do we propose sorting that one out?

Pull on an extra woolie........wash in cold water.

I don't live in Lincolnsausageshire.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I read an interesting article the other day which stated that one of the biggest, if not the biggest, polluter in this country is household boilers. HTF do we propose sorting that one out?

Pull on an extra woolie........wash in cold water.

I don't live in Lincolnsausageshire.

We can't all live in sophisticated and affluent Barnsley. Some of have to share our beds with cattle.

[TheBoy]

A pole climbing course. We did that on the job. It was kind of 'Get up that pole, fasten your belt, put this across pair number xx and I'll call you from the subs house. Mind none of the steps have come out of the rotten pole'.
Training over.

Aye, its the "tick box" training after you've already been dong it for months.

Although, embarrassingly, I'm (in)famous for being the idiot who fell off a pole on the pole climbing safety course

[STEMO]

We were taught, on our B course, how to dig a hole to erect poles. Not of this fancy 'truck turns up with a giant auger'.
You had to dig 'steps' down about 6', lay the pole at an angle of about 40°, and haul the bastid up with ropes.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

And then attach the gas lamps to the top of them.

[Kevin Wood]

And then attach the gas lamps to the top of them.

Semaphore flags, surely?

[STEMO]

And then attach the gas lamps to the top of them.

You'd remember them, being in your sixties an all. 

[TheBoy]

We were taught, on our B course, how to dig a hole to erect poles. Not of this fancy 'truck turns up with a giant auger'.
You had to dig 'steps' down about 6', lay the pole at an angle of about 40°, and haul the bastid up with ropes.

Again, whilst I might have erected the occasional pole when the boss was the other end of the county, never had a course

[Doctor Gollum]

We were taught, on our B course, how to dig a hole to erect poles. Not of this fancy 'truck turns up with a giant auger'.
You had to dig 'steps' down about 6', lay the pole at an angle of about 40°, and haul the bastid up with ropes.

Again, whilst I might have erected the occasional pole when the boss was the other end of the county, never had a course

Not falling off was probably a course prerequisite 

[STEMO]

We were taught, on our B course, how to dig a hole to erect poles. Not of this fancy 'truck turns up with a giant auger'.
You had to dig 'steps' down about 6', lay the pole at an angle of about 40°, and haul the bastid up with ropes.

Again, whilst I might have erected the occasional pole when the boss was the other end of the county, never had a course

Did you hang around to see if it stayed up? 

[TheBoy]

We were taught, on our B course, how to dig a hole to erect poles. Not of this fancy 'truck turns up with a giant auger'.
You had to dig 'steps' down about 6', lay the pole at an angle of about 40°, and haul the bastid up with ropes.

Again, whilst I might have erected the occasional pole when the boss was the other end of the county, never had a course

Did you hang around to see if it stayed up? 

I was first up...   ...but when I did a real job, I was a slim lightweight...

[STEMO]

We were taught, on our B course, how to dig a hole to erect poles. Not of this fancy 'truck turns up with a giant auger'.
You had to dig 'steps' down about 6', lay the pole at an angle of about 40°, and haul the bastid up with ropes.

Yeah......but did it stay up when a few dropwires were attached to it? 
Again, whilst I might have erected the occasional pole when the boss was the other end of the county, never had a course

Did you hang around to see if it stayed up? 

I was first up...   ...but when I did a real job, I was a slim lightweight...

[TheBoy]

The dropwires probably held it up STEMO


I was up D once (hadn't noticed the big red D on the way up ), thinking that it was moving a lot. Fortunately it had a load of dropwires in all directions.  I was concerned enough that I came back down and then tested the pole. It was rotten to hell

[STEMO]

Have you ever been up a treble? 
I'm glad to say I haven't. We had a 40 footer in Huyton, three poles lashed/nailed/whatever together. It was called 'I'm not going near that f**ker' 

[VXL V6]

More poles with a D than ever these days, seems that replacement schedules aren't getting much funding / interest, unless they are running fibre pole to pole like most of mid Wales!

[Andy H]

I read an interesting article the other day which stated that one of the biggest, if not the biggest, polluter in this country is household boilers. HTF do we propose sorting that one out?

hydrogen

[aaronjb]

I read an interesting article the other day which stated that one of the biggest, if not the biggest, polluter in this country is household boilers. HTF do we propose sorting that one out?

hydrogen

Wooly jumpers for all.

Or, more likely, a huge white elephant scheme where the Government tries to persuade us all to change our boilers to the latest air-sourced or ground-sourced heat-pumps with a kickback, so we switch our heating from gas to electricity and they move the source of pollution production more centrally.

Which is great, because that will add more load to the already creaky grid, ready for when EVs are mandatory and we're trying to charge those, as well as stay warm.

[Doctor Gollum]

Decisions, decisions... 

[aaronjb]

Decisions, decisions... 

"Sorry boss, can't come to work today, I had the heating on last night.."

[Sir Tigger KC]

Think I'll install a log burner, so if it comes to it at least I'll be able to burn the furniture! 

[Doctor Gollum]

Decisions, decisions... 

"Sorry boss, can't come to work today, I had the heating on last night.."

Good luck with that

[STEMO]

Think I'll install a log burner, so if it comes to it at least I'll be able to burn the furniture! 

Log burners are in the firing line, too. Many people burn 'green' wood, causing damage to the environment.
Most things are under the microscope right now. Baked bean rationing is being discussed at the highest level. 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Yes you're not allowed to install oil fired boilers in new builds anymore and I think gas boilers are banned in new builds from 2025. 

The younger generations will have to get used to ice on the inside of their windows in winter... 

Never did me any harm! 

[STEMO]

Yes you're not allowed to install oil fired boilers in new builds anymore and I think gas boilers are banned in new builds from 2025. 

The younger generations will have to get used to ice on the inside of their windows in winter... 

Never did me any harm! 

No comment 

[TheBoy]

Never did me any harm! 

You sure?

[Sir Tigger KC]

Never did me any harm! 

You sure?

Yeh I'm fine, it's all them others.... 

[ronnyd]

Yes you're not allowed to install oil fired boilers in new builds anymore and I think gas boilers are banned in new builds from 2025. 

The younger generations will have to get used to ice on the inside of their windows in winter... 

Never did me any harm! 

No comment 

Indeed, it was very life building waking up as a lad and the water in the glass on the bedside table was frozen. Then you put your feet down onto the lino.

[STEMO]

Yes you're not allowed to install oil fired boilers in new builds anymore and I think gas boilers are banned in new builds from 2025. 

The younger generations will have to get used to ice on the inside of their windows in winter... 

Never did me any harm! 

No comment 

Indeed, it was very life building waking up as a lad and the water in the glass on the bedside table was frozen. Then you put your feet down onto the lino.

Imagine if it was like that now, Ronny, you have to wait for your teeth to thaw out before you could eat your breakfast. 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Yes you're not allowed to install oil fired boilers in new builds anymore and I think gas boilers are banned in new builds from 2025. 

The younger generations will have to get used to ice on the inside of their windows in winter... 

Never did me any harm! 

No comment 

Indeed, it was very life building waking up as a lad and the water in the glass on the bedside table was frozen. Then you put your feet down onto the lino.

Imagine if it was like that now, Ronny, you have to wait for your teeth to thaw out before you could eat your breakfast. 

 

[ronnyd]

Yes you're not allowed to install oil fired boilers in new builds anymore and I think gas boilers are banned in new builds from 2025. 

The younger generations will have to get used to ice on the inside of their windows in winter... 

Never did me any harm! 

No comment 

Indeed, it was very life building waking up as a lad and the water in the glass on the bedside table was frozen. Then you put your feet down onto the lino.

Imagine if it was like that now, Ronny, you have to wait for your teeth to thaw out before you could eat your breakfast. 

Luckily STEMO, MOST of my teeth are still attached to my gums. Some more tenuously than others.

[Rods2]

Once they have tried to go zero plant food from sometimes working windmills & solar panels & paid for all the zero plant food backup systems so the grid works occasionally, I'm sure you will very happy with the very reasonable £8.50kwh price.

Germany have shut this stable door after many of their industries have bolted to Poland, Slovakia & Turkey for their cheaper energy costs & are now building a new generation of brown coal fired power stations. Australia are doing the same except with much better quality coal.

[Rods2]

We were taught, on our B course, how to dig a hole to erect poles. Not of this fancy 'truck turns up with a giant auger'.
You had to dig 'steps' down about 6', lay the pole at an angle of about 40°, and haul the bastid up with ropes.

Must have been useful training for when you had to do the same on Salisbury Plain erecting a circle of stones.