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General Discussion Area / Re: I probably deserved it...

« on: 22 December 2011, 19:53:35 »

You must not be in the click

Bloody site, so cliquey 

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General Discussion Area / Re: alan hansen accused of being a racist

« on: 22 December 2011, 19:52:47 »

Although we will never know the full story, that Liverpool bloke copped it hard. Over harsh IMHO, but then I guess thats because he doesn't play for England or Man Utd.

The FA happily backed that retard Rooney over being a bad tempered prat.  It needs consistency.  I think being racist is unacceptable. But I also think giving another player a good kicking just because you are a useless player yourself is equally unacceptable.  Both need to be entirely stamped out.

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General Discussion Area / Re: This should make MDTM happy(ish) - (solar panels) FIT to be halved in December..

« on: 22 December 2011, 19:48:35 »

I wish you would stop pishing about and say what you really think 

I think the word censor would break....

...and as we currently have nobody who can fix it if it goes Pete Tong, maybe I shouldn't try...    ...or should I  //Evil cackle

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General Discussion Area / I probably deserved it...

« on: 22 December 2011, 19:47:06 »

...but what did I do this time?

 

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General Discussion Area / Re: This should make MDTM happy(ish) - (solar panels) FIT to be halved in December..

« on: 22 December 2011, 19:44:15 »

Oops. It seems my comments upset a couple of peeps. That wasn't my intention.

However, I maintain that if the rather pointless Friends of the Earth organisation really think it's worthwhile (it's not!), then they should fund the subsidies themselves. Rather than the beleaguered taxpayer. It is just frittering taxpayers money away for no environmental gain.

Bit of a sweeping statement?

I think they are ineffective, and go to extreme lengths/costs to achieve nothing.  Solar isn't going to make a blind bit of difference.  Like wind.  Or any other current renewables.  Yet cost a fortune to implement.  Working from the figures given by the manufacturers that I've retrieved from those who have it, it takes about 7yrs to make back the installation costs (based on the 43p payback per KWhr), and life of panels is given as approx 10yrs. And nobody I know is getting the estimated amount of electric they were promised.

It only makes any sense financially with this higher level payback, hence Friends of the Earth getting on their high horse.

OK, but it saves the planet.  But does it? Based on those using such systems not getting enough payback at 43p/kwh to even remotely cover their non solar electric use at about 15p/kwh, that means solar is covering way less than 1/4 (break even point at 43p/kwh) of electric use. As with electric cars, manufacturing costs (carbonwise) and short life, does it work out effective?  I think not.  Yet Friends of the Earth idiots will persue this at any cost, not based on using common sense, but a soap box "its green because we don't burn coal" ill considered attitude.

If its green electric at any cost, nuclear is probably the only viable answer currently, although it will take years to get new reactors online.  Japan's disaster has scared the do-gooders away, despite the fact that it should be considered a success story right up to the point when they discovered the brought in generators to recharge the batteries were incompatible.


Or tackle the real issue - the world is overpopulated. Unsustainably. Or is that too controversial?



Then we need to go back to a basic argument - is man substantially affecting climate.  It used to be "Global Warming", now even the beeb call it "Climate Change" instead.  There are lots of conflicting studies, which makes it unclear if mankind has affected climate.  Undoubtedly, parts of the Earth are warmer than 50yrs ago...  ...but Greenland was, errr, green back in the 12th century. Don't tell me, that was the Romans driving their Landrovers all over their empire that caused Artic icecaps to retreat.

Personally, I think I do fall into the category of "Mankind may have affected global climate, but not to the extent we are being scare-mongered into believing".  Green is expensive, good for businesses that invest in it.


So do I think 'home' solar is a (even small) answer? NO!

Do I think Friends of the Earth are idiots? YES!

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: HiYa

« on: 06 April 2011, 21:01:33 »

New to the forum and looking for a manual MV6 to buy.
Had a few migs before and fancy a change from my chaved up vectra GSi that TheBoy always complains to me about.

Well your Veccy is pretty chavvy

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General Car Chat / Re: MPG

« on: 06 April 2011, 11:40:34 »

I'm not telling because it reveals my driving style Mind you, I was running a bit late getting to Cambridge this morning and managed to improve it to 23mpg average

The trouble with LPG is that you don't worry as much!

Indeed, my last tank, including a run to Nottingham on Saturday, was 17mpg. I was, as usual, fashionably late

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General Car Chat / Re: What a waste of a day!

« on: 06 April 2011, 11:43:41 »

To answer you previous q mr gixer, yes, febi

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General Discussion Area / Re: Ride out suggestions

« on: 06 April 2011, 20:43:27 »

I have a nice trip to Exeter and back tomorrow 

If that takes you past Brackley, I *still* have some spring compressors here  , although feel marginally less guilty than I did before

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General Discussion Area / Re: Will someone please tell me.......

« on: 06 April 2011, 11:34:15 »

I have a new account, but can't get any permissions on it...

So who allowed Pinky to have so much power then?

Indeed, who...

Rumour mill is DTM

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General Discussion Area / Re: Will someone please tell me.......

« on: 06 April 2011, 10:23:00 »

I have a new account, but can't get any permissions on it...

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General Discussion Area / Re: Well thats the Dyson fixed, what shall I fix next?

« on: 06 April 2011, 20:56:38 »

Aye.

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General Discussion Area / Well thats the Dyson fixed, what shall I fix next?

« on: 06 April 2011, 20:39:42 »

After yesterday evening's episode with the Dyson ending up in a million pieces, and the realisation that a replacement one is £200+, that gave me a mission this evening

All back together, Mrs TB can hoover the bloody house now when she get back from selling pins tonight.


I'm in a fixing mood tonight.

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General Discussion Area / Re: WTF

« on: 05 April 2011, 22:40:41 »

So how did pink get full admin rights? didn't think he was bright enough to hack in to do it?

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1301959044/90#90

post #101

Thankyou Entwood.


 

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General Discussion Area / Re: WTF

« on: 05 April 2011, 22:38:59 »

So how did pink get full admin rights? didn't think he was bright enough to hack in to do it?

Ask dtm, like you didn't know

I didn't know - I've been busy tidying the house, when to hoover due to the dust thats created, toys came out, dyson in bits, only logged on to ask for hoover advice.