LeadWasp

Hey there, hope all is well your end 👍. Miss those Catton days, not sure when Senny will be up and running but I'm keeping the faith. To keep this on thread 😇 what happened to your mega field stove - last I saw it in Eskdalemuir it was pumping some heat out with a tempting stew on top!?

This might be of interest - hot off .gov.uk. Details arrangements for protected sites and a variable rota for the disconnection of load blocks. Hope for level 1 not level 18. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electricity-supply-emergency-code your block letter is normally at the top of your electricity bill. There is some good news though to offset our woeful shortage of hydrocarbon storage and refinery capacity in this country: With the usual far-sightedness of our elected representatives (regardless of party), having failed to stump up maintenance costs for the Rough field gas storage facility in 2017 (about 70% of UK gas storage ability) ministers have now **** themselves enough to give the nod for Centrica to reopen it. In 2017 showing their in-depth understanding of geopolitical influences officials at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said they were neither surprised nor worried by the loss of Rough, arguing that the market had coped well without it over the past year. Also Stublach (used to be Byley? - they keep renaming these sites) is now fully on-line I think https://www.hydrocarbons-technology.com/projects/stublach-gas-storage-project/ I'm not sure of this site's relationship to the former GPSS oil storage site just to the SE of Plumley - it may be the same site as the whole area between Byley and Plumley is riddled with hydrocarbon storage facilities. I know there was an oil recovery project at the GPSS site which might have cleared the way for the caverns to be reused for gas. Basically the idea was to recover a huge tonnage of old oil stored since the '50's I believe and to try to process it. The project has been halted now. https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/11706894.construction-work-at-oil-storage-site-set-to-begin-this-month/ http://csorp.net/

By coincidence the Beeb played out this scenario during 2017 in Haslemere of all places. Some sensible observations in here about slowing spread by simple handwashing, controlling spreaders and so forth. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p059y0p1

Thanks for the steer - I had seen these but didn't know much about them, so useful to have a 'user experience' so to speak. Like you I'm looking for something light I can walk all day in.......

Gumleaf are sized large but quite narrow - so my usual 11 (45's) were too long but slightly tight, however a 10.5 was too tight. Started looking abroad - Scandinavia - but just sent a Swedish pair back. How difficult can it be to make a decent wellie.................. Oh and the latest joke to come from Chameau, according to a local shop, is that they're telling stockists that their boots are fashion items and not designed to be worn continuously........

How very noble of them, their convictions can be bought for a price. How weak and shameless can you get, especially when you compare their poor effort to the real courage of true conscientious objectors (not that I necessarily agree with such an attitude, just that it takes real courage to stand firm to your values when all around decry you).

I (we) at work use industrial telehandlers and I got everyone in under the CPCS scheme. A basic training package of practical and theoretical tests, plus CITB H&S test will get you to red card level (valid 2 years). In that time you need to convert to a blue card (valid 5 years) by basically doing an NVQ. This involved another trainer and a couple of days. Revalidation on 5 years basically involves a work diary of operations and experience. As with all these schemes it's jobs for the CPCS folk. https://www.citb.co.uk/cards-testing/construction-plant-competence-scheme-cpcs/plant-operator/ On construction sites beware the jobs that want you to labour when you're not driving. If you wanted to be a labourer, not that there's anything wrong with it, why would you spend time and money on learning to drive a handler! Speaking to guy on a shoot the other day I understand there is good money to be found on industrial teles with zero hrs contracts on rail projects. Enables a spot of portfolio working if that's what you want. very best of luck

Windows OS is like a badly designed privy. Early versions were outside ones that had a draught howling under the door and the toilet roll holder on the wall where it could get in the way of your elbows. With each new release they may have cured the drafts but the roll holder is now out of reach on the back of the door, the damn thing doesn't flush and there's no bookshelf. More importantly having got used to the concept of the throne itself being found at ground level they decided to put it high up on the wall in a dark corner! Thank heavens ancient humankind didn't have to suffer an earlier incarnation of MS - just imagine the stone tools.....................

I'm with WW on this Nath - go on, indulge yourself! You do plenty of things for other people so award yourself some fun! Pics please!

Just checked my delivery documents - it's 12,500 miles or 12 months whichever is sooner. Also 2019 models have their towing capacity upped to 3.5 ton.

Other thing to note is that Mitsubishi dealers have quite a lot of room to manoeuvre on the price for L200's.

Pretty sure the L200 is a 12,000 mile service interval now. Just bought a L200 and had the back Line-X'd. Had it out on the plough on the last shoot before Christmas, horizontal sleet and water running off the fields in rivers. Handled our clay like a pro. on the factory (Duellers) tyres No complaints. I also like the fact that the factory seat covers fit like a glove - unlike the Shogun's.

As most of us practice it in one form or another who are we to complain? As the Biblical references are coming out there's a lot of stone throwing going on. So being a bit of an avoider is OK, moral, right-on.....just don't be prolific.

Tax avoidance is entirely sensible and has nothing to do with morality. Ever bought duty free? That is tax avoidance. Got an ISA? That's tax avoidance. Got something to leave to the kids and 'managing' that? That's tax avoidance. Where are we on the morality-ometer now? A high net worth individual is probably paying more in tax after these schemes than most of us (put together) anyway. If we've got a gripe it should be with the system and HMRC. It's just plain wrong to conflate avoidance and evasion.

no you haven't got it dear boy nothing to do with an event, as I said cyclists are welcome here. To reword it so you can get your advanced intellect around the concept, the objection is to the imposition that puts the desires of 15,000 cyclists over the needs of half a million residents by corralling them for an entire day. You're the one who stoked the fire and said to get a life, you're the one calling people NIMBYs and the rest of the above. Sounds like you SHOULD spend your days in a monastery, cooling off and reflecting on your tone with people. Otherwise it's you who might find yourself a bit lonely in later years. Or perhaps lonely today which is why you're so rude and provocative.......................... Anyway I've done my bit - told people of the event and the possible disruption. Can't do any more than that.

you don't get the wants vs needs concept here do you. They're perfectly welcome to cycle these roads on any day of the year and mix with the rest of us. A closed event is not needed or necessary. Now multiply this around the country and in every national park with cycle events, marathons, triathlons and people start to get a bit fed up. We live in a functioning society not a velodrome. Some of us might have lives unlike your quiet monkish Sundays, which is why we need to be places. Or more importantly some of us might be looking after other lives.

when you're out on a date and think you're going to get lucky would you presume consent?

oh.....so now you can get the point......" That's a good point. It seems that a proportion of the population opted out because they did not like the presumption...." You are being forced to do something - to proactively defend your right NOT to have your consent presumed. It staggers me that some people don't understand the principle at stake here. Lots of self righteous comments along the lines of 'hope you don't find yourself in the queue for one'. How easily you give your freedoms away for a 'right-on' cause.

ahem....did you mean cyclopaths but any chance? ?

...and you've missed the point entirely.................

It is - but the council seems to put profit from a minority WANT against the needs of 400,000 ratepayers and businesses. Why the hell they need to ride in a gaggle...are they that lonely?

Do Sussex, Hants, Surrey residents know about Velo South and it's impact? On 23rd September CSM Active are holding a cycle event for the wants of 15,000 or so fee paying riders (vs. the needs of 400,000 inhabitants). The 100 mile circular route basically travels from Goodwood, Via Petworth, Ifold, Fernhurst, Milland , Rogate, South Harting, Funtington, Chichester and back. Starting at around 7am all roads in and out of this area (with a very few managed access exceptions) will be closed by traffic order during this period until just before 6pm. All cars on the route must be off the highway from 00:01 on day including parking. No vehicles or horses on the route either (presume this include livestock/milking). Pedestrain and cycle access allowed. Very poorly publicsed in this area - only found out about it from an anti-poster on part of the route. Love cycling myself.....but much nicer on your own or with a few pals. Pelotons suck. The website https://www.velosouth.com/ The embryonic petition https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-the-velo-south-cycle-event-23rd-september-in-west-sussex

You're missing the point behind a lot of objections. These are not because of the principle of donation but the arrogance of assumption. You shouldn't have to opt out. I thought altruism was meant to be a choice. You should not be obligated to consent to anything. Cue more abuse from people who think their will should be imposed on others..............................................

Found it - in discussion with Vicky Foxcroft and Gregg Taylor (NABIS). GT " there is a lack of control and legislation around purchasing and acquiring ammunition components" VF "so your feedback is that it might be useful to extend the bill to cover all ammunition and other parts and components" After having just moved expanding ammuntion off S5...............good grief!!

Can you tell me where you heard/saw this? Thanks.