Winter 2014's acoming so batten down the hatches......

[Vipersan]

More of a safety thing, one wouldn't want to get it caught in the chain

On a similar note ..
I NEVER go commando.
Being a completely intact guy is no fun if you zip up too quick.
believe me I know.
EEeeeeeekkkk!!!!

 

[Lazarus]

It's the same for those who've been nipped and tucked, old bean. One always forgets which way the zip was travelling at the time of the incident, too!

 

[PaulR]

More of a safety thing, one wouldn't want to get it caught in the chain

Tcch. Boasting again.

Personally I find that bicycle clips do the job...

 

[Lazarus]

Please nobody mention Errol Flynn.

 

[battenfan]

Very old powerpoint, "Winter in Russia": http://www.slidespost.com/slides/3049/Russian_winter

 

[sonnetpete]

Being a completely intact guy is no fun if you zip up too quick.

It's the same for those who've been nipped and tucked, old bean

I knew there was a reason I bought those button fly jeans.....

Please nobody mention Errol Flynn.

Isn't that a fallacy?

 

[Channel Hopper]

Isn't that a Phallusy ?

Corrected

 

[sonnetpete]

Corrected

I was trying to be subtle.......

 

[mikeisyou]

This is the first storm season ive experienced since ive got my new dish, so inevitably ive come across a design flaw with my LNB which enables water to sit on top affecting the signal by around 20/30%. Is this something other users has experienced? Id be interested to know. I've been thinking about upgrading my LNB since i got the dish but haven't got round to doing it.

 

[hexah]

Here are some good examples from last week of the urban heat island (UHI) effect.

Sunday







Monday

 

[Lazarus]

Judging by the last pic, the presenter may now be known as Nina Fridge.

 

[hexah]

Walk in Fridge?

Tut tut!

That's almost as socially unacceptable as wod molesting.

 

[Archived-1]

A nice morning here in Sheffield the last 3/4 days its been overcast, the sun is just appearing over the horizon .

 

[sonnetpete]

A beautiful clear morning here, though it was 'Nina Fridgidicious' overnight. I still did without my log burning stove though, for which the local peasant population are grateful. My anthracite was delivered last week, we'll see how long I can make a tonne last (hopefully until Spring)

 

[Archived-1]

I took the wife to work this morning and went back to bed to save on the heating bill, we pay £140 per month for gas and electricity and still have to watch what we do .

 

[sonnetpete]

I paid €112 for the last couple of months electricity, though there is no mains gas here (nor are we on mains drainage either). Electricity usage doesn't vary too much here, maybe a little more when it's dark nights and mornings and I have house lighting on, though this is counterbalanced by not using the electric oven and cooking on and in the Rayburn. I have two worktop hobs, running on bottled gas.

Not sure how much heating will cost this Winter. I've paid €530 for anthracite, €206 for wood to supplement that in the Rayburn and €204 for 50cm logs for the log burner in the lounge. I have yet to begin the large logs, thanks to the mild weather, a supply left from last Winter and a surplus of ready dried peasants.

 

[Archived-1]

They reduced our bill from £155 to £140 at the end of the summer we was in credit by £110 gas £40 electric we are on dual fuel with BG,

I have fitted a real fire in our living room and could save money by using it but hassle and a mess with the open fire, I will consider fitting a range like yourself when I do the kitchen and pipe it to the central heating.

 

[Archived-1]

Well what a lovely day not one cloud in the sky

 

[sonnetpete]

I will consider fitting a range like yourself when I do the kitchen and pipe it to the central heating.

Probably worth looking around for a second hand one Martin, as long as the boiler's sound it should be ok. You can replace the firebricks, firedogs etc reasonably easily. Mine does four radiators upstairs and a towel rail in the bathroom and that's gravity fed - no pump, which is handy if the leccy goes off.

 

[Lazarus]

Not too bad on the Bills front here: £44 per month leccy and a total of around 1300 litres of Kerosene per year, down nearly 30% on last year to 46p/lt or so.

Getting rid of the copper phone line in three months, too (Albeit the replacement VOIP and Broadband by Microwave Link will work out almost exactly the same cost.