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  1.  
    Certainly not quite the same here today
    -8 C light snow covering but sunny, just been out to give remains of my porridge to birds, b*****y cold in Lincs.
    Looking in your general direction with envy.
    Merry Christmas(apologies to anyone this may offend, joiner!)
    Brian
    • CommentAuthorJoiner
    • CommentTimeDec 25th 2010
     
    Oh, don't worry Brian, it's just another name for the festival the christians hijacked. Any excuse for a piss up.:thumbup:
  2.  
    Does anyone have recommendations for personal insulation? Just been out with dogs, difficult to balance need to stay warm ,maintain mobility and avoid being michelin man. Any ideas please?
    Rgds
    Brian
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeDec 25th 2010 edited
     
    Matalan Thermals, work a treat, would hate to get lucky wearing them though as I am way to young for them.
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    S.T- Many thanks but unfortunately being much older than you it raises the additional consideration of need to gain access to vital parts at short notice and with minimum exposure in freezing conditions . Envy you your youth and any thought of lust at -8C.
    Worried about joiner, has he neglected his medication for christmas? I learned a long time ago avoid politics and religion , any opinion brings aggro. Personally deep enough in doodoo with biomass lobby.
    Rgds
    Brian
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      CommentAuthorDamonHD
    • CommentTimeDec 25th 2010
     
    Thin skiing thermals under trousers and a thin poly fleece wedged between at least two other layers on the top half (and often two pairs of socks on the feet) allows relatively swift access to everything while preserving a svelte and youthful figure.

    And then I suppose I could tell you what I wear... %-P

    Rgds

    Damon
  4.  
    Joiner wrote
    Oh, don't worry Brian, it's just another name for the festival the christians hijacked. Any excuse for a piss up.:thumbup:

    Personally I think I would prefer any of the previous "owners" to the commercial marketing machines that have currently stolen the festival
    Peter
    • CommentAuthorJoiner
    • CommentTimeDec 26th 2010
     
    Thanks for reminding me about the medication, Brian, thought the dizzy spell was down to the single malts.

    And agree with you, Peter, that it's all so far out of hand now that I think the only thing that will redeem it for the pagans is climate change bringing down capitalism, making the simple tradition of the Yule log quite an attractive one if what we're experiencing now is a sample of what to expect.

    Ho bloody ho, ho.:threesome:
  5.  
    The reference to religious influence does raise questions on approach to disposal of our bodies. The proposal for funeral pyres in UK causes special "particulate" concerns. I note serious efforts are being made to reduce pollution from crematoria with heavy metals and fine particles being a special problem.
    Outwith religious strictures what is the greenest/ most environmentally friendly method of disposal. Had considered green burial with tree planted on top was best but would someone come along later chop down the tree stick it in a woodburner and produce particulates. Any suggestions?
    Take care with the falling over medicine Joiner but must confess over the years since serious accident damage have found it was the the only real painkiller if it had not come with hangeover consequences.Painkillers, a serious misnomer, a subject for discussion in another place?
    Rgds
    Brian
    • CommentAuthoradwindrum
    • CommentTimeDec 26th 2010
     
    Hey Joiner (I am an advanced Troller) Assange is only repeating what has actually been said - maybe if these things are so upsetting they shouldnt have been said in the first place, that Jesus fella made up a load of rubbish and it has dictated our world population for centuries ho hum.
    Brian - I am part if the Biomass lobby and you seem to be getting down about your crusade - dont. I know I am wrong to burn my wood now, whereas before I turned a blind eye to the posibility. I think all wood burners are now the same having read your various threads. I and they will carry on though on our small scale due to economics. Mass scale biomass though seems a whole new kettle of fish that needs addressing so keep your head up. A little downer though is this fact from Ben Goldacre

    "if a piece of information which reinforced your prejudices is corrected, this only reinforces your prejudices; and we think crimes are less serious, when they have more victims."

    The article is worth reading .

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/dec/17/bad-science-review-of-the-year
    • CommentAuthoradwindrum
    • CommentTimeDec 26th 2010
     
    Oh and Brian you were seeking personal insulation ideas - I can suggest lots of mince pies washed down with plenty or real ale, mulled wine, whiskey, turkey, brandy, roast spuds, cake, sauces, hams etc - takes a while for the insulation to build up but it is dead easy to keep on after that.
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeDec 26th 2010
     
    Posted By: BrianwilsonThe reference to religious influence does raise questions on approach to disposal of our bodies

    Morbid or what :bigsmile:

    Burial at sea, not the North Sea though as it is very shallow and you will possibly be eaten my a cod or haddock and end up on someone plate (though you may be cooked on a gas cooker so that is alright).

    Question is really, "What sort of tree?". I would go for a native fruit tree, less likely to be chopped down, no cooking needed usually, increases local bio-diversity (though it probably don't). I 'stole' and apple froma Tree in Geoff Hamilton's place near Exton, bet he was really proud.
    • CommentAuthorJoiner
    • CommentTimeDec 26th 2010
     
    Another place, Brian? Sounds ominous. If you said another life I'd have been seriously concerned!

    In Aden, there was a rocky place where families built wooden platforms on stilts, rather like some Native American tribes did. The corpse was laid on top and the Kite hawks and crows used to pick the flesh off, leaving just the bones which were left a little longer to dry out in the sun. The bones were then collected and crushed and scattered. Now THAT'S recycling.

    But for a much more GBF-friendly method, offering scope for endless discussion, how about...

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-409503/Cremation-replaced-eco-friendly-freeze-drying-corpses.html
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeDec 26th 2010
     
    • CommentAuthorJoiner
    • CommentTimeDec 26th 2010
     
    Without buying the book we can only get the back COVER. Give us a clue.:confused:
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeDec 26th 2010 edited
     
    Being turned into a Diamond is one.
    Just about to go through all my old books for the charity shop, they can burn them to keep warm or was that on another thread.
  6.  
    Sorry folks- no wish to be morbid, just reading a crime novel that includes the technology of crematoria, body decomposition and history of disposal but it did raise thoughts on our approach to this subject and energy/impact.Apologies for built in need to question our actions/impact.just relying on you clever people to provide hope for a cleaner future.
    Reference choice of tree, I understand there is a tradition of burying a donkey under grape vines to ensure bumper harvest my current thought unless you know better?
    Thanks for suggestions on personal insulation, needed today -10 C when walking dogs earlier , on the way to freeze-drying solution for disposal in this part of world . (tried to add smiley but sadly failed!)
    Rgds
    Brian
  7.  
    S T- I understand recycling paper bring 70% energy saving compared with burning.
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      CommentAuthorDamonHD
    • CommentTimeDec 26th 2010 edited
     
    Not much energy content in a human body (relative to what went in), but probably some useful minerals: main thing would be to avoid taking up too much space or energy in disposing of it.

    Rgds

    Damon
    • CommentAuthorgcar90
    • CommentTimeDec 26th 2010
     
    Was looking at some info on Cremation last night funnily enough Brian, All that is left is mostly Calcium Phosphate (bone fragments), traces of Potassium/Sodium. An adult body is reduced to about 3.5% mass after the event. Temperature from 800C upwards.
  8.  
    The ash figure I saw at 3-3.6 kg appears to agrees with 3.5%. We have a new facility in the County capable of accommodating the more obese client.
    The energy input, pollution output does raise concern with increasing use due to stated limited land availability for alternative disposal.
    Returning to biomass combustion, I note Tyneside/Teesside projects now propose import of millions of tonnes of eucalyptus from Brazil for feedstock not Europe/Nth America as stated in application. With knowledge that Canadian suppliers detail 46% parasitic power use in processing and transport of biomass to Europe the extended route poses further concerns on energy waste and GHG creation before burning in low efficiency powerplants.
    Rgds
    Brian
    • CommentAuthorJoiner
    • CommentTimeDec 26th 2010
     
    Just gets worse and worse.

    Whither James' OP?
  9.  
    Just to lighten things a little- ST as designated resident Archers expert can you give us a clue on the great event due next week in the prog.
    I saw a report in press today that men think about sex much more frequently than women with 1in 20 thinking about it every minute and 36% fantasising every half hour. Women apparently think about food, not sex. Any comment.
    I am still finding it difficult to comprehend how the biomass plant MD in S T featured report can claim emissions out is cleaner than air into plant when very aware pollution content 240 times higher than fossil fuel. The plant incorporates diesel burners of equal power to feedstock input. The press print story but no-one in Authority or media challenges the statement.Is it a sad sign of the times we live in?
    Rgds
    Brian
    • CommentAuthorJoiner
    • CommentTimeDec 27th 2010
     
    Sex and biomass? Jeez, Brian, now that's one sure way of getting the issue into the pages of The Sun. Brilliant thinking.:thumbup:
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeDec 27th 2010 edited
     
    Posted By: BrianwilsonJust to lighten things a little- ST as designated resident Archers expert can you give us a clue on the great event due next week in the prog.


    Harry (probably gay as he has a hair dryer) is stealing credit card details, Will/Ed/Emma/Nick will all fall out, Jack will get better, Rory will loose his Irish accent, Susan will moan (as usual) Nigel and Lizzy will not get their kids in the posh school, Lillian will find out that Mat has all the money, Cathy will be more miserable than ever, Helen will find out the ethnicity of her baby (could be 'insert colour here'), Falon and Jazza will sing (Jazza is blind in real life, a good man), Jolene will stay in the pub, Kate will stay in SA, Roy and Hayley will get back to normal life (the 'old' Hayley was Jasper Carrot's daughter till she got in the Office, backward step that one), Chris Carter and Alice will become swingers, Nelson Gabriel will reappear as a dog, Joe Grundy will steal the 'finest vegetables' for a show, Linda will make us all laugh as usual and 'save the environment' by not allowing some energy plant to be built, Tom will tend pigs, Jennifer will get more snobbish, and as I cannot be bothered to write any more Brian and Kenton will ride to the rescue as always (I like Brian, says it as it is, also very funny on Just a Minute).

    Posted By: BrianwilsonI saw a report in press today that men think about sex much more frequently than women with 1in 20 thinking about it every minute and 36% fantasising every half hour. Women apparently think about food, not sex. Any comment.

    87% of statistics are made up on the spot, including this one. Heard once that the average American man has sex with 12 women, who are these 12 women and when do I get to meet them.

    Posted By: BrianwilsonS T featured report

    Just passed the article on, still think that burning biomass is not the way to go at the moment, grid greening is my preferred choice.

    Ambridge to be new site for an EDF Nuclear Power Station on BL Land with a High Speed railways line nearby. 10,000 Affordable homes build on the outskirts. Watch it develop on Google Earth :wink:
      Ambridge.jpg
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      CommentAuthorDamonHD
    • CommentTimeDec 27th 2010
     
    OMG! ArcherLeaks!
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    Help! Hoping the better brains on this forum can explain the logic behind this biomass energy report
    http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/60808 (High food prices cloud UK grass-for-energy plans)

    Rgds
    Brian
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeJan 11th 2011 edited
     
    7000 km^2 is this sort of area. As an aside the white square is about what we urbanize each year until 2007.
    I cant see an problem :bigsmile:
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      CommentAuthorDamonHD
    • CommentTimeJan 11th 2011
     
    Nothing of value was lost. (Though we had nice holiday just to the right of the red square last year.)

    Rgds

    Damon

    PS. I vote for Yorkshire to be next, particularly the rather narrow-minded area where I grew up...
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeJan 11th 2011
     
    Miscanthus struggles to grow 200m ASL. Why not much is grown down here (Yorkshire has hills I think), we have food crops, called Pinks and Blues and Daffodils. Farmer sells the, and he goes and buys food.

    Damon, would that have been North Right of South Right. Don't matter, sea is a foul grey colour unlike the aquamarine down here :cool:
   
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