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FFS… I was only kidding….. …is nothing sacred? 😂
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Possible work-around?
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So, as long as you are confident you can maintain a fine rate below once per year, it may be cheaper than registering with Woodsure.
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Have you had your first fire yet?
Bolt replied to Dazza95's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
Fire here alight just to get saw trousers and wet weather gear dry. Weather is appalling. -
The other day I asked my boss if he’d agree to a pay rise. “Why would I want to do that?” He asked. I told him that there were at least 3 different companies after me. “Really” he asked sceptically “Which ones?" "Gas, Water, and Electric."
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I once said to a Waitress, “May I ask you something about the menu please?”. To my amazement she slapped me. “What was that for?” I stammered. “The men I please are none of your business!” She said.
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well yes, cordura. But I think corduroy would be most excellent, but possibly not in this rain!
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For Christ’s sake don’t buy a cordura motorcycle suit….. far to much risk of misidentification!!
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2 rope climbing are we sticking to the rules
Bolt replied to Thesnarlingbadger's topic in Climbers talk
Indeed, but you still can’t insure against prosecutions, so insurers have nothing to “get out of paying”. -
No chocolates…… don’t even talk to me!
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2 rope climbing are we sticking to the rules
Bolt replied to Thesnarlingbadger's topic in Climbers talk
Deets on FFI (currently you are charged £163 per hour to be investigated. HSE: Fee for Intervention - What is FFI? WWW.HSE.GOV.UK -
2 rope climbing are we sticking to the rules
Bolt replied to Thesnarlingbadger's topic in Climbers talk
Although you can get insurance to cover legal fees, they would never cover fines that you got as a result of prosecution by the HSE. -
Of course…. It should be considered that whoever it was who removed the register plate, did so for a very good reason!!!
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Personally, I would start with: ..Fully close top vent (stop loosing hot gasses from starting flow up chimney). ..Fully open bottom vent (get as much oxygen to the fire as poss so it burns fiercely from the start) ..Build fire close to front of firebox (minimise cooling of hot gasses between seat of fire and chimney, maximise the effect of oxygen supply) ..Have a go at the top down lighting method. There are a lot of variables to try….. Does you wife do lots of evening classes?
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Aaaaargggh….. fallen fowl of the controlling authorities.
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2 rope climbing are we sticking to the rules
Bolt replied to Thesnarlingbadger's topic in Climbers talk
To add insult to injury, any ‘injured parties’ (these could be employed, self-employed or public) are almost guaranteed success suing the insurer of a controlling company that had been successfully prosecuted by the HSE, as the burden of proof for civil claims is set at ‘beyond the balance of probabilities’ which is way way lower (51% or higher). -
2 rope climbing are we sticking to the rules
Bolt replied to Thesnarlingbadger's topic in Climbers talk
I shouldn’t think so. If anyone should be perused, it would be the organisation (such as the employer, or the organisation that engaged a sub-contract climber, and was in control of the process of putting people to work. I should think that in certain cases, they would either investigate (and issue a juicy FFI bill to cover their trouble) or prosecute. Bear in mind the burden of proof for a successful criminal prosecution is “beyond all reasonable doubt” which is a very high requirement, so it would only be considered for pretty obvious cases. -
Unfortunately, you now have a non-standard stove,- which I my opinion is great - but it may make the trick of learning how to set it going properly may have additional steps. As John has said, consider getting the chimney properly swept first. Personally, this would be my first step for any unknown stove installation. Some sweeps deploy smoke bomb things to check the chimney’s draw, so it may be worth enquiring about that. I would wait before trimming the register plate until other options have been exhausted.
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If it were me, I would minimise smoke production…. So dump the paper. If you’re using fire lighters, they will be more than adequate when combined with finely chopped kindling. Can’t speak of the ‘top down method’ as I’ve never tried it, but it is popular with those who practice it.
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Which vents were open when it was smoking in the video? Top, bottom, none or both?
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Old style Joke Her diary: He seems so distracted right now. He barely grunted at me when he came in this evening. I tried to initiate conversation but I was getting nothing back. All through dinner I couldn't get a word out of him and then he went and watched the match on TV. By the time the match was over I'd changed into my sexiest negligee and I gave him the come-on and we went upstairs and made love, but I couldn't feel any connection at all and he still didn't want to talk. His thoughts are with another woman, I'm sure of it, and it's tearing me apart. Why does my life have to be like this? His diary: Crap day at work. Really tired. Got laid though.
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I assumed that that generally grew under powerlines, along with bastard blackthorn and bastard brambles.
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2 rope climbing are we sticking to the rules
Bolt replied to Thesnarlingbadger's topic in Climbers talk
Makes sense. For a moment there, seeing someone refer to SRT as ‘old school’ made me feel like I was a right dinosaur. -
