Squaredy
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I remember seeing a hydrogen fuel cell bus working in London about 15 years ago but they seem to have given up on this now. I read somewhere that Sweden has a fleet of these buses and they are all scrapped now or in museums.
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Yes the article does state this, but of course this was written by a journalist and I am pretty certain this is nonsense! Not easy to prove without spending the afternoon trawling the web though, so maybe someone more in the know can shed some light on this?
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Yeah coal gas - made by burning coal without oxygen - similar to charcoal making. Terrible for the environment and the gas itself was poisonous. This new development is not to do with coal gas - but it sounds a little pointless to me. They are saying they could use up to 20% hydrogen. Maybe it would be better to use the money to subsidise good quality house insulation. And I don't mean the awful debacle of government sponsored cavity wall insulation, but properly specified and installed insulation. It is a minefield though, I will admit.
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I know I am a techno dinosaur but what is condensing the posts? Have I been doing it the hard way all these years? I admit I do not use the app as I have no idea what my password is so I stick to my laptop and phone.
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It is all about adequate controls and auditing. Biomass is a great idea if it is done right, and worse than useless if it is done wrong. There is a danger of giving the whole wood burning concept a bad name.
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Yeah mainly being shipped in from USA. It was meant to be low grade waste from sawmilling and other operations but it has been shown that some is from old growth forests hence causing deforestation.
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The sawmill the OP spoke to was me. I did indeed advise she posted here. However I did not suggest the felling might be free. I said most sawmills would not want the stem but someone on Arbtalk might be interested. I did not express any view on likely felling cost - I didn’t even see a picture! it is a shame one or two Arbtalk members were less than polite with her. What was wrong with nicely pointing out it is a full days work for a highly equipped and qualified team therefore will cost at least £xxxx, and that the stem is worth no more than £xxx.
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The owner of the land surely should meet the cost of disposal? To do it properly you will have to register as a waste carrier and take them to a commercial waste disposal site. As long as you can charge for time etc this seems OK. Actual landfill charge will be minimal. The bigger question is why are they still used so extensively? In the last 7 years I have helped the Woodland Trust plant around 100,000 trees in my area and yep you guessed it they almost always have the guards. When I say ‘helped’ my involvement was just storing and handling stakes tree guards etc - not real work!
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There used to be a lower rate for bicycles. Is it now the same as a car?
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No I think we will sell bundles of unprocessed milling waste instead. The problem is the time and space it takes up I really need to use for more profitable avenues! Hence I am considering just buying in briquettes as it would take up so little space and need no processing, but still provide a product for our customers with UK provenance. I have been in touch with Penntree who sell briquettes as Hotblocks, which looks good. I am trying to compare prices with logs so I can work out if it is viable for me and my customers..
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I am trying to find out if there is a UK firm that makes wood briquettes and sells them wholesale. I am only interested in UK made and entirely UK sourced material. I am stopping selling firewood and I am considering selling briquettes instead - not on a big scale, just enough to satisfy my existing customers - maybe 12 to 20 pallets per year. I will not consider any material sourced outside the UK for environmental reasons, so UK only please. Is there anyone out there?
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Stephen Cull provides a great product and service. Highly recommended. He sharpens about 300 blades a year for me.
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Make The BBC a TV subscription (pay as you go) channel
Squaredy replied to Baldbloke's topic in The Lounge
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Make The BBC a TV subscription (pay as you go) channel
Squaredy replied to Baldbloke's topic in The Lounge
It also partly funds ITV channel 4 and S4C. As well as loads of radio of course and one of the world’s largest websites. -
Ah now if only all lights were like those nobody would mind. Sadly I have to report that the lights which prompted me to start this thread are back. Departed for the weekend and now back to protect the same empty stretch of road. I guess even traffic lights need a weekend off!
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Forestry commission publish prices but for softwoods only. Also bear in mind it will mainly be for large volume sales.
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Yes indeed, GPs are self employed businesses and have never been NHS employees. So they are all private already.
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That stinks, I would avoid at all costs.
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I personally don’t think the government should be trying to run health services, or education or indeed a host of other things they have taken over. Can anyone think of a service that is government run that is genuinely top class? I can name a few top class services (eg RNLI) but not government run. I have no wish to get into politics but really interested in others experience and views.
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You should publish a list of surgery options you offer with costs. I did hear years ago that the Welsh rugby legend JPR Williams sewed up his own lip on the pitch once! He was a surgeon mind.
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Update on the thread I got home 6:30 this morning and had a kip, then I went and gave my mum a lift home about 2pm today. Such a relief to be out, and they think she is fine. So in reality she prob could have stayed at home, but when your frail old Mum is in a lot of pain after a fall you have to do something. Such a shame it was Sat afternoon.
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You forget the NHS is not free! It costs an average of £167 per person per month. Anyway, surely by suggesting the NHS is imperfect is not the same as saying we should adopt USA style healthcare? I have several relatives in the US and they do get really good care.
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LOL I am not speaking from personal experience. Queen Victoria opened the Royal Gwent, and it was state of the art. Now it is just a state.
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Worth the journey! Seen a doc now and got to wait for scan. Thanks to British Red Cross we both had a cuppa and she had a sandwich. Maybe next time we could go to Bristol. Or would that not work I wonder? Must look into the reputation of the Bristol Royal infirmary. The Royal Gwent is awful. It was a lovely hospital until the NHS got hold of it.
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I think three hours would be considered really good in these parts.
