Not at all sure
whether this blog (and others) are still sick. We don't really get told anything. I imagine if the radio transmitters went off someone would call, but the Blog has been bloggered for days and we sit in blissful ignorance.
We have called of course, and they "are aware".
So sorry I haven't posted much of late. If it shows itself to be working we'll give it a go, shall we?
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No comments in over an hour suggests either it is still sick, or most of the froggers are.
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No problems experienced in Yorkshire, at any time. Apart from the Luddites.
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Real sick. Just got up at 11.00am. Coughing and lungs painful. The good news is I made it through the whole Christmas/New Year illness free.
Might explain my depressing nature recently. Sorry.
Hope the blog recovers.
Dusting of snow and ice again.
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I could tell you a fascinating story about our local Luddites, if there's enough interest, that is.
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Go on, then, Jester.
Eddie, we're just about surviving here in Frogland, but give it a go by all means!
It's now 1202, btw
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Luddites in Yorkshire? How many mills are left today?
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Testing, testing.
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Not many today, but in the early 19th century it was much different.
On a winter evening an activist based in the hamlet of Rastrick in the West Riding set out for a jolly night of textile machinery wrecking in the town of Cleckheaton, a distance of several miles.
It started to snow. The snow was of such ferocity and settled so deeply that very quickly the luddite realised he was not going to make it, and turned back for home.
He reached Rastrick as the church of St Matthews was striking midnight, but counted 13 chimes.
An officer of the law happened to be lurking in the shadows of the church. The two had a brief conversation and the policeman indeed confirmed that the clock had tolled 13.
The riot had gone ahead and a vast amount of damage sustained. The following day, all known activists were rounded up, including the Rastrick chap.
He cited the conversation with the policeman in his defence, and escaped hanging, which dozens of his associates did not.
The striking of 13 that night is the only recorded occasion on which it has happened at this particular church.
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Eddie, do not place your radio on or near appliances which may cause electromagnetic interference (a tele for example). If you do, it may adversely affect the working of the unit, causing the sound to distort. And don't use liquid cleaners or an aerosol thing to clean it either. Ok!
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Has somebody spilled a fizzy drink over the keyboard? That causes havoc to blogging machines as they can't cope with all the sugar.
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Listening to World at One it would appear that somebody spilled a fizzy drink over a railway line.
Wot we need is one of the Greatest Controversial Debates of Our Time about reversing every decision that Beeching made and giving the country back to the travellers and commuters.
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My world is rapidly collapsing. After all the bragging, I can't get Count Arthur Strong on the listen again. In desparate
need of a laugh - please help.
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Appropos nothing at all, an amazing rescue story from a nurse at work.
Her friend took her (very large!) horse to Formby beach on boxing day morning for a ride along the sands. As she was tacking up, the horse was spooked and broke free, with saddle on and bridle hanging half off. The horse proceeded to gallop off up the beach towards Southport. It must've been pretty terrifying for families taking a boxing day stroll as it's very large, stocky, and was galloping at full tilt.
5 miles (and luckily no injuries) later, some people managed to approach it on Southport beach and almost catch it, when it broke free again, galloped off into the sea and swam out nearly a mile. The coast guard were called and
eventually managed to lassoo it with a rope and drag it back into the beach. Apparently the horse is none the worse for its experience!
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GM: that's a good story. I was hoping for a moral. can I make one up?
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Apologies but as far as I can see we are still bloggered, so there will be no Glass Box tonight. Can I suggest people use this strand instead?
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Jester - please do! (?Hold your horses!)
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There are always on-screen keyboards. I can call up two.
That wasn't a moral.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it think. Stupid animals, they are.
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Where is the glass box??
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Funny Joe (18) see comment 15!
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Has the BoE run out of money?
They don't seem to have bought many shares today.
Prices seem to have CRASHED.
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Just a few things about CFL that they do not tell you.
1. They only operate down to 10degrees C. Below this, when new, they will light dimly and then warm up. However, as they age, if it does not ignite then some designs will destroy themselves others will flash. Philips has a special range of bulbs for low temperatures: Exterieur.
2. There is no adequate protection (varnish on circuit board) on any of the ones I have blown up that will stand damp atmospheres. When they start and before the moisture is evaporated it is a lottery if they do not destroy themselves.
3. When replacing the bulbs everyone knows that the light output is lower so will fit larger bulbs. This is OK as even a 40W fitting can take the 23W CFL.
This however defeats their savings calculation.
4. In southern Europe with air conditioning and natural light these bulbs are not so essential as good building design. Note one human is equivalent to about 4 CFL's in heat output.
However in Northern Europe with dark nights and central heating, where lights are essential, all the "inefficiencies" of a normal bulbs are contributing to the heating of the house.
Replacing bulbs with CFL's means that heat has to be replaced to keep the house at the set temperature. So again their calculations are defeated.
5. Quite a lot are only rated for switching with a certain on and off delays. This limits their life.
6. As for the light output take Osram's web site. On the Incandescent pages they quote the light output. However on the CFL pages they quote "Nominal Wattage (packaging)" and no light output. Why is this?
7. Why should I have to put up with crappy light when I only have one fitting per room and my neighbour drives a huge 4x4. Should they not give up their 4x4 first?
8. If we want savings why not ban 42" and larger TVs. They are so inefficient using around 200W to 400W of power. They are certainly not necessary in private houses.
It is a mad world that makes inefficiency illegal, but encourages efficient use of twice the power levels.
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This is bad news. I discovered that with slight modification they would power my old TV.
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justfloating @ 21, thank you.
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