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PETER RAWCLIFFE Sparks Guru
Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 6166 Location: Cleethorpes
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 6:16 am Post subject: |
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Tut tut Alex i thought the Scots were tough Porridge eating Irn bru drinking people who wouldnt hop into a taxi when it drizzles
Sunny here in Costa Del Cleethorpes bit cool though 13c _________________ WRITTEN OF COURSE BY THE MIGHTIEST HAND |
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Toughest Girl In Town Sparks Guru
Joined: 15 Feb 2022 Posts: 4620
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 7:23 am Post subject: |
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Surprisingly sunny here today, and not cold at all.
It's the end of October and heating is still not on (last year we turned it on around mid-November). Not a good sign regarding climate change, but I have to say I'm glad about my energy bills. |
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PETER RAWCLIFFE Sparks Guru
Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 6166 Location: Cleethorpes
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Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2024 6:39 am Post subject: |
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Rained heavy through the night and sounded gale like against the window.i love being warm and comfy in bed when the weathers like that..dry now this morning but showers forecast...15c _________________ WRITTEN OF COURSE BY THE MIGHTIEST HAND |
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Alex Robertson Sparks Guru
Joined: 11 Jan 2002 Posts: 41492 Location: Crawley,West Sussex
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Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2024 9:25 am Post subject: |
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PETER RAWCLIFFE wrote: | Tut tut Alex i thought the Scots were tough Porridge eating Irn bru drinking people who wouldnt hop into a taxi when it drizzles |
If I’d had my kilt on it would’ve been ok but can’t be walking about in a soaking wet sports jacket and joggers, not a look I can carry off with any degree of aplomb |
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PETER RAWCLIFFE Sparks Guru
Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 6166 Location: Cleethorpes
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Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2024 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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Alex Robertson wrote: | PETER RAWCLIFFE wrote: | Tut tut Alex i thought the Scots were tough Porridge eating Irn bru drinking people who wouldnt hop into a taxi when it drizzles |
If I’d had my kilt on it would’ve been ok but can’t be walking about in a soaking wet sports jacket and joggers, not a look I can carry off with any degree of aplomb |
Let you off
Dark at 4:30PM and rather cool in Costa Del Cleethorpes _________________ WRITTEN OF COURSE BY THE MIGHTIEST HAND |
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J. Prufrock Sparks Guru
Joined: 12 Aug 2018 Posts: 3317 Location: Very northeastern US
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Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2024 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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Trick-or-treating's winding down here; while local kids are probably happy not to have to cover their costumes with winter coats, 19 C on Halloween evening just doesn't seem proper. |
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miss sparks Sparks Guru
Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 22348 Location: England
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Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2024 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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How are you coping with the very cold weather. I got a electric heater on in one room, to keep the heating bills down. |
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PETER RAWCLIFFE Sparks Guru
Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 6166 Location: Cleethorpes
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Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2024 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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i put my central heating on for 15 mins every now and then when its cold like today and i have small rooms that keep the heat in so it seems to work out well.i do have a sleeping bag i climb into as its only me and its actually very warm and cosy. _________________ WRITTEN OF COURSE BY THE MIGHTIEST HAND |
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waterloosunset Sparks Guru
Joined: 17 Nov 2021 Posts: 2014 Location: amongst the New England trees
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Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2024 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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And in New England, we are praying that the promised rain actually arrives tomorrow. Everything is like tinder here. When I imagine November, I think of rainy, depressing days, but all we've had for about two months is sun and more sun. _________________ better drop the requirement that everything be great |
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Alex Robertson Sparks Guru
Joined: 11 Jan 2002 Posts: 41492 Location: Crawley,West Sussex
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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2024 1:59 am Post subject: |
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PETER RAWCLIFFE wrote: | i put my central heating on for 15 mins every now and then when its cold like today and i have small rooms that keep the heat in so it seems to work out well.i do have a sleeping bag i climb into as its only me and its actually very warm and cosy. |
Everyone should put their heating on in every room regularly, even a couple of times in Summer. This stops sludge forming in the pipes and radiators and ensures your pump doesn’t seize up.
Sludge is identified when the top of your radiator is hot but the bottom is cold. There is a cheap home solution which is effective ( not always but a fairly high success rate), otherwise you may have to pay for a power flush. |
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aussie Sparks Guru
Joined: 09 Jul 2012 Posts: 2447 Location: Melbourne Australia
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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2024 3:45 am Post subject: |
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Thursday Melbourne
working on a scaffold on a hot sunny 32c day, now drinking ice cold Miller Chill _________________ -------------------
I HAVE WON LOTTO [again] |
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PETER RAWCLIFFE Sparks Guru
Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 6166 Location: Cleethorpes
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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2024 4:11 am Post subject: |
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aussie wrote: | Thursday Melbourne
working on a scaffold on a hot sunny 32c day, now drinking ice cold Miller Chill |
i hate you _________________ WRITTEN OF COURSE BY THE MIGHTIEST HAND |
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PETER RAWCLIFFE Sparks Guru
Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 6166 Location: Cleethorpes
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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2024 4:14 am Post subject: |
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Alex Robertson wrote: | PETER RAWCLIFFE wrote: | i put my central heating on for 15 mins every now and then when its cold like today and i have small rooms that keep the heat in so it seems to work out well.i do have a sleeping bag i climb into as its only me and its actually very warm and cosy. |
Everyone should put their heating on in every room regularly, even a couple of times in Summer. This stops sludge forming in the pipes and radiators and ensures your pump doesn’t seize up.
Sludge is identified when the top of your radiator is hot but the bottom is cold. There is a cheap home solution which is effective ( not always but a fairly high success rate), otherwise you may have to pay for a power flush. |
good advice alex mate i had the same advice from a heating technician who said the same thing many years ago and ive always popped the heating on even in the summer just to flush the system and get the flow going (avoiding sludge) _________________ WRITTEN OF COURSE BY THE MIGHTIEST HAND |
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aussie Sparks Guru
Joined: 09 Jul 2012 Posts: 2447 Location: Melbourne Australia
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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2024 4:26 am Post subject: |
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PETER RAWCLIFFE wrote: | aussie wrote: | Thursday Melbourne
working on a scaffold on a hot sunny 32c day, now drinking ice cold Miller Chill |
i hate you |
it's very hard working in the heat, but I do remember working in Grimsby on cold and dark days ,but it was the good old days _________________ -------------------
I HAVE WON LOTTO [again] |
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PETER RAWCLIFFE Sparks Guru
Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 6166 Location: Cleethorpes
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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2024 4:41 am Post subject: |
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aussie wrote: | PETER RAWCLIFFE wrote: | aussie wrote: | Thursday Melbourne
working on a scaffold on a hot sunny 32c day, now drinking ice cold Miller Chill |
i hate you |
it's very hard working in the heat, but I do remember working in Grimsby on cold and dark days ,but it was the good old days |
i did roofing for quite a while here aussie and the cold on some freezing cold days in the winter left my face and fingers numb at the same time loading a roof with 6 heavy tiles on my shoulder up and down a ladder (no lifts for us) made me think i was crazy..hard work but working with just my mate was ok. _________________ WRITTEN OF COURSE BY THE MIGHTIEST HAND |
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miss sparks Sparks Guru
Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 22348 Location: England
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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2024 5:52 am Post subject: |
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I put the central heating on 2 hours in the morning just to make sure there no problem. And the electric heater on in the evening for four hours. But with this very cold weather electric heater on during the day, just in one room only. |
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Toughest Girl In Town Sparks Guru
Joined: 15 Feb 2022 Posts: 4620
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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2024 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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Today probably felt much better in Australia, that's for sure! |
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aussie Sparks Guru
Joined: 09 Jul 2012 Posts: 2447 Location: Melbourne Australia
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Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2024 4:58 am Post subject: |
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Toughest Girl In Town wrote: | Today probably felt much better in Australia, that's for sure! |
Friday in Melbourne was 34c, not much fun _________________ -------------------
I HAVE WON LOTTO [again] |
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aussie Sparks Guru
Joined: 09 Jul 2012 Posts: 2447 Location: Melbourne Australia
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Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2024 5:21 am Post subject: |
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Saturday Paynesville Victoria
a crazy hot 37c
back working in Melbourne on Monday and should be a cool 31c, summer has not hit use yet _________________ -------------------
I HAVE WON LOTTO [again] |
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Alex Robertson Sparks Guru
Joined: 11 Jan 2002 Posts: 41492 Location: Crawley,West Sussex
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Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2024 7:29 am Post subject: |
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We’ve got Storm Bert hitting us just now, this part of the country is only getting high winds and rain( not yet torrential)…some parts of the country are getting it tight though! |
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