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Post by ozneil on Oct 23, 2012 20:22:06 GMT -1
We 'tolerate' Orange Walks. That's all. Most Scots can't be arsed with that nonsense. Only a tiny wee minority take part while the rest of us look on and despair. But that's the price you pay for 'freedom of speech'. I Could never understand them when I was there. I bet most of the marchers dont know the history behind them
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2012 23:13:53 GMT -1
Most of the marchers have difficulty not tripping over their knuckles, never mind understanding the history, Oz.
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Post by ozneil on Oct 24, 2012 3:39:34 GMT -1
came across this letter from General Haig to wife Feb1918
"We have had to separate the Australians into Convalescent Camps of their own, because they were giving so much trouble when along with our men and put such revolutionary ideas into their heads."
Werent our blokes naughty! Actually believing in equality
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Post by bormes on Oct 24, 2012 5:45:55 GMT -1
Has not changed !!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2012 0:57:50 GMT -1
And, back on topic..........bejasus, that's one helluvanicy blast courtesy the North Pole the night. It's been relatively clement this autumn but just this afternoon these almighty icy skies blew in and bejasus, temperature plunged maybe 15 degrees in only two hours or so. I get the feeling we might be in for another really shitcold winter. For that reason I'm kinda reluctantly glad I still have a job to go to because I simply couldn't afford to stay home and keep the heating on. You really fear for those who've no alternative and are too scared of the cost to keep their homes warm. It's BEYOND TIME we took on, headfirst, the energy companies who take the fecking piss out of us all. They should be forced to give seriously HUGE discounts to those who are elderly, sick or infirm. AND to those who work from home but contribute to the economy via tax. Scotland is energy rich. It is a fecking DISGRACE that so many of our people are in fuel poverty for reasons not of their own making. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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Post by bormes on Oct 26, 2012 15:29:47 GMT -1
I think that like Scandanavia for example, our interfering and omnipotent Planning and Building Control SHOULD, FORCE new build to be as insulated and energy efficient as is possible, also renovations should be the same, they are so quick to stick their noses into minor nonsense that real support is constantly missing, what an opportunity for the SNP to help with this?
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Post by notanimby on Oct 26, 2012 15:58:18 GMT -1
Hailstones here just now, really weird sitting in the hot tub whilst they pelt ye. Getting dark now with heavy clouds too, was a gorgeous day all day too - but freezing
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Post by bormes on Oct 26, 2012 19:31:29 GMT -1
Travelling back from tomorrow, looks like we might hit some snow in England on Sunday enroute to Glasgow!! Look forward to seeing you, perhaps for a wee imbibe soon?
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Post by ozneil on Oct 26, 2012 20:44:18 GMT -1
Oceanographers here say La Nina hasnt weakened as much as forecast so it looks like another year like last ones. Even the Met office agrees.
The warmists are being very quiet
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2012 22:59:17 GMT -1
I think that like Scandanavia for example, our interfering and omnipotent Planning and Building Control SHOULD, FORCE new build to be as insulated and energy efficient as is possible, also renovations should be the same, they are so quick to stick their noses into minor nonsense that real support is constantly missing, what an opportunity for the SNP to help with this? Fair point, Bormes for new builds, but it can be difficult to insulate conversions of Victorian buildings, can't it? Frankly I'd rather the SNP spent their time securing Scotland's oil and gas fields for the benefit of the Scottish people. There is no other oil producing country in the world that has the fuel poverty that we do. You only have to ask the question; WHY do the Unionist parties not want Scotland to be independent? Imagine a Scotland where no elderly person freezes to death. A country where working people are not frightened to turn on the heating because of the cost. We'll produce far more energy than we need from oil, gas, hydro and wind power and we'll sell the excess on. And then create a sovereign fund (like Norway) which will be our insurance policy for decades to come. You know it makes sense!
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Post by ozneil on Oct 26, 2012 23:13:26 GMT -1
Forget windpower its a fad its not ecomomical . Only has 25%-30% efficiency at best. It has a short working life, about 1/4 of similar generating capacity, has horrendous building and maintenance costs. It has to have fossil fuel generated power as back up to ensure no blackouts or brownouts. Windpower relies heavily on subsidies paid by poor tax payer.
At moment tide or wave power has yet to be proved and properly costed.
For cheap power build gas fired power stations.
Before you start jumping up and down check rise in power bills since "Sustainable Power" was introduced .
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2012 16:57:55 GMT -1
Scotland's weather and coastline mean we're better placed than most to exploit the elements though. I'm not advocating a replacement of oil and gas with wind or wave power but even if 20% of our needs are coming from those it conserves gas and oil, does it not?
The energy companies are very quick to blame government sustainable power targets and investment for rising costs. Except it doesn't really wash. Energy companies in fact continue to make billions for their shareholders because they are fast to put prices up when supplies are low but not so fast to reduce them when they are plentiful.
Privatisation is 100% to blame for that.
Here the biggest investors in sustainable power are Iberdrola and Gamesa, both Spanish companies. They wouldn't be investing in the technology if it was worthless, would they?
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Post by notanimby on Oct 27, 2012 17:34:18 GMT -1
Scotland's weather and coastline mean we're better placed than most to exploit the elements though. I'm not advocating a replacement of oil and gas with wind or wave power but even if 20% of our needs are coming from those it conserves gas and oil, does it not? The energy companies are very quick to blame government sustainable power targets and investment for rising costs. Except it doesn't really wash. Energy companies in fact continue to make billions for their shareholders because they are fast to put prices up when supplies are low but not so fast to reduce them when they are plentiful. Privatisation is 100% to blame for that. Here the biggest investors in sustainable power are Iberdrola and Gamesa, both Spanish companies. They wouldn't be investing in the technology if it was worthless, would they? Despite the likes of thatcher saying nationalised power companies are bad, how come edf is ok, considering it's a nationalised French power company. Does that mean nationalised power companies are ok but just not in uk, or is it just fucking shite to suit the likes of that cunt Broon's brother, and other Tories who make a for choos from them
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Post by ozneil on Oct 27, 2012 21:34:16 GMT -1
Trouble is windfarms are dependent on weather They only operate generally speaking in wind speed of between 10 and 50 mph.
They use copious amounts of energy in their construction, both aluminium and cement use vast amounts of electricity in their manufacture.
I wonder if anyone has studied the actual return from a turbine against electricity used in manufacture.
I was reading the older ones are now being replaced. I think after not more than 15-20 years perhaps less.
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Post by notanimby on Oct 28, 2012 7:23:20 GMT -1
Trouble is windfarms are dependent on weather They only operate generally speaking in wind speed of between 10 and 50 mph. They use copious amounts of energy in their construction, both aluminium and cement use vast amounts of electricity in their manufacture. I wonder if anyone has studied the actual return from a turbine against electricity used in manufacture. I was reading the older ones are now being replaced. I think after not more than 15-20 years perhaps less. Thats nothing compared to the costs of getting rid of a nuclear power-station There's one (well its actually 4) not far from me, Hunterston A has been switched off and being decommissioned for at least 20+ yers now - with donkeys years left to go at a cost of many, many, many millions of pounds. No wonder no "private" company will even think of building one without government subsidies - which are higher than wind will ever get
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