Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up

pangolin

Stevo_666 said:

Speaking of which, we just took delivery of 760 litres of kerosene today which will hopefully see us through Christmas on the heating front. We did ask if we could get hooked up to the gas supply but apparently it will cost 35 grand...

Does it cost a lot more than being on gas or is it more the hassle of getting it delivered?

Ben6899

rjsterry said:

briantrumpet said:

rjsterry said:

That Mike Graham clip doing the rounds.

I like the way the interviewee doesn't try to rebut the suggestion that you can "grow concrete", and just lets the silence do the work.

He then went on Jeremy Kyle to dig the hole deeper.

Before filling it with Techrete*.

*organic, single origin

rick_chasey

Stevo_666 said:

Speaking of which, we just took delivery of 760 litres of kerosene today which will hopefully see us through Christmas on the heating front. We did ask if we could get hooked up to the gas supply but apparently it will cost 35 grand...

Surely this is chickenfeed for a man of your means.

pinno

Local hilly loop - 22.43 miles running my tyres @ 65psi.
22.18* running the same loop @ 70psi. If the wheel is spinning in the air because you bounce a little bit more on the rough patches, are those figures therefore skewed due to a secondary effect of running tyres at a higher pressure?

*Consistently, within +/- 0.03 of a mile.
I'll record it in summer.

Stevo_666

pangolin said:

Stevo_666 said:

Speaking of which, we just took delivery of 760 litres of kerosene today which will hopefully see us through Christmas on the heating front. We did ask if we could get hooked up to the gas supply but apparently it will cost 35 grand...

Does it cost a lot more than being on gas or is it more the hassle of getting it delivered?

Not sure until I see how quickly we get through it - apparently is has always been pricier than gas, but with the recent hikes in gas prices there may not be much difference now. For now, the main thing is that the house is nice and warm.

kingstongraham

pinno said:

Local hilly loop - 22.43 miles running my tyres @ 65psi.
22.18* running the same loop @ 70psi. If the wheel is spinning in the air because you bounce a little bit more on the rough patches, are those figures therefore skewed due to a secondary effect of running tyres at a higher pressure?

*Consistently, within +/- 0.03 of a mile.
I'll record it in summer.

Surely at a higher pressure your wheels have a wider diameter, so you would expect fewer rotations for the same distance.

Stevo_666

rick_chasey said:

Stevo_666 said:

Speaking of which, we just took delivery of 760 litres of kerosene today which will hopefully see us through Christmas on the heating front. We did ask if we could get hooked up to the gas supply but apparently it will cost 35 grand...

Surely this is chickenfeed for a man of your means.

Regardless, it's still a lot of money. And issues with getting pipes across other peoples property etc. Might be worth it if the whole close decided they wanted it but I guess we'll have to find out. Only been there for a week.

rjsterry

Stevo_666 said:

rick_chasey said:

Stevo_666 said:

Speaking of which, we just took delivery of 760 litres of kerosene today which will hopefully see us through Christmas on the heating front. We did ask if we could get hooked up to the gas supply but apparently it will cost 35 grand...

Surely this is chickenfeed for a man of your means.

Regardless, it's still a lot of money. And issues with getting pipes across other peoples property etc. Might be worth it if the whole close decided they wanted it but I guess we'll have to find out. Only been there for a week.

Not to mention a daft investment if gas boilers will be phased out in the next 10-20 years.

veronese68

rjsterry said:

Stevo_666 said:

rick_chasey said:

Stevo_666 said:

Speaking of which, we just took delivery of 760 litres of kerosene today which will hopefully see us through Christmas on the heating front. We did ask if we could get hooked up to the gas supply but apparently it will cost 35 grand...

Surely this is chickenfeed for a man of your means.

Regardless, it's still a lot of money. And issues with getting pipes across other peoples property etc. Might be worth it if the whole close decided they wanted it but I guess we'll have to find out. Only been there for a week.

Not to mention a daft investment if gas boilers will be phased out in the next 10-20 years.

I'd have thought this is more to the point. Presumably a heat pump needs a completely different type of heating system rather than radiators on the wall, or do they. I must confess it's not something I'd ever given thought to before.

rjsterry

veronese68 said:

rjsterry said:

Stevo_666 said:

rick_chasey said:

Stevo_666 said:

Speaking of which, we just took delivery of 760 litres of kerosene today which will hopefully see us through Christmas on the heating front. We did ask if we could get hooked up to the gas supply but apparently it will cost 35 grand...

Surely this is chickenfeed for a man of your means.

Regardless, it's still a lot of money. And issues with getting pipes across other peoples property etc. Might be worth it if the whole close decided they wanted it but I guess we'll have to find out. Only been there for a week.

Not to mention a daft investment if gas boilers will be phased out in the next 10-20 years.

I'd have thought this is more to the point. Presumably a heat pump needs a completely different type of heating system rather than radiators on the wall, or do they. I must confess it's not something I'd ever given thought to before.

No radiators are fine. You just need slightly larger ones as they run at a lower temperature from a heat pump.

Stevo_666

rjsterry said:

veronese68 said:

rjsterry said:

Stevo_666 said:

rick_chasey said:

Stevo_666 said:

Speaking of which, we just took delivery of 760 litres of kerosene today which will hopefully see us through Christmas on the heating front. We did ask if we could get hooked up to the gas supply but apparently it will cost 35 grand...

Surely this is chickenfeed for a man of your means.

Regardless, it's still a lot of money. And issues with getting pipes across other peoples property etc. Might be worth it if the whole close decided they wanted it but I guess we'll have to find out. Only been there for a week.

Not to mention a daft investment if gas boilers will be phased out in the next 10-20 years.

I'd have thought this is more to the point. Presumably a heat pump needs a completely different type of heating system rather than radiators on the wall, or do they. I must confess it's not something I'd ever given thought to before.

No radiators are fine. You just need slightly larger ones as they run at a lower temperature from a heat pump.

This will be part of a medium term plan I think. Got plenty we want to do in the meantime!

pinno

kingstongraham said:

pinno said:

Local hilly loop - 22.43 miles running my tyres @ 65psi.
22.18* running the same loop @ 70psi. If the wheel is spinning in the air because you bounce a little bit more on the rough patches, are those figures therefore skewed due to a secondary effect of running tyres at a higher pressure?

*Consistently, within +/- 0.03 of a mile.
I'll record it in summer.

Surely at a higher pressure your wheels have a wider diameter, so you would expect fewer rotations for the same distance.

Yes, can't work it out,
It's all these bloody Northerly's. If I want a TWH, then i'm forced to go north.

kingstongraham

pinno said:

kingstongraham said:

pinno said:

Local hilly loop - 22.43 miles running my tyres @ 65psi.
22.18* running the same loop @ 70psi. If the wheel is spinning in the air because you bounce a little bit more on the rough patches, are those figures therefore skewed due to a secondary effect of running tyres at a higher pressure?

*Consistently, within +/- 0.03 of a mile.
I'll record it in summer.

Surely at a higher pressure your wheels have a wider diameter, so you would expect fewer rotations for the same distance.

Yes, can't work it out,
It's all these bloody Northerly's. If I want a TWH, then i'm forced to go north.

Fewer rotations = a mileometer measuring a shorter distance, so makes sense.

briantrumpet

First live gig I've played in since March 2020, and the first with this band since my post-concussion syndrome tumble in October 2018. It's been quite a journey, one way and another. Lovely to play in a trumpet section that's been the same four people since 2005.

webboo

Your band looks similar to the New Mill Male Voice Choir who I saw recently i.e. no one under 70

briantrumpet

webboo said:

Your band looks similar to the New Mill Male Voice Choir who I saw recently i.e. no one under 70

To be fair, we were on average about 20 years younger than the average age of the audience...

webboo

I have been to 2 concerts recently Big Country and The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain supported by the New Mills Choir. The average at BC was late 50’s or early 60’s, at UO of GB it was 70’s or early 80’s.
Guess which audience looked in better shape.

Pross

webboo said:

Your band looks similar to the New Mill Male Voice Choir who I saw recently i.e. no one under 70

I get called 'young man' by most of the members of my Male Voice Choir and I'm pushing 50. For a while we did have about 10 members under 30 but a lot of them have moved on, gone to Uni etc. so we now probably only have 4 or 5 regulars younger than me.

pinno

briantrumpet said:

First live gig I've played in since March 2020, and the first with this band since my post-concussion syndrome tumble in October 2018. It's been quite a journey, one way and another. Lovely to play in a trumpet section that's been the same four people since 2005.

Erm... that's more than 4.

pangolin

pinno said:

briantrumpet said:

First live gig I've played in since March 2020, and the first with this band since my post-concussion syndrome tumble in October 2018. It's been quite a journey, one way and another. Lovely to play in a trumpet section that's been the same four people since 2005.

Erm... that's more than 4.

Not seen a trumpet before then pinno?

orraloon

So which one is Brian? Or are they all Brians? I go for the one on the right. Am I right?

pangolin

orraloon said:

So which one is Brian? Or are they all Brians? I go for the one on the right. Am I right?

Odd pick. I'm going for guy to the left of her.

orraloon

pangolin said:

orraloon said:

So which one is Brian? Or are they all Brians? I go for the one on the right. Am I right?

Odd pick. I'm going for guy to the left of her.

Oi. I'm being gender neutral here. KnowadImean?

pinno

pangolin said:

pinno said:

briantrumpet said:

First live gig I've played in since March 2020, and the first with this band since my post-concussion syndrome tumble in October 2018. It's been quite a journey, one way and another. Lovely to play in a trumpet section that's been the same four people since 2005.

Erm... that's more than 4.

Not seen a trumpet before then pinno?

Name all the instruments in view - without a magnifying glass.

briantrumpet

pangolin said:

orraloon said:

So which one is Brian? Or are they all Brians? I go for the one on the right. Am I right?

Odd pick. I'm going for guy to the left of her.

Kreckt. Actually using the 1934 trumpet that's in my avatar... that's also a thing that cheers me up... using an instrument that was made right at the start of the swing era.

briantrumpet

pinno said:

pangolin said:

pinno said:

briantrumpet said:

First live gig I've played in since March 2020, and the first with this band since my post-concussion syndrome tumble in October 2018. It's been quite a journey, one way and another. Lovely to play in a trumpet section that's been the same four people since 2005.

Erm... that's more than 4.

Not seen a trumpet before then pinno?

Name all the instruments in view - without a magnifying glass.

I suppose it would be cheating if I had a go...

veronese68

pinno said:

pangolin said:

pinno said:

briantrumpet said:

First live gig I've played in since March 2020, and the first with this band since my post-concussion syndrome tumble in October 2018. It's been quite a journey, one way and another. Lovely to play in a trumpet section that's been the same four people since 2005.

Erm... that's more than 4.

Not seen a trumpet before then pinno?

Name all the instruments in view - without a magnifying glass.

4 saxophones, 4 trombones, 4 trumpets, drums and a double bass, there may be others

pinno

veronese68 said:

pinno said:

pangolin said:

pinno said:

briantrumpet said:

First live gig I've played in since March 2020, and the first with this band since my post-concussion syndrome tumble in October 2018. It's been quite a journey, one way and another. Lovely to play in a trumpet section that's been the same four people since 2005.

Erm... that's more than 4.

Not seen a trumpet before then pinno?

Name all the instruments in view - without a magnifying glass.

4 saxophones, 4 trombones, 4 trumpets, drums and a double bass, there may be others

CTRL + ?

briantrumpet

pinno said:

veronese68 said:

pinno said:

pangolin said:

pinno said:

briantrumpet said:

First live gig I've played in since March 2020, and the first with this band since my post-concussion syndrome tumble in October 2018. It's been quite a journey, one way and another. Lovely to play in a trumpet section that's been the same four people since 2005.

Erm... that's more than 4.

Not seen a trumpet before then pinno?

Name all the instruments in view - without a magnifying glass.

4 saxophones, 4 trombones, 4 trumpets, drums and a double bass, there may be others

CTRL + ?

What are you viewing it on? A Nokia 1100?

veronese68

pinno said:

veronese68 said:

pinno said:

pangolin said:

pinno said:

briantrumpet said:

First live gig I've played in since March 2020, and the first with this band since my post-concussion syndrome tumble in October 2018. It's been quite a journey, one way and another. Lovely to play in a trumpet section that's been the same four people since 2005.

Erm... that's more than 4.

Not seen a trumpet before then pinno?

Name all the instruments in view - without a magnifying glass.

4 saxophones, 4 trombones, 4 trumpets, drums and a double bass, there may be others

CTRL + ?

Computer screen rather than phone, didn't even need to put my glasses on to see them.