Boomer54

16 minutes ago, GMB said:

I like Bob Dylan too especially this one. Not too well known.   Nina Simone is great too. Very distinctive voice. I saw the musical "Hair" at the Shaftesbury theatre in London late 60's. Never forget it. I went for the music, the nude scenes were just for publicity. The actors joined the audience at the end in a big "sing-song".

 

Being a  bit of a soulie I didn't listen to much outside that genre back then. Got into Dylan as you do ,because this girl (there's always a girl) was into him ,Simon & Garfunkel, Tim Buckley etc etc. So popped out and bought one of his albums (still got it) so we could have a night in listening to music (cough). Sound investment !

Wind my day down with a little Beth

A good example where genius and 'strangeness' go hand in hand.

This guy has always been a bit marmite, but regardless he will be remembered as being at the very top as a song writer.

You don't say what sort of duration you need the heat for and you could also give some indication as the build of your garage. Are all the walls external for example. The roof, what's the construction and situation regarding current insulation.

There's a world of difference in terms of resolving your problem depending upon what you are trying to do. Prolonged usage that in effect means it's virtually an habitable space is one thing. Couple of hours for recreational manshed use is another. For the latter I would just get a simple 2kw (or multisetting) portable electric heater. The heats instantanteous and turns off when you leave. You can retain the heat and cutdown ongoing costs by lining walls and possible roof using a simple batten system in conjunction with either polystyrene ,or insulative wallboarding depending on how far you want to go. Really you cut the length of this 'string' according to what kind of usage you are envisaging.

2 hours ago, Boomer54 said:

I had an Uncle who did that ,but he died young run over by the dray delivering the stout.

Ha they think I am joking ,but

His name was Wilf and he walked with a limp. It was the gout that caused the limp and the stout he loved that caused the gout. He was a lad and bold ,but he never grew old though his gout was cured by a dray full of stout.

1 minute ago, Mr Vlad said:

Blimey Mackeson Stout. I forgot all about that drink. What I do remember is I knew this old woman who was a dear friend of my mother's. She said she drank a bottle a day and never had ailments. She lived to a right good age. 98 if memory serves. 

I had an Uncle who did that ,but he died young run over by the dray delivering the stout.

Just ' Another clean'  ☹️ then it rained !

19 minutes ago, Malc1 said:

....  in my Mk1 Ls400 it's simply Radio 2  ....... till I possibly decide to fix the aerial that's not seemingly linked to the replacement Alpine set-up that was put into this dear old car some years back 

I'm OK with Radio 2 .  oh, and for some reason Radio Sheppey  ( where I live ) ......  maybe the Alpine system has enough sense to pick up summat without further human input 😉

Malc

I really don't know why (cough), but I thought you might be listening to....

YouTube Music

26 minutes ago, Adam Kensett said:

I’ll upload pictures later this afternoon 👍🏻

👍

There are no words.

What condition are the window trims in ?  Can you upload a pic of them?

1 hour ago, LenT said:

When my Father contracted what proved to be an ultimately fatal Pleurisy, he was prescribed (as I recall) a weekly case of Mackeson milk stout.  
(I believe it was also regarded as beneficial for women with an iron deficiency.)

I don’t think the claimed health benefits really stood up to investigation, but in the days when medical alternatives were of limited efficacy, it gave some psychological relief.

And actually, like real  Guinness, it was a rather pleasant drink.  😊

You would want a lot of stout for that. I have had it twice and it is right up up there with having your sternum split open, because with both you really don't want to breath.

14 minutes ago, Harrier Man said:

Interesting question Stephen, and i agree with you. I can imagine though that the powers that be would find some wrinkle around it. I'm sure I've read of cases of people over the limit being arrested when walking to their cars with keys in hand, or getting into the passenger side of the car, being arrested and convicted under the drink driving laws even though they weren't actually driving.

I don't think it will come to that though because we won't actually be able to buy ourselves a self-drive car, they will only be available from a pool. We will have to buy a monthly subscription to use them. There are already car clubs operating this model (with cars that you need to drive). My local one has 3 pricing options to choose from, depending on what access you want. They buy, service and insure the car. The club member only has to put in fuel and agree to return the car by the agreed time.

That's really interesting. Adaption to change in action. 

the difference between a nerd and a soldier and indeed a warrior is they are both fighting for him ,but neither know it. 😏

28 minutes ago, Bluemarlin said:

Oh I don't know. I think if you look hard enough it's possible that you might spot some subtle differences in the processes between the ears of the likes of say Jeffery Dahmer and Ghandi 🙂

You mean Ghandi was a Vegan?

1 hour ago, Malc1 said:

it has from time to time put me into blissful oblivion 😇

Malc

T'is true the picture tells no lie. Probably where the term 'high as a kite' comes from.

This weekend I am going to visit another new owner who has graciously let me have the opportunity to come and see his pride and joy. If it's ok with him i will take a few pics ,because I suspect it is going to warrant it. I am really looking forward to hearing his story on this car.

43 minutes ago, GMB said:

Autocensor doing a good job I see ****. But it missed the last word.😏

This is a pretty good site for not getting too involved in this sort of stuff. In this case it did not have to do anything ,because I just did not bother to write when the picture is better than a thousand words.

On a more serious note I really wish people could get over building other people up to a mythical level. We all go to the same place and do the same stuff when we get there. Hard to imagine that the process between our ears is radically different.

Elon Musk is full of 

21 minutes ago, Malc1 said:

but you are in charge of this " thing " causing an accident ............. and i understand one can self-insure but that will require some huge leaps of finance backing required and probably a raft of DVLA Govt. and underwriting needs 

Malc

Oh I think we have a lot of room for discussing exactly what is the definition of the words 'in charge'. Surely if something is self driving then by implication surely it is in charge until it is not. That is until driving duties and responsibilities for same have reverted to the driver.

I am playing devils advocate here, but in doing so perhaps we begin to see what a minefield we may be in in the near future. Of course manufacturers will be tying themselves into knots to defray liability anywhere ,but to themselves. Insurers will have to come with increasingly convoluted clauses to cover instances involving self drive vehicles.

All summarised to mean with great change (EV and self drive) comes great uncertainty and equally great risk premia. Who knows, the safest and cheapest place to be in future may be behind the wheel of old technology.

 "correct direction"

Fort Knox?

Right ,here is a question. The Law is;

Road Traffic Act of 1930. This act mandates that all drivers must have motor insurance in force to cover their liability 

If, or when we have self drive cars, would a very strict interpretation mean we no longer require Car Insurance?

Afterall we are no longer drivers are we?

Indeed, assume for a moment you are in an incident of some kind when the car is in self drive mode, where lies the liability remembering you were not actually driving?

Alternatively, they just did not have Sat Nav.😏

52 minutes ago, Mr Vlad said:

I've found drinking Guinness, just one, every day does weird but wonderful things to joints. 

In 1985 I got knocked off my bike and basically my hip joint was cracked like an egg. Cartilage destroyed etc. Whilst in traction in hospital a couple of work mates smuggled in a few bottles of Guinness. One a day I had and had it brought in too.

After recovery and a catch up with the consultant he asked me "how do you think you've recovered so quickly "? I said well either my parents prayers or that I drank a bottle of Guinness every day I was in hospital. He dismissed the prayers but concured with the Guinness and with a laugh because he knew the ward I was in was really hard to smuggle alcohol in.

So Stephen why not try a Guinness a day? Just an idea.

Strictly in the name of medical science I offer myself as a human testube !

Ps. Do we think a Black Velvet of Guinness and Scrumpy would work just as well?