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  1. Tony S

    Things you find in a loft

    I have some strange habits but that is one step beyond.
  2. Tony S

    Things you find in a loft

    My cat, she followed me up the loft ladder to my darkroom, I came down and shut the hatch. I didn’t go back up there for a couple of days and she wasn’t happy with me. You’d think she would steer clear of me, I’d already nailed her under the floor twice.
  3. Tony S

    Where is the £ going?

    On paper. But I'm not going to sell, it's for Carl S.
  4. Tony S

    Where is the £ going?

    It's going crazy! On paper I've made £500 since Monday. Note "on paper"!
  5. Tony S

    bit random... general network set up (overall picture)

    Nuclear is the only way to go if electric cars are to become norm. Then there’s the infrastructure that will need rebuilding. Going green? WE CAN’T AFFORD IT!
  6. Tony S

    Where is the £ going?

    I bought the left side coin first, the right side a fortnight later it cost £70 more. They’re both 10ozT in weight and both 99.99% pure.
  7. Tony S

    Where is the £ going?

    Gold and silver are the bellwether of the economy. The pound falls, precious metals rise. I collect silver. This shows the last week. Until Brexit is sorted out where the hell are we going?
  8. Tony S

    Anxious wait until tomorrow morning ......

    Cost me £100,000 The other side of it, our son now owns his own house. With no mortgage to worry about.
  9. Tony S

    The strange workings of the human brain .

    At 50 I was still dancing on club podiums. At 64 and I’m struggling to get down the f*****g road to the pub for Sunday lunch!
  10. Tony S

    The strange workings of the human brain .

    Join the Knacker yard crew 😍
  11. Tony S

    Hello, and an apology

    It’s quite common. Many are rated 150/200 Amps. You have to take “cranking (starting) current” in to account. I fitted a 300A fuse to a narrow boat to get it through its inspection and licensing.
  12. Tony S

    Uni ....is it an overblown concept ?

    I had the dubious pleasure of having new graduates put on my shift when they joined our company. Brilliant in theory, practicality was questionable. The point of the exercise was to get them to know the process, the layout of the plant and practical fault finding. I complained like hell about...
  13. Tony S

    Uni ....is it an overblown concept ?

    That just about sums it up! I'm glad I'm out of the rat race!
  14. Tony S

    RCD tripping over 40ms on 5x

    So, the America syndrome again. Turn on, press the button, if it doesn’t go bang run away.  I thought we had more pride than this! IEC RCD’s are in the main mechanical, NEC EFCI’s are electronic and admittedly 5x more sensitive. You’ll need a new MFT. So Sharpie, dig deep, grin and bare the...
  15. Tony S

    How daft can you get?

    They’re the empties from my other hobby, Champagne. It took me a while to work out that you don't serve Champagne ice cold, it ruins the nose and bouquet. Serve it about 12°c and you’ll enjoy it. If you want a bottle for a special occasion or any occasion go for G H Mumm Cordon Ruge Brut...
  16. Tony S

    How daft can you get?

    Two sample 2ozT Queens Beasts coins (the Falcon of the Plantagenet’s and the Yale of Beaufort) were within 15mg of each other, well within tolerance. 15mg added to balance ozT (Troy ounce) is an ancient unit of mass used for precious metals. 1ozT = 1.0971 Avoirdupois ounce. To confuse...
  17. Tony S

    Our solar PV array production

    That really is a serious amount of power.
  18. Tony S

    Long lasting boots?

    No, but the soles let water in so I bought a new pair last November. When it's dry I sill wear them. I’ll be long dead before I get my monies worth out of the new boots!
  19. Tony S

    Our solar PV array production

    Seriously, 1,000MW. That’s a major power stations output. You’re far more powerful than I thought. I assume it’s a typo  :Salute
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