In the post this morning is a bit of junk mail from a company telling me how 
much I can cut my energy bills by installing their Solar Energy System. 
Have they looked out of a window recently .... where the *%^# am I supposed 
to get the bloody solar from?   I'd be better off buying a ruddy water wheel 
or a wind turbine!!!

-- 
Dave (Sgt. Pepper)       Epsom, England
     My photo galleries at  http://www.pbase.com/davecq
    "I will not tolerate intolerance ... Doh!!"

On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 12:35:26 +0100, "Dave \(Sgt. Pepper\)"
 wrote:

>In the post this morning is a bit of junk mail from a company telling me how 
>much I can cut my energy bills by installing their Solar Energy System. 
>Have they looked out of a window recently .... where the *%^# am I supposed 
>to get the bloody solar from?   I'd be better off buying a ruddy water wheel 
>or a wind turbine!!!

A pity there isn't a device for generating electricity from burning
junk mail? 

ColinM

In article ,
EpsomMafia@Sicilia.net (Dave \(Sgt. Pepper\)) wrote:

> Have they looked out of a window recently .... 
> where the *%^# am I supposed to get the bloody solar from?

I know it's just a GOM Friday rant Dave but solar panels are so good now
that you can generate power from just about any level of light. It
doesn't have to be Sahara-level sunshine.

Jon.

"Jon O'Brien"  wrote in message 
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> In article ,
> EpsomMafia@Sicilia.net (Dave \(Sgt. Pepper\)) wrote:
>
>> Have they looked out of a window recently ....
>> where the *%^# am I supposed to get the bloody solar from?
>
> I know it's just a GOM Friday rant Dave but solar panels are so good now
> that you can generate power from just about any level of light. It
> doesn't have to be Sahara-level sunshine.
>
> Jon.

Yeh, I know Jon   ;o)     I was ranting about the weather more than anything 
else.  Part of my back lawn is literally under water today.  What ever 
happened to the glorious September the weathermen were talking about just a 
few weeks ago?

-- 
Dave (Sgt. Pepper)       Epsom, England
     My photo galleries at  http://www.pbase.com/davecq
    "I will not tolerate intolerance ... Doh!!"

"Dave (Sgt. Pepper)"  wrote in message 
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>
>
> Yeh, I know Jon   ;o)     I was ranting about the weather more than 
> anything else.  Part of my back lawn is literally under water today.

It's time like these I'm glad I live at the top of a hill.....

The walk up it can be a bit of a bugger though.

 >What ever happened to the glorious September the weathermen were
> talking about just a few weeks ago?

I'm not at work, thats the reason.  I wasn't worried, but my new neighbour's 
called Noah!

Dave (Sgt. Pepper) brought next idea :

> Yeh, I know Jon   ;o)     I was ranting about the weather more than anything 
> else.  Part of my back lawn is literally under water today.  What ever 
> happened to the glorious September the weathermen were talking about just a 
> few weeks ago?

Global warming is upon us... We're doomed I tell you, doomed..

"BrianE"  wrote in message 
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>
> Global warming is upon us... We're doomed I tell you, doomed..

Don't panic, nobody panic!

-- 
Dave (Sgt. Pepper)       Epsom, England
     My photo galleries at  http://www.pbase.com/davecq
    "I will not tolerate intolerance ... Doh!!"

"Steve Mitchell"  wrote in message 
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>
> I'm not at work, thats the reason.

We'll all blame you then.  Not at work!  What's the country coming to?

> I wasn't worried, but my new neighbour's called Noah!

I think I must have Jonah living next to me.  Even my doves have left the 
garden today.  Not sure when we'll ever see dry land again!

-- 
Dave (Sgt. Pepper)       Epsom, England
     My photo galleries at  http://www.pbase.com/davecq
    "I will not tolerate intolerance ... Doh!!"

Dave (Sgt. Pepper) was thinking very hard :
> "BrianE"  wrote in message 
> news:mn.2b527d8993a893f3.88848@nojunkplease.co.uk...
>>
>> Global warming is upon us... We're doomed I tell you, doomed..
>
> Don't panic, nobody panic

Don't tell them your name Pike..

"Dave (Sgt. Pepper)"  wrote in message 
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>
>
> I think I must have Jonah living next to me.  Even my doves have left the 
> garden today.  Not sure when we'll ever see dry land again!
>


You must be having a whale of a time then..... ;-)

"BrianE"  wrote in message 
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> Dave (Sgt. Pepper) was thinking very hard :
>> "BrianE"  wrote in message 
>> news:mn.2b527d8993a893f3.88848@nojunkplease.co.uk...
>>>
>>> Global warming is upon us... We're doomed I tell you, doomed..
>>
>> Don't panic, nobody panic
>
> Don't tell them your name Pike..
>

Just remember they don't like it up 'em......

"Jon O'Brien"  wrote in message 
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> In article ,
> EpsomMafia@Sicilia.net (Dave \(Sgt. Pepper\)) wrote:
>
>> Have they looked out of a window recently ....
>> where the *%^# am I supposed to get the bloody solar from?
>
> I know it's just a GOM Friday rant Dave but solar panels are so good now
> that you can generate power from just about any level of light. It
> doesn't have to be Sahara-level sunshine.

Not (yet) in a way that would give you a sensible payback time with this 
sort of light level.

"Dave (Sgt. Pepper)"  wrote in message 
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> "Jon O'Brien"  wrote in message 
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>> In article ,
>> EpsomMafia@Sicilia.net (Dave \(Sgt. Pepper\)) wrote:
<snip>
> What ever happened to the glorious September the weathermen were
> talking about just a few weeks ago?
> Dave (Sgt. Pepper)
>
>
It's following the awesome August, which is following the fiery July

Steve Terry

On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 13:38:37 +0100, "Dave \(Sgt. Pepper\)"
 wrote:

>Yeh, I know Jon   ;o)     I was ranting about the weather more than anything 
>else.  Part of my back lawn is literally under water today.

Part of your back lawn is under water?

(Cue Four Yorkshiremen mode)

You don't know when you're lucky.

I had to catch the train home from Edinburgh this (Saturday) morning.
My train, the 10.00 from Edinburgh, was cancelled - overhead lines
down at Berwick, flooding at Northallerton. I got on the 10.30 (a
diesel, ex Aberdeen), along with the folk waiting for the 09.30, which
had also been cancelled. So there were three trainloads of passengers
on the 10.30. And then it ground to a halt a few miles short of
Berwick. We eventually crawled on through there and to Newcastle.
Extra stops, more folk getting on at each.

And on to Northallerton (very slowly). Eastern track under deep
flowing water. It was invisible - I had a window seat on that side of
the train. Single line working on the western track. By the time the
train reached York (where, fortunately, people started getting off),
it was 2.5 hours late. I eventually reached King's Cross three hours
behind schedule.

I'm just glad of my habit of going first class on holiday. Folk were
standing in my coach by the time we reached Alnmouth, so I hate to
think what it was like in second between Newcastle and York.

Peter.

"Peter"  wrote in message 
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>
> I'm just glad of my habit of going first class on holiday. Folk were
> standing in my coach by the time we reached Alnmouth, so I hate to
> think what it was like in second between Newcastle and York.

There was probably plenty of lap dancing going on and they had a lot more 
fun than you did.    ;o)

-- 
Dave (Sgt. Pepper)       Epsom, England
     My photo galleries at  http://www.pbase.com/davecq
    "I will not tolerate intolerance ... Doh!!"

On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 21:20:21 +0100, "Dave \(Sgt. Pepper\)"
 wrote:

>"Peter"  wrote in message 
>news:p8m5c4lnl628cvis1lk5niif1sumqis6q5@4ax.com...
>>
>> I'm just glad of my habit of going first class on holiday. Folk were
>> standing in my coach by the time we reached Alnmouth, so I hate to
>> think what it was like in second between Newcastle and York.
>
>There was probably plenty of lap dancing going on and they had a lot more 
>fun than you did.    ;o)

Thanks for the thought, Dave. Knowing my luck, though, my lap-dancer
would be male (I'm male and heterosexual), older than me (I'm about
50), bald, sweaty, with about three days' stubble and double my weight
(as admitted elsewhen on this NG, I'm overweight).

I still think I was better off where I was!

Peter.

"Peter"  wrote in message 
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> On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 21:20:21 +0100, "Dave \(Sgt. Pepper\)"
>  wrote:
> Knowing my luck, though, my lap-dancer would
> be bald, sweaty, with about three days' stubble and double my weight

Fits the description of a lot of women from Newcastle.....

;-)