In article <gaufqd$h8q$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>, temp@fga.co.uk 
(Buddenbrooks) wrote:

> *From:* "Buddenbrooks" 
> *Date:* Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:05:13 +0100
> 
>  wrote in message 
> news:CcKdnZppntrPqkzVnZ2dnUVZ8tzinZ2d@pipex.net...
> >> .> The kids had the
> >> > "switch off everything"  ethos drummed into them by an eco
> >> > bonkers teacher at school.
> 
>   The eco lobby have really lost the plot. 

In a similiar vein, I was at a local Council meeting and on eof my 
colleagues who has "green credentials" started pushing the need to put 
solar/wind powered street lights in to reduce our carbon footprint, or 
something.

I costed the difference for consideration if we decide to replace the 
existing lamps as they deterioate over time with the Solar option. Cost 
abdout 1800 quid, conventional, 180 quid. Not a change I would make at 
present, you can buy a lot of juice for £1600, and I suspect the renewable 
lamps will need the battery changing on regular basis too.



Steve Rawlings

In article ,
<URL:mailto:srawlings@cix.compulink.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <gaufqd$h8q$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>, temp@fga.co.uk 
> (Buddenbrooks) wrote:
> 
> > *From:* "Buddenbrooks" 
> > *Date:* Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:05:13 +0100
> > 
> >  wrote in message 
> > news:CcKdnZppntrPqkzVnZ2dnUVZ8tzinZ2d@pipex.net...
> > >> .> The kids had the
> > >> > "switch off everything"  ethos drummed into them by an eco
> > >> > bonkers teacher at school.
> > 
> >   The eco lobby have really lost the plot. 
> 
> In a similiar vein, I was at a local Council meeting and on eof my 
> colleagues who has "green credentials" started pushing the need to put 
> solar/wind powered street lights in to reduce our carbon footprint, or 
> something.
> 
> I costed the difference for consideration if we decide to replace the 
> existing lamps as they deterioate over time with the Solar option. Cost 
> abdout 1800 quid, conventional, 180 quid. Not a change I would make at 
> present, you can buy a lot of juice for £1600, and I suspect the renewable 
> lamps will need the battery changing on regular basis too.

When will we get streetlamps that change to pir after the evening peak -
maybe ganged so that the timid can see two or three lamps ahead and one
behind..?

Cheerio,

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