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“You do know this thread is about the credit crunch?”
but just how crunchy is this credit stuff?
On this cold crisp morning would credit crunch like snow if I walked on it?MacavityFree MemberLayering…
newspaper is good; its windproof, absorbs sweat, is cheap and biodegradable so just chuck it on compost heap when its too sweaty. So you do not need to wash it.
MacavityFree MemberThere is some info on indexing and spacing of sprockets here:
http://www.highpath.net/
Cycle information
Rear derailleurs + indexingand stuff about Marchisio sprockets.
MacavityFree MemberThey are vermin (would you handle a rat with your bare hands?) so wear gloves when handling the carcase.
MacavityFree MemberTweed. Warm, windproof, weatherproof and not made of plastic.
MacavityFree MemberIf you do trap a grey squirrel; you will still need to kill it since it is illegal to release grey squirrels into the wild in the UK.
MacavityFree Memberhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/americana
“Squirrel hunter Hovey Smith steps into his backyard in rural Georgia to share some hunting tips and a family recipe for squirrel stew.”
GreytreeratsSquirrels are vermin but can be eaten if thoroughly cooked.MacavityFree MemberHave you been diagnosed as creatine deficient ? If not then what good was it going to do you? Is it doing anygood?
The protein whey will give your kidneys a heavy workout, you might even feel better without that.MacavityFree MemberPossibly (fractionaly) better than chocolate:
http://www.nylonalloys.co.uk/cgi-bin/shop/nylon-alloys-subcategories.pl?NYLON|METRIC|SCREWSMacavityFree MemberDrill the rotor full of holes so there is almost nothing left of it.
Or wear a rotor right down to the thickness of a razor blade.
Much lightness!MacavityFree Member“How very odd – seems like a no-brainer to me.”
no-brainer possibly has different meanings to different people, but usually means a someone with no brain’s idea.MacavityFree MemberEven though it is the glow plug light that is coming on (there are only a limited number of symbols/ lights on the dash) it could be a variety of electrical faults eg top dead centre sensor defective, mass airflow sensor defective etc.
Diagnostics at a Honda garage, may even need plug in diagnostics by garage on a test drive to get an indication of exactly what is wrong.MacavityFree MemberOn the subject of using as high a gear as possible Jackie Stewart has some thoughts on the possible contributing effect of low gear driving in the death of his team-mate Francois Cevert in 1973.
Jackie Stewart’s book Principles of Performance Driving.
Chapter 4
The High Speed Technique.
“On the subject of gear changing techniques, I have always believed that you should take as little out of the car’s transmission as possible that obviously means gentle, sympathetic changes when going up through the gears, but also by using the brakes to their maximum when slowing down, often missing gears while changing down through the box. Many people think that racing drivers go all the way down through the gears in a six-speed box like a machine gun. But that means you’re taking on a juggling act: steering, operating the pedals, blippingthe throttle and using the gear lever like a madman. I always chose to change down by jumping through gears.
……..from sixth to fourth to second. Thet applies to wet or dry conditions, although you need to be careful how you do iy in the wet, perhaps eliminating all the down changes, using the brakes to knock off your speed, and then finally slipping from sixth to first gear right at the end. Remember, you are not going to stop any faster by using the transmission. Brakes are made to stop a car, gears are primarily for acceleration. Deceleration was not part of the gearbox’s original purpose: don’t abuse it.Chapter 6
The Road Application.“Somehow many people think that the better the driver you are, the more gear changes you need to make, both up and down, not to mention changing down as many times as possible when you are braking for a stop sign or a round about. Not so! I’d rather use the brakes first because brake pads are cheaper to replace than gear boxes!
Roll into a corner under braking, even in fourth gear, and put it directly into second gear when the time is right, but not when the car is going to nose down and the rear wheels lock up momentarily while the revs shoot off the clock.
So don’t rev the engine violently; change gear early and apply the brakes before down-shift smoothly. The braking comes before the gear changing on the way down, never the other way round. And the brake application again should be smooth and progressive. Before you have even so much as touched the brakes you must consider the way in which you come off the power. Don’t come off the throtle pedal abruptly, but ease back on it gently…….
The same should apply when you press the brake. Do it gently and progressively and , before you have finished the braking motion, release the brake again very gently and progressivley, so that you don’t feel it coming off.…..a road car is more softly sprung and greater suspension movement , more roll, more dive and more squat. All the movements are exaggerated compared with a competition car.”
MacavityFree MemberSlips and falls may break your bones but, theres only so much that Borders General Hospital can cope with.
MacavityFree MemberIts not 4×4 but it might be tall enough to get through the snow:
http://www.vitalbmx.com/videos/member/michael-mooneys-6ft-tall-mtb,6504/tallbikefreak,42682MacavityFree Memberhttp://vimeo.com/15476540
L’Eroica report / DAY 1 / Gaiole In Chianti – The Village gets ready
http://vimeo.com/15491104
L’Eroica report / DAY 2 / Flea Market & Bikes distribution
http://vimeo.com/15520631
L’Eroica report / DAY 3 / The RaceMacavityFree MemberNot everyone likes titanium bolts (fastners):
http://www.formula1.com/inside_f1/rules_and_regulations/technical_regulations/8697/fia.html
“15.1.1
6) Titanium alloys (but not for use in fastners with <15mm diameter male thread).”But not all titanium is the same.
MacavityFree MemberBritish BB left and right hand threads.
Italian BB right hand threads on both sides.MacavityFree MemberNot all titanium is the same.
Commercialy Pure (CP) is not as strong as titanium alloys (eg 6/4 or 3/2.5).
A sharp hack saw blade will cut through a titanium bolt; but due to the galling of the titanium on the blade and the poor thermal conductivity the localised heat build-up, of the titanium and the blade, will worsen the galling.
It is possible that some of the magic-properties that people belive titanium possess could be due to confussion between titanium and tungsten. Tungsten is a very hard material, titanium is relatively soft (Brinell Hardness). Or maybe confusion over titanium (metal) and titanium nitride (ceramic coating that can be used on tungsten cardibe cutters to improve tool wear).MacavityFree MemberThe Bicycle & the Walkman, by CJ McMahon and CD Graham.
TWO WHEELS TO THE TOP by REG HARRISOr one of Les Woodland’s books.
MacavityFree MemberFarming?
You will never have a day off ever again, or time to think about holidays, but some people live for farming and the food.http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/ffa/2010/
The Awards programme will be on Radio 4 at 9am on November 26th.MacavityFree MemberWhen welding alumnium it is handy to know what type it is.
http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/tig-welding-tips-part3.html
“Tip #16… Not all aluminum alloys are weldable.”MacavityFree Memberhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/moneybox/9184363.stm
“Cycle to Work SchemeIf you are buying a bike using your employers cycle to work scheme, you may be under the impression that you will pay around half the usual price.
But advice given to employers by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in August means that many people will end up paying £200 more than expected.
We hear from Moneybox listener Jason who is faced with unexpected bill and John Whiting, Tax Policy Director, at the Chartered Institute of Taxation. “
MacavityFree MemberRemind me, what was the point of nuclear power?
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file39197.pdf
“10.12 As discussed in chapter two, although nuclear power stations are
carbon free at the point of generation, there are carbon emissions that arise
from the fabrication of fuel. Any move to ores containing less uranium would
require more energy to extract and process, with a possible increase in
carbon emissions. However, there is no evidence to suggest that there will be
a need to mine significantly lower-grade ores than we currently use314. This
suggests that the emissions of CO2 from nuclear power will not differ greatly
from those created by wind power.
10.13 The true impact of producing nuclear fuel on carbon emissions is,
however, disputed. For example, in 2000 the Green parties of the European
Parliament requested a study which concluded that the recovery and
processing of lower-grade uranium ores is inefficient and would increase
CO2 emissions315. The study also concluded that mining and milling “lean”
uranium deposits (i.e. where the concentration of uranium ore is low), may
have a negative energy balance and that it would take more energy to extract
the uranium than could be recovered using the uranium as fuel. However, as
discussed at paragraph 10.2, we have no evidence that there will be a need to
mine significantly lower-grade ores.”MacavityFree Memberhttp://iicph.org/revelations-from-an-edf-insider-epr-reactor-prone-to-major-nuclear-accident-risk
http://www.nuclearpolicy.info/docs/news/NFLA_nuclear_reactor_design_PR_100310.pdf
http://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/EDF_Reactor_Design_Unlikely_To_Succeed_999.html
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/346f220e-c6ed-11df-a806-00144feab49a.html#axzz15icE0UIDMacavityFree MemberWhat type of reactor is going to be at Hinkley Point?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-30/edf-has-welding-problems-at-flamanville-epr-reactor-french-watchdog-says.html
http://www.powermag.com/blog/index.php/2010/11/04/epr-reactor-in-crisis/
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/prnewswire/2010/11/03/prnewswire201011031724PR_NEWS_USPR_____DC94703.htmlMacavityFree MemberIts all nice and safe
http://www.cnc.police.uk/files/strategic_policing_plan_2009-12.pdf
MacavityFree MemberCarry on dumping it in the Irish Sea
http://www.bellona.org/english_import_area/energy/nuclear/sellafield/33433
Technitium99 discharges from Sellafield into Irish Sea, detected in Norwegian waters, Barents Sea and Spitsbergen.MacavityFree MemberAppart from :
Chernobyl
Kyshtym
Three Mile Island
Tokaimura
Mihama
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
Severesk (Tomsk-7),there have been hardly any embarrasing accidents.
MacavityFree Memberhttp://www.ieer.org/fctsheet/uranium.html
“Mining and milling operations in the U.S. have disproportionately affected indigenous populations around the globe. For example, nearly one third of all mill tailings from abandoned mill operations are on lands of the Navajo nation alone.(9) Many Native Americans have died of lung cancers linked to their work in uranium mines. Others continue to suffer the effects of land and water contamination due to seepage and spills from tailings piles.”
“Uranium and associated decay products thorium-230 and radium-226 will remain hazardous for thousands of years. Current U.S. regulations, however, cover a period of 1,000 years for mill tailings and at most 500 years for “low-level” radioactive waste. This means that future generations–far beyond those promised protection by these regulations–will likely face significant risks from uranium mining, milling, and processing activities.”
Not really much worse than asbestos I suppose.MacavityFree MemberWas there anything in the Energy Act 2008 about new nuclear power stations?