Pete nb Ceann Caslach

About to retire and go off cruising the canals of England

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@zazzlebevstuff @Murk441 In some rural areas the locals know the undertaker’s vehicles and will give way to a procession without the assistance of the police.

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@HOne45541 @Jenny_1884 There was actually far more pollution in ‘those days’ as we didn’t have the clean air legislation that we have now.

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@Kryfold_Sky We’re getting precisely what was predicted “in 50 years’ time” in the 1970s. Warmer, wetter, winters and more changeable weather in summer.

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@NABO_Official @CanalRiverTrust @CRTBoating They look like a good idea but they should be long enough to reach the foot grips, shorter balance beams mean less mechanical advantage when moving the gates as well as grip in bad weather.

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@TheProjectUnity If they’re going to use the same colour scale all year round with red as hot and blue as cold then obviously the hottest areas will be a more intense red. It’s just a matter of scale so why let it frighten you?

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@Jenny_1884 1976 wasn’t exceptionally hot, it was just dry for a very long time.

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@nb_Snowgoose It does puzzle some people as to why “Road closed” applies to them.

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@RN_BSN_MPH_LMT @gamgeetv @dp66 @LeahRebeccaUK @Davebale @BBCNews “I’m stuffed” is simply a synonym for “I’m full”. It also isn’t, and hasn’t been, in general UK English usage for “I’m pregnant” at least since the 1960s. I don’t know about earlier. It can also be a synonym for “I’m screwed” as in “in trouble” but not specifically pregnant.

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@RN_BSN_MPH_LMT @dp66 @LeahRebeccaUK @Davebale @BBCNews In our family and amongst all of those I know “I’m full” has always meant “I’ve eaten as much as I can”. I wasn’t even aware that there is a UK usage of the phrase to refer to pregnancy.

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@AlfieBarlow17 If it’s a squeal when you press the accelerator then it could be a slipping fan belt (or accessory belt as they are nowadays).

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@RichardWellings In Telford they’ve put traffic lights on the roundabouts… I suspect someone was good at selling traffic light systems.

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@CanalRiverTrust In this context I wasn’t referring to e-bikes (ie legal pedecs) but to electric motorcycles as that is what OP was referring to but using the overarching name of e-bikes. This is where confusion arises and leads to prejudice against e-bikes which do meet the legal spec.

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@NarrowboatJ @Kryfold_Sky @CanalRiverTrust Why should people riding illegal vehicles be allowed to pay to ride them in the towpath?

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@Kryfold_Sky @foxy2856 @CanalRiverTrust Those aren’t e-bikes they’re electric motorcycles. Referring to them as e-bikes creates a prejudice against the ‘proper’ e-bikes even amongst those who create bye laws. This has already resulted in all electrically assisted bikes being banned in some places.

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@chatswithem @Deanforste30757 How do they “cause reckless driving”. Do they jump into the car and press the accelerator against your will?

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@IntenseDegrees @AngryBootneck I had a C90 30 years so. Used to do the 180 mile round trip from Shrewsbury to Pontypridd on it every week, it never missed a beat until it fell apart due to rust.

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@SandyofSuffolk Why should I have to interact with a person just to pay for my shopping?

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@izzy_border @StanleyBorder @asda …and pickled 😀

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@DpawsonGas @spudulike1965 Because the duty is a constant (52.8p/litre) unlike the wholesale price. So if the wholesale price of diesel goes up the duty free one catches up with the duty paid one as the duty becomes a smaller proportion of the total price.

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@MartinE06059900 @PcodesDev @zoomafrika1 It was LONG before computers came into existence. It preserves angles so that it can be used for navigation.