Titus

A cat of Twitter. I have an elderly manservant who feeds, runs errands and tweets for me.

[Titus @titusthecat]

@benonwine She's the root cause of a lot of what is wrong with this country.

Her philosophy was based on greed and selfishness and we have all become poorer for it.

[Dr Andrew Meyerson @AndrewMeyerson]

Dear 🇬🇧,

Here’s your weekly reminder that 10 years ago, your NHS was ranked the #1 healthcare system on Earth. You don’t need a new system. You need a new govt that won’t destroy your public NHS to feed a private system. Your family isn’t safe in #ToryBritain.

#SOSNHS

[Titus @titusthecat]

@thatginamiller Has anyone blamed Sadiq Khan for the NATS failure yet?

[Titus @titusthecat]

@RussellEngland It's almost as if this government actually wants the NHS to collapse.

[Titus @titusthecat]

@Mark_J_Harper A Tory minister lies again

and again

and again

and again...

[Gary Carter @gary_d_carter]

@Mark_J_Harper It’s government policy

[Steve Hayes @TheSteveHayes1]

@Mark_J_Harper Lying Tory at it again, of course you have the power to change it. But no you choose to use it as a political weapon.
Luckily we’re not all as thick as you believe we are.
Time for a general election

[Susan Bagheri @susan_bagheri]

@Mark_J_Harper ULEZ was started by TORY mayor, Boris Johnson. Why did the Government not make a fuss then? Did you thiink there was no political advantage to be gained? Grant Shapps told Khan to extend ULEZ & also toldother councils to bring in CAZ. You really are lying hypocrites

[Titus @titusthecat]

@Otto_English @AlanHorrox 'Big Win' doing a lot of heavy lifting there.

[John West 🕯💙🇺🇦 🗿🦋 @JohnWest_JAWS]

We need 21,384 signatures for this to be considered for debate.

PLEASE put this on all platforms.

Time is tight.

Petition: Require train operators keep ticket offices and platform staff at train stations https://t.co/dH5PqnTgDv

[Titus @titusthecat]

@Laurence_in_EU @richardpauptit Every case is calculated individually (or should be). The calculation is based on the anticipated fault level in the particular circuit, making sure that, if a fault occurs, only the nearest circuit breaker opens and that the problem does not spread through the whole network.

[Titus @titusthecat]

@Laurence_in_EU @richardpauptit See my previous post. The chance of a fault on overhead or underground cables is, fortunately, extremely rare so this isn't the prime driver for utility companies.

[Titus @titusthecat]

@Laurence_in_EU @richardpauptit I think you have mis-interpreted my original response which was that utility companies are driven by economics, not aesthetics.

[Titus @titusthecat]

@Laurence_in_EU @richardpauptit Phase- earth is most likely but it can arc phase-phase which will have more energy. The supply will be automatically disconnected by the circuit breaker protecting it but there is a finite time for this to happen during which a great deal of energy will be released at the fault.

[Titus @titusthecat]

@Laurence_in_EU @richardpauptit This is a bit of a simplistic explanation but, based on a 40+ year career of infrastructure projects, it covers the essentials.

[Titus @titusthecat]

@Laurence_in_EU @richardpauptit If the cables cannot dissipate the heat, the insulation will eventually melt creating a fault that is like a bomb going off (plenty of videos of this on the web). Embarrassing and potentially deadly in cities.
Overhead cables are naturally cooled, this doesn't tend to happen.

[Titus @titusthecat]

@amotorhomme @richardpauptit @Laurence_in_EU Pylons in France always strike me as having a more elegant look as if someone cared what they look like.

[Titus @titusthecat]

@richardpauptit @Laurence_in_EU It is a matter of economics. Cables buried in the ground cannot dissipate the heat that they generate as effectively as pylon suspended cables. The overhead cables can be inspected for early faults easily using thermography.

[Titus @titusthecat]

@DaveSte87947318 @benonwine Spot on. In those days, it was telephone sanitisers. Nowadays it would be social media influencers.

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@DaveSte87947318 @benonwine Claims to be a 'Social Media Influencer'.
How very middle spaceship!*

*(Hitch-hiker's Guide reference in case you don't know)