March of the Wide Beams

[magpie patrick]

I sailed along without a care

and met a boat that wasn't there

always cruising, always moored

and twice as wide as some I'm sure

I can not sail without a care

Because of that boat, which isn't there...

[cuthound]

7 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

"We passed upon the stair, we spoke of was as when,

although I wasn't there, he said he was my friend"

D Bowie 

Ah, so the man who wasn't there on the stair also sold the world. 

I didn't know that. Just shows that every day is a school day. 

[RLWP]

12 minutes ago, system 4-50 said:

He wasn't there again today.

Thank goodness for that

[RLWP]

24 minutes ago, system 4-50 said:

He wasn't there again today.

As it happens , yours is a direct quote from Mearns whereas mine is a misquote

I found this parody

As I was falling down the stair
I met a bump that wasn't there;
It might have put me on the shelf
Except I wasn't there myself

Richard

[Captain Pegg]

38 minutes ago, magpie patrick said:

I sailed along without a care

and met a boat that wasn't there

always cruising, always moored

and twice as wide as some I'm sure

I can not sail without a care

Because of that boat, which isn't there...

Brilliant. And so true.

[Dr Bob]

1 hour ago, magpie patrick said:

I sailed along without a care

and met a boat that wasn't there

always cruising, always moored

and twice as wide as some I'm sure

I can not sail without a care

Because of that boat, which isn't there...

Defo worth a greenie........but that option also ......isn't there!

[Athy]

2 hours ago, Dr Bob said:

Defo worth a greenie........but that option also ......isn't there!

That's because MP is a moddy, and can thus give but not receive. Selfless souls, they are.

[mrsmelly]

7 hours ago, Sir Nibble said:

I have recently been hearing a radio ad for some new vehicle with this automatic braking in case "the car in front gets too close".

Another stupid invention on a par with reverse parking sensors, how to ensure a bad driver becomes even worse and has a definite accident when the stupid gimmick fails.

[b0atman]

8 minutes ago, mrsmelly said:

Another stupid invention on a par with reverse parking sensors, how to ensure a bad driver becomes even worse and has a definite accident when the stupid gimmick fails.

reverse parking sensors can miss trees and bollards 

 

[mrsmelly]

6 minutes ago, b0atman said:

reverse parking sensors can miss trees and bollards 

 

Yes they are up there in the realms of usefulness with the likes of........Bowthrusters, Pram hoods, Eco fans and snake oil.

[Athy]

5 minutes ago, b0atman said:

reverse parking sensors can miss trees and bollards 

 

Er, aren't they supposed to help you miss them? Or do you mean that they don't "see" them, so the driver doesn't miss them?

[WotEver]

15 minutes ago, Athy said:

Er, aren't they supposed to help you miss them? Or do you mean that they don't "see" them, so the driver doesn't miss them?

I’m guessing the latter and I can confirm that this is the case

[roland elsdon]

When the Eco fan stops it indicates the damper needs opening....10 minutes ago

[Steilsteven]

1 hour ago, mrsmelly said:

Yes they are up there in the realms of usefulness with the likes of........Bowthrusters, Pram hoods, Eco fans and snake oil.

Oi watch it, I'm very happy with my Eco fan and have been since I bought it over 4 years ago.

42 minutes ago, roland elsdon said:

When the Eco fan stops it indicates the damper needs opening....10 minutes ago

When the Eco fan stops working it means your fire went out over an hour ago.

[mrsmelly]

4 minutes ago, Steilsteven said:

Oi watch it, I'm very happy with my Eco fan and have been since I bought it over 4 years ago.

Do you have a supply of snake oil?

[john6767]

6 minutes ago, mrsmelly said:

Do you have a supply of snake oil?

I’m happy with mine, I enjoy watching it go round, much better than the telly.

[Steilsteven]

27 minutes ago, mrsmelly said:

Do you have a supply of snake oil?

No I took your advice on that one after reading of your experiences with it.

[cuthound]

Has anyone tried using an Eco fan as a bow thruster yet? 

No, thought not, mind you with a bit of development I'm sure it could rival Bizzard's electric dark bulb. 

[Dr Bob]

4 hours ago, mrsmelly said:

Yes they are up there in the realms of usefulness with the likes of........Bowthrusters, Pram hoods, Eco fans and snake oil.

Thank you Mrs Melly

Reverse parking sensors - wonderful

Bowthrusters - what a cop out! .....only for girls!

Pram Hoods - wonderful, but SWMBO thinks ours is c**p and wont let me put it up

Eco fans - just thinking about buying one

Snake oil - I used to sell it in the 80's.

[mark99]

9 hours ago, Dr Bob said:

Eco fans - just thinking about buying one

 

Go for this instead....?  I use one and they do move the warmth when the stove is hot. Vulcan stirling engine.  Mine goes quite a bit faster as I run our stove quite hard.

 

 

Edited October 9, 2017 by mark99

[mrsmelly]

27 minutes ago, mark99 said:

Go for this instead....?  I use one and they do move the warmth when the stove is hot. Vulcan stirling engine.  Mine goes quite a bit faster as I run our stove quite hard.

 

 

I hope you have the matching chocolate fireguard for safety?

[MtB]

On 09/10/2017 at 08:03, mark99 said:

Go for this instead....?  I use one and they do move the warmth when the stove is hot. Vulcan stirling engine.  Mine goes quite a bit faster as I run our stove quite hard.

 

 

 

I have one of these and it is a delightful thing to have chuffing away on the stove. 

Sadly mine barely runs now, requiring a far higher stove temperature than the ecofan (geniuine) sitting next to it. It's rather perplexing as the bearings in it run as freely as ever and I can figure out what has changed. 

It's five or six years old now and I might take it back to the factory in Maidenhead for an opinion. They are a proper engineering firm proud of all their products and I was treated to a guided tour of the whole factory when I first called in there to buy it.

Edited October 9, 2017 by Mike the Boilerman
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[rusty69]

3 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

It's five or six years old now and I might take it back to the factory in Maidenhead for an opinion. They are a proper engineering firm proud of all their products and I was treated to a guided tour of the whole factory when I called in there to buy it.

Perhaps if you take your two dodgy smartgauges back to the factory in person, they too will give you a guided tour

Edited October 9, 2017 by rusty69

[MtB]

On 09/10/2017 at 09:42, rusty69 said:

Perhaps if you take your two dodgy smartgauges back to the factory in person, they too will give you a guided tour

 

Where is it? I drive all over the south of the UK for work. 

I'll perhaps try it and report the results of my visit back to the board.

[rusty69]

2 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

Where is it? I drive all over the south of the UK for work. 

I'll perhaps try it and report the results of my visit back to the board.

Tintagel