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Post by Jim on Nov 27, 2019 18:06:28 GMT
Red lead?Β Red indians?Β Β Red Rum? Diesel.
Although I suspect you might still find Red Leb if it still exists.
Nah, that was the Lebanese Christian Phalangists who paid for their bit of the war with it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2019 18:18:42 GMT
I keep the fire in on the barge 24/7 all winter using Brazier smokeless. Lots of leftover binder and filler (it's not ash!) but it does the job at the end of the day.
I like it because it is supplied in the 10kg bags which are a godsend. And not expensive. I had reason to lift a 25kg bag the other day for my friend and I have no intention of using that size of bag again on my boats. Ok it means road based delivery which is a bit technical in some situations but 10kg bags are amazing.
I specially like the 10kg bags. They are really good.
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Post by kris on Nov 27, 2019 18:54:21 GMT
Did you mention liking the 10kg bags?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2019 19:00:48 GMT
Moving 10kg bags around is a doddle.
I don't really understand why the standard bag is 25kg. Is it something to do with old measures?
I think it's over the recommended safe lifting weight for an ordinary person.
I remember dog food bags being 18kg.
12.75kg would be the ideal but 10kg is pretty good.
Obviously there is a plastic waste issue but one just brushes it under the carpet.
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Post by metanoia on Nov 27, 2019 19:02:56 GMT
carbon footprint issues?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2019 19:07:07 GMT
I don't think the extra plastic is going to make a difference really. The coal and oil (anthracite and petcoke) burning might though. I'll set it off against the fact I have never bought new clothes or had a hair cut and only once visited a dentist in 25 years And no airplanes since 1992. And bath once a week.
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Post by naughtyfox on Nov 27, 2019 19:37:32 GMT
Talking of carbon, I have just drilled one hole in each of four scrubbing brushes. A screw goes through the hole and into our barge pole so I can stick that down the chimney and give the inside surface a rub-a-dub-dub. One for Christmas, three spares. Kitchen towel in the grate to catch whatever falls off.
Why worry about 'carbon footprints'? What are we 'saving the planet' for?
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Post by NigelMoore on Nov 27, 2019 19:48:47 GMT
Queen Elizabeth the first was criticised (in her day) for her eccentic and extravagent custom of taking a bath every 6 months "whether she needed it or not". Rather dents your credibility by comparison.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2019 19:54:25 GMT
People were much more conscious of the need to preserve the planet in the old days.
I heard that there are some people who wash daily.
ETA I probably should have put "wash" rather than "bath". That does not include my face which has not seen any washing products for decades.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Nov 27, 2019 20:26:39 GMT
Moving 10kg bags around is a doddle. I don't really understand why the standard bag is 25kg. Is it something to do with old measures? I think it's over the recommended safe lifting weight for an ordinary person. No, 25kg is the recommended safe lifting weight at work for a man, 16kg for a woman. Which is a bit sexist if you ask me. But these are guidelines only and not a legal limit.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2019 20:33:50 GMT
That's interesting. Maybe I was meant to be a woman.
I wonder who the 10kg bags were intended for originally.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2019 20:38:47 GMT
Having said that if you look at the diagram then once you extend in order to place the weight somewhere else like on top of a boat for example the 10kg starts to look a lot more sensible Depending on the height of the bank it is fairly likely the top of the boat will be between elbow and shoulder height for a normal canal boat on a normal canal. In which case my 12.75kg estimate of ideal weight works quite nicely for a man lifting.
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Post by patty on Nov 27, 2019 20:39:07 GMT
I can lug a 25kg bag but TBH it is to heavy..I'm ok so long as I don't have to pick up from the ground. The 10kg is the right weight for easy lifting, I stocked up the Brum lot last time I was there
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2019 20:43:24 GMT
I prefer 25kg bags ... one lasts about 3 or 4 days.
10kg will barely fill our coal skuttle twice.
Rog
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2019 20:44:54 GMT
Scuttle.
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