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Post by peterboat on Jul 29, 2016 9:00:04 GMT
Forgot to say looks like Hinkley has been shelved until autumn or maybe for ever fingers crossed
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Post by JohnV on Jul 29, 2016 10:03:07 GMT
Forgot to say looks like Hinkley has been shelved until autumn or maybe for ever fingers crossedYou might not be saying that, if I am right, and the blackouts start. |
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Post by haulierp on Jul 29, 2016 10:08:06 GMT
Been my hobby since I was a kid and with the mileage I do running costs aren't an issue.I love that Jaguar West Midlands Heritage,though I have little interest in the current models.They have to possess that curve over the rear wheel arches like a black womans ass,you can see it evolve from model to model though it seems to have disappeared now.Political Correctness destroys everything in the end. Same here Paul I was going to buy an XKR convertible [old shape] as I dont like the new shape and the problems I have fixed on them has put me off what is no doubt a good car. The Aston has never interested me although Lawson a friend of mine adores his but hates it when I call it a Ford!! I have just bought a Marlin Hunter built by the factory in 97 and really like it, it has a few issues but I will sort those over the winter along with sorting out my Tuk Tuk from India. The joys of retirement never a moment to yourself Enjoy it Peter.I find the Aston to be not half the car that the XK is, the Jaguar being built to a much higher standard using better materials.My mate a spray painter is time served at Aston when it was in Newport Pagnell and assures me it was always this way.I am in the process of doing some light restoration to deal with the electrolytic corrosion which is caused by the breaking down of the Zinc coated stainless steel rivets which react with the aluminium and cause powdering of the paint.Keeping a grip on costs is always difficult as although they were built when Ford owned the company,apart from some Relays stamped Motorcraft there is not much to be found down your local Ford Dealer. |
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Post by haulierp on Jul 29, 2016 10:11:02 GMT
Forgot to say looks like Hinkley has been shelved until autumn or maybe for ever fingers crossed Given the Brexit Backdrop,this is a very strange situation.Apparently there were wholesale resignations from EDF yesterday with some on the EDF Board saying that the project would bankrupt the company. |
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Post by peterboat on Jul 29, 2016 11:15:36 GMT
Same here Paul I was going to buy an XKR convertible [old shape] as I dont like the new shape and the problems I have fixed on them has put me off what is no doubt a good car. The Aston has never interested me although Lawson a friend of mine adores his but hates it when I call it a Ford!! I have just bought a Marlin Hunter built by the factory in 97 and really like it, it has a few issues but I will sort those over the winter along with sorting out my Tuk Tuk from India. The joys of retirement never a moment to yourself Enjoy it Peter.I find the Aston to be not half the car that the XK is, the Jaguar being built to a much higher standard using better materials.My mate a spray painter is time served at Aston when it was in Newport Pagnell and assures me it was always this way.I am in the process of doing some light restoration to deal with the electrolytic corrosion which is caused by the breaking down of the Zinc coated stainless steel rivets which react with the aluminium and cause powdering of the paint.Keeping a grip on costs is always difficult as although they were built when Ford owned the company,apart from some Relays stamped Motorcraft there is not much to be found down your local Ford Dealer. The engine is 2 ford V6s put together and I know that when we did diagnostics the V6 ford mondeo would go straight into it!! We also had IDS Jaguar/ford/Mazda/Aston Martin which showed a similarity between them all didnt do Volvo though another of the Ford Stable. The XK is a great car though drives so well |
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Post by peterboat on Jul 29, 2016 11:17:20 GMT
Forgot to say looks like Hinkley has been shelved until autumn or maybe for ever fingers crossed Given the Brexit Backdrop,this is a very strange situation.Apparently there were wholesale resignations from EDF yesterday with some on the EDF Board saying that the project would bankrupt the company. I think someone without Cameron blinkers has looked at the deal and realised it could cost us a lot of money plus its no great deal for britsh employment is it? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2016 11:31:29 GMT
Given the Brexit Backdrop,this is a very strange situation.Apparently there were wholesale resignations from EDF yesterday with some on the EDF Board saying that the project would bankrupt the company. I think someone without Cameron blinkers has looked at the deal and realised it could cost us a lot of money plus its no great deal for britsh employment is it? You're not suggesting that common sense is prevailing over pecuniary gain I hope?  |
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Post by JohnV on Jul 29, 2016 12:19:42 GMT
My take is still, that the decisions should have been taken 10 to 15 years ago.
The experts were telling them that long ago that something needed to be done.
The problem is that any system, not using fossil fuel takes a long time to build and commission.
Nuclear with a Hydro storage component is needed as the heart of any system
These are the only non-fossil fuel systems that are practical at the moment and are unaffected by weather conditions
Yes other systems might be capable of supplying our needs in the future but they all require further development, things needed to have been started building yesterday.
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Post by haulierp on Jul 29, 2016 13:11:36 GMT
I think someone without Cameron blinkers has looked at the deal and realised it could cost us a lot of money plus its no great deal for britsh employment is it? You're not suggesting that common sense is prevailing over pecuniary gain I hope? Its perhaps pertinent that you mention pecuniary gain,does anyone know what Financial Policy this Government is actually pursuing ? I guess we are done with Austerity. |
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Post by peterboat on Jul 29, 2016 13:26:53 GMT
My take is still, that the decisions should have been taken 10 to 15 years ago. The experts were telling them that long ago that something needed to be done. The problem is that any system, not using fossil fuel takes a long time to build and commission. Nuclear with a Hydro storage component is needed as the heart of any system These are the only non-fossil fuel systems that are practical at the moment and are unaffected by weather conditions Yes other systems might be capable of supplying our needs in the future but they all require further development, things needed to have been started building yesterday. I used to be a radiation officer large sources in the Army, the Navy ran this system and did all the schooling for it. I have a healthy respect for Nuclear power but I would like us to be designing and building it. So in the absence of that I would rather look at tidal/solar/wind [ all the same thing] than invest in something that I have doubts about. If we are honest as a country we need greener energy which we can start doing now. Also as we will be out of the EU the factories producing this need to be here so we cant be held at gunpoint for spares etc. This is a chance to move forward rather than backwards isnt it |
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Post by Saltysplash on Jul 31, 2016 10:18:36 GMT
Forgot to say looks like Hinkley has been shelved until autumn or maybe for ever fingers crossedYou might not be saying that, if I am right, and the blackouts start. Re-open the Pits, and fire up the coal fired power stations. Then build some new coal fired stations along the East coast with massive chimneys so the smoke gets carried off to other countries. Money and work for everybody, Miners, Power Station builders and Fred Dibnahs. |
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