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Post by Mr Stabby on Feb 21, 2020 16:28:14 GMT
The coal ban only refers to house coal, or Polish coal as it is sometimes known. I doubt many boaters use it, and those that use wood normally use scavenged wood, old pallets etc so I don't imagine it will make much difference to be honest.
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Post by naughtyfox on Feb 21, 2020 16:37:45 GMT
We usually buy logs in nets. I doubt the logs are wet, seem dry enough to us. Although Cropredy Marina sold us soggy wet logs once. I have cut wood from 2 different places by bowsaw and that's fun, but needs time, and time for drying. Also a lot of work. But there is pleasure in simple tasks like that when you can see the reward emerge in front of your eyes.
And I'm fed up with people who have asthma. They always want to tell you about it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2020 18:15:04 GMT
Would be interesting to see stats about kiln dried wood and the particulates created in the drying process/extra inside storage/extra transport costs...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2020 18:16:50 GMT
It does seem a bit ridiculous.
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Post by Jim on Feb 21, 2020 21:32:00 GMT
It does seem a bit ridiculous. Not really, given the pollution it puts out. No great hardship. It bans the sale of wet wood and house coal, loads of loons around claiming they'll have to give up their stoves. Had me. Worried for a moment though, till I found out you can buy quantities of wet wood, over 2 cu m, for prep and drying at home. Nothing to stop the loons burning allsorts of scavenged crap, apart from shame and opprobrium.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2020 21:34:40 GMT
No I was referring to the previous comment about kiln dried firewood
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Post by dyertribe on Feb 21, 2020 22:41:01 GMT
I knew a boater who would kick off his fire by burning shoes. Mind, he lived in squalor and had lots of old shoes, and crap clothes. He was a bin man. Sorry, waste and reclamation operative. My grandparents often used shoes to bring the oven up to temperature in the 60s
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Post by JohnV on Feb 22, 2020 7:39:42 GMT
I knew a boater who would kick off his fire by burning shoes. Mind, he lived in squalor and had lots of old shoes, and crap clothes. He was a bin man. Sorry, waste and reclamation operative. My grandparents often used shoes to bring the oven up to temperature in the 60s Cloggies ?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2020 8:37:49 GMT
Crocs I hope quaysider ... all they're good for Rog
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Post by Gone on Feb 22, 2020 9:51:40 GMT
You will still be able to buy and burn smokeless fuel including anthracite as well as dry wood under this ‘ban’. Just not dirty, filthy stuff. Same as houses in smoke control zones have been doing for years.
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Post by dyertribe on Feb 22, 2020 9:56:40 GMT
My grandparents often used shoes to bring the oven up to temperature in the 60s Cloggies ? Whatever was worn out/grown out really. No wellies!
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Post by JohnV on Feb 22, 2020 14:55:46 GMT
sometimes Ross you push things from questionable into truly sick
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Post by naughtyfox on Feb 22, 2020 16:23:40 GMT
Hmmm... my tongue-in-cheek remark taken to the scrapyard. Was having a dig at the Labour Party but sometimes respecting JohnV's more sensible outlook is wiser.
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Post by quaysider on Feb 23, 2020 6:33:47 GMT
dogless I think you'll find my NEW crocs are gonna be trend-setters... watch this space... (ie, when Amazon delivers them)
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Post by Jim on Feb 23, 2020 7:26:35 GMT
We usually buy logs in nets. I doubt the logs are wet, seem dry enough to us. Although Cropredy Marina sold us soggy wet logs once. I have cut wood from 2 different places by bowsaw and that's fun, but needs time, and time for drying. Also a lot of work. But there is pleasure in simple tasks like that when you can see the reward emerge in front of your eyes. And I'm fed up with people who have asthma. They always want to tell you about it. It's very annoying that we have to wait while they have to finish coughing, spluttering and wheezing, find their inhaler, suck on it then whinge about all the refreshing and scenic brown smoke. It signals the virtuous use of a free renewable fuel, Bywash grid wood. Slightly damp.
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