scootz
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| posted on 1/3/11 at 06:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
Get rid of the washer, dryer and iron and simply take your clothes to OXfam. Buy them back next day when they have been laundered.
It's Evolution Baby!
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scootz
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| posted on 1/3/11 at 06:33 PM |
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We went for recessed spots all through the house during the recent re-build... 58 of them! They look nice and neat, but they are hungry little
buggers.
We've tried an LED, but the 'white' light bugs us.
The top-end ones are good, but at a tenner-a-pop, they are too expensive. I guess the price will come down soon enough.
It's Evolution Baby!
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Fozzie
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| posted on 1/3/11 at 07:38 PM |
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And there was me getting hopeful about the LEDs ..... 
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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scootz
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| posted on 1/3/11 at 07:40 PM |
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How was Race Retro Fozz?
It's Evolution Baby!
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 1/3/11 at 09:02 PM |
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You can get led bulbs with a bayonet cap? The only ones I've seen claim to be the equivalent to a standard 40w bulb (cracking for the living
room!)
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Fozzie
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| posted on 1/3/11 at 09:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
How was Race Retro Fozz?
I have uploaded some pics into my archive..in folder 'Race Retro 2011'....
I wont hijack Nicks thread here but will do one......I've been a bit cream crackered tbh.....
it was my first proper day out since me op......hence my lateness of a write up.
All I will say at the moment is.....It was Brill..... 
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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coozer
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| posted on 1/3/11 at 09:39 PM |
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I use super dry wood on my logburner, I find it lying around outside factory's on industrial estates. Cost = 0
I do chuck a few lumps of Beamish Brite on. This slows down the wood and gives off more heat. 6 lumps keep going all night keeping the lounge very
toasty then a few bits of wood in the morning and off she goes!
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 1/3/11 at 10:22 PM |
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Me and the missus went out this evening so used the central heating for a while, instead of lighting the log burner... we decided that we REALLY
prefer the log burner! It's just a 'cosy' warmth...
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 2/3/11 at 09:58 PM |
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Never used the site but these might be a great idea if you're not
going to any lengths to rewire your lighting
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Fozzie
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| posted on 2/3/11 at 10:30 PM |
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Ooooo thanks for that link! .....now bookmarked!
They are a 'price' though...still, worth getting 1 or 2 and seeing if it helps the migraine problem...... 
If they don't 'work' I can always pass them on to the parents, so it wont be a waste of dosh!
Fozzie
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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tegwin
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| posted on 2/3/11 at 10:36 PM |
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Originally posted by Ninehigh
Never used the site but these might be a great idea if you're not
going to any lengths to rewire your lighting
Christ.. they are expensive..
get on ebay and buy direct from hongchina.... or wherever they come from...
Although I did order 20 from one seller and he decided to send them all individually packaged... was like a damn swarm of little white boxes, turned
up in dribs and drabs... lost count of how many "missed you" cards the poor posty left...
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blakep82
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| posted on 2/3/11 at 10:37 PM |
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why does the thought of 'chunky soup' give me the boak?
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 3/3/11 at 05:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
Never used the site but these might be a great idea if you're not
going to any lengths to rewire your lighting
Christ.. they are expensive..
get on ebay and buy direct from hongchina.... or wherever they come from...
They don't appear to be
that expensive really
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Rallye_Mark
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| posted on 4/3/11 at 12:05 AM |
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I'd love a wood burning stove in my flat, but on the farm we have one an I reckon we would go through about 1 ton of wood a month, perhaps a
little more if its on 24hrs a day like during the hard winter just there. But costs little to run as I go out with the trusty Husqvarna XP, chop about
2 ton of wood, take it back to the farm and start chopping with the large axe and maul. One weekends work keeps us going for a couple of months and is
a lovely heat that comes out it.
It takes a while to get used to getting the most out of a wood burning stove, but these days I can stoke it up at night before bed, fully close off
all the valves and let it smoulder until the morning when I get up, put in some dry wood and open the lower valves and away it goes again
In my flat I keep the heating right down, electric storage heaters, grrrrr. But I'm used to the cold coming from an island on the West coast of
Scotland
I got rid of my gas guzzling Golf VR6 which was expensive to run, keep on the road, and insure, for example 30mpg, £210 a year to TAX and about £500
fully comp. Sold that and bought a little Seat Arosa 1.4 TDI Sport, awesome little car for travelling home, average 60mpg, very quick, £35 a year TAX
and a lot less to insure.
I cook all my own food in batches to keep costs down, however due to the nature of my job I cannot make lunches any more as I sometimes travel for a
week, so sadly there is a slight loss there, but I get my dinner and breakfast paid for by the company so there is a saving
I also don't drink, very very occasionally will I go out to the pub, so when a lot of lads are spending £30-£40 per night at the weekend
that's staying in my pocket.
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Jasper
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| posted on 4/3/11 at 10:24 AM |
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I spoke to my specilist bulbs supplier yesterday (he supplies bulbs to shops and offices) about swapping my halogen for LEDs in my shop and home. He
reckoned the technology wasn't there yet, still too expensive and not good enough light output to warrant swapping them out yet - he said wait
another year .......
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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Fozzie
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| posted on 4/3/11 at 10:40 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Jasper
I spoke to my specilist bulbs supplier yesterday (he supplies bulbs to shops and offices) about swapping my halogen for LEDs in my shop and home. He
reckoned the technology wasn't there yet, still too expensive and not good enough light output to warrant swapping them out yet - he said wait
another year .......
Yep......I concur
I/we looked into this for the workshop as we have no natural light and the fluorescents are just too 'painful' for moi ...
The manufacturers have some way to go for industrial/commercial use, yet alone domestic.
I think I will order a couple of those expensive bulbs in the link though for the home office just to see ....although for energy saving
it will be impossible to tell......
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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