OT - White supremecy rules, in the bathroom?

[<me9]

Ours was very early edwardian (1902, prolly Victorian stock), outside, and a natural stoneware colour.

[The Natural Philosopher]

My asthma dissappeared completely when I moved to college into centrally heated rooms.

When and if they were lit, possibly.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Not necesssarily. But I do remember a single holer with bucket, and Elsans..still around today n fact Elsans.

No, I didnt get any plesaure uncovering them.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Pardon me, that was me mate. Had to ditch them to get a job tho.

after my tie.

[Rod]

Funny - everyone remembers the outside ones. And horrible they were in winter and when it was damp. But I think I hated even more the ones that had been shoved into places like under the stairs. Obscured glass door so everyone could sort of see what you were doing. Unventilated so smells filled the house when used. And certainly everyone could listen to every drop falling. Hit your head on the underside of the steps.

[Tim S]

The Natural Philosopher coughed up some electrons that declared:

The hair or the flairs?

Seriously - no offence intended, just an illustrative example ;->

[Owain]

I suppose it depends on what it was stretched over ;-)

Owain

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember The Natural Philosopher saying something like:

Where are the four Yorkshiremen?

Anyway, I reckon there's a future generation will grow up hearing tales of how their parents had central heating, boundless hot water and personal transport that cost buttons to run. These tales will evince feelings of wonder and awe as the heavily muffle-up kids stare out of ice-covered windows at a frozen landscape, wondering where the Gulf Stream went. They won't believe a word of it, of course; kids never do. But they might have an avocado suite.

[Tim S]

Grimly Curmudgeon coughed up some electrons that declared:

Carbon dioxide is the New Religion (TM). I don't think I've seen such mindless zealotry since the last lot of catholics bashed the last lot of prodestants - or whatever...

I'll be a whole lot more on board when someone can adequately demonstrate that it's not just another random mid or long term weather cycle.

In the meantime, call me an infidel.

I had a go with the little flash animation on the BBC website, ah yes, this one:

said 80TWh fossil fuels (need some gas to allow fast ramp up generators for load regulation - no idea if 80 is sufficient), 280TWh nuclear, 40TWh renewable (lets pick sensible schemes here) and zero imports (because being beholden to other people is Bad(TM).

The demand will not reduce. If anything, despite energy saving measures, the demand will increase for other reasons (electric cars, more people, whatever).

Apparently it means we need 31 new nuclear power stations. Better get on with it then... Yes, I'm quite happy if some go in my back yard.

Oh look:

's actually engaged his braincell. Allejyula!

Either that or we'd better go back to an agrerian lifestyle and throw away all the toys...

Do I sound cynical?

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Of course it will - unless prices force it to reduce. For all the moans about road fuel prices I haven't noticed any reduction in road use - and that's in London where there are alternatives.