SteamyTea

We cast a bit of concrete couple of days ago. This is just a test piece. Do these bull floats get a really good finish on the surface?

So where has this 30 fold increase in price come from? Was it some recent legislation?

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” So get a woman to have a word with them.

It is, get your favourite friend to do it. https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20251008-truth-terminal-the-ai-bot-that-became-a-real-life-millionaire

Buy a 3D printer and make one. Oh, hang on. Would have made an interesting feature if it had been glazed over, may have needed some strong glazing. Walk on glazing would do it. Maybe an unwanted and unloved bit if spare.

Is brick cleaning acid now a notifiable chemical since that acid attack that blinded the local (to me) woman a few years back. I get a drain maintainer fluid, that is notifiable. So may need ID to purchase the good stuff. (Been playing with pH 13.5 alkalines today, which oddly is not notifiable)

I have varifocals and serious prisms in my glasses. When I walk down stairs I i like an old person who hangs into the banister.

https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/biofuels-globally-emit-more-co2-than-the-fossil-fuels-they-replace-study Biofuels globally emit more CO2 than the fossil fuels they replace - study October 9, 2025 Biofuel demand continues to grow worldwide despite being responsible for 16% more CO2 emissions globally than the fossil fuels they replace. Using just 3% of the same land for solar would produce the same amount of energy, new study shows 25% World's vegetable oil is burned for biofuels 3% Of the land currently used for biofuels could produce the same amount of energy with solar panels By 2030 biofuels crops will require land the size of France, which would make it the sixth largest country in terms of arable land use globally. Today, the equivalent of 100 million bottles of vegetable oil are burned in cars every day, meaning a fifth of all vegetable oil is never even used for food On average, 3,000 litres of water are needed to drive 100 km on biofuels. Just 3% of the land currently used for first-generation biofuels could produce the same amount of energy with solar panels. Global biofuels production emits 16% more CO2 than the fossil fuels it replaces, a new Cerulogy report on behalf of T&E shows. The same land could feed 1.3 billion people, while using just 3% of that land for solar panels would produce the same amount of energy. With demand set to rise by at least 40% by 2030, T&E calls for global leaders meeting in Brazil for COP30 to agree to limit the expansion of a climate solution that is doing more harm than good. Today, growing crops to be burned as fuel uses up 32 million hectares of land - roughly the size of Italy - to meet just 4% of global transport energy demand. By 2030 this is set to grow by 60% to 52 million hectares - the size of France. Biofuels are responsible globally for 16% more CO₂ emissions today than the fossil fuels they replace due to the indirect impacts of farming and deforestation. By 2030, biofuels are projected to emit 70 MtCO₂e more than the fossil fuels they replace, equivalent to the annual emissions of almost 30 million diesel cars. This is a massive waste of land, says T&E. Using just 3% of this land for solar would produce the same amount of energy. As electric vehicles are much more efficient than fossil fuel cars, that 3% of solar energy would be enough to power close to a third of the world’s current car fleet. Cian Delaney, biofuels campaigner at T&E: “Biofuels are a terrible climate solution and a staggering waste of land, food and millions in subsidies. Ensuring a sustainable balance between agriculture and nature is essential to tackling the climate crisis, and burning crops for fuel only pushes us further in the wrong direction. Using just 3% of the land we currently use for biofuels for solar panels would produce the same amount of energy. That would leave a lot more land for food and nature restoration. Governments around the world must prioritise renewables over crop biofuels. ” Despite advanced and waste biofuels being increasingly promoted as cleaner solutions, the analysis shows that 90% of global biofuel production still relies on food crops. In 2023, the biofuel industry consumed around 150 million tonnes of corn and 120 million tonnes of sugarcane and sugarbeet. In total, the equivalent of 100 million bottles of vegetable oil are burned in cars every day, meaning a fifth of all vegetable oil supply is never even used for food. The energy in all these feedstocks could meet the minimum calorific requirements of up to 1.3 billion people. T&E’s analysis shows that biofuel crops require significant amounts of freshwater. Driving a car 100 km on first generation biofuels would require on average close to 3,000 liters of water, while only twenty litres would be needed to run an electric car on solar electricity. As climate change puts increasing pressure on water supplies, this could be a disaster, warns T&E. Brazil is one of the fastest growing biofuels producers and is catching up with the US - the world’s biggest biofuels producer. The country recently decided to suspend its soy moratorium, which protects deforestation in the Amazon from soy cultivation. Canada and India are also among those set to massively increase their production. T&E’s analysis is based on existing government policies and strategies, however, demand for biofuels could also see a massive spike for use in shipping and aviation as part of their efforts to find alternatives to fossil fuels. lueSky “Brazil’s decision to lift its soy moratorium looks increasingly concerning in light of this biofuels expansion. As host of this year’s COP, we can expect Brazil to push for more renewable fuels, but biofuels should not be part of the discussion. Otherwise we risk doing more harm than good,” concluded Cian Delaney. T&E calls on governments to better safeguard against biofuels that contribute to land clearance and deforestation when making climate policies. Public funds should prioritise smart electrification, efficiency and truly sustainable alternatives, not false solutions, says the group.

We have all missed a trick here. Should have suggested that a normal glass cutter would have done it. Was the company called Poster's Glazing, based in Bristol, by chance.

Will that be one of the wars against AI.

My mother, who is 96, will agree with you there.

In the olden days of hotmail, I was trying to register my name, had no luck (very common name). I tried combinations, including middle name and so forth. Was taking a breather and was looking at my mug of tea, with steam coming off it. So for a laugh I tried steamytea@hotmail.com. It registered, and as they say, the rest is history (except the hotmail address as that seemed to die a few years back).

Not really. There is a story attached to my name.

Is it a Halloween video nasty. Shall look later.

Replied to your other post. What is the question.

I have probably made more steamrooms than anyone else in the UK. What is the question.

I must finish my floor, only started 18 years ago. Not the ones you have buried for me.

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It becomes everyone’s problem. The 16A limit is a maximum, the DNOs know that it is very really reached, and if it is, not for too long. It is similar to using a 13A plug. It can take 13A for a short amount of time, but only 10A for extended periods.

But for more time. There will be very few hours a year that your thingy is 3.68, more likely 2.5. By adding a bit more juice to your thingy, it will be closer to the 3.68 than it was. So it is important to the local grid. If you were to export 3.68 24/7, your local wire would get too hot. (I am talking cm not inches)

You are getting the power limit on the inverter and the energy exported confused. The mean power exported will be higher, which will raise the total energy exported. It is those kW and kWh again, those things that you don't think are important.

Fumed silica thixotropic powder is about £40/kg.

I have the same problem with my wallet, when it is my round. @Pocster said similar about losing his virginity.

Hello again. Interesting problem. Is the raise in temperature caused by workshop activity, or climate forcings?

I wonder how my better it is, thermally, than AAC.