SteamyTea

A picture says a thousand words

I don't know for certain, but wind was from the west, so was across the carpark. As the small cafe seems totally undamaged (this is lower than the carpark and closer to the beach), I suspect that wind driven waves built up the water height along the main harbour wall. When high tide and low air pressure caused a extra sea level increase, there was enough energy to push waves up the slipway. This extra water mass was enough to damage the old wall where a newer set of concrete steps had be cut in. In Cornish terms it was not a huge storm (unlike Feb 2014, actually a set of storms), but probably the wind angle was just right for this to do the damage. Just had a look at the tide chart and at Perranporth (10 miles up the coast) the tide was at 7.4m, so quite a high one anyway. Add a bit of storm surge and wave/water containment and it could easily topple an old wall.

I was going to get the local radio girl back (I declined an 'interview' as she was way to distracting) and tell her that the windows was the real story. Looks like a FENSA claim to me Sun is now, so that wetsuit should be dry. Now as that looks like a bedroom, the old joke about "did the earth move for you too" "No, but the frigging window has fallen in".

Well not exactly, a small section that separates the carpark from the inner harbour beach tumbled down during the night. It is possibly 200 years old, so they don't build them like they used to. I did not find it that impressive when I got there. But the second picture I took I found more interesting, and the third just shows how important a surf shack is.

What do you do on the staircase, and at the bottom step. (just for clarification, I hate skirting, it just looks like a dodge to cover up something that is badly fitted)

Any chance of claiming this back via your credit card, if you used it to do the purchase.

As DamianTrench said, "the recipes might work" Pot Sugar Cookie Recipe Using Dried Weed Sugar Pot Cookie Recipe With Dried Weed Recipe Tested By The Entire Budzu Team! This 100 year old is so yummy but is still super easy that even a novice can make it!. These are great for people with nut allergies as well! It is traditional to make this all with your hands, however at Budzu we are lovers of modern technology and we totally recommend using a mixer or hand held mixer to make it quicker and more fun. But if you like to get your hands dirty go for it! Tools Needed Kitchenaid mixer OR and hand mixer with standard mixing attachments 2 x Medium size bowls Sifter ( preferred but if you don’t have one it still works fine) Measuring cup full standard set of 1/4, 1/3,1/2, 3/4 & 1cup. Measuring spoon set full standard set of 1/8,1/4,1/2,1tsp,1tble Wooden Spoon or Spatula Baking tray Baking paper or parchment paper PREP 15 mins COOK 15 mins READY IN 35 mins Ingredients: Recipe makes 15 crescent shaped or 1 dozen medium cookies 300g of unsalted cultured butter – softened 200g white sugar vanilla essence 2tbs – 3 tbs if want it more vanilla tasting pinch of salt 2 eggs 500g flour 1/4 Ounce to 3/4 ounce of dried flower. The potency of the product is also to be noted and your condition. The number of cookies will vary also when you use more dried flower. Directions: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease cookie baking tray or line with parchment paper. Beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add the vanilla extract and mix again until the golden brown essence colour is mixed though. Add the salt and eggs and mix. Add in the finely chopped weed in small batches and make sure it is all mixed into the wet mixture as best as possible. Slowly add the flour by the spoon full and mixing well and slowly. When its consistency is like dough, kneed to form little cookies that are as thick as you like it and then cut out with cookie cuts to make all shapes. (We made them thicker than usual but we like heavy biscuts.) Place on the baking tray and space apart as they will spread. Place full into oven. When slightly browned on edges remove from oven and cool on wire rack until cool to touch. When cooled, decorate as desired. We used white icing sugar and sprinkles all over and made a large mess but it was fun!. TIP: Depending on the occasion you can make these into any shape you want or you can roll a section of this mixture into a log and wrap that log in Baking paper or parchment paper and store in the freezer for a couple of months.

Why not call up a couple of battery supplier in Basingstoke and ask if they know who it may be. I got a job offer that way once.

There used to be a funny old hardware store, Truscott or something. I am sure they do long nails, just like the nail bar, Tekka Beauty

Start a new thread about it.

That is your own fault for going to Launceston!! If it is not in Bude, it is not worth having

Rather going off topic (my fault), so feel free to start a new thread about it.

Should we not be thinking about the the long term, regardless of how long the current occupier is in the house. Not that hard to get a rough picture. Just some multiplication really. So the first thing to work out is the mass of the floor i.e. the length, width and depth, then the mass i.e. volume times density. Then you look up the specific heat capacity of the floor material and multiply that by the temperature difference (how much hotter it is than the air) and the mass. There are other things to look at such as the different losses and areas between the ground, edges and the actual room, but they can wait for now.

Have you done any figures to see how much difference slab thickness would actually make? There is a lot of talk about thermal storage and buffering in concrete floors, but very little real data or accurate models.

The way I see it, the less moving parts there are, the better. Also maintenance is something to think about. The PVC one I made has been in the loft for a few years now, probably 4. I have never opened it up to have a look. I may just do that when I get a few minutes (and take some pictures). I am off to look at waves now as the wind is blowing a treat (40 MPH and 10° North of West). High tide is at around 2PM on the North Coast, so may have a coffee on the way and just kill a bit of time (has to be better than going up in loft).

Seems more complicated than what I made. I shall have to see if I can find the old pictures and drawings of it. I did wonder if it would be possible to make some simple heat pipes (copper pipe and boiling water/alcohol) and stick them half in the warm airflow and half in the cold airflow (or whatever is actually needed). But after seeing that candlestick holder I am going to make them instead and forget all about my heating bill worries

My very first attempt was with tin foil, was hard to work with (it tore easily) and was noisy (rustling). I then used steel plates, but in the end I used some thin PVC as it was easy to work with. Weighed less too.

I fancy a rotating drum one, had an oil filled (I think) one on the waste timber burner at work back in the early 90's. It seemed pretty good. @JSHarris can you knock up a quick sketch for what you have in mind? I found making a cross flow one pretty easy but I like the idea of changing the efficiency by changing the rotation speed more (or less).

I know nothing about all this, but from a quick scan of the list, seems to me that you can do a lot of that work yourself, if you have time that is. If you are not happy with your SE, then sack him, seems to me that he does not want your business and is waiting for you to make the move.

Ideally yes, but as the plates are really thin, it does not matter too much.

QCAD looks a lot like TurboCad, and there are enough 'free' copies of that about on the internet.

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Reminds me of a small touring caravan. You stand up and hit your head on a shelf.

Even though solar thermal (ST) will work well all year round, you may find that photovoltaic (PV) is the better option, even for your domestic hot water (DHW). It needs no servicing, no moving parts (apart from an inverter fan), gives you 'power flexibility' i.e. you can use it for other things, and can be incorporated into a rook structure, so looks better and helps keep the roof temperatures down (as long as you are using the power). I have no idea how stable the electrical grid is where you are, but it may help, with the right setup, to give you some energy independence. Keeping a few lights and a fridge, or water pump, going can be useful.

Efficiency changes with airflow, the slower the better. I really should get around to making my Mk3 model, was thinking of using silicone paper for the plates as it is cheap, thin and fairly rot proof.