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Post by JR8 » Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:42 pm

All renewables require 24/7 permanently on back-up (i.e. nuclear).

So in effect there is no point soaking the taxpayer for 'clean energy' in the first place. As it's nothing more than expensive tokenism, that gobbles up huge amounts of resources to install and maintain.

p.s Denmark is in the unusual (unique?) position of exporting excess energy to Norway where it is stored daily via hydro dams.

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Post by ksl » Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:54 pm

JR8 wrote:All renewables require 24/7 permanently on back-up (i.e. nuclear).

So in effect there is no point soaking the taxpayer for 'clean energy' in the first place. As it's nothing more than expensive tokenism, that gobbles up huge amounts of resources to install and maintain.

p.s Denmark is in the unusual (unique?) position of exporting excess energy to Norway where it is stored daily via hydro dams.
Nice read http://www.bbj.hu/energy/green-smes-exp ... able_56570 though many just siphon off the funding available, again bureaucratic failures. There is just far too much tax payers money flying around for everyone, hence the activities of Greece and others.

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Post by JR8 » Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:01 pm

Don't even get me going on the EU....

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Post by BillyB » Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:02 pm

JR8 wrote:Don't even get me going on the EU....
You took the words out of my mouth........

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Post by nakatago » Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:04 pm

We should find a way to generate electricity off the hot air all these politicians are blowing.
"A quokka is what would happen if there was an anime about kangaroos."

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Post by JR8 » Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:21 pm

I'd rather see them taken out back and brutally beaten with pieces of 4"*2".

That is probably the only way to deal with tyrants you have not and cannot vote for.

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Post by sundaymorningstaple » Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:23 pm

nakatago wrote:We should find a way to generate electricity off the hot air all these politicians are blowing.
BillyB, Aster, JR8 & ksl are politicians?!? :o
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers

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Post by BillyB » Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:30 pm

sundaymorningstaple wrote:
nakatago wrote:We should find a way to generate electricity off the hot air all these politicians are blowing.
BillyB, Aster, JR8 & ksl are politicians?!? :o
I think I've generated enough electricity or rather hot air today....time to watch Pakistan get beat in the cricket!!

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Post by ksl » Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:02 am

JR8 wrote:Don't even get me going on the EU....
I'm :-| with a wooden spoon, is there nothing in between! I think there is, and i think that is why UK and Denmark opted out of the Euro in 1973.

Actually the EEC has never worked, and cannot work as long as countries still implement their own laws, but the UK really do need to tighten up more than what they are doing, especially on the legal side, which is far outdated with judges living in cuckoo land. Nothing the EU decides on is enforced anyway...as the UK make millions of £ out of ignoring human rights, and only pay up when taken to the European court, that is fact. The fine is very little and it's worth paying compensation to 1 person, than paying several million out becuase the EU says so.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-co ... e-12903932

Fathers need equality, yet the UK is still very biased and outdated, leaving many women using the laws against men.

Back in the 60's I recall a guy stealing at school and he was forced into the military by the judge it turned him around. I would love to see the country cleaned up of these layabouts.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-la ... e-12909431

Maybe a collective support group on the Internet could over throw parliament, and we could kick some ass :lol: they can all elope with Gaddafi. :roll: Though lets see how it shapes up in the future!

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Post by ksl » Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:17 am

sundaymorningstaple wrote:
nakatago wrote:We should find a way to generate electricity off the hot air all these politicians are blowing.
BillyB, Aster, JR8 & ksl are politicians?!? :o
And why not? we can be as dedicated as any of the others :roll: P-ss in the same pot and drink the same ale :lol: All we need now is a petition to cause a revolution :P Robin hood and his merry merry men

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Post by nakatago » Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:45 am

JR8 wrote:I'd rather see them taken out back and brutally beaten with pieces of 4"*2".

That is probably the only way to deal with tyrants you have not and cannot vote for.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1dVwsOuh3s&NR=1
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Post by JR8 » Thu, 31 Mar 2011 1:29 am

ksl wrote:
sundaymorningstaple wrote:
nakatago wrote:We should find a way to generate electricity off the hot air all these politicians are blowing.
BillyB, Aster, JR8 & ksl are politicians?!? :o
And why not? we can be as dedicated as any of the others :roll: P-ss in the same pot and drink the same ale :lol: All we need now is a petition to cause a revolution :P Robin hood and his merry merry men
Fact is it would not be hard to write a party manifesto that most people want, but no current party will write.

- Leave the EU
- Limit benefits to 12 months over your lifetime
- Close all quangos and sell off the BBC
- reduce number of mps from 450 to 100. Shut the House of Lords down, it's pointless.
- Reduce public payroll to the size it was when Labour came to power in 1997 - as a starting point.
- Drop income tax to a flat 20%
- Bring back capital punishment

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Post by nicole.du » Thu, 31 Mar 2011 5:17 pm

it's always hot in Singapore.... hot water not that necessary, seems

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Post by ksl » Thu, 31 Mar 2011 6:24 pm

nicole.du wrote:it's always hot in Singapore.... hot water not that necessary, seems
search: nicole.du shanghai add 1 & 1 together and what do you get, all the other 1 liners and a network with the same goals, this site could be under attack from a viral marketing team, not figured out why yet. All you programming guru's should know. They are on a data mission of collect or destroy OB1 our moderator destroy! :mad:

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Post by Strong Eagle » Thu, 31 Mar 2011 8:12 pm

ksl wrote:
nicole.du wrote:it's always hot in Singapore.... hot water not that necessary, seems
search: nicole.du shanghai add 1 & 1 together and what do you get, all the other 1 liners and a network with the same goals, this site could be under attack from a viral marketing team, not figured out why yet. All you programming guru's should know. They are on a data mission of collect or destroy OB1 our moderator destroy! :mad:
No rules violations yet. Will hide and watch.

One liners can indicate spammers... and the moderator delete button works well.

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