Author Topic: The moaning old git thread (Read 534520 times)

Mr Nick · « **Reply #2660 on:** January 06, 2021, 21:54:35 »

That's why I put the 8kW kero heater in my garage: so far it's cost me about £15 in fuel for about a year, it's all paid up front & I can get it from a local independent garage for £1 a litre.

tallpaul · « **Reply #2661 on:** January 06, 2021, 22:50:03 »

Interesting, Mr Nick. I bought a 5kw unit and run it on red diesel. 89p a litre round my neck of the woods.

Mr Nick · « **Reply #2662 on:** January 07, 2021, 11:05:03 »

I couldn't find a place willing to sell 20 litres of cherry at a time within a distance that would offset the cost difference in getting it: it's mostly wholesale deliveries, and one jerry can didn't meet their definition apparently...

I'd also seen some conflicting info about the relative BTU values for both, but most seemed to say kero was higher per unit.

Rusty Nuts · « **Reply #2663 on:** January 07, 2021, 11:17:50 »

Loads of places round here sell red. Loads of diesel taxis round here, too.

( And a fair few chip fat burners on the road, as well.)

Mr Nick · « **Reply #2664 on:** January 07, 2021, 12:21:53 »

More rural here so lots of farms & legitimate demand, but they'll buy bulk. I drive past a local fuel supply depot regularly too, but they're just not interested.

tallpaul · « **Reply #2665 on:** January 07, 2021, 13:17:53 »

I get mine from a garage. They do heating oil too. Not sure on the price of that stuff.

TLPower · « **Reply #2666 on:** January 07, 2021, 17:21:56 »

In March last year when the 'planes stopped flying there was a kero glut. 16p a litre, it's back up to 45 to 50p at the moment. Gas Oil (red) is high 50's middle 60's, 500litre minimum delivery.

Barbel Mick · « **Reply #2667 on:** January 24, 2021, 20:02:45 »

Why do people have to do what they really shouldn't be doing?

We live on a main road that runs end to end through a quite large housing estate. Normally Monday to Friday, & occasionally on a Saturday, it can have a fair bit of traffic on it but Sundays are fairly quiet.
Today it has snowed none stop for about six hours, very heavy stuff & it's settled. We have got around 6" in the garden!
The road outside also has snow lying on it, the hundreds of cars up and down, far more than a Monday morning, have not been able to clear it!
It's been that busy that there was a queue about 100 yards long waiting to get out at the roundabout at the end of the road at one stage!!
What can't they understand about "stay at home"!

Joe Rocket · « **Reply #2668 on:** January 24, 2021, 21:23:05 »

Ironically at least they're self isolating in their cars BM.......

Rusty Nuts · « **Reply #2669 on:** January 24, 2021, 21:23:26 »

Bloody Ebay. What is so hard to comprehend about an auction? You list an item, and two minutes later get messages offering thruppence ha'penny for your item. But no bids. And messages of "what's your buy it now price?" but no bids. Then a very satisfactory bid, enough to discourage others from bidding. Which is then withdrawn milliseconds before the auction ends (against Ebay rules) and is then followed up with a message from the same person with a desultory offer. F'kin b'stards.

Just bid on the bloody thing if you want it.

Ianmc · « **Reply #2670 on:** January 24, 2021, 21:29:42 »

I think the A50 has been blocked today with an accident Mick.

TLPower · « **Reply #2671 on:** January 25, 2021, 05:05:48 »

@Rusty, how about a part ex?

I have several tins of tartan paint and a pink elephant gun.

Any good?

Rusty Nuts · « **Reply #2672 on:** January 25, 2021, 07:07:18 »

Pink Elephant Gun? Wasn't that your user name on Grindr?

tallpaul · « **Reply #2673 on:** January 25, 2021, 08:11:30 »

And tartan paint exists. Trimite used to sell it (OK, it was called tartan blue...)

TLPower · « **Reply #2674 on:** January 25, 2021, 16:46:33 »

@ Rusty, you're such a forgetful old tart. I was "Porridge Cannon" you were Pink Elephant Gun.

Brockett · « **Reply #2675 on:** January 26, 2021, 11:12:03 »

Any video presented by a white bloke from somewhere like Bracknell who starts with " Whatsup g-u-y-s" or "Yo".... Jodrell Bankers all of them.

Fat Rat · « **Reply #2676 on:** January 26, 2021, 18:36:20 »

Abbreviations that are as long as the word being abbreviated.

Box'd

StromGeeza · « **Reply #2677 on:** January 26, 2021, 19:04:37 »

Shakespeare may have start'd that one.

MartinW · « **Reply #2678 on:** January 26, 2021, 21:02:35 »

Shakespeare is an abbreviation of Wavelance.

Brockett · « **Reply #2679 on:** January 26, 2021, 21:18:09 »

and why is abbreviation such a long word?