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  1. Assuming you're on the level, I wouldn't try that 4 minute run in the wet - they get a bit 'lively' to say the least.
  2. No, Keith, I'm afraid you've got it entirely wrong. I can see where you're coming from, but it's wrong nonetheless as cyclone pointed out, the two key words in your post above are actually SAFE DISTANCE. If motorists merely slow down, but maintain the same time gap (eg 2 seconds) then what happens is that the physical distance between vehicles is reduced. The accidents will still happen, but at a reduced speed. If you educate people into maintaining a safe distance (and paying attention), whatever the speed, then they will have enough time AND space to avoid a collision. Cases in point are my last 3 accidents. In all 3 I was hit by another driver from behind (and all 3 admitted their fault, I should point out) In the 'fastest' accident, I was virtually stationary and the other driver was doing no more than 20mph (in a 30mph limit). he admitted he simply wasn't paying enough attention. In the other 2 accidents, I was again virtually stationary, but crucially, the other driver was also doing no more than walking speed (we were at junctions) and again, this was down to them not paying attention and being too close, the speeds really couldn't have been any slower.
  3. Can we just be clear on one particular point here, folks? These are NOT squirrel FLAVOURED crisps, They are squirrel FLAVOUR crisps. For something to be labelled and described as 'flavoured' it must contain the actual ingredient to which the flavour refers and derive most of the taste from that. If it is labelled and described as 'flavour', it does not have to contain ANY of the relevant ingredient.
  4. It is I had the chimney at mine swept when I first saw the fire.. it hadn't been cleaned out for several weeks by the previous house owners and had obviously been used to burn any kind of rubbish, including plastics, rubber material, metals stuff including foil crisp packets etc, so was piled several inches high and took hours to clean out. So I took some good advice from my then employer (the Environmental dept. at CPL) on lighting fires, best fuels (and brands ), chimney sweeping etc and the rest is history, lol.
  5. Let's put it this way; remember prince harry/william in the Nazi costume? There's a very fine line..........
  6. If i was using my fire more, or had a solid fuel appliance as such, I would have the chimney swept more often, as you suggested, but it's not worth it for my usage at the moment.
  7. I have my CV on a few. For example, on Monster, I have it set to confidential so my cv is visible to employers, but not my contact details. when I had it as public, i had loads of agencies call me to get me on their books, with 'ghost jobs' a plenty. Now i only get emails about genuine jobs because it's too much trouble for them to email me without an actual job to back it up.
  8. Mine barely gets used an average of once a month, with clean fuel - I'll take the risk. :-)
  9. I use Knife and fork right handed, but spoon and fork left handed. I use right handed scissors (lefty ones weren't available when i was at school).
  10. if the blacking up is obviously being done for a particular event, you should be OK, although some will see it as racist. It would be VERY funny if say, (I'm assuming you're white) you blacked up and a black friend of yours whited up and you went as a duo? (paul McCartney and STevie wonder?)
  11. Back on topic - depends on circumstances. I had an ex of mine live with me as a lodger for a few months and it was no problem when i started going out with someone else at the time. we had split up years previously though.
  12. Cardio-vascular exercise will help you reduce weight and reduce the fat. Using weights or other strength building exercise will tone up your muscles. This is like those who want a six pack stomach though. Reducing fat on its own won't work because the muscle isn't there and doing lots of strength exercises on their own won't work unless the covering fat is taken care of.
  13. Depending on how often you use an open fire, and the cleanliness of the fuels, you will need to have your chimney swept at least every 2 years, and possibly up to every 6 months. I've yet to pay over £25. Having heating on 24/7 is no more expensive because the walls stay warm, and this is where you tend to lose most heat in an old detached house, new houses with good cavity wall insulation retain the heat for much longer, so are more efficient on a timer. Installing double glazing can have a long pay back period (up to 30 years) so get some quotes and do the maths for your house. It may be better to have secondary glazing put in (a second 'frame' within the opening) for a fraction of the cost and most of the benefit, especially as you want to retain your original frames.
  14. If you're in the industry, it's relatively easy to work out. Large factories tend to already know their carbon footprint because they already have to collect the necessary data for environmental and energy reasons. This just needs to be apportioned down for quantities (toilet rolls start off at several metres wide, over 2 metres tall and weigh several tonnes) Distribution and warehousing footprints can then be added onto to that of the supermarket itself and similarly apportioned.
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