hicksy3
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That's funny, when I was in 10 minutes ago there were queues at the stalls I visited. Either there's two Moor markets or you need to get out more. Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android
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How about you moaning so-and-sos give it a try as a market? Works pretty well for me, but then I'm not a sad pathetic troll. Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android
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Sincere condolences to all involved. DfT funded an innovation project recently, a website where people can record cycle near misses and collisions. Sure there are others, but if it happens to you collideosco.pe is one place you can report it. Idea is it becomes a xrowdspurced evidence base for where to spend money on boosting road safety. Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android
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Had a disappointing steak from there a month or so back. Also bought a pie that was frozen and they didn't tell me. What sort of independent butchers sells frozen pies FFS? All meat strikes me as Sunday market quality. Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android
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Farfield Tavern? Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android
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Low Frequency Vibration/Humming in The House
hicksy3 replied to Jzone's topic in Sheffield News & Discussions
I thought this was an advert for a nightclub from the title. Like 'low frequency oscillation in da house y'all!' Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android -
Drone flying around manor park..
hicksy3 replied to sheff-utd's topic in Sheffield News & Discussions
CAA rules ban from flying in built up areas. Within quite short distances of buildings. Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android -
Bad idea when dumpit sites and numerous scrapyards take them. Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android
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Old fire extinguisher - where to dispose?
hicksy3 replied to Mindbending's topic in Sheffield News & Discussions
In fairness to Penistone999, the best way to dispose of old tyres is in a controlled energy recovery plant (a la Bernard Road) or similarly controlled furnace or cement kiln. But it's not great for car batteries, that dump it sites do take. If the OP still has the fire extinguisher, I suggest draining and depressurising, then unscrewing the top if possible. Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android -
Sheffield, the largest city in Europe..
hicksy3 replied to Peakwalking's topic in Sheffield News & Discussions
Electric trains just pull/push the train along. Diesel trains are far more complex. The diesel motor doesn't push/pull the train. It either powers a generator to power electric motors to push/pull the train along. Or drives a hydraulic transmission to push/pull the train along. Complexity causes loss of efficiency and higher maintenance costs. Rail is different to road in terms of electric/internal combustion being optimum. The electricity gets delivered 'fresh' to the train by OLE or third/fourth rail. Electric trains don't need batteries like electric cars, so their economic, environmental and social benefit (DEFRA reckon poor air quality cost the UK £9-19Bn last year, diesel trains played their part) is clear. -
Sheffield, the largest city in Europe..
hicksy3 replied to Peakwalking's topic in Sheffield News & Discussions
It would be good to get back to the situation 50 years ago when Sheffield had an electric railway to Manchester. -
There's an event on tonight called Peddler Market. It's got beer stalls and food stalls and that, down on Arundel St. Looks good and I'm going, they don't seem to make much fuss about themselves for some reason.
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Is Sheffield the worst planned developed city in UK?
hicksy3 replied to gwhite78's topic in Sheffield News & Discussions
Just thinking with MOT coming up, wish my car was made of stainless steel.... Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android -
Sheffield, the largest city in Europe..
hicksy3 replied to Peakwalking's topic in Sheffield News & Discussions
Electric trains are coming someday-maybe. Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android -
Old fire extinguisher - where to dispose?
hicksy3 replied to Mindbending's topic in Sheffield News & Discussions
Ski Village? Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android -
MML electrification "paused"
hicksy3 replied to Annie Bynnol's topic in Sheffield News & Discussions
Not such great news then. TPE misses out South section taking in Sheffield and MML is eight years away..... Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android -
MML electrification "paused"
hicksy3 replied to Annie Bynnol's topic in Sheffield News & Discussions
Great news folks: http://bbc.in/1O1xes9 -
Is Sheffield the worst planned developed city in UK?
hicksy3 replied to gwhite78's topic in Sheffield News & Discussions
Nice thought but I'd say 30 or 40 years hence. Going to be some interesting situations on the way to full driverless too, when we're part user driven, part driverless. Given some people's distrust of Smart motorways (see other thread) perhaps 30-40 years is optimistic. Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android -
Do you get away with using more then one bin?
hicksy3 replied to Onthetyne's topic in Sheffield News & Discussions
It's the Italian mafia who dump rubbish into the Aegean isn't it? Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android -
M1 roadworks (Leeds and Chesterfield)
hicksy3 replied to Cyclone's topic in Sheffield News & Discussions
Actually, it's a great big unmet technical need; testing concrete pre-installation. It can't be done effectively. The only valid EN196 test is the 28 day hardness test. Obviously by this point it's too late; your concrete central reservation is well and truly in place. A company I know of in Letchworth called Concrete Smart Test are trying to develop tech to predict how good concrete will be before pouring, but it's a tricky business. -
Is Sheffield the worst planned developed city in UK?
hicksy3 replied to gwhite78's topic in Sheffield News & Discussions
So I'd be a better person if, instead of leaving my car parked up off road, I drove it to work every day? If I did that I'd be making potholes and adding to traffic congestion. If you think potholes and traffic jams are positive things, I'll happily make a lifestyle change and stop riding my bike to work. Perhaps I should take up smoking as I dodge tobacco duty too? -
Now I know that as I have been a landlord as well as a tenant. But lots of tenants don't. So when landlords sit on their hands instead of doing admin to return deposits, they don't know what to do. For a lot of tenants, a delay in returning deposits because an agent is sitting on their hands could lead to financial difficulties. Just having a spare £600 from one month to the next is a big ask. Tenancy deposit service should just return deposits to tenants within 14 days of claim if the agent or landlord doesn't respond. Not make them muck about with statutory declarations. As it turns out, I didn't have to go down that route, but Belvoir's performance did not meet expectations of a £329 fee. Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android
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Careful what you wish for. Do you really want Gleadless to get all gentrified? I mean you won't be able to get down the drive to Blackstock Road tip for pop-up cafes and the like. Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android
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Don't know about Oughtibridge; last time I looked over the wall all I saw were more rats than you could shake a stick at! I looked in the pond/dam/millrace outside Kelham Island brewery back in the summer and it was teeming. No idea about permits, sorry.
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For the people of Rivelin/Stannington.
hicksy3 replied to Hots on's topic in Sheffield News & Discussions
Do please explain how you 'open up' a bridge. In all seriousness, it's not just pop to B&Q for a bag of cement and knock something up on a Sunday afternoon. Wonder how many cars take up the full width of the bridge for four empty seats? Not that that's a criticism, people are entirely entitled to carry a tonne of metal round with them everywhere they go as that's the only possible way of doing things apparently.....