Random Irritations

People that have never worked offshore sitting in the office, hundreds or sometimes thousands of miles away from the work location, trying to tell you when the vessel should sail as they've looked at the weather forecast and it looks OK. A typical conversation goes something like....

Them - "Will you be sailing on Tuesday as the forecast looks OK"?
Me - "Not sure yet. That's still 4 days away, it could all change. But we're ready to sail as soon as it's good enough"
Them - "Yes, but will that be on Tuesday"?
Me - "At the minute I've no idea. It could be Monday or it could be Wednesday, it depends what happens with the weather"
Them - "So it looks like it will be Tuesday then"?
Me - (losing the will to live) - "Yes it will be Tuesday".

Or my favourite ever conversation....

Them - "Why haven't you sailed yet"?
Me - "The weather isn't good enough"
Them - "But it's lovely here"
Me - "Yes, but you're sitting in an office in London and we're on a boat in Northern Norway with 40 knot winds".
 
TfL indicator boards. The platform one tells it’s a City train via Victoria. The train is convinced it’s an Edgware Road train and announces it at every opportunity. I suppose I’ll find out after Earl’s Court.
 
TfL indicator boards. The platform one tells it’s a City train via Victoria. The train is convinced it’s an Edgware Road train and announces it at every opportunity. I suppose I’ll find out after Earl’s Court.

Whilst the new signalling system comes in that will be harder to maintain as running upgrade and legacy equipment at once
 
The size of your car has no bearing on how polluting it is, it created pollution just by the process of being built and fluided up. I didnt know public transport was pollution free.....
Correct. Those gas guzzling, road-hogging, air-polluting 4x4's (especially when towing caravans) are so good for the environment, while electric trains are killing us all.
The caravan lobby are now welcoming electric cars with open arms, knowing that they might be able to reach the end of the street.
 
Correct. Those gas guzzling, road-hogging, air-polluting 4x4's (especially when towing caravans) are so good for the environment, while electric trains are killing us all.
The caravan lobby are now welcoming electric cars with open arms, knowing that they might be able to reach the end of the street.

Whilst electric trains are great where exactly do you think the electric comes from?
 
What parks? Caravan parks? If National or Pubic parks, most caravans get taken to the Caravan park, set up and then the owners drive in their cars to various places. No caravan owner in their right mind would ever take their caravan with them every time they left the caravan park.
No wonder caravan owners jealously guard their parks. They wouldn't want their precious van missing when they return from the nearest pub.
To think there was a time when people went camping in a tent. No home comforts and with no soft bed to lie on. The sound of rain on the tent would keep them awake at night.
And how revolting is that back to nature stuff! Caravans lead the way in the war on nature.
It should be compulsory for all car owners to tow caravans. As nobody will be moving fast that should save plenty of CO2 and NOX.
 
Not a massive percentage ,

In the 3rd quarter of 2018,

Gas accounted for 38.6 % of electricity generation .
Renewables share increased to a record 33.1 % (wind and solar)
Nuclear 22.9%
Coal accounted for 2.5 per cent, (a record low)

Britain is now the WORLD LEADER in Offshore wind and with onshore wind and solar, it is the cheapest, cleanest source of energy available and will never run out
 
In the 3rd quarter of 2018,

Gas accounted for 38.6 % of electricity generation .
Renewables share increased to a record 33.1 % (wind and solar)
Nuclear 22.9%
Coal accounted for 2.5 per cent, (a record low)

Britain is now the WORLD LEADER in Offshore wind and with onshore wind and solar, it is the cheapest, cleanest source of energy available and will never run out

Still 66.9% not renewable sources

Yes its improving but train travel isn't as green as some claim

Especially if its diesel powered
 
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