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  2. Harry the Unhinged!

    in Chat Central

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    Buy a newspaper? We don’t have one! In the city (Edmonton) I think they still have two but the local stage coach no longer brings them  here, Oh that’s because the local stage coach no longer comes here! So we have to watch the very biased TV news or the follow faithful “Facebook” to get the “truth”

    My mom used to send us the Sunday Post so we could follow Oor Willie and the Broon’s and Blyth News, I enjoy reading newspapers and I encourage friends to bring one back from their vacations, I like reading the different points of views especially from foreign counties.

    The sad part is seeing politics and PC crowd have completely take over what we see and read, it was always there but not as bad as it is today. Now the only true news is in the obituaries.

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  4. Buying an Electric Vehicle (EV) - the real facts!

    in Chat Central

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    1/ I enjoy researching anything I buy, but I don’t think many others can or do, using manufactures information is a good starting point, using several manufacturers can give you a clue to the others good/ bad points. But don’t expect any of them to give the bad points.

     

    2/ Very true about front end loaded, and consider the lack of future maintenance, oil changes, air filters, exhaust etc, THEN there is the eventual EV battery life, replacement and disposal cost.

     

    3/ Hybrids, without a hybrid I couldn’t make a round trip to the airport to pick up family! Especially in the winter, no present vehicle has the range and the lack of charging stations to make it possible.

     

    4/ Good point.

     

    5/ Range is the most important consideration in my location, (see #3) at present lack of charging stations, cold weather reduces range considerably and is further reduced by the need for winter heat, windows and body.  With the eventual addition of charging station this will add to the range but a lot of time to journey.

     

    6 and 7/ 100 % of charging will be at home. The cost of electricity has skyrocketed recently (ours has) while petrol prices have also risen, the price of electricity is sure to go much higher as the demand grows. (And the Greener we get)I expect the electrical distribution infrastructure system will have to be improved to meet the new demand, especially in the older housing areas, (most houses don’t have garages, how do you safely plug in? And multi vehicles) we don’t have off peak electrical rates.

     

    8/ 300 mile minimum WINTER (-20c) driving would be my minimum. Newer, lighter and recyclable batteries must come first.

     

    Threegee, What improvements have you seen in the four years? What is it and what are its good points? Range? MPG $ equivalent ? Typical trip milage? Any negatives?

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  5. HAPPY EASTER.

    in Friends and Family

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    Hi Alan, Great weather here in Grande Cache and yes long way from Eastern storms, 10c here today and I've just moved 3ft snow from the garden as its melting fast, ice fishing huts are off the lake, rivers are opening up, spring is just around the corner, birds will be returning and the bears will be wakening up soon, but snow forecast for Wednesday! Just had some of my family here for Easter, the first visit to the mountains for Great grandson (baby) 

  11. Friday night is quiz night ('cos I know you've got nothing better to do just now)

    in Chat Central

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    1. In which century was the term ‘Xmas’ coined Twelvlth
    2. Which saint is celebrated on 26th December St Stephen
    3. How many reindeer feature in the poem ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ 8
    4. What is the name of the last ghost to visit Scrooge in ‘A Christmas Carol’ Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
    5. Why did the other reindeer laugh at Rudolph His Red nose
    6. Stollen is the traditional fruit cake of which country Germany
    7. In which direction should you stir sweet mincemeat for good luck Clockwise
    8. What is a female turkey called Hen
    9. Before turkey, a traditional English Christmas dinner included a pig’s head smothered in mustard. True
    10. Part of the Christmas celebrations in Oaxaca City, Mexico, is Noche de Rábanas. Which food gives the festival its name Radish
    11. Which Christmas food is considered to bring good luck if eaten on all of the twelve days of Christmas Mince Pie
    12. Who designed the first Christmas card, sent in 1843 John Callcott Horsley
    13. Which country is the largest exporter of Christmas trees Canada
    14. How many days do we have between Christmas and the Epiphany 12
    15. Which of the following was NOT a gift given by the wise men to the baby Jesus: Frankincense, silver, myrrh, gold Silver
    16. Is there a Mrs Santa Clause Yes
    17. Which country is credited with the Christmas beverage Eggnog Britian
    18. From which country is the Christmas tree, traditionally placed in Trafalgar Square, London, a gift Norway
    19. Who tracks Santa’s location on Christmas Eve? Bonus point for when it started. NORAD 1958
    20. In 1946 Nat King Cole recorded a song about “chestnuts roasting on an open fire”. What was the name of the song The Christmas Song

    Merry Christmas to you all.

     

  14. HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

    in Chat Central

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    Hi CL, yes had a good Thanks giving but a quiet one.

    Our trip went very well, the family enjoyed the visit but alas too short to fit everything in, it does leave something to go back for!

    Hopefully they will get to take their children and grande children back and be able to show them their roots. We found their old homes, Friends, schools, shops and beaches and had a family reunion, even popped into the Red Lion a few times to see if any of our forum friends were there.

    I thought the town was looking very nice, I had expected dome and gloom but quite the opposite , clean and tidy, Church and cemetery was looking very nice the entrance upgrade, buildings and roadways, we kept looking for more Bedlington Terrier type seats! (a few in the cemetery would be nice!) The flower displays were still blooming and looking very nice, credit to those looking after them. 

     

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  19. Another Extraordinary meeting of NCC!

    in Talk of the Town

  23. Extraordinary full council meeting yesterday.

    in Talk of the Town

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    Ah! I wish I had watched this one first, a much better understanding of the issues. As Councillor Wearmouth mentions checks and balances I still don't understand what extra checks and balances have been put in place that every large organization always have! and who wasn't following them.

    I do like the recycling initiatives that are being put in place. But make it simple or it won't happen.

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