The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

A question for you expert wordlers.
We are trying to get into it so today MrsD opened it on her tablet while opened it on my phone.
We both used New York Times.
We had completely different words etc.
Won't say** what they were in case I spoil it for anyone BUT how can that be ?
**quite happy to pm anyone with the 2 words.

 

[PaulSB]

A question for you expert wordlers.
We are trying to get into it so today MrsD opened it on her tablet while opened it on my phone.
We both used New York Times.
We had completely different words etc.
Won't say** what they were in case I spoil it for anyone BUT how can that be ?
**quite happy to pm anyone with the 2 words.

Yes, this is a known thing but I haven't experienced it. I just logged in to the NYT game on my laptop, put in the exact same guesses and got the same answer in three lines as on my phone.

 

[Paulus]

A question for you expert wordlers.
We are trying to get into it so today MrsD opened it on her tablet while opened it on my phone.
We both used New York Times.
We had completely different words etc.
Won't say** what they were in case I spoil it for anyone BUT how can that be ?
**quite happy to pm anyone with the 2 words.

Normally it's the same word no matter where in the world you are.
My friend out in Australia gets the same word, albeit 9 hours earlier.

 

[ColinJ]

I suspect are getting a wood burning stove installed. There's no chimneys/flues in these bungalows so it will be quite a task I presume.

My sister has an old wood burner in her Devon cottage. She is having it replaced with a better new one but has been told that the current arrangement is unsafe (venting smoke through a 400 year old chimney with no flue lining). I don't know whether she is getting honest advice on the subject but she is being told that she needs a flue lining putting in along with the new wood burner.

 

[PaulSB]

***** News Update *****
New Supplies Sent to Crieff
Tesco said to be exploiting the crisis​

Our reporter in Manchester has received confirmation from Co-op the affected store(s) will be resupplied by 17.00 today. A spokesman commented 3 x 24 packs have been despatched to return stocks to their normal level with one extra pack also desptached to increase stock levels by 33%. Unconfirmed reports suggest other local stores are felt to be exploiting the crisis by offering one free roll to any customer spending more than £100 in store.

 

[welsh dragon]

A question for you expert wordlers.
We are trying to get into it so today MrsD opened it on her tablet while opened it on my phone.
We both used New York Times.
We had completely different words etc.
Won't say** what they were in case I spoil it for anyone BUT how can that be ?
**quite happy to pm anyone with the 2 words.

I had that as well. I opened it for the first time ever. My word was totally different to my grandsons word.

 

[BoldonLad]

My sister has an old wood burner in her Devon cottage. She is having it replaced with a better new one but has been told that the current arrangement is unsafe (venting smoke through a 400 year old chimney with no flue lining). I don't know whether she is getting honest advice on the subject but she is being told that she needs a flue lining putting in along with the new wood burner.

I have heard something similar, although, no personal experience. The daughter of one of my drinking Pals was told similar, apparently, CO fumes from wood-burner can leak through the pointing of brickwork, even into adjacent house (if there is one), is what she was told.

 

[ColinJ]

I have heard something similar, although, no personal experience. The daughter of one of my drinking Pals was told similar, apparently, CO fumes from wood-burner can leak through the pointing of brickwork, even into adjacent house (if there is one), is what she was told.

It makes sense to me. Obviously, nobody will have been up the inside of a 400 year old chimney doing the pointing!

I suffered a bad dose of CO poisoning once and wouldn't wish it on anyone***.






*** I might consider a special exception for Putin, who includes poisoning other people as one of his lighter entertainments!

 

[welsh dragon]

There are a lot of new regulations for wood burning stoves now. From flues, to the protection from a potential fire between walls and the burner, to airwash systems, to the amount of air flow acceptable aroubd the burner, the size of flues etc .

 

[Tenkaykev]

My sister has an old wood burner in her Devon cottage. She is having it replaced with a better new one but has been told that the current arrangement is unsafe (venting smoke through a 400 year old chimney with no flue lining). I don't know whether she is getting honest advice on the subject but she is being told that she needs a flue lining putting in along with the new wood burner.

Almost certainly correct. We had an open hearth coal effect gas fire fitted over a decade ago and they came and did a pre inspection of the chimney. I'd been advised that if the flue wasn't in good condition then a flue liner would be required. The chap also checked the room ventilation. It's best to be safe than sorry.
There's a bungalow over the road that recently had a wood burner fitted, They fitted a stainless steel flue, it comes out of the roof tiles and rises about six feet to the ridge line. It also has a couple of S/S supports. As the tiles are the usual brown colour it does stick out like a sore thumb.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Mrs Tenkaykev has just received a belated ( due to our extended stay in Edinburgh caused by Covid ) birthday parcel from our son in London. A wonderful hand made card from our young granddaughter and some chocolates and Biscuits from Fortnums. One of the tins is labelled " Lucifers Biscuits " that contain ginger and Jalapeno chillies 🔥😎 Mrs Tenkaykev doesn't like ginger so I've bagsied them 😁

 

[Mo1959]

Almost certainly correct. We had an open hearth coal effect gas fire fitted over a decade ago and they came and did a pre inspection of the chimney. I'd been advised that if athe flue wasn't in good condition then a flue liner would be required. The chap also checked the room ventilation. It's best to be safe than sorry.
There's a bungalow over the road that recently had a wood burner fitted, They fitted a stainless steel flue, it comes out of the roof tiles and rises about six feet to the ridge line. It also has a couple of S/S supports. As the tiles are the usual brown colour it does stick out like a sore thumb.

As does next doors. It looks like they are about to set sail!

 

[Dave7]

As does next doors. It looks like they are about to set sail!



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What an eyesore that is

 

[Mo1959]

What an eyesore that is

Not just me then! It's certainly not attractive. Here's hoping the height will ensure the smoke clears my house if the wind is coming from that side. Don't fancy smoky washing or smelling it coming in the windows when they are open. Doesn't look like it should.

 

[ColinJ]

Oh dear - my Hebden Bridge pal seems to be having a succession of senior moments...!

She rang me from her landline to say that she had lost her mobile. Considering that she had rung me from her mobile only 20 minutes earlier, that took some doing. I rang the mobile and she tracked it down.

A few minutes later she rang again in a flap to tell me that she had lost her bank card after yesterday's walk to Todmorden. She had only just got the card after losing her previous one. Perhaps she had left the replacement card at the railway station? Or was it at HB Co-op? She rang the Co-op. Yes, they had the card. She just rang again. They had the old CANCELLED card!

Aargh... she just rang again. She used the card at Aldi in Todmorden yesterday so that seems to be the most likely place to have left it. I am going there now so I'll check.