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Cake day: June 9th, 2023

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  • Ill add. My now passed grandfather raised me.

    He was a pacifist durimg the second world war. He and many were forced to mine resorces. As they refused to fight. As he was an engineer he was eventually reasigned to other work. Aircraft instrament manufacture at smiths.

    But at no point did he think the UK should just allow germany to take over.

    He just knew he was not able to fight himself. This was a commonf feeling among those conscripted during the second world war. And will always be a risk whe. A mation needs to defend itself from agressors.

    Not all of a nations people are best suited to fight.











  • As someone fitting solar to a small boat.

    Both is an option. IE have a water tank that can heat water on lower power slowly. Making use of reusable energy. And a heat bump to efficiently use it. (Not really doable on a small boat)

    And fit gas (i use electric) instant water heaters at the taps. I have it set up that I can turn it on and often use if when connected to shore power in winter.

    But use a tank heated by a solar dump when possible.

    Given how cheap solar panels are now. (£69 for 410w panal plus shipping) if your able to fit stuff yourself. It is worth the effort.





  • 6even when recycled the whole process increases the amount of plastics in the air.

    And plastic in general is always going to eventually end up in the enviroment. There is only so many times you can heat and melt plastic before its bonds start to collasps.

    Right from day one recycling was a plastics industries attempt to green wash and delay shut down/ replacement.

    Many better options exist. The only issue is production cost. And that will not improve while corperations continue to use plastic as the cheap solution.

    The industry knew what they were doing when they claimed plastic could be recycled. And need to suffer for the lie that it was a solution to the harm their product dose.




  • PS they dont all look the same. Many in shop walls while they have the same colour and basic design but flat.

    There were loads outside larger post offises that were black boxes with 3 slots. (From when 3 classes of mail existed.

    The first is and was common in villages where pavements were to narrow. But you are correct they were of a design that was reminisant of the piller.

    The bigger ones really were a huge acception. Other then shape i have no idea why they abolised the look.

    Not sure when they were built. May have been something to do with the 60s design ethos. As I can only remember the late 70s on.


  • Fair.

    I wonfer if you are old enouth to remember the early utility boxes.

    They were dark green made from much thicker metel. And had over hanging tops similar to postboxes but rectangular.

    Been a good couple of decades since I saw one. But they were more shapped little recess in the double doors etc.

    My guess is privatisation made the uriliries consider price and replacability over asthetics.

    If so. Thar dose not bode well for posr boxes.