tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post1792582916878134686..comments2024-03-28T19:27:59.772+00:00Comments on A K Haart: Low carbon livingA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-57024815241573881402013-04-19T21:45:28.252+01:002013-04-19T21:45:28.252+01:00Sam - well my wood pile is twice the size of last ...Sam - well my wood pile is twice the size of last year's - easily. A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-10372332955003827202013-04-19T20:52:30.855+01:002013-04-19T20:52:30.855+01:00Actually, they look rather like us, except that my...Actually, they look rather like us, except that my wife is taller than me, and (I hasten to add) a good deal more desirable than the lady depicted.<br /><br />It's a hard life, but when the local youths jeer and throw things at me, I console myself with thoughts of my wood pile (stunning this year, simply stunning) and the gleaming copper tubes on my roof gleaming in the spring sunlight...Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-58518231091910336842013-04-19T20:28:20.956+01:002013-04-19T20:28:20.956+01:00Roger - I'm not a building bod. but I suspect ...Roger - I'm not a building bod. but I suspect those ski chalets are rather better insulated than our housing stock.<br /><br />Demetrius - Jack may have to change his ways if cold winters are with us again.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-52120928779456559742013-04-19T14:29:20.691+01:002013-04-19T14:29:20.691+01:00Jack Sprat could eat no fat, his wife could eat no...Jack Sprat could eat no fat, his wife could eat no lean....Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-66660321215431448122013-04-19T13:46:11.081+01:002013-04-19T13:46:11.081+01:00Now just suppose I decided to knock down my house ...Now just suppose I decided to knock down my house and rebuild exactly same size but with top banana insulation, boiler etc etc. One would think a single phone call to local council with a cheery 'certainly Sir' would be the response plus 'No, no charge for Building Control and no Planning Permission needed' would be a sane way to proceed. As if.<br /><br />Economic lunacy anyway, so shan't bother. Seems stupid really, pop along to any ski chalet and feel the radiators - barely warm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com