Climate Minister buys a castle with 16 bathrooms... and a massive carbon footprint R

[PC Electrics]

Re: Climate Minister buys a castle with 16 bathrooms... and a massive carbon footprin

I agree, somebody has got to own it or it will end up as rubble. I would also judge him on what he does with the building rather than the fact he purchased it. I don't see why people are calling for him to step down.

one word: jealousy

 

[PC Electrics]

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I had a call from a chap recently. "I'm buying a new house and installing a menage, 60x30, and require floodlighting. Also some work in the house. I'll take you over there"

Met up, nicest chap you could wish for. Took me here:
Country house for sale in Northamptonshire: Great Addington Manor | Houses & properties for sale in the UK, property prices and property news | Houses for sale, properties for sale - Country Life

Turns out he's alsready "offed" a number of contractors who've tried to rip him off just 'cos he's got a few bob. Yet again jealousy.

He could end up being my new best customer. Turns out this is his company, HQed in Rugby:
Web Design, Website Design, Web Designers Services & Resources

Instead of being jealous, the way I see it is look after this chap and he'll look after me. How many other people could he recommend me to over the next few years?

 

[alarm man]

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I had a call from a chap recently. "I'm buying a new house and installing a menage, 60x30, and require floodlighting. Also some work in the house. I'll take you over there"

Met up, nicest chap you could wish for. Took me here:
Country house for sale in Northamptonshire: Great Addington Manor | Houses & properties for sale in the UK, property prices and property news | Houses for sale, properties for sale - Country Life

Turns out he's alsready "offed" a number of contractors who've tried to rip him off just 'cos he's got a few bob. Yet again jealousy.

He could end up being my new best customer. Turns out this is his company, HQed in Rugby:
Web Design, Website Design, Web Designers Services & Resources

Instead of being jealous, the way I see it is look after this chap and he'll look after me. How many other people could he recommend me to over the next few years?

a tt for the log cabin,or you sure sir..personally id export sir,a tt it is sir..

 

[moggy1968]

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wirepuller, you need to read what I have written. I stated the complete opposite of pulling down old houses and my major complaint against the introduction of the energy rating requirement is that it discriminates against older properties. I have never suggested knocking down older properties and the quote you have highlighted clearly says nothing of the sort. FYI my parents live in a grade 2 listed farmhouse, and I am fitting their PV on their garage roof before he deadline.
As I have said numerous times but you clearly either haven't bothered to either read or understand is the hypocrisy of someone preaching to us all the carbon message while living in a house like this, and then only some of the time. he either needs to find another job or practice what he preaches.

Jealousy, nah, he can keep his pile. I'll keep my beautiful familly, my health and my happiness thanks. The arguments against this individuals actions have nothing to do with jealousy, it's about hypocrisy. Now I know thats a difficult concept for a politician. I don't resent people with money, I applaud people who have worked hard to earn themselves a bob or two but hypocrites I can't abide, and this man is clearly a hypocrite.

Alarm man, if you think we have enough coal to last a thousand years you are clearly deluded. Foreign coal is cheaper than UK coal for reasons of geology, do your research.
You appear to have overlooked the environmental and health implications of your fossil burning ideology. Likewise, try doing a bit of research. have a look into the health and polution issues of a hundred years (or less) ago.

 

[Des 56]

Re: Climate Minister buys a castle with 16 bathrooms... and a massive carbon footprin

earthstore
Oh and Des56 they want to build that power station at the end of your garden, it should be safe, however keep a close eye on your children though, as their health might not be as it should.. "Nuclear power is the future"
My arse

I am another dissenter of solar power solutions and a very big supporter of what I see as the only realistic energy source to meet our needs for the next few decades at least

Although not someone who denies the trend for global warming and consequent climate change,I have my doubts,

The audacity of human beings to believe that their acts are of such importance, that planetary weather cycles are more influenced by them than natural cyclical efffects by our sun is sometimes astounding

Remember the hockey stick that has been so publicised as the marker for human interference,look again at that hockey stick in the context of planetary history and not human history and it melts into insignificance,a blip on the long history of earths climate and thats being generous

There is an energy shortage,in this country it was caused by premature and idiotic closure of our main natural fossil fuel,coal
To discard such a resource for short term political vindictivenes and energy foolishness by Thatcher was nothing short of national suicide of energy self sufficiecy

Reliance on foriegn fuel now has us in the stranglehold of less than reliable others
The renewables industry is ploughing ahead witout a well thought out strategy with uncontrolled subsidy

We threw away one subsidised valuable resource and are now subsidising a suspect energy that will not meet the demands for our future

Given that our gold in the ground has been ****ed on by Thatcher and our reliance on others is now very real
Nuclear,yes nuclear is the only option

Would I support it if it was at the bottom of my garden ?
I worked in collieries at the bottom of my street when the communities health was of no interest to those that discarded our energy resource,it would be less unpleasant to have nuclear with modern safety features that make its past problems probably obsolete

So the rich politician can light his open fire and burn the coals if thats what he wants,maybe it will bring home to him the foolishness of what his predecessors did to our energy resources and to its people worked and relied on it at the time

Well, at least thats my view and time alone will tell if it was right or wrong

 

[moggy1968]

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bearing in mind most of our coal now comes from germany how is it 25% of their energy comes from renewable sources if coal is so wonderful?
There was another factor in the destruction of the Uks minimg industry, Scargills ego! he tried to hold the country to ransom, Thatcher called his bluff.
As above, for reasons of geology our minimg was largely uneconomic compared to other countries. As our car industry discovered as well, you cannot artificially prop up a failing industry, what you can do though is invest in and support a fledgling growing one.

 

[alarm man]

Re: Climate Minister buys a castle with 16 bathrooms... and a massive carbon footprin

, you cannot artificially prop up a failing industry,

unfortunatley your finding that out too mogga..

 

[moggy1968]

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I decided to delete this message myself. It doesn't mean I have changed the view expressed, just that maybe expressing it here isn't the right place

 

[alarm man]

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read the last sentance you trolling muppet.
The solar industry was hardly a failing industry! Progressive, forward thinking, dynamic are more the words that spring to mind.
If we want to talk jealousy how about those people in the trades who missed the renewables boat, because of their own stupidity or inertia, or being too stuck in old failing technology who now live out their bitterness, resentment and jealousy trolling on forums they have nothing useful to contribute to?

i'll put that down to whatever mogga,i wont take offence,but troll im not,stuck in the past,not either,i have my views you yours,i'll take on the chin.you have the right to say it..

 

[Earthstore]

Re: Climate Minister buys a castle with 16 bathrooms... and a massive carbon footprin

So what about this house then?

 

[The Solar King]

Re: Climate Minister buys a castle with 16 bathrooms... and a massive carbon footprin

Moderators
It is time to close this thread. There is nothing new being said. We will just bring ourselves in to disrepute if this is allowed to continue. It is OK to hold differing views, we live in a democracy. Slagging each other off never helps. I will bet on 98% of issues you would not get a cigarette paper between all those who have posted.

 

[SolarCity]

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I'll keep the thread open for now as there are some interesting points being made. Try to keep it on topic and avoid slagging each other off.

 

[solarsavings]

Re: Climate Minister buys a castle with 16 bathrooms... and a massive carbon footprin

I had a call from a chap recently. "I'm buying a new house and installing a menage, 60x30, and require floodlighting. Also some work in the house. I'll take you over there"

Met up, nicest chap you could wish for. Took me here:
Country house for sale in Northamptonshire: Great Addington Manor | Houses & properties for sale in the UK, property prices and property news | Houses for sale, properties for sale - Country Life

Turns out he's alsready "offed" a number of contractors who've tried to rip him off just 'cos he's got a few bob. Yet again jealousy.

He could end up being my new best customer. Turns out this is his company, HQed in Rugby:
Web Design, Website Design, Web Designers Services & Resources

Instead of being jealous, the way I see it is look after this chap and he'll look after me. How many other people could he recommend me to over the next few years?

Have they really sought to take adavantage because he has loads of dough, or, more likely, he THINKS they are.