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South Africa has no gas supply - I never saw anything but bottled gas before I came to the U.K. Everything is electric, it's all we knew. 25 years ago I lived in Newcastle, Natal. The town was built around the Iscor steel smellting plant, all electric furnaces obviously. 'Bulk 'leccy was charged tak...

Yea,yea,yea it's OIL intensive - but it was in the 70's! It's the community spirit I was try'n to get across - everyone pulling together, AND enjoying it!

Probly gone too far this time - I'll get me coat.....

Goii'n back some - but bloody 'ell - community & callin all?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_T0MONtP0w

I dunno how to make it a link - but I think it's fantastic, now THAT's COMMUNITY!!!!

It's a British version of Convoy - I recognise quite a few of the trucks....
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I ticked the first option but we are somewhat divided. The majority of us work together, but we have a family - two brothers - who look out for themselves and "family" first and foremost. If the "community" has something they can use, they will wait till it's done, then ask to us...

I personally am planning for 2012 for the first real signs - doubt I'll be ready though, don't think I will ever be ready
Really hope I am wrong by a factor of at least 10! Another 20 or so years would suit me just fine - not my kid's though............

No, no - no joke, it was tried in a few European countries and America, I think, in the '20's and 30's, but they were using two wires strung on poles along the tow-path, with similar "arm" type pick-ups used on trolley busses. The big problems were overtaking, (had to uncouple the booms an...

Adam, did you catch the thing on Oil Drum about Trolly Boats? Can't find it right now, but really was quite fascinating. I was envisaging a grid type pick-up over the canal, fed from all manner of small hydro at locks, solar where practicle, boats running on internal batt's for going through tunnels...

In my opinion, if it doesn't come back to 73/75 by next week Wednesday/Thursday, then the "who does what drastic" is not having much luck containing things - for me that's scary stuff.............anyone for the next global crash?

OI, our Tess isn't no "lurker" - she' a founding member of Power Switch!!! (Am assuming most of us know of her past role in the "city" - if not, it's up to Tess to enlighten people - hint: she started the "price" sticky) :D Nice to see the recent posts Tess, thought we ...

Yea - and Joanna technology panels were developed in South Africa in 2001 - 47% efficiency - and the tech. was sold to a German panel company in 2002/3. The panels will be univerally available to the public late 2003.................. Oh, how about Borealis Power Chips? Fantastic little things about...

More importantly - for me that is - it means my "Free-Banding" on 11 metres, (27 Meg C.B. ) get's skip conditions going again - no more reliance on EchoLink

Cheers Vortex, thanks for that, but my experience is somewhat different. I took out a credit card at 16 %, increasing to 18% after the "introduct'ry" period. Well affordable at that time, (2001). All is well and within budget until MBNA "buys" out my banks cards, (around 2006). M...

Beria, my thoughts are that above £90 to $100 - perhaps even lower - the world's econonomy, as it stands, can't afford it. Large scale business cannot buy, goes bust and demand goes down the drain, oil prices follow - see 2007/2008/2009. Very simplistic I know, but disregarding all the complexities,...

I'm not sure we will ever see $150 again. Last time round everyone was flush with the readies after a lovely huge "growth" period - they managed, (airlines in particular), to continue for a while at that price by dipping into the "savings". Methinks the "savings", gover...

Hi ODO - welcome. Please be VERY cautious when investigating back-up power. I have 21 x 70 watt solar panels, 1 x Rutland 913 wind generator and a bank of 20 x 110 a/h batteries - total in excess of 14,000 quid. The last few weeks I have not got enough electricity to run my 60 watt circulation pump ...