Guest Scuba1 Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 (edited) I am building this garden summerhouse/ pavilion/shed at the bottom of the garden at the moment and I have to put 60 .. yes that a six with a zero stuck to the right hand side of it little glass panes in the windows and doors. So that's the said bits of glass held by four strips of wood each and them held by two steel pins each. It a boring task and I wonder if I should finish it as its going to take some time. Is it in fact worth finishing because if we aren't wiped out by global warming or when the sun 'dies' we will get caught by 'death by wobbling'. Apparently the moon is moving away from us at 2cm per year. At some point in the future it's grvitational effect will cease to be sufficient to maintain the earth's rotation as it currently is (slightly tilted / essential to maintain the seasons). The earth's rotational axis will then wobble by up to 90 degrees and weather patterns will be well and truly screwed. On the bright side I suppose we don't have to move our towels up and down the beach as there won't be any tides. So what do you think, should I carry on putting them glass bits in that shed or is it not worth bothering about? ATB Michael Edited June 19, 2009 by Scuba1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad al 146 Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 Hello Michael, what a bitch of a job ,be somewhere to go though on a cold Winter's day like it has been here today Al Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Scuba1 Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 Hello Michael, what a bitch of a job ,be somewhere to go though on a cold Winter's day like it has been here today Al I shit you not, I have my ice skates hanging on the wardrobe in the hall just in case the temps drop any lower. ATB Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad al 146 Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 love it myself after a day being attacked by giant stinging nettles I then decided to have a go at cutting strips out of a slab of slate with a disc cutter even the dogs were coughin', never seen so much dust must be cut with a "wet" type thingy I guess Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Scuba1 Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 love it myself after a day being attacked by giant stinging nettles I then decided to have a go at cutting strips out of a slab of slate with a disc cutter even the dogs were coughin', never seen so much dust must be cut with a "wet" type thingy I guess Please don't remind me of that job........ I still have to cut a load of slate into tile shape to make a surrounding for the new fire place. The neighbours are going to love me with all that black dust as all I have is a 230mm angle grinder with a diamond disk on it. Their washing is not going to be just dry when they take it in. Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trapperman 474 Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 i lit the wood burner on wednesday night, IN MID JUNE crazy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stealthy1 3,964 Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 If I were you, and I wanted to look out of said windows, then I would want one piece glass windows and doors, or you may find you spend most of your time looking around the the wood surrounding the small panes, just a thought. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad al 146 Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 love it myself after a day being attacked by giant stinging nettles I then decided to have a go at cutting strips out of a slab of slate with a disc cutter even the dogs were coughin', never seen so much dust must be cut with a "wet" type thingy I guess Please don't remind me of that job........ I still have to cut a load of slate into tile shape to make a surrounding for the new fire place. The neighbours are going to love me with all that black dust as all I have is a 230mm angle grinder with a diamond disk on it. Their washing is not going to be just dry when they take it in. Michael All part of life's rich reward I guess Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Scuba1 Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 i lit the wood burner on wednesday night, IN MID JUNE crazy Not at all, 3 nights out of five I have the gas fire on at night while I sit here typing. They should make keyboards 6 feet wide, then I would get a bit of night time exercise. ATB Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LDR 29 Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 Hate to be the bearer of bad news........but do you really think anything we do now will make a difference??? We wont know it in our lifetime, but the people i feel for, are the tribes who live a pure life, live sustainably, want for nothing and more importantly ask for nothing...........our repayment is detsruction of the natural world and infringing on their lives............our government needs to answer more than our hunting ban!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Scuba1 Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 Hate to be the bearer of bad news........but do you really think anything we do now will make a difference??? We wont know it in our lifetime, but the people i feel for, are the tribes who live a pure life, live sustainably, want for nothing and more importantly ask for nothing...........our repayment is detsruction of the natural world and infringing on their lives............our government needs to answer more than our hunting ban!!!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhh you see LDR I am not doing all this renovating and stuff for myself, I am doing it for my mother and she is getting on to 70. Once i am done here i am of to Yucatan and live in the sticks away from all this civilisation malarky and the cold weather as well. ATB Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andyfr1968 772 Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 I really can't see why you're even bothering to think that far ahead, Michael. When that .25 Baracuda launched by Korea touches back down, we've all had it. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimmy0211 2 Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 I am building this garden summerhouse/ pavilion/shed at the bottom of the garden at the moment and I have to put 60 .. yes that a six with a zero stuck to the right hand side of it little glass panes in the windows and doors. So that's the said bits of glass held by four strips of wood each and them held by two steel pins each. It a boring task and I wonder if I should finish it as its going to take some time. Is it in fact worth finishing because if we aren't wiped out by global warming or when the sun 'dies' we will get caught by 'death by wobbling'. Apparently the moon is moving away from us at 2cm per year. At some point in the future it's grvitational effect will cease to be sufficient to maintain the earth's rotation as it currently is (slightly tilted / essential to maintain the seasons). The earth's rotational axis will then wobble by up to 90 degrees and weather patterns will be well and truly screwed. On the bright side I suppose we don't have to move our towels up and down the beach as there won't be any tides. So what do you think, should I carry on putting them glass bits in that shed or is it not worth bothering about? ATB Michael it takes around 8mins for the sun's rays to reach Earth, so if the sun does die on us you can enjoy your last 8 mins lookin at something you worked hard on to achieve then realise that in less than 8mins ther'l be no warmth and we'll all die and then you'll think what a f****n waste of time and energy and you'll be so pissed off you'll smash it yourself but when it is done you can sit in there and smile at your hard work Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Scuba1 Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 I really can't see why you're even bothering to think that far ahead, Michael. When that .25 Baracuda launched by Korea touches back down, we've all had it. Cheers. You have a point there andy. But.......................... - the moon, when it collided with Earth, caused to have the tilt it does thereby giving us the seasons we know. - without the moon the Earth's rotational axis would not be at all steady. - there is evidence that the gravitational pull of the moon is at least a contributory factor in volcanic and earthquake activity. - It used to be much closer to the Earth, I'll bet that made a good nighttime sky? Besides the effects of 'local problems' we also have another galaxy heading our way which will crash into the Milky Way one day + there is believed to be a super black hole (not just an ordinary one!) towards the centre of the Milky Way and Lex Luthor is up to no good again .............. no, wait, that's a cartoon. Eventually no new stars will be created and further on every star in the universe will run out of energy and there will be no light. I suppose that's if we don't all get sucked into black holes first and, apparently, even they will "evaporate" into nothing by leaking particles? I'm not happy. I wonder if the universe is God's posh equivalent of a lava lamp? I suppose, when everything is sucked into blackholes and there is only one left then maybe it will explode and ..................... this makes my head hurt. I don't even understand the simple explanations these scientists give. They be talking complete and utter bollocks? Who'd know? Stephen Hawking for PM. Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Scuba1 Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 I am building this garden summerhouse/ pavilion/shed at the bottom of the garden at the moment and I have to put 60 .. yes that a six with a zero stuck to the right hand side of it little glass panes in the windows and doors. So that's the said bits of glass held by four strips of wood each and them held by two steel pins each. It a boring task and I wonder if I should finish it as its going to take some time. Is it in fact worth finishing because if we aren't wiped out by global warming or when the sun 'dies' we will get caught by 'death by wobbling'. Apparently the moon is moving away from us at 2cm per year. At some point in the future it's grvitational effect will cease to be sufficient to maintain the earth's rotation as it currently is (slightly tilted / essential to maintain the seasons). The earth's rotational axis will then wobble by up to 90 degrees and weather patterns will be well and truly screwed. On the bright side I suppose we don't have to move our towels up and down the beach as there won't be any tides. So what do you think, should I carry on putting them glass bits in that shed or is it not worth bothering about? ATB Michael it takes around 8mins for the sun's rays to reach Earth, so if the sun does die on us you can enjoy your last 8 mins lookin at something you worked hard on to achieve then realise that in less than 8mins ther'l be no warmth and we'll all die and then you'll think what a f****n waste of time and energy and you'll be so pissed off you'll smash it yourself but when it is done you can sit in there and smile at your hard work But I wouldn't know, until the eight minutes were up and over, would I ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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