On Tue, 8 Nov 2011 14:38:58 -0800 (PST), robgraham
wrote:

On Nov 8, 9:16*pm, Gib Bogle wrote:
On 8/11/2011 2:38 p.m., Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:

url:http://www.buy4now.ie/woodiesdiy/pro...=14046&loc=P&c...

Reflecting cold? That's an interesting concept.

If heat is infra-red EM radiation, what is cold, I wonder?

Cold is the absorption of heat isn't it - it's a heat sink.

The first winters in this cottage were pretty miserable - just as well
we were young. Possibly late 18th century build with 3 ft thick stone
walls, it was probably warmer when built than when it was upgraded in
the late 1920's to have a proper wooden floor and lathe and plaster

ITYF it's "lath and plaster". A lathe is a machine for turning e.g.
wood or metal..


HTH

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Frank Erskine