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On 25/11/2013 12:45, Tim Watts wrote:
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...s-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! That's odd. A scissors platform sounds perfect for the job, or is it much higher than it looks? |
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Tim Watts wrote:
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...s-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! "The current lighting on the Terminal 5 concourse is being replaced with environmentally friendly LED bulbs" So all the people waiting to board the most environmentally damaging form of transport known to man will be happy in the knowledge that the airport's light bulbs that shine down on them are 'environmentally friendly'. What a load of arse. Anyone genuinely bothered about CO2 etc wouldn't fly. Bill |
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In article ,
Bill Wright wrote: So all the people waiting to board the most environmentally damaging form of transport known to man Are you absolutely sure about that? Per passenger mile on a modern full aircraft? -- *To steal ideas from *one* person is plagiarism; from many, research* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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In message , Bill Wright
writes Tim Watts wrote: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...wire-team-to-c hange-tens-of-thousands-of-out-of-reach-light-bulbs-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! "The current lighting on the Terminal 5 concourse is being replaced with environmentally friendly LED bulbs" So all the people waiting to board the most environmentally damaging form of transport known to man will be happy in the knowledge that the airport's light bulbs that shine down on them are 'environmentally friendly'. What a load of arse. Anyone genuinely bothered about CO2 etc wouldn't fly. But given that the airport is going to be there I'd rather the building used energy as efficiently as possible. Anyway, they are probably fitting LED becuase of lower running costs and reduced maintenance costs - or in this case having lights that stay alight :-) -- Chris French |
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In message , GB
writes On 25/11/2013 12:45, Tim Watts wrote: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...wire-team-to-c hange-tens-of-thousands-of-out-of-reach-light-bulbs-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! That's odd. A scissors platform sounds perfect for the job, or is it much higher than it looks? As ever these stories seem incomplete, AIUI it's not that they can't change them, but H&S conserns. I assume there are issues with the building being used 24/7, lots of staff/public around, the height of the lamps, the machinery needed, the amount of space you might need to cordon off etc. Dunno, but it's got to be somethign to do with that sort of thing. -- Chris French |
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On 25/11/2013 12:45, Tim Watts wrote:
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...s-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! Then they will replace them with LEDs and work out that they are too dim, and do the whole exercise again ;-) -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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Tim Watts wrote:
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...s-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! Would it have been impractical to design the bars the lights are on so they could be lowered as happens in theatres? -- Jeremy C B Nicoll - my opinions are my own. Email sent to my from-address will be deleted. Instead, please reply to replacing "aaa" by "284". |
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On Monday 25 November 2013 14:52 Jeremy Nicoll - news posts wrote in uk.d-i-
y: Tim Watts wrote: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...s-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! Would it have been impractical to design the bars the lights are on so they could be lowered as happens in theatres? Or incorporate a series of arty walking gantries into the design - and hang the lights off those. Oh - that would involve architects thinking - I forgot, silly me... -- Tim Watts Personal Blog: http://squiddy.blog.dionic.net/ http://www.sensorly.com/ Crowd mapping of 2G/3G/4G mobile signal coverage |
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Nicoll - news posts wrote: Tim Watts wrote: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...s-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! Would it have been impractical to design the bars the lights are on so they could be lowered as happens in theatres? Architects don't concern themselves with details. I have a proposal (based on working in ba=rand new buildings) that members of that profession should be compelled to live or work, as appropriate, for at least 6 months in any building they have designed. -- From KT24 Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18 |
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Well, one would have thought that the original design would have included
the mounting hardware for a gondola system. I'm sure this was done in many arenas with high cieling fitted lighting for goodness sake. What a bunch of idiots the planning aceptance mob must have been. Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active "Tim Watts" wrote in message ... http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...s-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! -- Tim Watts Personal Blog: http://squiddy.blog.dionic.net/ http://www.sensorly.com/ Crowd mapping of 2G/3G/4G mobile signal coverage |
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On 25/11/2013 13:13, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Bill Wright wrote: So all the people waiting to board the most environmentally damaging form of transport known to man Are you absolutely sure about that? Per passenger mile on a modern full aircraft? You do have to look only at first class passengers on a long haul flight to justify the claim. According to DEFRA, those passengers are responsible for 322.3 gms of CO2 equivalent pre passenger kilometre (gCO2/pkm). The averages for aircraft a Short Haul flights 95.9 gCO2/pkm Long Haul flights 110.4 gCO2/pkm. Domestic flights 163.1 gCO2/pkm For comparison, some other figures a London Underground 73.6 gCO2/pkm Local London bus 86.3 gCO2/pkm Tyne & Wear Metro 103.6 gCO2/pkm Hybrid cars average 139.0 gCO2/pkm Local bus (outside London) 185.9 gCO2/pkm Electric cars, charged from the mains: France 12 gCO2/km UK 75 gCO2/km China 115 gCO2/km Note this is per car km, not per passenger km Colin Bignell |
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writes In article id, Jeremy Nicoll - news posts wrote: Tim Watts wrote: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...hwire-team-to- change-tens-of-thousands-of-out-of-reach-light-bulbs-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! Would it have been impractical to design the bars the lights are on so they could be lowered as happens in theatres? Architects don't concern themselves with details. I have a proposal (based on working in ba=rand new buildings) that members of that profession should be compelled to live or work, as appropriate, for at least 6 months in any building they have designed. Looking at the design, it is quite possible that it was designed with maintenance in mind. There appears to be a continuous round tube above the light fittings and it may have been intended to run a captive bogey over that as a rail to maintain the lights. I'd expect the truth of the matter is that that rail will be used to suspend a mobile working platform. The high-wire headline being bull**** of course as they admit in the body of the story that it is simply roped access. -- fred it's a ba-na-na . . . . |
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On 25/11/2013 13:13, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Bill Wright wrote: So all the people waiting to board the most environmentally damaging form of transport known to man Are you absolutely sure about that? Per passenger mile on a modern full aircraft? That would be a bit less than a half empty train and a lot less than an electric car and far far less than a cruise ship. |
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"Nightjar" wrote in message ... On 25/11/2013 13:13, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Bill Wright wrote: So all the people waiting to board the most environmentally damaging form of transport known to man Are you absolutely sure about that? Per passenger mile on a modern full aircraft? You do have to look only at first class passengers on a long haul flight to justify the claim. According to DEFRA, those passengers are responsible for 322.3 gms of CO2 equivalent pre passenger kilometre (gCO2/pkm). The averages for aircraft a Short Haul flights 95.9 gCO2/pkm Long Haul flights 110.4 gCO2/pkm. Domestic flights 163.1 gCO2/pkm For comparison, some other figures a London Underground 73.6 gCO2/pkm Local London bus 86.3 gCO2/pkm Tyne & Wear Metro 103.6 gCO2/pkm Hybrid cars average 139.0 gCO2/pkm Local bus (outside London) 185.9 gCO2/pkm Electric cars, charged from the mains: France 12 gCO2/km UK 75 gCO2/km China 115 gCO2/km Note this is per car km, not per passenger km Electric car charged from solar panels, 0g CO2/km |
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On 25/11/13 13:13, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Bill Wright wrote: So all the people waiting to board the most environmentally damaging form of transport known to man Are you absolutely sure about that? Per passenger mile on a modern full aircraft? exactly. you should try walking a track that's been used by horses. My god they make a muddy mess of anything. Worse than 4x4s. -- Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc-ra-cy) €“ a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers. |
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On 25/11/2013 16:14, harryagain wrote:
Electric car charged from solar panels, 0g CO2/km Rubbish.. they have already produced several tons of CO2 before you buy one. |
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On 25/11/2013 16:14, harryagain wrote:
"Nightjar" wrote in message ... .... Electric cars, charged from the mains: France 12 gCO2/km UK 75 gCO2/km China 115 gCO2/km Note this is per car km, not per passenger km Electric car charged from solar panels, 0g CO2/km According to the IPCC in 2011, solar PV panels produce, on average, 46 gCO2/kWhe. A 2008 study showed a range of 53-217 g CO2/kWh. That is compared to 16g CO2/kWh for a nuclear power plant. Hence an electric car charged from solar panels is likely to be quite a bit worse than the French electric car. Colin Bignell |
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On 25/11/2013 17:23, dennis@home wrote:
On 25/11/2013 16:14, harryagain wrote: Electric car charged from solar panels, 0g CO2/km Rubbish.. they have already produced several tons of CO2 before you buy one. That is generally reckoned to be about 70 gCO2e/km over the lifetime of an electric car but, to be fair, none of the figures I gave included the manufacturing load. Colin Bignell |
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On Monday, 25 November 2013 15:00:40 UTC, Brian Gaff wrote:
Well, one would have thought that the original design would have included the mounting hardware for a gondola system. I'm sure this was done in many arenas with high ceiling fitted lighting for goodness sake. What a bunch of idiots the planning acceptance mob must have been. Acceptance is the key. I doubt they would have designed it to be unserviceable. Only the idiots it was designed for probably thought they could get people to do it a lot cheaper. Maybe the gang that remodelled Windsor Castle. |
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Nightjar wrote: On 25/11/2013 13:13, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Bill Wright wrote: So all the people waiting to board the most environmentally damaging form of transport known to man Are you absolutely sure about that? Per passenger mile on a modern full aircraft? You do have to look only at first class passengers on a long haul flight to justify the claim. According to DEFRA, those passengers are responsible for 322.3 gms of CO2 equivalent pre passenger kilometre (gCO2/pkm). The averages for aircraft a Short Haul flights 95.9 gCO2/pkm Long Haul flights 110.4 gCO2/pkm. Domestic flights 163.1 gCO2/pkm For comparison, some other figures a London Underground 73.6 gCO2/pkm Local London bus 86.3 gCO2/pkm Tyne & Wear Metro 103.6 gCO2/pkm Hybrid cars average 139.0 gCO2/pkm Local bus (outside London) 185.9 gCO2/pkm Electric cars, charged from the mains: France 12 gCO2/km UK 75 gCO2/km China 115 gCO2/km Note this is per car km, not per passenger km Notice you've missed out ordinary cars. Over 400g per mile. -- *To steal ideas from *one* person is plagiarism; from many, research* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Tim Watts writes: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...s-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! It costs £5K to replace some of the lamps in the London Underground. That's one of the reasons they are moving to LED for some lights. -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
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"John Rumm" wrote in message
o.uk... On 25/11/2013 12:45, Tim Watts wrote: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...s-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! Then they will replace them with LEDs and work out that they are too dim, and do the whole exercise again ;-) http://www.schneider-electric.co.uk/...Terminal_5.pdf And from that link "We now have an ongoing relationship with BAA regarding training and maintenance" -- Adam |
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"GB" wrote in message
... On 25/11/2013 12:45, Tim Watts wrote: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...s-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! That's odd. A scissors platform sounds perfect for the job, or is it much higher than it looks? +1 Or will have to be a electric scissor lift that is only charged from green solar panels that is used? How does anyone else think that the lights got there in the first place? Bet it was a scissors platform or similar with an electrician and not the local circus high-wire team doing the wiring. -- Adam |
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Somebody must have put the light bulbs there in the first place why can't they do it the same way?
Richard |
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"charles" wrote in message
... In article id, Jeremy Nicoll - news posts wrote: Tim Watts wrote: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...s-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! Would it have been impractical to design the bars the lights are on so they could be lowered as happens in theatres? Architects don't concern themselves with details. I have a proposal (based on working in ba=rand new buildings) that members of that profession should be compelled to live or work, as appropriate, for at least 6 months in any building they have designed. The French brothel architects agree with you. -- Adam |
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On 25/11/2013 19:09, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Nightjar wrote: On 25/11/2013 13:13, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Bill Wright wrote: So all the people waiting to board the most environmentally damaging form of transport known to man Are you absolutely sure about that? Per passenger mile on a modern full aircraft? You do have to look only at first class passengers on a long haul flight to justify the claim. According to DEFRA, those passengers are responsible for 322.3 gms of CO2 equivalent pre passenger kilometre (gCO2/pkm). The averages for aircraft a Short Haul flights 95.9 gCO2/pkm Long Haul flights 110.4 gCO2/pkm. Domestic flights 163.1 gCO2/pkm For comparison, some other figures a London Underground 73.6 gCO2/pkm Local London bus 86.3 gCO2/pkm Tyne & Wear Metro 103.6 gCO2/pkm Hybrid cars average 139.0 gCO2/pkm Local bus (outside London) 185.9 gCO2/pkm Electric cars, charged from the mains: France 12 gCO2/km UK 75 gCO2/km China 115 gCO2/km Note this is per car km, not per passenger km Notice you've missed out ordinary cars. Over 400g per mile. My figures are grams per passenger kilometre. I omitted cars simply because there are far too many variations, depending upon size, fuel and occupancy. At one end, a diesel VW Polo with four people aboard would be 37.9 gCO2/pkm. At the other, excluding a few esoteric luxury cars, a petrol Land Rover Discovery with driver only comes out at 286.9 gCO2/pkm. Colin Bignell |
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On 25/11/2013 19:37, ARW wrote:
"GB" wrote in message ... On 25/11/2013 12:45, Tim Watts wrote: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...s-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! That's odd. A scissors platform sounds perfect for the job, or is it much higher than it looks? +1 Or will have to be a electric scissor lift that is only charged from green solar panels that is used? How does anyone else think that the lights got there in the first place? Bet it was a scissors platform or similar with an electrician and not the local circus high-wire team doing the wiring. I suspect that the concourse was probably empty at the time. As Chris French says, it gets rather more complicated when it is full of people and has to continue to operate normally. Colin Bignell |
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"Nightjar" wrote in message
... On 25/11/2013 19:37, ARW wrote: "GB" wrote in message ... On 25/11/2013 12:45, Tim Watts wrote: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...s-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! That's odd. A scissors platform sounds perfect for the job, or is it much higher than it looks? +1 Or will have to be a electric scissor lift that is only charged from green solar panels that is used? How does anyone else think that the lights got there in the first place? Bet it was a scissors platform or similar with an electrician and not the local circus high-wire team doing the wiring. I suspect that the concourse was probably empty at the time. As Chris French says, it gets rather more complicated when it is full of people and has to continue to operate normally. And the high wire experts will not need the area below them corndoned off? -- Adam |
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In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
writes In article , Nightjar wrote: On 25/11/2013 13:13, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Bill Wright wrote: So all the people waiting to board the most environmentally damaging form of transport known to man Are you absolutely sure about that? Per passenger mile on a modern full aircraft? You do have to look only at first class passengers on a long haul flight to justify the claim. According to DEFRA, those passengers are responsible for 322.3 gms of CO2 equivalent pre passenger kilometre (gCO2/pkm). The averages for aircraft a Short Haul flights 95.9 gCO2/pkm Long Haul flights 110.4 gCO2/pkm. Domestic flights 163.1 gCO2/pkm For comparison, some other figures a London Underground 73.6 gCO2/pkm Local London bus 86.3 gCO2/pkm Tyne & Wear Metro 103.6 gCO2/pkm Hybrid cars average 139.0 gCO2/pkm Local bus (outside London) 185.9 gCO2/pkm Electric cars, charged from the mains: France 12 gCO2/km UK 75 gCO2/km China 115 gCO2/km Note this is per car km, not per passenger km Notice you've missed out ordinary cars. Over 400g per mile. You must be on a higher social plane than me. My diesel estate is listed at about the same as the hybrid cars average in the list, and I bet it will carry more junk with more legroom for the passengers than any of the hybrids I've seen. -- Bill |
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On 25/11/2013 20:14, ARW wrote:
"Nightjar" wrote in message ... On 25/11/2013 19:37, ARW wrote: "GB" wrote in message ... On 25/11/2013 12:45, Tim Watts wrote: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...s-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! That's odd. A scissors platform sounds perfect for the job, or is it much higher than it looks? +1 Or will have to be a electric scissor lift that is only charged from green solar panels that is used? How does anyone else think that the lights got there in the first place? Bet it was a scissors platform or similar with an electrician and not the local circus high-wire team doing the wiring. I suspect that the concourse was probably empty at the time. As Chris French says, it gets rather more complicated when it is full of people and has to continue to operate normally. And the high wire experts will not need the area below them corndoned off? I would expect them to sling netting close under where they are working to protect people below, so probably not. Colin Bignell |
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In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
writes In article , Nightjar wrote: On 25/11/2013 13:13, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Bill Wright wrote: So all the people waiting to board the most environmentally damaging form of transport known to man Are you absolutely sure about that? Per passenger mile on a modern full aircraft? You do have to look only at first class passengers on a long haul flight to justify the claim. According to DEFRA, those passengers are responsible for 322.3 gms of CO2 equivalent pre passenger kilometre (gCO2/pkm). The averages for aircraft a Short Haul flights 95.9 gCO2/pkm Long Haul flights 110.4 gCO2/pkm. Domestic flights 163.1 gCO2/pkm For comparison, some other figures a London Underground 73.6 gCO2/pkm Local London bus 86.3 gCO2/pkm Tyne & Wear Metro 103.6 gCO2/pkm Hybrid cars average 139.0 gCO2/pkm Local bus (outside London) 185.9 gCO2/pkm Electric cars, charged from the mains: France 12 gCO2/km UK 75 gCO2/km China 115 gCO2/km Note this is per car km, not per passenger km Notice you've missed out ordinary cars. Over 400g per mile. You must be on a higher social plane than me. My diesel estate is listed at about the same as the hybrid cars average in the list, and I bet it will carry more junk with more legroom for the passengers than any of the hybrids I've seen. -- Bill |
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"Nightjar" wrote in message
... On 25/11/2013 20:14, ARW wrote: "Nightjar" wrote in message ... On 25/11/2013 19:37, ARW wrote: "GB" wrote in message ... On 25/11/2013 12:45, Tim Watts wrote: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...s-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! That's odd. A scissors platform sounds perfect for the job, or is it much higher than it looks? +1 Or will have to be a electric scissor lift that is only charged from green solar panels that is used? How does anyone else think that the lights got there in the first place? Bet it was a scissors platform or similar with an electrician and not the local circus high-wire team doing the wiring. I suspect that the concourse was probably empty at the time. As Chris French says, it gets rather more complicated when it is full of people and has to continue to operate normally. And the high wire experts will not need the area below them corndoned off? I would expect them to sling netting close under where they are working to protect people below, so probably not. Wasting more time and money. -- Adam |
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In article , ARW
wrote: "GB" wrote in message ... On 25/11/2013 12:45, Tim Watts wrote: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...s-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! That's odd. A scissors platform sounds perfect for the job, or is it much higher than it looks? +1 Or will have to be a electric scissor lift that is only charged from green solar panels that is used? How does anyone else think that the lights got there in the first place? Bet it was a scissors platform or similar with an electrician and not the local circus high-wire team doing the wiring. most likely the entire building was filled with scaffolding. -- From KT24 Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18 |
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"charles" wrote in message
... In article , ARW wrote: "GB" wrote in message ... On 25/11/2013 12:45, Tim Watts wrote: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...s-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! That's odd. A scissors platform sounds perfect for the job, or is it much higher than it looks? +1 Or will have to be a electric scissor lift that is only charged from green solar panels that is used? How does anyone else think that the lights got there in the first place? Bet it was a scissors platform or similar with an electrician and not the local circus high-wire team doing the wiring. most likely the entire building was filled with scaffolding. Is scaffolding illegal? Then just install more scaffolding. -- Adam |
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In article , ARW
wrote: "charles" wrote in message ... In article , ARW wrote: "GB" wrote in message ... On 25/11/2013 12:45, Tim Watts wrote: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...s-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! That's odd. A scissors platform sounds perfect for the job, or is it much higher than it looks? +1 Or will have to be a electric scissor lift that is only charged from green solar panels that is used? How does anyone else think that the lights got there in the first place? Bet it was a scissors platform or similar with an electrician and not the local circus high-wire team doing the wiring. most likely the entire building was filled with scaffolding. Is scaffolding illegal? Then just install more scaffolding. a bit difficult when you've got thousands of customers wandering around. -- From KT24 Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18 |
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"Nightjar" wrote in message
... On 25/11/2013 20:14, ARW wrote: "Nightjar" wrote in message ... On 25/11/2013 19:37, ARW wrote: "GB" wrote in message ... On 25/11/2013 12:45, Tim Watts wrote: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...s-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! That's odd. A scissors platform sounds perfect for the job, or is it much higher than it looks? +1 Or will have to be a electric scissor lift that is only charged from green solar panels that is used? How does anyone else think that the lights got there in the first place? Bet it was a scissors platform or similar with an electrician and not the local circus high-wire team doing the wiring. I suspect that the concourse was probably empty at the time. As Chris French says, it gets rather more complicated when it is full of people and has to continue to operate normally. And the high wire experts will not need the area below them corndoned off? I would expect them to sling netting close under where they are working to protect people below, so probably not. And the story is a wind up.-) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ightbulbs.html -- Adam |
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"charles" wrote in message
... In article , ARW wrote: "charles" wrote in message ... In article , ARW wrote: "GB" wrote in message ... On 25/11/2013 12:45, Tim Watts wrote: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...s-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! That's odd. A scissors platform sounds perfect for the job, or is it much higher than it looks? +1 Or will have to be a electric scissor lift that is only charged from green solar panels that is used? How does anyone else think that the lights got there in the first place? Bet it was a scissors platform or similar with an electrician and not the local circus high-wire team doing the wiring. most likely the entire building was filled with scaffolding. Is scaffolding illegal? Then just install more scaffolding. a bit difficult when you've got thousands of customers wandering around. Driven northbound on the A100 to Tower Bridge recently? -- Adam |
[OT] Heathrow hires high-wire team to change ... light bulbs
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ARW wrote: "charles" wrote in message ... In article , ARW wrote: "charles" wrote in message ... In article , ARW wrote: "GB" wrote in message ... On 25/11/2013 12:45, Tim Watts wrote: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...s-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! That's odd. A scissors platform sounds perfect for the job, or is it much higher than it looks? +1 Or will have to be a electric scissor lift that is only charged from green solar panels that is used? How does anyone else think that the lights got there in the first place? Bet it was a scissors platform or similar with an electrician and not the local circus high-wire team doing the wiring. most likely the entire building was filled with scaffolding. Is scaffolding illegal? Then just install more scaffolding. a bit difficult when you've got thousands of customers wandering around. Driven northbound on the A100 to Tower Bridge recently? No. -- From KT24 Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18 |
[OT] Heathrow hires high-wire team to change ... light bulbs
"charles" wrote in message
... In article , ARW wrote: "charles" wrote in message ... In article , ARW wrote: "charles" wrote in message ... In article , ARW wrote: "GB" wrote in message ... On 25/11/2013 12:45, Tim Watts wrote: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...s-8961562.html Oops - someone did not really think that through at the design stage! That's odd. A scissors platform sounds perfect for the job, or is it much higher than it looks? +1 Or will have to be a electric scissor lift that is only charged from green solar panels that is used? How does anyone else think that the lights got there in the first place? Bet it was a scissors platform or similar with an electrician and not the local circus high-wire team doing the wiring. most likely the entire building was filled with scaffolding. Is scaffolding illegal? Then just install more scaffolding. a bit difficult when you've got thousands of customers wandering around. Driven northbound on the A100 to Tower Bridge recently? No. The LHS pavement of the A100 northbound up to the brigde is all covered scaffold. And that bridge has thousands of tourists. -- Adam |
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