Today's "What Gets My Goat" - NO POLITICS!

[maddog04]

eh darrsi......magneto man

since I read your post I've been the same......getting buzzed off everything I touch

last two days have been interesting to say the least

[darrsi]

eh darrsi......magneto man

since I read your post I've been the same......getting buzzed off everything I touch

last two days have been interesting to say the least

I got given a free rugby top at work the other day, but it's made of polyester for strength purposes.
I swear i was waiting to spontaneously combust when i put it on, you could hear the crackling of static, absolutely no way i could wear it.
All my boots have to be anti static as well, otherwise i get shocks between my toes when i walk, which is even worse in winter. Can only wear 100% cotton socks as well otherwise it just makes things worse.
Sounds funny, but it really isn't. 

[maddog04]

I know what you're saying bro

[YamFazFan]

When you get a weekend of lovely weather like this one and some complete arse in the vicinity decides to light a bonfire.

[Trebus]

When you get a weekend of lovely weather like this one and some complete arse in the vicinity decides to light a bonfire.

Usually 5 minutes after you’ve hung the washing out to dry!

[maddog04]

nuisance neighbours eh?

in a garden or on wasteland.........if garden

ring 999 get fire to attend, tell operator you think its a house job........upon arrival Fire may let it go as a controlled burn but the proviso will be that if further calls come in, we'll have to extinguish

so if it isn't put out first go................multiple calls from you and the neighbours

there's more than one way to skin a cat

[steve 10562cc]

If it's a regular problem by the same person report them to your environmental health department they will take action. We had the same problem where I used to live the idiot had a gardening business and rather than pay tipping charges for his business waste he used to burn it most evenings in summer burning weeds and grass stinks and the smoke hung on wind lass nights. I spoke to the t**t but no change so reported him to environmental health along with several of the neighbours. He was served with an enforcement notice to stop the fires he had no choice but had to comply. Best do these things the legal way rather than the way most of us would like too.

[Dudeofrude]

I was under the impression it's perfectly legal to have a bonfire in your own garden?

[BBROWN1664]

I was under the impression it's perfectly legal to have a bonfire in your own garden?

Depends on your local by-laws

Where I am in the UK, it is after dusk only.
At my French place, none are allowed from April to October

[steve 10562cc]

They might have acted because there were a fair few reports about the same person and it was commercial garden/waste he was burning. He stopped and that was all the people that lived with a square mile of him was bothered about.   

[tommyardin]

As BB said it depends on the local authorities. Some areas you are not allowed to burn ordinary household coal but it has to be smokeless, not sure about logs.
We retained one open fireplace in my house in our front sitting room (Posh people call it a lounge) the open fire makes a real focal point and creates a nice warm atmosphere.       

[darrsi]

If it's a regular problem by the same person report them to your environmental health department they will take action. We had the same problem where I used to live the idiot had a gardening business and rather than pay tipping charges for his business waste he used to burn it most evenings in summer burning weeds and grass stinks and the smoke hung on wind lass nights. I spoke to the t**t but no change so reported him to environmental health along with several of the neighbours. He was served with an enforcement notice to stop the fires he had no choice but had to comply. Best do these things the legal way rather than the way most of us would like too.

Burning weeds and grass could be classed as a vegetarians BBQ. 

[steve 10562cc]

Could also depend on the type of grass that was burning.  

[Hugh Mungus]

As BB said it depends on the local authorities. Some areas you are not allowed to burn ordinary household coal but it has to be smokeless, not sure about logs.     

Logs are now 'green' if you burn them in an approved log burner - we also burn smokeless coal as we had a multi-fuel stove installed but when we bought the house it had an open fire and I used the coal that was in the tumbled down coal bunker and OMG did it smoke! I had to mix it in with smokeless stuff to get rid of it.

[darrsi]

Clear as mud 


https://www.gov.uk/garden-bonfires-rules

[BBROWN1664]

Logs are now 'green' if you burn them in an approved log burner

They are trying to implement that but for existing log burners/fires, dry wood is OK anyway. Its the damp stuff that spits, farts and smokes a lot.

[fazersharp]

Logs are now 'green' if you burn them in an approved log burner

They are trying to implement that but for existing log burners/fires, dry wood is OK anyway. Its the damp stuff that spits, farts and smokes a lot.

At home we had an open fire and some wood - I think it was ash used to spit like mad, you would be watching some mothers do ave em and suddenly a red hot meteorite would come flying at you.
Thanks to constant colds as a kid I am now a perfect shot at living room distance from throwing the tissues into the fire from the sofa.     

[Oldgit]

people who are at traffic lights, and when the light sequence turns to green they are never ready to pull away, most annoying.
 

[Hugh Mungus]

Car drivers that slow down for speed cameras when they are already going 20mph less than the limit!!!!
The one that did it tonight nearly had 44 tonnes of lorry to help speed him back up again.

[agricola]

people who are at traffic lights, and when the light sequence turns to green they are never ready to pull away, most annoying.

people who are at traffic lights, and when the amber light comes on, theyre on the horn straightaway, most annoying 

[Freck]

Car drivers that slow down for speed cameras when they are already going 20mph less than the limit!!!!
The one that did it tonight nearly had 44 tonnes of lorry to help speed him back up again.

Also the idiots who slow down for a Gatso camera which is on the opposite side of the road......even  when they are already going 20mph less than the limit!!!!

[dazza]

Logs are now 'green' if you burn them in an approved log burner

They are trying to implement that but for existing log burners/fires, dry wood is OK anyway. Its the damp stuff that spits, farts and smokes a lot.

At home we had an open fire and some wood - I think it was ash used to spit like mad, you would be watching some mothers do ave em and suddenly a red hot meteorite would come flying at you.
Thanks to constantly masturbating as a kid I am now a perfect shot at living room distance from throwing the tissues into the fire from the sofa.   

[fazersharp]

Logs are now 'green' if you burn them in an approved log burner

They are trying to implement that but for existing log burners/fires, dry wood is OK anyway. Its the damp stuff that spits, farts and smokes a lot.

At home we had an open fire and some wood - I think it was ash used to spit like mad, you would be watching some mothers do ave em and suddenly a red hot meteorite would come flying at you.
Thanks to constantly masturbating as a kid I am now a perfect shot at living room distance from throwing the tissues into the fire from the sofa.   

Took me a while to spot it

[Hugh Mungus]

I spotted it but didn't want any further info thank you...

[steve 10562cc]

Preposed £2000 extra tax per household to properly fund the NHS when they are giving £15 billion pounds of our hard earned money in foreign aid away every year. It's about time those supposedly running this country looked after there own people first.