> Joe,  (whatever happened to Jinx? :-)

Ooooh, touchy subject

During tournament preparation, we were trying to implement
Stovold's 1953 Variations as a way to get out of Nip. Jinx
had some rather deep, a little too deep if you ask me, questions
about Warburton's Modification -

"NB - it is important to distinguish between the Diagonal and
the Oblique. Although they may appear to be interchangeable, as
indeed they usually are, they serve very different purposes when
Hewlett's Proscription is in force, or when the game is played
under Floodlights.

The Ob-lique, being the natural opposite of the Lique, is therefore
not related to the Monagonal line in the same way that the Diagonal
is, especially in the purlieu of, say, Kensington Olympia or Uxbridge.
Players trapped in Diagony, however, may well find themselves in
need of a Lique"

In the end I said, look, you can Nip for a Lique but only if it's a
Non-elliptical Trajectory. He hit the roof. Quite an achievement
I thought, better than I've managed when in Monagony. Then just
stormed off, on an illegal Tangent if you please, muttering something
about "Allbright always got away with it" and "I should get that
umbrella out of King's Cross Lost Property and shove .....". But
he was gone

Last I heard he was living with an imaginary family up the road. I
later found the Lique behind the couch. One of several, I suspect.
So, probably best all round

> I just occasionally look at the current topics to see if there's anything
> interesting

Gosh, I'm interesting

> My offer so far has been to make at least one of those rooflights
> openable,
>
> Yes, letting the hot air out is useful, but only if the incoming "cold"
> air is tolerable!

Which would be a problem in the summer, hot tarmac and all

> I really think she needs to consider insulation and lowering the
> ceiling as top priorities

After talking with her I get the impression she won't be re-newing
the lease, so will be there maybe only acouple of years. And she's
learned a valuable lesson. Or two. She's grateful for the insights
into AC as well

>> after all, and will probably sub-lease.
>
> That's pretty crap.  Doesn't the landlord object?  Surely if there
> was more money available to rent it out, he would like to have it!

He got his whack so is either happy or has to lump it. I met him
a couple of times. Can't say I warmed to him

> (and I'll stop calling you Shirley :-)

Roger

> it ruined my expensive new snips. Grrrr
>
> I suppose you didn't try it with a test-stick first, but then I wouldn't
> have either, when the "whole building" has the power off...  Maybe
> next time turn them all on first, to make sure they go off!

What's that they say about hindsight ? 20-20 ? !!

>> I think I need to have a chat with her. Mittens and bikinis ?
>
> Works for me - make sure you post photos!  :-)

Okey-doke. That would be to pervertnotgettingany@.....

Seeing the UK news lately I'm guessing mittens are the minimum
for you lot. Boy that's cold over there this year

> Incidentally, I use an 8,000 Btu/hr, say 2400W, aircon unit in my
> living-room, which is about 20m^3, and with an outside air-temp
> of about +28C it holds its own keeping the room at +20C, but
> above that it starts to lose ground (just as a comparison with the
> project in question)

Thanks, that's some good indicating. The two in the shop I tried to
get a look at must be fairly big then, because that enclosure is a
measured 30m x 30m x 3m, or 2700m^3. But is your living room
really that small - 5m x 4m x 1m ? Lot of Japanese furniture ?

> Luckily days above +25C here can usually be
> counted on one hand

Unless you didn't wear your mittens, in which case two hands and a foot

> (Basking in the noon-day Sun at a balmy -1C.  May get snow tonight)

You know you'd only be wasting time tomorrow discussing "Thought
we'd get snow last night" if you didn't

> (gizzajob, someone!)

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/02/man-steals-glacier-for-design=
er-ice-cubes/

I hear they're running out of coal in Newcastle. Off you go=20

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