The Vent and Rant Thread

[Dylrob]

Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

Regurgitation.

Yup. Honey is in a sense bee vomit.

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Has anyone here ever kept bees?

actually my Dad did when I was a teen. and we called it bee spit knowing full well that it was bee vomit. *soit* was just cuter

[SneakySnake]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Has anyone here ever kept bees?

Is that how you get BP?

[pdurrant]

After six years with a car, you'd think I know all its foibles by now. Not so. It turns out there's an interesting design flaw in the back seat. It's a split seat one third/two thirds that can be independently folded flat to give more space in the boot.

The two thirds side contains the seat belt for the middle seat. It's an inertia reel seat belt, the kind that locks if the belt is pulled quickly, and then needs to retract a little to unlock.

It turns out that the distance from the outlet of the belt to where it's attached to the floor is slightly shorter when the seat is folded than when it's upright.
It also turns out that the belt locking mechanism locks when the seat is folded down in the horizontal position, only taking up any slack in the belt, not giving out any extra length.

Can you see where this is going yet?

Yes, fold the seat, and its possible for the inertia reel belt to take in the slack that's now available, making it impossible to raise the seat again. The belt mechanism locks, and it's impossible to get the extra length out needed.

£30 labour charge at the garage, as they have to completely dismantle the rear seat to free the belt!

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Has anyone here ever kept bees?

No, but we have been seriously considering it. However, there appears to be a shortage of honey bees - which makes them expensive.

But we're more interested in order to help save the little critters than to pinch their food off of them ...

[ShortNCuddlyAm]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

do they have farmers markets there? I've always found those to be the best resources for fresh local honey

Yes - there's also places not too far from where I live that sell local honey. Not sure that's local enough to central London though to counter the effects of the trees planted here. I shall have to investigate.

[ShortNCuddlyAm]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Has anyone here ever kept bees?

We've thought about it, then we had a look at the deeds to our house, and we can't Ditto chickens (although with the amount of urban foxes we have we'd need to build them a fort)

[GeoffC]

the deeds prevent you ?
wow - so much for the English Woman's Castle....

[Patricia]

I once worked in a further education college where the biology department technicians decided to put a couple of beehives on the flat roof of one of the buildings. Eventually they were selling biology department honey, guaranteed to be made from local flowers and very good.

[GeoffC]

roof-top honey ....

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

roof-top honey ....

Can you say that in a public forum?

[Lady Blue]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

roof-top honey ....

Sure sweetie . . . I'll be right there.


Oh, I guess that wasn't an invitation, was it?


Sorry.

[GeoffC]

If anyone is interested .... Honey Bee Hive

[poohbear_nc]

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

We've thought about it, then we had a look at the deeds to our house, and we can't Ditto chickens (although with the amount of urban foxes we have we'd need to build them a fort)

Nah - just invite a Chick'nBorg to visit for a few days - the urban foxes will suddenly decide to visit their country cousins! [Of course your electricity bill will skyrocket from all the Borg recharging cubicles]

[poohbear_nc]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

After six years with a car, you'd think I know all its foibles by now. Not so. It turns out there's an interesting design flaw in the back seat. It's a split seat one third/two thirds that can be independently folded flat to give more space in the boot.

The two thirds side contains the seat belt for the middle seat. It's an inertia reel seat belt, the kind that locks if the belt is pulled quickly, and then needs to retract a little to unlock.

It turns out that the distance from the outlet of the belt to where it's attached to the floor is slightly shorter when the seat is folded than when it's upright.
It also turns out that the belt locking mechanism locks when the seat is folded down in the horizontal position, only taking up any slack in the belt, not giving out any extra length.

Can you see where this is going yet?

Yes, fold the seat, and its possible for the inertia reel belt to take in the slack that's now available, making it impossible to raise the seat again. The belt mechanism locks, and it's impossible to get the extra length out needed.

£30 labour charge at the garage, as they have to completely dismantle the rear seat to free the belt!

Well - you've heard of planned obsolescence? This is apparently planned frustration/high BP/rage to rip out the seat!
[I blame Australia] [I'm not sure why - ask pshrynk]