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Max Demian January 23rd 14 04:21 PM

cost saving for mad hatters
 
"Bill Wright" wrote in message
...

Roderick Stewart wrote:
On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 03:31:32 +0000, Bill Wright
wrote:
Roderick Stewart wrote:
I think most of us are sceptical of utter nonsense.


This lady has a circle of 'fellow sufferers' who exchange information.


I take it you're using a generous definition of "information".


Ha! I should have apostrophised it.


That's the second time you've used that term, and I am obliged to inform you
that the word you mean is 'quoted'.

To 'apostrophise' means to insert a single ' character to make a possessive
or indicate one or more missing letters.

--
Max Demian



Bill Wright[_2_] January 23rd 14 04:57 PM

cost saving for mad hatters
 
Max Demian wrote:
"Bill Wright" wrote in message
...

Roderick Stewart wrote:
On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 03:31:32 +0000, Bill Wright
wrote:
Roderick Stewart wrote:
I think most of us are sceptical of utter nonsense.


This lady has a circle of 'fellow sufferers' who exchange information.


I take it you're using a generous definition of "information".


Ha! I should have apostrophised it.


That's the second time you've used that term, and I am obliged to inform you
that the word you mean is 'quoted'.

To 'apostrophise' means to insert a single ' character to make a possessive
or indicate one or more missing letters.


Oh. Didn't know that. Cheers. 'Quoted' doesn't quite do it though, since
I was really trying to say that I hadn't used quote marks. I think a
phrase rather than a sentence is called for. Clumsy though.


Bill

Roderick Stewart[_3_] January 23rd 14 06:54 PM

cost saving for mad hatters
 
On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 15:57:39 +0000, Bill Wright
wrote:

Max Demian wrote:
"Bill Wright" wrote in message
...

Roderick Stewart wrote:
On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 03:31:32 +0000, Bill Wright
wrote:
Roderick Stewart wrote:
I think most of us are sceptical of utter nonsense.


This lady has a circle of 'fellow sufferers' who exchange information.


I take it you're using a generous definition of "information".


Ha! I should have apostrophised it.


That's the second time you've used that term, and I am obliged to inform you
that the word you mean is 'quoted'.

To 'apostrophise' means to insert a single ' character to make a possessive
or indicate one or more missing letters.


Oh. Didn't know that. Cheers. 'Quoted' doesn't quite do it though, since
I was really trying to say that I hadn't used quote marks. I think a
phrase rather than a sentence is called for. Clumsy though.


This is what apostrophising means-

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ostrophes.html

In Cambridge, of all places.

Rod.

Artic January 24th 14 05:44 PM

cost saving for mad hatters
 
Bill Wright scribbled...


Artic wrote:

Okay, so where do we get this cheap foil from ?


The Range

Bill



Ta


Cursitor Doom January 24th 14 09:02 PM

cost saving for mad hatters
 
On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 18:53:16 +0000, Clive George wrote:

Never is a very strong word to use in this context, and it's ********.
Sure, try a bit, but if you're not going to change their mind, so long
as it's not causing too much harm why not let people be a bit crazy?


As a radio ham, I dread the prospect of these kind of nutty views
becoming mainstream. I get enough objections to my antennas on asthetic
grounds without dragging totally unsupported scientific claims about
radiation dangers into the picture!


Ian Jackson[_2_] January 24th 14 09:38 PM

cost saving for mad hatters
 
In message , Cursitor Doom
writes
On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 18:53:16 +0000, Clive George wrote:

Never is a very strong word to use in this context, and it's ********.
Sure, try a bit, but if you're not going to change their mind, so long
as it's not causing too much harm why not let people be a bit crazy?


As a radio ham, I dread the prospect of these kind of nutty views
becoming mainstream. I get enough objections to my antennas on asthetic
grounds without dragging totally unsupported scientific claims about
radiation dangers into the picture!

Dangers from radiation have indeed been used to support objections to
the erection of amateur aerials. Fortunately, in the case of VHF and UHF
aerials at the tops of masts and towers, the amateur can correctly claim
that the radiation at lower levels is reduced when the aerial is raised
well above roof-top level.
--
Ian

tony sayer January 24th 14 11:07 PM

cost saving for mad hatters
 
In article , Ian Jackson ianREMOVET
scribeth thus
In message , Cursitor Doom
writes
On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 18:53:16 +0000, Clive George wrote:

Never is a very strong word to use in this context, and it's ********.
Sure, try a bit, but if you're not going to change their mind, so long
as it's not causing too much harm why not let people be a bit crazy?


As a radio ham, I dread the prospect of these kind of nutty views
becoming mainstream. I get enough objections to my antennas on asthetic
grounds without dragging totally unsupported scientific claims about
radiation dangers into the picture!



Dangers from radiation have indeed been used to support objections to
the erection of amateur aerials. Fortunately, in the case of VHF and UHF
aerials at the tops of masts and towers, the amateur can correctly claim
that the radiation at lower levels is reduced when the aerial is raised
well above roof-top level.


Sometimes people are absolutely certain that those damm aerials are
giving then no end of gyp when there not connected to anything even;!...
--
Tony Sayer


Woody[_4_] January 25th 14 12:52 AM

cost saving for mad hatters
 
"tony sayer" wrote in message
...
In article , Ian
Jackson ianREMOVET
scribeth thus
In message , Cursitor Doom
writes
On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 18:53:16 +0000, Clive George wrote:

Never is a very strong word to use in this context, and
it's ********.
Sure, try a bit, but if you're not going to change
their mind, so long
as it's not causing too much harm why not let people be
a bit crazy?

As a radio ham, I dread the prospect of these kind of
nutty views
becoming mainstream. I get enough objections to my
antennas on asthetic
grounds without dragging totally unsupported scientific
claims about
radiation dangers into the picture!



Dangers from radiation have indeed been used to support
objections to
the erection of amateur aerials. Fortunately, in the case
of VHF and UHF
aerials at the tops of masts and towers, the amateur can
correctly claim
that the radiation at lower levels is reduced when the
aerial is raised
well above roof-top level.


Sometimes people are absolutely certain that those damm
aerials are
giving then no end of gyp when there not connected to
anything even;!...




Don't forget about the 'artisan' baker in Kent who objected
to a street-pole cellular mast on the basis that it would
affect his dough and change the flavour. Can't remember the
outcome unfortunately.

Oh, and also don't forget before you go to bed that you must
put those plastic protection 'plugs' into all of your unused
mains sockets to prevent the electricity leaking out during
the night...............


--
Woody

harrogate three at ntlworld dot com



Sam Plusnet January 25th 14 02:04 AM

cost saving for mad hatters
 
In article , says...

The woman who rings me from time to time will be delighted with this
news, since she uses a massive amount of cooking foil, not least to wrap
around her head and line her bra. The dog's basket apparently also looks
very swish with its silver paper covering.


How good is her French?

Give her a copy of the book "Quand l?aluminium nous empoisonne" (When
aluminium poisons us) by Virginie Belle.

(The author) highlights studies that support her assertion that the
metal, which plays no role in nor is of any interest to the human body,
is thought to be a cause of cancer and neurological diseases.

I'm sure she will welcome the extra information.


--
Sam

polygonum January 25th 14 12:40 PM

cost saving for mad hatters
 
On 25/01/2014 01:04, Sam Plusnet wrote:
In article , says...

The woman who rings me from time to time will be delighted with this
news, since she uses a massive amount of cooking foil, not least to wrap
around her head and line her bra. The dog's basket apparently also looks
very swish with its silver paper covering.


How good is her French?

Give her a copy of the book "Quand l?aluminium nous empoisonne" (When
aluminium poisons us) by Virginie Belle.

(The author) highlights studies that support her assertion that the
metal, which plays no role in nor is of any interest to the human body,
is thought to be a cause of cancer and neurological diseases.

I'm sure she will welcome the extra information.


Remember Camelford.

There is lots of information about the toxicity of aluminium in various
forms.

Almost 1400 human-related papers on PubMed. E.g.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23609067

At the same time, I think many of those spouting about it are likely
bonkers and have never read a single decent paper about it. (No expert
here! Just that it does appear to be an issue in some circumstances. But
it also seems impossible to entirely avoid aluminium-containing
substances on a planet where the crust is around 8% aluminium.)

--
Rod


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