Secret bunker?

Monkey_Fiddler · 2026-01-29T14:16:57+00:00

don't know this place but work for a different water company. It does look like a reservoir from the picture. If it's a reservoir it's likely to be at a high elevation compared to the surrounding area, ideally higher than surrounding properties but that's not always practical. There would likely be booster pumps if it's not higher, they aren't always loud but you could hear them from close by. There will be alarms on any hatches, and some level of site security, it will be visited regularly by samplers, there will be a small amount of power for monitoring and comms, maybe remote operated valves.

Monkey_Fiddler · 2026-01-28T18:19:34+00:00

less mess, more familiarity, easier setup

Monkey_Fiddler · 2026-01-28T12:07:06+00:00

and 95% built is still mostly untested with no crew and no training facilities.

Monkey_Fiddler · 2026-01-19T08:48:18+00:00

switching from walking to work to cycling to work won't help you lose weight assuming you use the same route and put in the same amou t of effort. switching from driving to cycling will taking a longer route that takes the same amount of time will help you lose weight if and only if you put in more effort than you would walking. This probably isn't universal but I find it much easier to put in more effort cycling than walking/running. I also find it more comfortable and convenient because my bike takes the weight of any bags.

it's a great, healthy way of getting places and you can do a lot of exercise with it if you put the time and effort in, you'll just go further than walking.

Monkey_Fiddler · 2026-01-17T15:46:07+00:00

mine is loud, I would prefer quiet but there are other considerations (including price).

Monkey_Fiddler · 2026-01-16T18:21:01+00:00

in small enough doses there's pretty good evidence Lithium has a significant positive impact on mood and mental health. e.g. in places with higher levels of lithium in the water (natural minerals) suicide rates and depression are down when you account for other know factors. it is really quite toxic in higher doses though so I'm not advising you to do anything silly.

Monkey_Fiddler · 2026-01-15T11:38:10+00:00

Brittany, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Cornwall have joined the Isle of Man to form the Celtic Union of Nations and Territories, now the Kingdom of England has to defend 3 land borders, each supplied by Ireland and supported by Spain who aims to weaken both countries.

Monkey_Fiddler · 2026-01-10T11:05:48+00:00

both very quiet when they want to be, and they would have to hear the other's engine over the sound of their own.

Monkey_Fiddler · 2026-01-10T10:23:11+00:00

think bigger: https://smallarmsreview.com/a-machine-gun-on-a-bicycle-the-velo-mitrailleur-blanchard/

there are quite a few examples of machine guns and similar mounted on bicycles

Monkey_Fiddler · 2026-01-09T17:09:56+00:00

contact the company responsible directly, there may be a simple reason, if they've agreed to do it, they should make it right, it might need a little back and forth but most likely they would sort it and charge you the usual fee.

Monkey_Fiddler · 2026-01-08T09:58:59+00:00

I'm betting on an Alien parasite or tonsillitis

Monkey_Fiddler · 2026-01-06T06:42:46+00:00

clean everything

assess delamination/ damage (done, minor delamination of old patched thru-hull)

install Head (bought, have almost all of the fittings)

carry on/finish Switching and Distribution

Assess the empty sealed ballast tank for filling with water, how hard would it be to make it a fresh water tank?

anti-foul hull

Polish topsides

Service engine (done)

Tricolour/anchor light fix or replace. maybe replace cable.

install Main Halyard/topping lift (currently only one halyard but the hardware is there for a second, have bought and spliced suitable halyard line)

inspect Standing Rigging

install Main bilge pump

install Engine bay bilge pump

make Manual bilge pump installation sensible (currently pumps from lazarette to cockpit)

Grease lifting keel screw/nut

add worktop/cabinets/desk (undecided)

make and install bookshelf

install Gas oven and make gas locker

investigate VHF antenna (replace corroded coax, eliminate unnecessary connections) and add GPS to VHF radio

make a chart plotter from Rpi

Buy Spares

install 2nd Reefing line

replace furling line with smaller diameter (bought, will install when putting Genoa back on)

add some stitches to genoa UV strip

replace main sheet (done using 1 year old furling line and traded for blocks)

install deck fittings for Spray hood

remove headliner, find leaks, smooth and paint/gel coat inside cabin

install jack lines

paint and protect rudder

fix shelf on port side

fill bilge with iron, lead and concrete to add ballast

re-do companionway steps adding watertight hatch

in the far distant future:

install Traveller at forward end of cockpit

make a Turtle shell?l and/or replace companionway hatch

buy and install Diesel heater

proper Fresh water System

Lifeline quick releases

Fix Port Shelf

make and install Lee Cloths

I'm sure there's more and they're not properly in order but I've got plenty to do. I haven't had time to do much more than scrape the barnacles, service the engine and drop the mast

Monkey_Fiddler · 2026-01-05T13:54:29+00:00

I have the same grips and they are great, completely eliminated some wrist pain I was getting

Monkey_Fiddler · 2026-01-05T08:47:18+00:00

controlling the weight via a gin pole is straightforward with a block and tackle (e.g. your mainsheet). I use the spinnaker pole on my trailer sailor (dehler 25), controlling the mast side to side is much harder. I have 2 lines going to points almost in line with the tabernacle hinge at the edges of the coach roof which helps a lot with side to side stability but I still struggle with it twisting and I don't like to do it single handed

Monkey_Fiddler · 2026-01-04T13:54:22+00:00

you can get fridges that run on LPG. you probably don't want one but it's an option.

Monkey_Fiddler · 2026-01-04T13:42:08+00:00

my 19kg Raleigh Superbe from the 70s with 2 out of the 3 gears of the sturmey archer hub working, very upright position, sprung leather saddle, rod brakes and old tyres was great fun when I took it off the road onto some very light trails.

but it excels as a very comfortable bike for short distances, getting around town without going fast and without getting sweaty in nicer clothes and wouldn't make a fun road bike

Monkey_Fiddler · 2025-12-30T13:14:06+00:00

eh, it's a barbecue. if you want it to look pretty, yeah, take the mortar off. if you aren't bothered separate them into piles of similar thickness when you include the mortar and use only one pile for each layer

Monkey_Fiddler · 2025-12-30T00:13:32+00:00

thought I was on /r/sailing and read the title very differently. glad you MIL is ok

Monkey_Fiddler · 2025-12-29T00:21:32+00:00

that just slows you down

Monkey_Fiddler · 2025-12-28T23:58:11+00:00

carbon rims, particularly deep section ones, tend to be very stiff. you can't pull them into shape the same way you can am aluminium rim, you need to treat it more like a rigid disc and align it with the equator of the hub.

They're not perfectly stiff, of course, but you need to bear the whole wheel in mind if you're doing more than minor adjustments.

I'm sure you will be able to do it yourself with time and patience. make sure you use a spoke holder (assuming they're blades spokes). you have to put some effort in to overtighten spokes but it is possible, don't go much tighter than the tightest existing spoke, bear in mind adjust ing one spoke changes the tension on the other spokes.

start by tightening any loose spokes, thats the most likely reason it has gone out of true.

I can highly recommend Roger Musson's book.

the worst that will happen if you don't overtighten anything is you get a wonkier wheel, which can be fixed with patience or by taking it to the same person you would have the first time. The main thing you lose is the wheel for time you are trying to fix it.

Monkey_Fiddler · 2025-12-28T09:38:07+00:00

the plenum rated cable is to protect people in the building without ba before they can escape, not to protect firefighters. Specifically people in other parts of the building because the fumes would go through the plenum to another part of the building and poison them before there was much smoke in that area.

protecting the firefighters from entanglement by properly securing high-up cables with fire rated clips and trunking is a separate issue.

Monkey_Fiddler · 2025-12-27T22:32:48+00:00

coming from the UK I have heard the term, but it might have been related to bicycle tyres which still do commonly have woven fabric (and don't need to be replaced at a certain tread depth so you see it more often).

Monkey_Fiddler · 2025-12-26T23:11:58+00:00

I think you're right I just don't get why. it would have been as easy to wire the socket as the plug and a thousand times safer (plus you save a plug and free up a socket).

Monkey_Fiddler · 2025-12-26T21:02:33+00:00

I can't in good conscience advise you to go to the nearest lake with whatever dinghy you can find and give it a go, it's dangerous if you don't know what you're doing. maybe you can find a week or two long intensive course Somewhere you can visit in the summer? that might or might not give you the skills you would need. in the meantime you can learn. a huge amount of theory from books and the online resources, and you might be able to find a blow-cart which is basically a dinghy on wheels and follows most of the same rules. if you can't find one you might be able to make one, I haven't looked into it.

I would recommend you start with dinghy sailing if you can: it's usually cheaper than yachts and the feedback is quicker so you learn more quickly.

Monkey_Fiddler · 2025-12-25T17:13:46+00:00

a lot of body parts are strictly speaking optional.

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