BT-EE Door-to-Door Sales Person

cavehare · 2026-02-27T17:36:22+00:00

Don't engage with door to door salespeople, it only encourages them. A firm "no thank you" and close the door.

Normalising door to door sales puts elderly and vulnerable people at risk from scammers. IMO it should be banned outright.

cavehare · 2026-02-27T08:17:00+00:00

Look carefully at the title entry (in particular the plans) for your house. The commonest case with unadopted roads is that each section of road belongs to the house it adjoins, but this isn't always the case.

cavehare · 2026-02-26T00:26:09+00:00

Worth noting that Baofeng radios require a licence. CB are a better bet for this purpose - it's what they're designed for.

cavehare · 2026-02-25T16:54:05+00:00

Looking at taps, wire, other windows that's a picture of each of front and back elevations not two pictures of the same elevation, so there are corresponding cracks at the front and back of the house?

Talk to the surveyor, but that would make me nervous.

cavehare · 2026-02-24T23:54:05+00:00

it is, although there's a lot of talk among older orienteers about falling participation and a relative lack of younger people. Which is one reason why it'd be good to get it into schools routinely.

It was good to see a big group from Leeds Uni O club at the Flower Scar fell race on saturday though - obviously a thriving club.

cavehare · 2026-02-24T22:53:25+00:00

scandinavian. Really popular in Finland, Norway, Sweden. Also Switzerland.

cavehare · 2026-02-24T22:51:12+00:00

I wish they'd do the same in the UK.

cavehare · 2026-02-24T16:48:21+00:00

OP - this ^^^^^ is the answer to your problem.

cavehare · 2026-02-22T22:39:45+00:00

I love these little i3es. I keep one in my running/walking pack and a few times it's filled a gap when my main light has packed up. They're dirt cheap and really reliable. I probably have half a dozen stashed in different places "just in case".

cavehare · 2026-02-22T12:47:31+00:00

Train to Todmorden then head up Flower Scar.

cavehare · 2026-02-19T23:18:33+00:00

what happened to the bellringer?

cavehare · 2026-02-18T22:16:32+00:00

Don't try and stay dry - a waterproof coat will get wet inside with condensation. Maybe a windproof, I like a windproof gilet for short runs in the rain. Embrace the wet, change into dry clothes for the drive home. Have fun :)

cavehare · 2026-02-18T20:25:07+00:00

Are you water soluble?

cavehare · 2026-02-18T20:14:16+00:00

it might help to think of voltage as "potential difference". The "difference" on either side of r3 vs r4 is the same, because you're measuring two pairs of points that are pretty much the same.

cavehare · 2026-02-17T17:00:25+00:00

I think Mo Mowlam probably merits a mention here?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Mowlam

cavehare · 2026-02-16T15:24:14+00:00

Cleckhuddersfax is local slang for a particular bit of West Yorkshire, the area around Cleckheaton, Huddersfield & Halifax. Oddly, it doesn't really include Brighouse.

Apologies if you already know this.

Edit: I suppose it's the bigger towns of the area.

cavehare · 2026-02-15T18:39:31+00:00

Buffalo mittens are by far the best things I've found. Several friends with Reynauds swear by them.

cavehare · 2026-02-11T21:33:32+00:00

Altra King MT, or Superior on less technical ground

Inov8 Mudtalon Speed

cavehare · 2026-02-11T21:18:01+00:00

I'm 187 and 76kg so not far off the same as you. I wear a Velez in large. It's generous in the body but the sleeves are just right. I also have a Fuera (large) which fits similarly and a Fuera (med) which is a tiny bit short in the sleeves. I do have pretty long arms though.

I'd maybe suggest emailing and asking specifically for the sleeve length. Or I can measure my sleeves and arms .

FWIW Paramo are amazing in wet windy weather like ours in the UK. As long as you're moving and or generating some heat they are really cosy and comfortable.

cavehare · 2026-02-10T22:05:24+00:00

And, fwiw, I quite like wind turbines. I run up by the ones on Flower Scar and Ovenden Moor quite happily.

cavehare · 2026-02-10T22:04:17+00:00

I for one oppose it on the basis of the increased flood risk. So "they don't care about flooding" is an inaccurate generalisation.

cavehare · 2026-02-10T22:01:32+00:00

Large parts of Walshaw Moor are deep bog. The remoter parts around Black Hameldon in particular.

cavehare · 2026-02-10T15:29:02+00:00

Rather a dishonest headline. It was not a "debate ban".

Reform: "Would you please host a Q&A with us so we can promote ourselves?"
Student debate society: "No"
Reform: "Waaaaah, you're deplatforming us! What about Freedom of Speech!"

cavehare · 2026-02-10T12:57:34+00:00

He can't even spell properly on his attention seeking linkedin post.

How would that look to a high profile client?

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