Hitachi To Power Up Before Hinckley
This is the title of a small article in the Sunday Times, which talks about Hitachi’s plans to build a new nuclear power plant at Wylfa on Anglesey.
Hitachi would build a proven commercial reactor, that could be built by 2025.
Why are we bothering to still even think about the gold-plated Franco-Chinese dead elephant at Hinckley Point?
Hitachi is a private company and have to live from good designs, technology and engineering, whereas those behind Hinckley Point are governments or their agencies.
When you consider that the last big project of Hitachi in the UK, was to build a factory at Newton Aycliffe to construct trains and it would appear that that has gone to the plans, I suspect that going for Wylfa and putting Hinckley Point out of its misery, would be a pair of decisions, that have the much lesser risk.
The Voters Can Spot A Bullshitter A Mile Away.
According to today’s Standard, this was said by Michael Dugher, MP about Jeremy Corbyn.
He may have said it, but it is a statement that underestimates the intelligence of the average voter. They can spot a bullshitter from a lot further than a mile.
IKEA Make A Mistake
For my kitchen, I need one of these sink cabinets numbered 901.049.37
The cabinet and the front were delivered as three items.
- TINGSRYD drawer front 60×20 wood effect black 402.056.79
- TINGSRYD door 60×60 wood effect black 702.056.68
- ME base cb f b-in oven/sink 60x60x80 wood eff bl 202.055.43
But I thought I ordered one with a drawer.
As the order was split down by a computer, the computer got it wrong.
But then I’ve always had trouble with IKEA’s computer system, as I wrote about in Infuriating IKEA.
These pictures show the current state of the unfinished cabinet.
I’ve e-mailed their customer service and not had a reply.
Incidentally, I can’t find a 60×60 drawer front on their web site.
A drilling tempolate would do, so I could modify the door myself.
But unfortunately with the holes, I have no idea, where to put them!
Has anybody got any suggestions?
Celia Was Right!
I survived one night with the new sink.
Celia was right to always have a big sink in a bathroom, so you can bath a baby! Or do the washing up!
I have on in the downstairs bathroom! So now I have clean dishes.
Putting Together IKEA Furniture
I took these pictures to show the tools I use to put together IKEA furniture.
Note.
- The Sheba butter knife is excellent for opening packages, as it won’t scratch the furniture.
- The well-balanced hammer for nailing on the backs of cupboards.
- Scissors are always useful.
- This Phillips screwdriver doubled as a light hammer for banging in lcation pegs.
I rarely use anything else!
Russia Has Killed More Civilians Than ISIS
The title of this post is taken directly from The Times.
Lionel Stapley
It is with great sadness, that I must report the death of Lionel Stapley, who was a colleague at Metier Management Systems and a friend since we first met in the 1970s.
Jerry’s Attempts On The Other Side Of The Kitchen Are No Better
These pictures show that what lay behind the awful steel-fronted units on the other side of the kitchen was no better than those on the first, that I descrtibed in Behind Jerry’s Cabinets.
So we’ll have to chisel out some concrete, make up the floor and sort the wiring before we can put in the new cabinets.
It’s My Birthday!
So I’m celebrating by putting flat-pack furniture together for my kitchen, wearing just a pair of tight but comfortable briefs so I don’t hit something painful!
The Anonymous Widower 