14.10.19 Just more of the same bullpoop.[AKA bullshit.]

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Monday 14th 52-54F, Breezy and it is trying to be a bright start but no sun yet. Cloud forecast for the rest of the day. Dry, so definitely a shopping day. Heavy duty shopping. So I went in the car.

There is a big hill between my home and the imported wood briquettes we use on our woodburning stove. I might be able to carry one 10kg pack but not six. Briquettes are the only known source of dry, solid fuel in Denmark. You think I'm kidding? We have never been able to buy wood which was remotely dry enough to use straight away. Not without years of covered, dry storage. Not even when it was claimed as "oven ready" by three local sources.

The problem is there is no consumer protection in Denmark. One local farmer cuts wood into logs and just leaves it outside on his grassed field ready for sale. We were only caught once! Others aren't remotely so lucky. Had there been consumer protection against selling wet wood at least two people would probably still be alive today. A part time wood seller was murdered by a disturbed individual. Obviously an unhappy customer from being sold wet wood. 

Not to mention all those who died in fires caused by chimney treacle. Which is directly caused by burning wet wood. Several of our wood burning neighbours had chimney fires immediately after having their chimneys swept polished by hand.

Fortunately[?] there is now a massive swing away from wet wood into burning industrial pallets. The wood is drier but of highly suspect materials including chipboard blocks. I suppose it makes a changer from the previous rush for vast tipper trucks full of demolition waste wrecking the drives.

It is still exactly the same lorries as before, but now they are full of filthy old pallets instead of painted hardboard and smashed up Formica kitchens. The same practices hold true for turning pallets into useful fuel, as before, though. Petrol chainsaws without silencers.

If you fitted a silencer to your chainsaw, in Denmark, you would he ostracised by the whole village for millennia! Just for having delusions of grandeur under strict Janteloven rules. Even if a pure bred Dane independently invented the chainsaw silencer it wouldn't help. He, and his family, would be ostracized for millennia for having delusions of grandeur. [See Janteloven.] Anybody buying a Danish [architect designed] silencer would still be ostracised under Jante's Law. It's a win-win situation for mental stagnation.

Gravely Blighted is having to face up to the fact that its empty green promises on CO2 reduction are pure bull poop. Countless, gas central heating boilers produce as much CO2 as do all the millions of cars. Which is about 14% of the total each. Gas boilers also produce nitrous oxide. There is presently no affordable alternative to gas for the vast majority of impoverished, working Brits.

BTW: The police have obviously been approached by The 1% Fat cats Big Money and have totally banned the present climate protests in London.

Here be Monsters!

There was mention in the BBC Broxit report that insulation would help reduce the CO2 problem. Not to mention reduce the number of Broxit pensioners literally freezing to death every winter. The same message has been shared publicly since the 1960s when I first became interested in the subject of climate change and alternatives to everyday, wasteful practices.

The other 60% of CO2 is caused by Big Money, advertising and architects. Though even here there is some change. A Danish insurance company is unloading its oil shares because the oil companies would not discuss their plans for CO2 reduction and climate impact.

Tuesday 15th 52-60F. Yet another, dark grey overcast and occasionally very windy. Only light winds are forecast. They also said it will remain dry. That's the problem with having no consumer protection in Denmark. Otherwise they wouldn't be having these daily public battles to share their totally bull poop forecasts!

How can a national weather forecast service be taken seriously on climate change? This lot couldn't forecast last week's weather! It's time they were required to publish ongoing accuracy reports on a daily or weekly basis.

Today, I have walked around the rural block. 3 miles in 50 minutes even with lots of stops to photograph huge puddles in the fields. Those marathon runners had better pick up their pace! Or their laurels will be in serious danger.

A quite pleasant and weakly sunny day. Afternoon ride to the shops in shorts and bare legs as usual. Only 7 miles. Going well. 

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