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I'd better buy some stilts then and amaze the world with my perspicacity! :) .

Just divide by the voltage of the battery, that's leaves the Ampere hours. Watt/hours is more useful since it gives the total current available. For example you might see two e-bikes both with 10 Ah batteries, but the one with a 26 volt battery only has 260 W/h, while the one with the 36 volt...

It's the crank pawl freewheel that's failed, a known fault that a few have suffered. They'll probably change the unit rather than repair it. .

This is what it says on Halfords web site: SPORT 100% power assistance; the optimum setting for riding at speed CLIMB 75% power assistance; maximises power & torque for hill climbing TOUR 50% power assistance to 15 km/h, then reducing progressively to 30% assistance at 25km/h; ideal for...

Passed 30 degrees C at shortly after 1pm here in South London, currently 29.8 degrees (infra red thermometer) in the same spot. Earth temperature in sun at surface 34.1 degrees, air temperature vertical measurement at height pointed away from the sun, 14.8 degrees. It's always surprising how...

The construction company insist that they met the current standards. Also we still aren't certain whether it was the cladding or the substrate that ignited, so I suspect it will be some while before we know the true position. .

The equivalent dodge in London is fast response motorcycle and car based paramedics. When they arrive it's counted as ambulance has attended, even though an ambulance is usually still necessary. These fast responders are often based at strategic points on the streets or other official...

We'll probably never agree on this. Regardless of European influence, I don't think the Unionists would ever have conceded anything without the joint violence of the IRA, Unionist and British forces bringing chaos to the country first. As Ian Paisley was fond of shouting, "Never, never, never." .

I'm sorry to learn of this Dave. One thing that often shows up first in feet and is incredibly painful is gout, and your big toe being swollen could be commensurate. The symptoms seem right, so maybe worth suggesting to your doctor? If not, perhaps inflammation due to an unknown cause. Back...

I think Hammond is just trying to be smart. Yes, inflammable claddings are banned, but the supporting backing for the claddings is often flammable and widely used. Expanded polystyrene for example. When the backing burns as in the Grenfell example, the disastrous effect is the same. .

Brilliant! .

The same has been happening for years with the London Ambulance Service, constant reductions and fiddling with the operational side to save money. By fiddling the figures they can still claim that 60 to 75% of calls meet the response time target of 8 minutes, but the reality is very different...

But the effective IRA violence had to come first in order to trigger negotiations that brought results. This is why the Palestinians have achieved nothing, deprived of the arms and access necessary to really hurt Israel, there's no need for the latter to negotiate any advantage for the...

In addition the block apparently had Upvc plastic window frames, which can burn and quickly transfer the indoor fire out to the cladding. It's clear from the images that most of the window frames have been burnt out, something that could never happen with steel window frames. .

By a weird coincidence, the day before this terrible fire a BBC Radio 4 program in the series "The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry" was discussing the subject of fire. As part of the program at 5 minutes 15 seconds there's a Building Research Establishment test in their Burns Hall of...

True, but they did have the largest increase in voting engagement, higher participation than ever before. They only need to increase to the participation level of the over 40s and Labour will be in power. . .

The only plan I've ever discerned them having is: 1) A hope that an agreement will work out ok in the end. 2) That if it doesn't we'll hard exit and hope that will work out ok. 3) If neither work out, we'll happily suffer in true British fashion while boasting about how stiff our upper lips...

You will be missed Dave, but best wishes to you in your absence from these pages. I'm not sure who we have to wave the recumbent flag now? .

I only have to look at number 48 regarding philosopher Ted Honderich to see how grossly biased your view of these events is. Jeremy Corbyn is one of the good guys, the world needs many more respecters of humanity like him. .

Only outsiders think London is a big city, it is in fact a large number of villages, almost all with vibrant communities, often ethnic based. But I think you have little concept of life in flats, especially in this sort of tower block. With five flats on each floor, it's not uncommon for...