Paul G2

Well that certainly explains a lot.... CRT don't need to change the renewal date from the first of the month, They can pro-rate the first month and then have the renewal date on the 1st. Alternatively, CRT could be completely passive and allow the seller's license to cancel on the 30th/31st with the buyer's license to begin on the 1st. The Buyer and seller can then pro-rate the license for the sale/transfer month between themselves.

Delta9 - Just out of curiosity, what kind of boat do you have now? Can you write a brief description? Obviously, I don't have any personal experience with this, but I've read on this forum many times that the only thing you need for a license is a BSS and insurance. So, it seems that you should worry about the BSS examiner and your insurance company, rather than about CRT. If, for example, you connect two 30' boats, and then present CRT with a BSS and insurance for one 60' boat, they (CRT) pretty much have to give you a license for that vessel, don't they?

It's been a tad more than 40 years for me, but as I recall the pigs changed "All animals are equal." to "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." Ask me what I had for dinner last night and I couldn't tell you, yet I can remember quotes from a book I read 48 years ago. Go figure...

You just don't watch enough tv, or read enough crime novels... Obviously (lol), the Pusher wears a wet suit under a long overcoat and wears Wellies that he can get on and off real easy. The Pusher follows, or joins, his prey for a while until the opportune time when he sheds his overcoat and runs at the victim who is standing on the edge of the canal. The Pusher is a big bloke and, when he lands on top of someone as they hit the water, the wind is knocked out of the victim, who immediately inhales two lungs full of water and drowns without ever putting up much if any fight. The pusher is able to hold the person underwater just by sitting on them, so there are very few signs of a struggle. After the deed is done, the Pusher climbs out of the canal, empties his Wellies, retrieves his hat and coat and disappears into the night. Motive: The Pusher is raging fundamentalist homophope. The men he kills he perceives as being gay, regardless of if they actually are or not, and he believes that he is baptising his victims at the same time he drowns them, but that's okay because what he is really doing is sending them to heaven by killing them because he knows they would return to their sinful ways if they went free. So baptism then death and no chance to sin is a sure ticket through the pearly gates for his victims. In his mind, he is doing them a favor by saving their souls. Hmmm - that sounds like a good start for a screen play.... or at least the basis for an urban legend.

Hold your "alt" key down then press 0163 - you should end up with a "£".

Those would have to be some pretty big blokes to be able to manhandle somewhere between 500 lbs. to 1,000+ lbs. each.

Happy birthday, Rachel. Hope you have a good one, and many more after this!

+1db above the level at which you can ignore her.

EEL does present a rather slow moving target... On the other hand, she comes across as arrogant and genuinely incredulous that anyone would see things differently from her, almost in a Hyacinth Bucket kind of way. I don't recall her ever being outright hostile to anyone, she just makes it clear that she has no use for any opinions other than those that agree with her own. Personally, I like EEL - I bet she'd be a fun girl to party with!

All the very best, Phil. Hope you have a great day - and lots and lots of wonderful donuts!

Where to start... First of all, when determining what you are going to need as far as any electrical gear is concerned, you want to remember that you don't want to exceed 80% of rated capacity for any of your electrical parts and/or appliances - everything from plugs and receptacles to wire to inverters and generators. If you design your system so that your maximum load never exceeds 80% of rated capacity, you will much more trouble-free system, and all of your electrical stuff will last much longer and operate more trouble-free. With this in mind, a 4kW generator is too small, you need to step up to a 5kW. And, yeah, 4kW is real close at 3200 Watts, but you want to use the generator for six hours per day and that's a lot of use. Realistically, in your circumstances a 5kW unit would last a lot longer and give you more trouble-free operation. You are asking a lot out of generators that are designed for running lights and charging cell phones. If you want to put a continuous load of six hours on a generator, day in and day out, you need a diesel workhorse, not a light-duty petrol battery charger. If you are going to be looking at Chinese generators, you might as well buy direct from China and save about half. Alibaba is probably the easiest and safest way to buy stuff direct from China. On the other hand, if you are looking for a "real" generator, take a look at these Listers on ebay(UK). Most of those are way bigger than what you need, but you can get an idea of the cost. There's one 10kW unit on that page for £1,500, but it's really not a very not a pretty specimen, although it gives you an idea of price. With something like this unit, you would have enough power to run your boat and your roaster for only £2,250. You'd probably have to go diesel/electric or hydraulic on the boat propulsion, but you'd have plenty of power to run battery chargers along with propulsion and roaster(s). You could add a few solar panels to your roasting boat and advertise yourself as the coffee company that cares about the environment. (Nothing wrong with good/free PR). You should also consider that, from what you have said about an 18 minute roasting cycle, you will be roasting about 15 - 20 kg per day. That's not a whole lot of coffee and, if you are successful, you will need to get more roasters, won't you? When deciding on your electrical system, you should consider what your future needs will be too. Decisions, decisions..... Whatever you decide to do, good luck with your project! I hope all works out well and that you are successful!

Honestly, I wouldn't know a squirrel from a wabbit. I wanted to see what kind of stove y'all were talking about so I googled it and came across a photo of a pretty red Squirrel - supposedly model 1410 available in the UK.... and the photo was from a UK website. It is a pretty stove though, don't you think? I just glanced at the photo and thought it had a small lower door, until Mike mentioned it didn't. I guess I need to focus better. I agree that lower doors are essential. Sometimes you need the added draft to get things going.

Nice photo of a pretty red Squirrel....

Glad to hear you are okay and that the damage is minimal. You're lucky there was a loud bang. Without that to bring the fire to your attention, it could have been worse. You might want to do an end-to-end visual inspection of the wires you cut, and check them out with a multi-meter to make sure there aren't any faults. I know I would, just because they have been involved in an "incident" and you don't really know yet how far the collateral damage might extend.