Thanks for good wishes earlier. Turned out trainee (older one) as well & OH joined in too as she couldn't ride out. When they called y'day to say coming at 8:30 I replied 8:15 then, lady in office laughed. They come from 100km away & we were last drop off in morning! Germans!
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Wagner been delivering since 2006, pellets c/h since Nov 05. Almost always had 1 of 2 drivers but on hols. This is one of their small 3-axle HGVs. I don't bother to get quote before ordering, I know they will give best price. Drivers even have slippers when entering house!
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6 tonnes =3,000 liters oil, blown in through one hose and air pressure + any dust sucked out in other. Pellets loaded automatically by screw & suction via pipes 1x 2x day into day hopper. Ash tray needs to be emptied about 1x month. No oil stench!
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... patiently & hens not yet allowed out. Co claim they treat pellets like eggs. Normally give driver a box but sold out last night! In under 30 mins all done & dusted. Took a bit longer as apprentice had to shown ropes and use of remote + careful so bit less loaded.
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Let's hope sunny autumn, winter & spring so our PV can heat 300 litre hot water tank to 60°C. Happens automatically via Bluetooth connection to PV using excess power once 9kWh Mercedes battery charged after nights discharging.
And finally.....
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...the hens let out, OH horses and impatient Luna off for ride. Got back very sweaty complaining much too hot.
Now just need annual maintenance+autumn chimney sweep, legally obligated 2x year. System although 16 years old has Lamda Sonde & CO² control.
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...county Norfolk, there is a franchised business of this local Bavarian-Swabian company called Wood Pellet Delivery Co using the Antistaub Anti-Dust methodic, logo and I think truck livery too. pelletdelivery.co.uk/?p=anti.dust
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..here the website in Germany & rather good opening photo (in landscape mode on mobile) of drivers in action on such lovely hot Bavarian days.
Thanks Wagner & Co, as always 1st class service
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Will gladly discuss fossil fuel use stärkerestoffe.de/antistaub-holz…
PS... Have only just spotted that @WoodPelDelCo have a Twitter account! Perhaps they might like the above thread...and greetings to Broadlands my stamping ground in 70s ... Not admitting to anything but Ranworth Broad disco (country club) did featurel
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Just done 2nd #EV longer roadtrip this year, in my 6/2023 BMW iX130. Have to say EVs are fab, as long as you have a *PAYMENT* infrastructure equal to ICE stations. That is certainly NOT the case in Germany. Both trips turned into pantomime of unnecessary delays despite planning🧵
2. While lots of criticism for @BMW 8.0 hard/software on my 'old' car, basics work. In phone App, put in destination, tells you where to charge, regardless of cost. However I want an Ionity 1-month sub & pay €0.39/kWh so change & send to car which ignores it & uses own route!
3. Ionity is App only charging, as are (non) Tesla, which i discovered in summer on route to Tuscany is deadly when you don't know that 🇨🇭is not in EU Roaming (🇬🇧is!) & phone App doesn't work!
Anyway, set off 1st charge near Stuttgart fine but then see Autobahn nearby closed.
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A mutual likes my videos made driving in Bavaria. Few weeks ago lost one driving thru High St of our county capital, Mindelheim, with its medieval towers below once English castle. I was on an 'emergency' trip to hospital last Saturday (all OK) & thought...2
2. ..you might like seeing how relaxed driving is in Bavaria off motorway. This stretch (2 videos) is old main Munich to Switzerland road before A96 motorway built 1994 to bypass town. Here stretch Erkheim to Kammlach....3
3. and through 1,800 inhabitant village of Kammlach with its 1910 founded cheese dairy. 100 employees produce brand St. Mang soft cheeses especially Limburger & Romadur only from local milk. Cheese rescued this very poor region in late 19thC. #CarlHirnbein 1807-1871
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1. Christmas Eve muddle. OH announces 9:30 'walk dog, I'm off to Munich'! On plus side remembered I needed Kicher Erbsen, chick peas for hummus, & fresh bread so dashed 1st to small village supermarket hoping something on shelves before they close at 13:00 till Monday🙏
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2. Luckily some basics available in supermarkets, but only just. Then took off for walk in drizzle, seeking shelter of forest from wind. Bavarian radio announcing 'Last Christmas' was #2 in UK charts.
God is large in Nature, if you want to see God larger, stand by a cross
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3. Back home & unpack food. Got given a cloth bag as Christmas 🎁🎁 from village bakery. No fresh bread until Monday but thinking about Weisswurst & Brezn for tonight's 'humble' Christmas Eve meal. Sausages, mash & sauerkraut still very traditional here in Bavaria.
More to come..
One of most horrific events I have witnessed was British Petition system after Brexit with call for People's Referendum. How can anyone claim that Democracy exists in UK?
Not perfect, but let me tell you about Bavarian petition held about same time & has to do with this video
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2. (Background)
Bavaria 13m pop. 10m voters
Land mass same as Rep of Ireland, 20% of Germany's total land.
86% of land for agriculture & forest. Loads of major rivers incl Danube to Med, Main to North Sea.
Land & Water critical
Own Parliament & MPs.
Want a petition?..
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3. Petition, Rules. 1. Write full legal text of law you want & why it is important, what it's aims are 2. Get 25k signatures, hand in for checking if text legal 3. If approved, petition put in town halls 14 days & must collect 1m (10%) certified signatures.
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Going to my German village supermarket in next hour. Anyone thinking food shortages and petrol shortages are rampant here too like me to video the empty shelves and petrol station queues? Perhaps Daily Express reader out there?
OK, I'm sure the requests are leg pulling but here you go, own fault.
Village 1700 inhabitants satellite franchise supermarket of national chain Edeka. It's 11am and it closes in 2 hours. The main supermarket is 3km away coming up in another clip
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2. For the supermarket pretty busy so couldn't get to all the fresh fruit eg strawberries. Remember closes in 2 hours so not refilling fresh stuff. Here the dry, frozen, chilled and some of drinks.
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Brexit Revenge, guess I deserved it for being totally over the top last few months, provoking them.
Short thread.
GPs in Germany have very short opening times, typically under 20hrs/week. Last Friday was bragging about no appointment 15-minute wait incl jab, blood test
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Dr had given me paper to get an X-Ray. Monday phoned local radiology unit, Wednesday done. Thursday dropped off X-ray copy at GP & ask when I shd come when full report rec'd. In meantime asked them to review vaccine passport as 8 (non-Covid) vaccines out of date.
Was about
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...to leave when receptionist said go to waiting room, doc would take a look at vaccines now! Enter empty waiting room - GP had been open 15 mins & still for 75 minutes. Waited, lots of activity & voices, & waited & waited...40 mins gone & waited when receptionist..
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