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The rating of 220 to 240V for any electrical equipment is OK with a 240V supply.

Photography is a fascinating hobby. For me, the hobby peaked in the 70s when I bought my first SLR, a Zenith-E with a standard 50mm lens, I added a wide-angle and a short telephoto and that formed the base of lenses, Eventually, I build a darkroom and stayed mainly with black & white photos...

In all my days as an electrician I never came across 15A sockets on a ring main in the UK. The 15A sockets/plugs were not fused so that would be a no-no for appliances plugged into it. I spent my time ripping out radial final sub circuits, in both lead and VIR and replacing them with 2.5mm² TWE...

I preferred a worktop height for my 100mm trunking, running around the workshop. I easily added extra sockets (for convenience rather than load) and I'm still pleased I did it that way after 12 years.

In my day, there would be one or two rings dependant upon the size of the house, a lighting circuit per floor. The cooker, or other large appliances had dedicated radials. Ring mains work well and allow easy extensions by breaking in to the ring or using a spur off an existing socket. Radials...

I ran a 100mm (4 inch) wide plastic trunking around all the walls and installed twin 13A sockets on a ring and one 16A outlet for the table saw. The locations of the electrical fittings can be changed if, or when, circumstances dictate. For lighting I installed 2 x 4 foot LED tube fittings...

His speciality was the F in Fog...

Which supports the idea that we should endeavour to find the most humane end of life for everybody.

I totally agree with you.

We do, but we need to know what is do-able and what is achievable. This latest proposal is the best to date and, I think, after a bit of discussion in both Houses, the final draft will be as safe as is practical. I would resent the option being taken away when I know that a large proportion of...

And this is when you realise that nothing is perfect.

How wrong, on so many levels, can you be?

Everthing that's worthwhile has to start somewhere and somewhen...

Well, your father was strong. Strong enough to make the decision to live which would preclude any medical intervention.

No, animals can, and are, euthanised by vets if, the owners believe that the animal's quality of life has passed and there's no likelihood of recovery. The vet will advise that the animal should have a fewer good days than bad, as a guideline. Our 16 year old collie reached that situation...

That's an easy argument to make, mate. However, it is not sound. Medicine has advanced a lot since the days you cite as a fear. The distribution of information has advanced, significantly, and the electorate are more more vocal leaving MPs and senior figures a little more vulnerable. I think...

The Bill will still need more 'filling out', that's for sure and the HoL will study and debate then send the Bill back to the HoC for amendments, twice if they feel it necessary, but the HoC, if still adamant after that, can send the Bill through once they have decided. Personally, I would...

Not the next best thing. That is just reporting the history as interpreted years later. No comparison there.

We'll never know that. All we know is that there was a change of power in the USSR that caused instability and unrest. The population, unused to any form of real freedom, couldn't handle it and saw that the future was becoming very uncertain. Now, in the places away from the cities, life carried...

Glasnost was, indeed, a lost opportunity but it was handled so badly that, during the prolonged transition, those with some money and power made inroads into small gangs. The people were more unsettled and wanted the status quo back. Better the devil you know was their cry. They did like the...