No More Coal !

[PositronicRay]

Uggers said:

So this is to stop a tiny proportion of wet wood burners in cities?
Most already burn kiln dried or smokeless coal as that's what the local merchants will only supply. Also after spending ££££s on a burner most know how to treat it accordingly.

Most cities are already smokeless areas and have been for decades.
So what difference to saving lives will this make to city dwellers if the practical change is zero in these areas?

BBC news stated 38% of UK carbon emissions due to coal and log burners.

[anonymous-user]

i live in a village with a lot of coal fires, yet never really smelt them, or clothes smlling of them. I've been around coal all my life, my gran had a house with them in the bedrooms and downstairs one heated the central heating boiler.

Never had any of the smelling issues that seem so prevalent on here.

[BugLebowski]

PositronicRay said:

BBC news stated 38% of UK carbon emissions due to coal and log burners.

Not even close. They account for 38% of one specific size of particulate. But you can see why they would cherry pick such a figure when it is lapped up by the general public.

[Eric Mc]

I love the smell of coal.

[Murph7355]

Eric Mc said:

I love the smell of coal.

In the morning?

[Eric Mc]

Anytime.

[troika]

fblm said:

Who TF burns coal to keep warm? Can't you bumpkins just spoon your livestock?

Not coal, but I run the whole house on wood (very well seasoned...).

[Evanivitch]

Eric Mc said:

I love the smell of coal.

Do you live in Merthyr Tydfil?

[crankedup]

JagLover said:

crankedup said:

Agammemnon said:

It does seem to be a virtue-signalling gesture rather than a meaningful way of progressing.

That is exactly what it is, just a glimpse outside of the U.K. borders reveals vast quantities of coal burnt for energy and heat.

But the issue isn't co2 but air quality. Hence why everyone is still quite entitled to burn drier wood, which presumably generates the same amount of Co2 as the wet kind.

It takes eons for wood to turn to coal, which is why I mentioned coal burning.

[cardigankid]

Bullst, bullst, bullst. Where does it stop? I guarantee that the biggest source of CO2 in the UK is, er, breathing. Closely followed by farting. We are living in a fantasy world.

Not that not burning coal bothers me that much. It’s nice in front of the fire, it’s a bit dirty outside, but dirt is dirt. I wouldn’t ban it. In the end the planets crust is made of it. Any fule kno you don’t burn wet wood. Not because you will kill polar bears but because the fking stuff won’t light and it won’t burn. Next!?

Edited by cardigankid on Friday 21st February 23:05

[Evanivitch]

crankedup said:

It takes eons for wood to turn to coal, which is why I mentioned coal burning.

So you're a fan of SO2?

[cardigankid]

Eons are not a long period in the history of the planet.

[rjg48]

Evanivitch said:

Eric Mc said:

I love the smell of coal.

Do you live in Merthyr Tydfil?

If you worked at the local pit, you did at least get free coal.

You can't beat a nice open fire when it's like this.

[paulw123]

CustardOnChips said:

Good. One of my neighbours has recently started burning coal. If fookin stinks.

This, it’s disgusting. Have no issues with wood but coal is nasty

[Evanivitch]

rjg48 said:

Evanivitch said:

Eric Mc said:

I love the smell of coal.

Do you live in Merthyr Tydfil?

If you worked at the local pit, you did at least get free coal.

You can't beat a nice open fire when it's like this.

Nothing like a good warm fire whilst you scrub the coal dust off your skin and cough the coal dust off your lungs.

[Eric Mc]

You forgot the tin bath in front of the fire.

[rjg48]

Evanivitch said:

Nothing like a good warm fire whilst you scrub the coal dust off your skin and cough the coal dust off your lungs.

Have you tried Wokeless?

[Brads67]

Grand daughter had a bath in front of the roaring fire tonight. Lovely and warm.

Just going to fire a few ovoids and logs in so that my shower is toasty in the morning. Logs I cut myself and am using to keep my gas bill circa £5 a month.

I'm sure many will lament log/coal fires when gas is banned.

[foxbody-87]

I used to live in a house which was part of an old railway workers terrace in a village. No mains gas and many of the houses still using coal fires. I used to love the smell of burning coal especially on a damp winters night. The concept that parts of the UK don't have mains gas boilers that you can control off an app from your local branch of Costa must be almost incomprehensible for some. Probably the same people that think you can get a bus from the arse end of nowhere to get to work with no issues.

[Ed.]

Evanivitch said:

rjg48 said:

Evanivitch said:

Eric Mc said:

I love the smell of coal.

Do you live in Merthyr Tydfil?

If you worked at the local pit, you did at least get free coal.

You can't beat a nice open fire when it's like this.

Nothing like a good warm fire whilst you scrub the coal dust off your skin and cough the coal dust off your lungs.

Just look at the that nasty coal dust sitting there menacingly at the bottom of the bucket waiting to pounce!

Luckily I have this amazing device that leaves the dust in the bucket, keeps your hands clean and unburnt, forward thinking Victorian's.