Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 6812348)

Blissfully unaware of the damage you are doing to your lungs and circulatory system.:blink::eek:

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 6812355)

35 years of Marlboro Reds. I should worry about industrial chemicals.

Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 6812363)

You don't want to end up like me do you? :confused::p

Originally Posted by iaink (Post 6812379)

It seems unlikely he will suddenly turn into an old scouse git:p

Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 6812389)

That would be an improvement. :):rofl::rofl:

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 6812350)

Perhaps I should say that I know Novocastrian to be an expert on the topic of Lumps of Dirt in the Air, indeed a professor of Things Floating Around Waiting to get into our Lungs. I didn't think I was bringing the humidex thingy to his attention for the first time.

Originally Posted by needasmack (Post 6808284)

My Dad is a contractor in Canada - he has all his certs in UK, Alberta and Ontario.... To put it simply he says - UK methods of construction have no place in current Canada.

Most of the UK methods will not stand up over time in the canadian fluctuating climate.

My dad specializes in reconstructive masonary. On the buildings built around the 1800's, he winterizes them and does reconstructive "surgery" on each and every brick to bring it back to the original state. One of his recent projects was the ROM in Toronto. He has also done Castle Loma. As my dad is a "old" yorkshireman he loves to have a good moan. lol So we as his family hear it all!

On another note - what UK laughingly calls central heating is archaic. That is called radiator heating over here and most avoid it like the plague. Too old fashioned. Forced Air for the win!

Originally Posted by needasmack (Post 6811332)

lol i am sorry i wound people up with my archaic comment. I had no idea forced air was tried out in then 70's, interesting i will have to ask my dad how widespread the try out was.

the system i had in canada used the most of same ducts and thermastat. I had central heating and central air. I set the temp and if the air needed cooling it did that if it needed heating it did that.

We used a hi-efficiancy gas furnace to heat our air (this was located in the house) and a the air conditioning unit was outside at the side of the house on a cement pad. We had a ranch style house and all of our ducts ran under the house. None at high level.

Originally Posted by iaink (Post 6811910)

.... it seems to me that the majority of them are going to be far more comfortable in Ontario in July and August with AC than without and will have it on more than two or three days a year.