Clair Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Article in the Times today:EU threatens to ban patio heaters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Good idea. But it does smack of being another aspect of the 'Nanny knows best' state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalpa Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 So they should. An enormous and self-indulgent waste of heating. [:@] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybananasbrother Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Can't stand the things, total waste of space but banning is not always the best option. Perhaps sticking a 200% tax on them might act as a brake on their spread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Good idea WBBI've never been one for bans but tax 'em out of existance, now you're on to something. Not so easy to smuggle in either [:D]Some of the figures in the article look a bit spurious, like 1 TV on standby uses the same energy as 5 patio heaters? I think not, my TV uses 0.3 Watt on standby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Great idea to tax the damned things out of sight!What nonsense it is to sit outside in cold weather and feel smug. 'Cos you're heating the sky and merely gaining minor radiant heat on your body! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Riff-Raff Element Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Cast them into the outer darkness I say . I cannot think of a more pointless waste of valuable hydrocarbon. Except F1 perhaps. I don't care if people say "it's my money and I'll do what I want with it!" Fine - set fire to the cash instead.Rant. Foam. Gibber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybananasbrother Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Firm of lawyers are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Oh, very droll WB's Bro, very droll.Originally, they were titled Pinchit, Nickett and Steel.However they felt this name put off potential clients...................[Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie girl Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Don`t understand patio heaters myself; Why would you want to waste your money heating the outside of your house. Sometimes we can`t even heat the inside of ours. [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEO Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 This proposed ban is probably linked to the smoking ban.Many pub landlords in the UK have installed patio heaters to make smoking outside more comfortable on cold nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Riff-Raff Element Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 [quote user="LEO"]This proposed ban is probably linked to the smoking ban.Many pub landlords in the UK have installed patio heaters to make smoking outside more comfortable on cold nights.[/quote]Well these fag addicts should jolly well get themselves a warm jumper! That's what I did when my dad wouldn't let me smoke in the house. The whole thing is just indicative of a widespread decay in the moral fibre of the nation. What next? Patio heaters behind the bike sheds in all schools? Political correctness gone mad, yet again.[:@] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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