News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]


Same here.
JR has a point though, it does get very cold out in the sticks where he is, but I suspect it in not that much warmer where Rich, Dirk and Joker live.

So guys, tell us what your heating bill is in January.
I am very lucky, my house is EXTREMELY well insulated, three of the bedrooms are not used so the radiators are off, the heating is switched off at night and this winter London has, so far not gone below zero.

But I still think JR is using a very dumb and expensive way to heat his home.

Language / What is your biggest problem with Polish language? [158]

@Ziemowit

I completely agree on all your points, especially about English.
Some people say Italian is the sexiest European language, but I agree with you, French is more melodic to my ears.

Language / What is your biggest problem with Polish language? [158]


But this is my point Rich, you made the effort to learn English because you felt you had to.
So much so that you now reject your mother tongue..... there are not many Brits or Yanks that would do that the other way round with,say, French or German.

Language / What is your biggest problem with Polish language? [158]

Because they are not as common as lazy Brits and Yanks who speak lousy French and German.
I would not expect any of them to speak Polish..... :-)

News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]


A sensible suggestion.
Gas is cheap in the UK.
How does the cost compare to coal in Poland?

Language / What is your biggest problem with Polish language? [158]


That is not my experience I'm afraid.
In general, Brits and Yanks are terrible at learning foreign languages, because most of them don't feel the need to.
Continental Europeans are much better at learning foreign languages than "Anglo Saxons" because they feel that they need to.

News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]


As Lenka told you.
Chill out old man, we are not arguing, just discussing.....calm down, a man of your age and weight does not need stress...
You told us how it is in your America and I told you how it is in my Britain.... that is all... no need to get angry or excited....

No argument.
So chill old man!
It's all cool..... hey, especially where you live....

Language / What is your biggest problem with Polish language? [158]

@Lyzko A Polish speaker speaking English, is still thinking in Polish with English coming out.

This is it with languages.
You have to be able to think in the language you are speaking in to speak it properly.
I only speak three languages fluently, English, Polish and French.
And I can remember several occasiions when I have returned to England after a long stay in France or Poland and first spoke in English after a long absence and it all came out wrong..... it even sounded weird to my own ears..... because I was still thinking in French or Polish....

News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]


Of course I forgot to mention that includes hot water and a gas hob in the kitchen :-)

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]

Yes, I stand corrected...... :-)

News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]


Firstly I have gas central heating, not electric and my house is four bedrooms, detached and 1930's build, so not particularly small but with large rooms and fairly high ceilings.

American houses tend to be bigger than European ones, so I guess mine would be the size of an average American house but large by European standards.

If I heated my house electricaly the cost would be more than double.

News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]


That is bloody expensive.
1,500zl is about £300.
I heat my house with gas central heating for about £65 a month and the heating is on all day.

News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]


Hey, like you in Petoskey?

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]


You are a clever chap Spike :-)

Europe is in trouble.
But have you seen the IMF predictions for UK growth compared to Europe?
People are putting their faith in the UK because it is strong and stable.... Unlike much of Europe.
Brexit will be at the very least, good for the UK and it may even be great.....

News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]



Those two quotes do not go together.
Infared heaters can heat a room very quickly but are not particularly economical, nor are any electrical heaters.
Here in the UK we mainly use gas fired central heating.
Water heated by gas and pumped through pipes to radiators.
Works great and is fairly inexpensive.

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]

@Ziemowit

Except for one thing.
The British Armed Forces swear allegience to the Queen and not the government.
In theory if an unsavoury person became PM or dictator the army would obey the Queen.

News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]

Most of the ice on earth is already floating in the sea so the displacement has already happened.
If that ice melts it will not raise sea levels!!

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]


100% correct.
The push for closer union will eventually kill the EU.
I am shocked that they still cannot see this.

News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]


Exactly.
Lenka, Poland is years behind and it will take them a long time to drive pollution down.
But as for the "Global Warming " lie..... if it is true, we need to be talking to China and India...... Poland is not tbe global problem.

Life / Are Poles flashy? [11]

@Joker

The "Polish Squat" is mainly used for when they do not want to be seen smoking, but it is used for hiding drinking too.
People say this grew in Communist times.
But that is not true.
My dad squatted and he did not smoke and rarely drank.
And it is not just a Polish thing either, Lithuanians, Latvians,Czechs,Slowaks, and Ukranians do it too....

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]


So now you have dropped "Economic benefits"and "Opportunities" from your argument and based it on health and security.
What has health in Poland got to do with the EU?
And as for security, that is down to NATO, again, not the EU.....

News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]


You need to be more cynical.
Check out what the interests of those scientists are and what they may gain then check out that the scientists against the human global warming theories have nothing to gain.

News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]


Nah, more and more youngsters who are being brainwashed by their teachers, TV and the internet are..... this, as one British newspaper reported this week is nothing short of child abuse.

Sure, pollution is a real problem.
Man made global warming is a man made illusion.....

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]


You are spot on in your analysis mate!


I don't think so.
People in favour of the EU give far too much weight to economic "benefits" and "opportunities", there is a huge world outside of the restricted, stagnant EU.

Poland is not ready to leave the EU just yet but when the success of the UK post Brexit is seen, it will embolden them to consider leaving too...... and then the whole deck of cards that this false union has been created upon will start to collapse.

This is the beginning of the end of the EU..... a failed project because people pushed too hard....

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]


It is the only way forward for the EU.
This mass expansion has been a huge mistake, as has been increased fedaralism.
Nobody wants it, apart from the French and Germans that run it for their own benefit...... everyone sees that now....the game is up.

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]

@TheOther
Yeah, but remainers said it would happen before we left.It didn't...


You are just one in a long line of remainers that continue to believe the worst will happen..... so far you have been wrong every time.....

See you in 5 years when the UK is hunky dory and Europe is struggling.....


Nah, it will be easier without EU constraints.

You lot are just $hitting yourselves.... because you know that The UK will be fine......

UK, Ireland / Moving from Ireland to Poland [39]


And you can add England, Scotland and Wales,....
There is an old saying, and I think there is some truth in it.
"Poles know the cost of everything and tbe value of nothing"..
This is not true of most Poles, but many are guilty of this.

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]


Pro EU supporters told us this would start happening soon after we voted to leave.
Over 3 years later it still hasn't happened.
Flybe's problems have nothing to do with Brexit and Sterling is doing fine thanks.

poundsterlinglive.com/gbp-live-today/12649-pound-to-euro-and-dollar-firms-as-markets-yet-to-buy-into-rate-cut

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]


And that is what the EU are afraid of because they know this too.
That is why they have been trying so hard to tie Britain in closer to them.

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]


That is the same thing.............and Britain won't make a pigs ear of it because whatever arrangement we do or don't make with the EU will make very little difference either way.

The important thing is not the deal or no deal we get from the EU but what Britain does in the years to come.
The most important thing is that it will be down to Britain to succeed or fail.