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I'm reminded by this thread of a tragic incident that occurred in an animal by-products factory in West Yorkshire back in the late 70s or early 80s when we lived there. This is not an urban legend – I know it to be true. An unfortunate chap had retired to the facilities with his paper to attend to his daily needs and possibly more. Unbeknown to him there had been a blockage in the drainage system that led to a blow-back of methane just at the same time he lit his fag. The resultant conflagration led to his sad demise. Maybe something similar wiped out the dinosaurs mentioned earlier.
Strange what a tale of an escaped pig leads to .....

Hi

I am currently looking for a cleaner to carry out some domestic cleaning work for a few hours each week. The cleaning involves bathroom cleaning, dusting, floor cleaning.

I live in Buerton and if anybody local is interested please let me know. This will initially be for around 6mths.

Thanks
Tim

Hello, Apologies to the lady who called to the house on Monday re any Bamboo plants for sale. I do have one left – 10' tall Orange stemmed. If you would like to pop in just email & we can arrange something.

Steve Try Farm Made in the village, we have used them in the past.

I represent Wybunbury Anglers who have a good number of Members from Audlem area.
The Juniors are presently receiving Angling coaching from our qualified team.
We are grateful to Eddie Rowley, and The Audlem Charity Shop for their support.
We hope that we will see more Audlem youngsters on the next course starting early July.
Secretary, Wybunbury Anglers.

Hi
I'm looking for a local caterer who can provide nibbles/salads/rice dishes etc for a garden BBQ party – possibly about 30 people. The meat will be taken care of separately.
Thanks, Steve Elliott

Many thanks Terry, I wished I had seen your topic fifty seven years ago. At that time I was an apprentice plumber, gas and heating engineer. In those days all water and gas pipes were lead and heating pipework was steel.
One bad winter we were called to a farm were the pipes had frozen in the cow and pig sheds. My boss told me I would work in the cow shed and he would take on the pigs. Apparently cows don't bite but pigs do.
Armed with my trusty petrol blow lamp called Bertha and a small ladder (with no name) I attacked the pipes. A little tip when defrosting pipes always start from the tap and work back to the inlet. Had I known about methane I would have done the pigs. The cow shed was made of wooden slats spaced apart so as to let air in and whatever comes from a cows rear end out. I must admit it was a bitterly cold snowy day yet it was quite warm in side the shed.
Many thanks Peter.

How much methane did the dinosaurs produce.......Larger than a cow and more of them?

I can't answer Peter's conundrum but I do know the methane produced by bovines has led to sporadic reports of mayhem over the years. For example one such was reported by the BBC in 2014 . Methane gas released by dairy cows caused an explosion in a cow shed in Germany.The roof was damaged and one of the cows was injured in the blast in the central German town of Rasdorf.
Thanks to the belches and flatulence of the 90 dairy cows in the shed, high levels of the gas had built up.
Then a static electric charge caused the gas to explode with flashes of flames. Emergency services attended the farm and took gas readings to test for the risk of further blasts, said local media. They reported that cows are believed to emit up to 500 litres of methane each per day. I think my mother-in-law used to as well.

Peter,
Methane from cows as a source of global warming has become a hot topic – no pun intended. The headline that methane as a global warming gas is some 80 times more powerful than CO2 certainly grabbed attention.
From what I understand, some 30% of the methane emitted globally is calculated to come from livestock. The remaining 70% of our global methane coming from fossil fuels, landfill, rice production, burning biomass and natural release from wetlands/mosses etc.
But luckily for us all, a key fact behind the headline is that methane hangs about in the atmosphere for a relatively short period. Only some 9 years. So getting a grip on methane release from fossil fuels, landfill and agriculture will make a difference in our lifetime. This is in stark contrast to CO2 that will happily hang about doing its stuff for an estimated 300 – 1,000 years.
Blaming cows alone for global warming whilst jetting away on holiday (remember those), not insulating your home, driving a fossil fuel car and buying your asparagus fresh from Peru seems an odd stance to take in my mind.
Whilst we discuss cows , the CO2 producing industries (electricity production/heat, transport, construction, shipping etc) are no doubt relieved to see the headlines shifted to animal agriculture.

Animal mayhem seems in vogue, so may I ask a really daft question I know It could be sensitive but if you don't ask you never know. So here goes.
A lot of people have a negative opinion on our cows. They produce more methane than any other cows in the world. Here's the question,
If they produce so much methane why don't the cows ignite when a hot air balloon goes by?
Maybe the balloon has a methane meadow detector which tells the driver to turn left or right. Maybe there's enough hot air in the balloon to dilute the gases or maybe the driver turns the gas off and hopes he doesn't land on a cow pat. It's a tricky one so take your time.
Many thanks. Peter.

My experience with Cheshire East and helping get the roads in the village sorted.

https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/little-known-legal-procedure-cheshire-20579662

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If Mark isn't available; I know someone but don't want to tread on Marks toes obviously. Let me know if you don't get fixed up.

Could anyone recommend a local industrial cleaning company please. Thank you.

Hi Nigel

I can thoroughly recommend a local chap called Mark, he moved all of my office equipment from work to home. He took great care of everything and was very reasonable too. His mobile number is 07833 142859.

Can anyone recommend a person with a van as I have a few large items that need delivering locally?

Terry, your story reminds me of the farmer I acquainted who had managed to breed some 4 legged chickens, he told me it was so a family of 4 would all get a leg each off 1 chicken, and do they taste the same, I asked? I don't know he replied, I can't catch the buggers

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Maths tutor in Audlem for year 9 student going into year 10 this September

Well Ian's story reminded me of a farmer pal of mine who had a three legged pig. I asked him why the pig had only three legs.
"Well, I'll tell you" he replied. "One day I was ploughing my field and the tractor turned over and pinned me underneath. That pig ran for help. He saved my life".
"Oh, that's how he lost his leg somehow?" I asked.
"No. One night my wife and I were sound asleep and the house caught on fire. That pig woke us up. He saved our lives!"
"So that's how he lost his leg – in the fire", said I.
"No, that wasn't it" the farmer affirmed.
Exasperated, I demanded "Then how did he lose his damned leg?" and the farmer replied,
"When you have a pig that good, you don't eat him all at once!"

I would say that the portion of rates we pay towards the roads is highway robbery.
I walk regularly from home, Broadways, to the post box at the end of Daisybank and am always tense if there is traffic in both directions. The road on the B roadways side, the one with the footpath, is narrow which isn't really a problem but the road surface, for want of a better word, is in a dangerous condition for the nearside foot or so. Any cyclist forced in could come a real cropper. Yes i must report it to Cheshire East.

It would appear that Audlem and the surrounding area is bottom of the list with Cheshire East Highways Department for repairs. Woodhouse Lane, like others, is virtually permanently affected with potholes, blocked gullies and flooding and has been during the 9 years we have lived here. In fact, our local section of the lane has no drainage for either the properties or the road. Being in a dip flooding is a regular occurance here causing not only gradual deterioration of the road surface but also damage to adjacent gardens. Interestingly, following the installation of a new water main last year, United Utilities appear to have repaired the numerous excavations, which were naturally required, perfectly well so perhaps they should be contracted to take over this work in future. Locally referred to as "the crater", the section adjacent to Woodhouse Farm is a complete disgrace! The lane itself is part of a designated cycle route and as the many cyclists who share this with the heavy vehicles who are compelled to use it, it seems rather a dangerous mix.
Come on Cheshire East, the cost of claims for damage and injuries etc. must be escalating now and before long may well exceed the cost of repairs and maintenance!

Ian, I think you're telling porkies

Can anyone recommend a handyman please? Need some pictures, mirrors, coat hooks and shelves putting up. Regards, Tony

It's a little known fact that tissue from a pigs ear can be used in human surgery. A friend of mine lost an ear in an accident. He had in replaced with tissue from a pigs ear, I met him soon after the operation and asked him about his new ear he said it was crackling.