Recent content by Belboz

If you walk into most A&Es in London, they will be full of what can best be described as the underclass with injuries and illnesses from drug abuse and cuts and bruises from drunken violence. Never a day goes by without a need for police attendance at least once - sometimes several times - each...

Why? Who do you mean by those with less financial means? All workers (employed or self-employed) pay NI. Many of those who are on benefits have NI credited to them.

Have you been in an A&E recently? I am talking about a busy A&E in an inner city - not PRI where you'll likely get seen almost immediately. You'll not see many OAPs in there.

Clearly there would be exceptions to the rule for those such as children (under 16) who do not pay NI. That wouldn't be the only exception. Those in receipt of a state pension for instance (as they also do not pay NI) Children and OAPs aren't the ones clogging up A&Es up and down the country on...

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AFAIK, children don't have NI numbers until 16 so it wouldn't apply to those under that age. Even after 16, if they were in full-time education then they would be exempt from the requirement.

Or just have a system whereby those who have not made the requisite NI contributions don't get treated....

Personally, I would be a lot more radical but as a start, make it clear that no-one will be treated if they are; (a) intoxicated (b) a non-emergency (there are lots of minor injury units out there) (c) someone whose condition is non-accidental and caused by their own actions [often allied with...

Shame he could only repair foot rests and foot brakes though..... :whistle:

I suspect we wouldn't need such things if we made it clear that individuals who don't meet the criteria for treatment can feck off.

Thanks for the comprehensive explanation chaps.

Beacuse, IMHO, there is no innocence of youth any more. I agree that there have been child v child murders in the past but such incidents seem more prevalent these days. Some may be down to poor parenting/upbringing or down to a perceived 'softness' in the justice system or a combination of both...

Thanks Madrab. That condensate diameter is hefty!

It's not a big deal. I agree that it would look better than using quadrant. I just wanted to know if there was some method the trade uses as opposed to glue//screw and fill. I've got my answer. Thanks again to all who offered advice. B

Thanks very much for all those replies. They've been very helpful. The condensate drain issue means I need to rethink things so... Please can anyone tell me how you deal with the issue of breaching the cavity in brick walls when fitting a horizontal flue and condensate pipe? Or isn't there any...