The debate between 110-120v vs 220-240v is OVER!

[Macbeth]

Really?  But that must be a nightmare in logistics - if I walked into a Tesco in Wales that box of Twinings wouldn't be the same product as the box I picked up in London.

I remember seeing Yorkshire Tea for hard water on the shelves in my local (soft water area) supermarket. Very odd. Thankfully they still had the red label stuff too.

Green label
Red label

[botcrusher]

As a canadian, I find this whole thread quite amusing!
It's world war Tea
_{please don't kill me}

[Macbeth]

As a canadian, I find this whole thread quite amusing!
It's world war Tea
_{please don't kill me}

Absolutely. It has been a MOD requirement for our armed forces to have a BV (boiling vessel) equipped in our battle tanks and armoured cars since World War 2. We take this stuff seriously.

[botcrusher]

Note to self, when in the rest of the Commonwealth, don't $%&@ around with tea.

Where i work, i have the luxury of both voltages, allthough most of the 240V outlets are on the lighting bridge, where there are 6 750W halogens, 6 1000W halogens, and little to no ventilation.

[Cerebus]

As a canadian, I find this whole thread quite amusing!
It's world war Tea
_{please don't kill me}

Absolutely. It has been a MOD requirement for our armed forces to have a BV (boiling vessel) equipped in our battle tanks and armoured cars since World War 2. We take this stuff seriously.

The British Army runs on Tea, more Tea and waiting for an opportunity to drop that gobby Second Lieutenant/Lance Corporal right in it.

There was a series of pamphlets distributed by the US War Department to US servicemen being stationed in the UK during the Second World War. I can't find the one I was looking for to quote but it said something along the lines of, and I paraphrase, "The British have endured since 1939 largely on steely resolve, copious cups of Tea and little else". A Briton would have probably said "Bloody mindedness" instead of steely resolve.

As I say, I couldn't the exact one I was looking for but you can see something similar at: http://www.hardscrabblefarm.com/ww2/britain.htm if you want to get a flavour.

[Cerebus]

As a canadian, I find this whole thread quite amusing!
It's world war Tea
_{please don't kill me}

We wouldn't do that because you're Canadian, eh, and polite enough to say please. We'd just sit you down and make you a nice cup of instant coffee...

[Macbeth]

We wouldn't do that because you're Canadian, eh, and polite enough to say please. We'd just sit you down and make you a nice cup of instant coffee...

When did instant coffee stop being a womans drink? In the 1970's no real man would touch the stuff. Mellow Birds and that milk substitute Coffee Mate stuff made of lard was definitely a female only thing. I would like to know when real men went all gay and started drinking propacappumochachinolattes with sprinkles instead of a decent mug of strong labourers tea?

[med6753]

As a canadian, I find this whole thread quite amusing!
It's world war Tea
_{please don't kill me}

As a Yank I just can't stop giggling every time I check this thread. No wonder George flipped his moldy wig when we tossed the tea into Boston Harbor. You Brits REALLY do take this stuff seriously.  But I can't imagine starting my day with a cup (cuppa?) tea. Gotta be a strong cup of brewed coffee. None of that instant crap.

But you wanna see hilarity? Ask the average American on who makes or what brand is the best coffee. 
I know for the folks north of the border it's Tim Horton's and I've yet to try it.         

[Macbeth]

As I say, I couldn't the exact one I was looking for but you can see something similar at: http://www.hardscrabblefarm.com/ww2/britain.htm if you want to get a flavour.

That is a fantastic read. Funny to think while my grandad (Royal Engineers, Eighth Army) was fighting Rommels Panzers at El Alamein, then went on to liberate Italy, the yanks stationed in Blighty only had to worry about causing offence to their hosts while showing off their bling, cigs and nylon stockings, and shagging all our women. No wonder grandad married an Austrian girl. 

[GEuser]

I've been looking for some links but came up with nothing regarding the tv doco series.

I thought it was "How Britain works" , but its not the one with the Guy bikie bloke , yet it was something worded like that .

Anyway , it had the Power Grid one mentioned above in the previous post , airplanes and the traffic system , I also think the sewerage system , and the rail/track network there might have been more but whatever it was called whoever made the series was worth every Pound spent imo  , saw them out here maybe 2 years back could be more .

Found it ! , not watched it as I'm low on prepaid data (also it actually would not play here) but it looks like the one and the series "Britain From Above".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/britainfromabove/stories/technology/
Power from above <one , I'm sure its it .

[Macbeth]

Found it ! , not watched it as I'm low on prepaid data (also it actually would not play here) but it looks like the one and the series "Britain From Above".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/britainfromabove/stories/technology/
Power from above <one , I'm sure its it .

The "Power from above" one doesn't work unfortunately. I think "Tea-time Britain" is the one you were looking for and that works for me   

I recall watching a TV documentary a cupla years back on the power grid in the UK and they had a bloke watching TV in the power station control room , a real lazy no-hoper getting paid to watch TV , watching coronation street? i think it was and when the commercials were just about to start he had his finger on a big red button (or whatever it was) to insert a extra power grid from France due to everyone going to make a cuppa (therefore turning on all the kettles) .

It was tremendously funny to see .

Turns out it was that godawful Eastenders trash. There are no commercials on the BBC which is probably the cause of all this. At least with Corrie on ITV there are some breaks to stagger the kettles going off. 

[GEuser]

Found it ! , not watched it as I'm low on prepaid data (also it actually would not play here) but it looks like the one and the series "Britain From Above".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/britainfromabove/stories/technology/
Power from above <one , I'm sure its it .

The "Power from above" one doesn't work unfortunately. I think "Tea-time Britain" is the one you were looking for and that works for me   

I recall watching a TV documentary a cupla years back on the power grid in the UK and they had a bloke watching TV in the power station control room , a real lazy no-hoper getting paid to watch TV , watching coronation street? i think it was and when the commercials were just about to start he had his finger on a big red button (or whatever it was) to insert a extra power grid from France due to everyone going to make a cuppa (therefore turning on all the kettles) .

It was tremendously funny to see .

Turns out it was that godawful Eastenders trash. There are no commercials on the BBC which is probably the cause of all this. At least with Corrie on ITV there are some breaks to stagger the kettles going off. 

I'm not messing with the quotations , Yep that's it thanks for poking around there , i looked at it for the 1st 20 seconds as i'm getting low on Data allowance , 2nd , Eastenders  i've even surprised myself that the memory box even recalled half accurate stuff! , i actually thought the power from above with the helicopters was also the power grid operating room one too .

Like i mentioned Macbeth i reckon they were (the series) worth every pound forked out , like really really good .

ps> we used to have Eastenders on telly (free to air) out here same goes for not coronation street but another , a few years back? maybe 4 to 6 years but no longer now . (if anything it is better that the American stuff (AT LEAST)

cheers ....

[GEuser]

As I say, I couldn't the exact one I was looking for but you can see something similar at: http://www.hardscrabblefarm.com/ww2/britain.htm if you want to get a flavour.

That is a fantastic read. Funny to think while my grandad (Royal Engineers, Eighth Army) was fighting Rommels Panzers at El Alamein, then went on to liberate Italy, the yanks stationed in Blighty only had to worry about causing offence to their hosts while showing off their bling, cigs and nylon stockings, and shagging all our women. No wonder grandad married an Austrian girl. 

Ha just noticed this post , one forgot to mention "For 2 Years" btw , there was (was as he's now ded) a British ex serviceman around here with his wife both from the same street in London as kids , shoulda heard some of the stories as his secrecy clause was over (50 year one)  , getting bombed as kids and watching the allies do nothing for that long except bang the wimmin Ha Ha , after ww2 he joined up and went to Africa and was in the "Forgotten war" the Mau Mau , shoulda heard those stories no wonder some have to sign the longer secrecy clause , so now i'll say i can't remember a thing he said .

[GEuser]

I haven't looked for the difference but this one is 5:14 long (which i just watched its on YouTube) instead of  4:51 on the BBC , 300MW extra or more ..

Facs    in   ating !

[FrankE]

I still don't get what the EU is thinking. How does having a 1.5kw kettle that takes say 3 minutes to boil save energy over a 3kw kettle taking 1 1/2 minutes to boil?

People will be more likely to measure just what they need rather than needlessly filll it up..

[botcrusher]

It doesn't, and while the argument about heating only what's needed with a higher power makes sense, peak power is still higher, and that peak is the primary issue the power companies have to deal with.

[Mechanical Menace]

Well why not just say it's due to grid management or energy security rather than pretending it's an ecological measure to save total energy/reduce carbon output?

[botcrusher]

Perhaps they don't want to admit that kettles are causing the downfall of the grid?

[kaz911]

The next limit will be the only electric cars with 1.5 kW chargers...

[GEuser]

http://nottstv.com/coffee-are-you-addicted/

The above is really about Tea consumption dropping in the UK .

Paul Revere is ded , Robin Hood must be still alive yelling "The Americans are coming The Americans are coming"  , or is that a bit late? .

[RGB255_0_0]

I think more people turn to energy drinks and coffee nowadays here, albeit based on anecdotal evidence. I've never liked tea personally so in the winter I drink coffee and Red Bull or something in the summer if I need a kick.

[GEuser]

I think more people turn to energy drinks and coffee nowadays here, albeit based on anecdotal evidence. I've never liked tea personally so in the winter I drink coffee and Red Bull or something in the summer if I need a kick.

After picking myself up off the floor , what sacrilege , it has been decided that you have to be Deported in shame to  , , , lets say Australia ,  via ship !

[RGB255_0_0]

I think more people turn to energy drinks and coffee nowadays here, albeit based on anecdotal evidence. I've never liked tea personally so in the winter I drink coffee and Red Bull or something in the summer if I need a kick.

After picking myself up off the floor , what sacrilege , it has been decided that you have to be Deported in shame to  , , , lets say Australia ,  via ship !

Send me the ticket!

[GEuser]

After picking myself up off the floor , what sacrilege , it has been decided that you have to be Deported in shame to  , , , lets say Australia ,  via ship !

Send me the ticket!

Ya ever heard that true story of life's supposed to be a 2 way street , When i get My ticket for a shameful export you just might get yours too ..

[Connoiseur]

Anyone has tasted Makaibari?

I prefer it over lipton or twinings (twinings has blends of tea with totally unsuitable ingredients like mint, in India......atrocious ).

Never knew 110-120V vs 220-240V has so much to do with tea or coffee.