Jump to content

Vic Patterson

Supporting Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    1,382

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    93

 Content Type 

Posts posted by Vic Patterson

  4. Wilson’s Yard

    in History Hollow

    Posted

    My wife Doreen lived in 1, Phillips Yard, (before moving to the Holy Mount!) somewhere at the market place, very close to a bakery! yes lots of yards, but rarely marked on maps, the postie must have good local knowledge!

     

     

    • Like 1

  6. Happy Birthday

    in Chat Central

    Posted

    12 hours ago, Canny lass said:

    Thank you kind sirs! Missed my usual roll in the snow this year as there isn't a flake to be seen anywhere round here. Mind you, I didn't miss the shovelling snow which was a cause of great joy. Spent a quiet(ish) day planning a holiday in the sun before hubby starts being weaned off all his medications.

    Thanks again!

    NO SNOW! I think we have yours here, getting tired of shovelling, no big falls but loads of 6"- 12" falls, and its -39c

    • Like 1

  11. Hello

    in Chat Central

    Posted

    On 08/12/2019 at 02:53, Pete said:

    Brian,

    its good to hear your on the mend, I was wondering were you had got to as you have not been on for some time but that explains it. All the best for Christmas and the New Year. Will you be having a barbaque on Christmas day:D?

    Vic,

    it sounds like its mighty cold over there so no barbaque for you unfortunately. All the best for Christmas and the New Year. Have you seen many deer this winter?  

    Hi Pete, Yes the deer are still regular visitors, (even though our bylaws prevent us from feeding them) 🙄 and the lakes have enough ice for fishing 🐟 

    • Like 1

  12. Hello

    in Chat Central

    Posted

    Hello Brian, nice to see you are back and and hopefully on the mend! like a few of us that 'age' thing is catching up, CL, HPW and myself are a few who are, and families are going through "the golden" years, life changing! 

    We got another foot of snow last night and -10c I was wondering if you would like some to help cool off! 

    We are not sure yet where we will be spending our Christmas but would like to wish you and our forum friends a very Merry Christmas and a healthy 2020

    Vic & Dot

    • Like 2

  14. Brexit & Elections

    in Chat Central

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Bedlingtonian said:

    I have not posted for some time as a result of ill-health and death of a family member.

    Previously Brexit and Elections were discussed and there were strong views. Perhaps the site has changed in my absence?  

    Sorry for your loss, nice to see you back and in better health, I enjoy the Brexit banter but don't hear many of the issues, really all we are told is the Irish border is the main stumbling block, lots of rumours but very few facts.

  16. Bates Colliery - Blyth

    in History Hollow

    Posted

    Nice to see your coping CL and things are improving, we are having similar problems here in GC, luckily my health is the better of the two of us and hopefully things will improve, like yourself living rather remotely adds another dimension to growing old. Wishing your hubby a full recovery and return to normal ageing! if there is such a thing!

    Regards, Vic

     

    • Like 1

  19. Bates Colliery - Blyth

    in History Hollow

    Posted

    5 hours ago, HIGH PIT WILMA said:

     

    5 hours ago, HIGH PIT WILMA said:

    Vic,thanks for your comments aboot the flat conveyor belts.Mind ,aam puzzled as ti wat ye mean by "Unplugging"..regarding a conveyor belt?

    Also,a think ye might have got me wrong wi me poor description of the screen belts at Choppington high pit.

    SO!!..Vic,ti clear up in my mind,which system were you referring to,when ye say "Flight " conveyors,cos the screens at the High Pit,didn't have "Flight/Flyght"..bars at all...completely flat!...and they weren't referred to as anything but the "Screen belts"...["the belts with no name"...!]

    Bill, Flight conveyors are usually two parallel driven chains connected with "flights", steel plates that drag / scrape the coal along to a chute that the coal drops into, (this coal is the fine wet coal that has been recovered, (not lumps) if the chute gets blocked or “plugged” the operator would try and unplug it (with his shuul) while it was running rather than stopping the conveyor and bring the whole operation to a halt.(centrifuges ,belts, screens and filters). No not AFC belts or related to the Flygt pump company,( I hated those pumps!)

    Vic

    • Like 1

  21. Bates Colliery - Blyth

    in History Hollow

    Posted

    Bill, a very good explanation of the coal preparation, if it was similar to the plants i'm familiar with there was another two important processes, one to recover the expensive magnetite and one to recover the fine coal washed off the screens. 

    The magnetite was recovered using a large drum that was an electromagnet on one side, as it turned the magnetite clung to the upward turning of the drum but dropped off the downward side which wasn't magnetic, and recycled.

    The fine coal washed off the screens was mixed with more water and an added flocculant, a chemical that created lots of bubbles when injected with compressed air, the bubbles were skimmed off and then flowed through a tank that had large wheels made up of metal mesh screen panels, large vacuum pumps sucked the fines onto the screens and then scraped off and diverted onto a conveyor then dropped into a centrifuge that spun out most of the water. All water used went to settling ponds. Not a lot of waste.

     

    • Like 1
×
×
  • Create New...