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22 Apr 08 - 12:12 AM (#2322232) Subject: BS: EU hates bagpipes From: Goose Gander Pipe Down! Note Lemmy Kilmister's comments. |
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22 Apr 08 - 02:12 AM (#2322261) Subject: RE: BS: EU hates bagpipes From: Ernest CAN YOU PLEASE TALK A LITTLE LOUDER? WE DON`T UNDERSTAND YOU HERE WHILE WE ARE AT THE AIRPORT WITH A PIPE BAND, THE WHO AND THIS PUNK BAND PLUS A CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA TRYING TO REHEARSE WAGNER´S RING CYCLE..... ;0) Ernest |
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22 Apr 08 - 06:40 AM (#2322383) Subject: RE: BS: EU hates bagpipes From: Backwoodsman Another f**king good reason for us to bale out of the European Gravy-Train. |
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22 Apr 08 - 06:49 AM (#2322391) Subject: RE: BS: EU hates bagpipes From: Mr Happy 쳌gYou can쳌ft play the pipe quietly; they haven쳌ft got a volume switch.쳌h Reminds me of a sesh we were at in Bromyard some time back. The landlord came over & said how much he & his staff were enjoying our music, but could we turn the volume up a bit! [Acoustic guitar, melodeon, recorder] |
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22 Apr 08 - 07:12 AM (#2322409) Subject: RE: BS: EU hates bagpipes From: GUEST,Martin Ryan I take the officials can't find Brittany? Regards |
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22 Apr 08 - 07:29 AM (#2322422) Subject: RE: BS: EU hates bagpipes From: Zen This strikes me more as an anti-EU piece rather than talking about an attempt to ban bagpipes of any kind which I hardly think is likely to happen (virtually every country in Europe has some local form of bagpipes). The legislation is primarily aimed at controlling workplace noise which is a serious problem, especially where workers are exposed to elevated levels of noise for extended periods. The piece asserts that "pipers must adhere to strict volume limits..." but having just looked through the legislation and its guidance I cannot see any mention of pipers or bagpipes at all. Zen |
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22 Apr 08 - 09:41 AM (#2322517) Subject: RE: BS: EU hates bagpipes From: Rapparee Maybe all bagpipes should come with a volume control. Some pipers also need an off switch. |
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22 Apr 08 - 11:39 AM (#2322592) Subject: RE: BS: EU hates bagpipes From: Wolfgang The rules cap weekly average noise exposure at 85 decibels (at the workplace) Seems to me like a very good idea. More than 85 db (unprotected) average during an eight hour shift will increase the threshold for hearing to a level that makes social interaction (talking in a pub, listening to music etc.) very difficult or impossible at the end of a decades-long exposure. If Britain had not yet a law about restricting the noise at the workplace she should be glad to be forced to do the sensible. At the end of a lecture on workplace safety, I always list (tongue in cheek) the violations of workplace safety regulations by a rock band (to the picture of a very young Mr. Jagger): - they work on a high place (stage) without the necessary handrails - extender cables are lying around - they work close to open electricity without the necessary danger labels - they have no proper workplace safety training - they work in a crowded place without clients being prevented from unsolicited physical contact - it is too hot and too loud without protection - they work under glare without sufficient protection for the eyes etc. Well, that's tongue in cheek, but the TIMES seems to be serious and is taken serious by people from the back of the woods. If you read the law you'll see easily several reasons why piping is not affected by workplace safety regulations. Wolfgang |
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22 Apr 08 - 01:48 PM (#2322734) Subject: RE: BS: EU hates bagpipes From: kendall I'd rather hear the highland pipes at 85 d than any rock band at 120 d. Come to think of it, I don't want to hear a rock band at ANY d. |
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22 Apr 08 - 09:02 PM (#2323198) Subject: RE: BS: EU hates bagpipes From: The Fooles Troupe There is a Rock Weekend Festiveal that for 10 years pretended to be a 'Gospel Music Festival' - I had a previous thread about this last year (Noise in the scale of C!). The relevant Qld Law says 'max 60 dB(A)' whereas they pump out about 120-130 dB(C) - which (of course!) reads as 60dB(A) on the 'offical meter'... My attempt to discuss the matter resulted in 'offical Govt correspondence' which popinted out that "the dB(A) scale measured sounds across the whole spectrum of music and not just music in the musical scale of C" ..... AAGHHHHH!!!!! |
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22 Apr 08 - 10:19 PM (#2323244) Subject: RE: BS: EU hates bagpipes From: open mike does E U stand for Estados Unidos or European Union? |