Dowsing
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Hit a raw nerve have I?How embarrassing. If you can't face me head on then fook off.
Anyone who faced you 'head on' would probably strain their back looking down on you
So you've never seen a water diviner at work. Poor you...you need to get out more.
Many of the bore well drillers divine for water. Nothing new. Its used a lot here in the province and works well.
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Aw bless. Poor Norcs hasn't had the village elder read the post properly to him.
I am not doubting water diviners or any other ethereal encounters.
My argument is with the fact that Joey finds the water divining thing "odd" when he is so vociferous when it comes to other things divine, i.e. God etc.
deary me Norcs, if you are gonna have it in for someone at least do it with a modicum of 'nous'.
Did anyone read the link Joe gave for the Randi site? He's not actually offering $1 million for proof that "dowsing" works.. Here's the text from the $1million dollar challenge,,,,,,,
I really don't think dowsing would come under any of these categories. It's neither paranormal, supernatural nor occult (at least I don't think so)
I really don't think dowsing would come under any of these categories. It's neither paranormal, supernatural nor occult (at least I don't think so)
He told me that there almost certainly isn't one, although he cannot be completely sure without digging down.
As it happens, the gas people are currently moving down the road replacing old gas pipes. Our house is next. Assuming their excavations extend far enough, I should be able to see for myself in the next several days.
He accepted dowsing for the million dollar challenge, none of them were proved.
http://www.randi.org/library/dowsing/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOsCnX-TKIY
http://www.randi.org/library/dowsing/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOsCnX-TKIY
An update.
The gas men have now dug up the road outside our house and, lo and behold, there is a tarmacked-over stopcock.
As I understand it, it is not uncommon for the people who dig up roads to happily tarmac over these things as it's too much trouble to reinstate the covers.
However, United Utilities have been brilliant. I telephoned them today and they're sending someone out tomorrow. I couldn't ask for better. If the gas men are happy, they will sort out the stopcock whilst the road is already excavated.
The gas men have now dug up the road outside our house and, lo and behold, there is a tarmacked-over stopcock.
As I understand it, it is not uncommon for the people who dig up roads to happily tarmac over these things as it's too much trouble to reinstate the covers.
However, United Utilities have been brilliant. I telephoned them today and they're sending someone out tomorrow. I couldn't ask for better. If the gas men are happy, they will sort out the stopcock whilst the road is already excavated.
When I was a kid in Australia, it worked quite well to find water pipes.
Didn't even use separate bits of wire, just one bent in _^_ shape.
It's not so useful here where water can be quite literally everywhere.
Didn't even use separate bits of wire, just one bent in _^_ shape.
It's not so useful here where water can be quite literally everywhere.
Just out of interest, United Utilities have delivered a free tube-thing (don't know the proper word!) and metal cover, and the gas men have very kindly agreed to place it in position and assured me that they won't tarmac over it.
I went out to measure it and the tap is about 32" below the (proposed) road surface, so it's not going to be out of reach even without a long-tool-thing (don't know the proper word either!).
Unfortunately, there's no pavement and the tap is in the road (about a foot from the edge), and it's a busy road. So I've decided that if disaster strikes and I need to turn it off quickly, I'll park my car in front of it (with hazard lights on) for a few minutes whilst I turn it off. No yellow lines, fortunately.
I went out to measure it and the tap is about 32" below the (proposed) road surface, so it's not going to be out of reach even without a long-tool-thing (don't know the proper word either!).
Unfortunately, there's no pavement and the tap is in the road (about a foot from the edge), and it's a busy road. So I've decided that if disaster strikes and I need to turn it off quickly, I'll park my car in front of it (with hazard lights on) for a few minutes whilst I turn it off. No yellow lines, fortunately.
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