Are these pics before or after?

What's under the white insulating tape?

Ah Batboy... I don't contribute much here, but I read a lot and can see who are the "genuine" guys - Bob (RobertoS) & Mr Saffron are just two that come to mind. You, however, are a different kettle of fish: from what I can see, the best part of your contributions are provocative for no good reason, other than self-aggrandisement. Does it really matter that a humorous post made by me identified the wrong insulation?
Hardly misinformation because, by its definition, the attempt would be to misinform: in this case that wasn't so, as you well know. If you're sad enough to need to get your jollies by being critical of things that don't even warrant serious comment, then good luck to you.
As I said - sad.

Absolument!

I'll stick my arm into Rockwool - but fibreglass NO way.

Total ***** (insert your own choice of expletive).

Just wondering about your television picture too. When watching analogue transmissions do you occasionally get lines scrolling up and down the screen?

You're not wrong - I've done it often enough at Sheffield Insulation. I think I must have had a senile moment when I inadvertently called the insulation on display Rockwool instead of FibreGlass. I'm so pleased, however, that I was suitably put in my place by BatBoy - NOT!

In reply to a post by lelboy:

Ah Batboy... I don't contribute much here, but I read a lot and can see who are the "genuine" guys - Bob (RobertoS) & Mr Saffron are just two that come to mind. You, however, are a different kettle of fish: from what I can see, the best part of your contributions are provocative for no good reason, other than self-aggrandisement. Does it really matter that a humorous post made by me identified the wrong insulation?
Hardly misinformation because, by its definition, the attempt would be to misinform: in this case that wasn't so, as you well know. If you're sad enough to need to get your jollies by being critical of things that don't even warrant serious comment, then good luck to you.
As I said - sad.

Atleast it's not asbestos I've had this thread fav'd for a while. It's nice to see it all resolved.

I don't bother with an analogue signal as the arial was in the loft and I needed to move it for space - it could be cr@p for all I know!

The wires under the tape were twisted together. I replaced the twists with cheap gel crimps and got as good a speed upstairs as I do in the master socket.

Now I just need to tack the wire up to the roof beams half way through the loft to keep it out the way - the rest of the wires already go under the floorboards and I can't be bothered to lift the rest.

All happy now!

=)