Last week’s revelation that the UK’s recommended weekly alcohol limits, which have been in place for 20-odd years, do not have any scientific basis does make you question other currently accepted government “limits”.

Claiming to have been pressed to come up with a figure, even though the working party of doctors had no data upon which to work, what they came up with was, at best, an intelligent guess. Makes you wonder how many other such health limits and “doomsday scenarios” are based on best guesses?

Caught up with Bob Marsden mid-week, the newish managing director of Copeland distributor Dawmec. He and his team in Fareham filled me in (well, its about time someone did) on their future plans. Many of these plans will be related in next month’s issue of ACR News – at least, when I get around to putting finger to keyboard they will. Bob, of course, has vast experience of the compressor market with spells at both Maneurop and Copeland.

Ended the week with a visit to Arsenal’s new Emirates Stadium. Not to watch a game, you understand (perish the thought), but to catch up on details of a new promotional incentive scheme for LG’s air conditioning installers. LG is one of the sponsors of the Premier League team.

The day also included a route march around the facilities at the new stadium in the company of that old stalwart from the 60/70s Arsenal sides John Radford.

I have to admit that the ground far surpasses the new Wembley Stadium and comes close to matching the facilities of the Selhurst Astrodome.

I did have to disagree with Mr Radford, though, when he suggested that the facilities of the stadium actually worked against Arsenal by inspiring visiting teams to raise their game. If that was the case, Mr Radford, and taking the opposite scenario, Palace would never lose a home game.