92. Celebrating New Year's Eve in the campervan, in Hereford

[@6panel300]

Not a cheese sandwich in sight. 😂Hereford looks like a worthwhile place to visit.

[@howieb2001]

You can tell that David is an experienced engineer by his use of phrases like "spannery things." Great fun.

[@McRocket]

Happy New Year to you, David, and to all who read this. ☮

[@helendevlin638]

Really enjoyed your video,love all the buildings , love to photograph so I’d be in heaven there 😂

[@helendevlin638]

Happy new year David, love having u back to keep me and the dog company and u make me laugh xx

[@Vandemonium]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy the videos 😀

[@padmepadme]

Thanks, David. Enjoyed your narration & tour of Hereford. Definitely a lot of history and beauty there. Happy to see you had a merry time celebrating entry of 2025 with friends.

[@shazdaz]

Lovely watching this video, great tour. It was a lovely gathering & great catching up with you again. Safe travels & we shall see you in the next cartoon ✌️🙏💙

[@Vandemonium]

🤗🤗

[@sandbridgekid4121]

As always, a splendid video, but alas, as always, too short. Happiest of New Years.

[@jimgreen9909]

Cheers matey, good to see you back. I've had the same cold since late November still can't e did of it. Happy New Year to our happy little bunch.

[@mssixty3426]

Oh man, I could feel that about forgetting the butter! Love your comment about others pretending it's summer😄😄 Thank you for this inspirational video - as always, so well done👏🏻

[@AuntieSullivan]

Thanks for the video, and the tour of Hereford and the Cathedral. I hope you get back to see the Mappa Mundi. May you have all the best in 2025!

[@simonevans8979]

And best wishes to you, too. Happy 2025!

[@BobSaget69]

9:13 I just realized Hereford cattle here in the US is from there!

[@Suho1004]

Love that one teenager near the end who apparently wanted to be anywhere else but there. 😁 Happy new year, and best wishes for 2025!

[@deborahrosa123]

I like Hereford and have often camped at the rowing club. They do a great breakfast buffet in the club house!

[@Vandemonium]

Apparently so!

[@DougPalumbo]

Thanks for the tour David! Stunning city! I hope you got some butter at one of the shops! Happy New Year!

[@Vandemonium]

I did, it turned out there are two large supermarkets in easy walking distance of the club.

[@KennaGreen]

Great Cathedral. Thank you for sharing.

[@billyslide7645]

Happy New Year. I like the looks of Hereford. I like Elgar’s music, I Hereford cattle, and I certainly like the looks of the Black Lion pub. Also looked like a fun party at the rowing club. Great fun. Thank you!

[@jab9694]

Hooray for a Vandemonium video! Thank you, David🎉

[@Wellbaby94]

Wow! A van vlog! So much fun. Thank you and Happy New Year.

[@MaggiePrather]

Hi David! Happy new year. Thanks for this video. Good to see you out in the campervan. Glad that the heater was still working--not that I had any doubts that it wouldn't. The cathedral was awesome. I'm always amazed at the craftsmanship of those beautiful structures. Thanks again for the video--hope to see a few more this year.

[@remyllebeau77]

Happy New Year! It's a good start with a Vandemonium video.

[@nickpmoody]

I'd run your diesel heater on full power for 30 mins once a month and after using it on low power for a few hours, It helps keep the burn chamber soot level down. I've done that with my Autoterm for the last 4 years and not had a single issue with the heater 🙂The controller you have does display a reminder about running the heater for 30 mins each month but I noticed you power the heater off so you probably don't see the message.

[@Vandemonium]

Thanks for the tip!

[@andyrbush]

Excellent tour of Hereford thank you.

[@robsin2810]

Thanks David, you always do a good job. Just getting over Covid.( yuck ). Would be nice to hear your take on the Bridgewater canal collapse.🇦🇺🇦🇺🙏

[@Vandemonium]

Unlikely to do that; it's already been very well covered by TaylorsAboardANarrowboat and Court Above the Cut, and I won't have a chance to get up there any time soon.

[@themotorbikecamper5990]

Great video and a van one, awesome........!!! 😎🏍️🙂

[@jpaulrice]

Hello David is John in Florida. Happy new year to you and your friends. I did enjoy that video very much and love that town. What a delight it would be for a trip there.

[@caniacstevehenderson7115]

Well done on the diesel heater ! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@gafrers]

Happy New Year. Xmas on boat. New Year in van.

[@lucindawilson5510]

thanks again David

[@Copperpot85]

Happy New Year mate! Best wishes to you!

[@Vandemonium]

Happy new year!

[@davidhudson5452]

Happy New Year David

[@xIDarkSideIx]

Yay the vans back ! Happy New Year David !

[@michaelsolo8141]

Long time no see, missed your videos mate, all the best to you. Always enjoy when your icon pops up on my subscribers list

[@janeabbotts]

I did enjoy it very much, thank you. The statue of Edward Elgar is fantastic, so nice to see something other than just a person, very creative...imo...:) The bull was very well done as well. It looks like a wonderful place to wander around so many buildings with so much character, sadly lacking where I live. (Australia). Another fantastic vlog, thank you for all your hard work in getting these out. I hope you have a fantastic 2025. Cheers.

[@Vandemonium]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jimroth7927]

I passed through Hereford, while cycling in the UK, and spotted a very strange creature swimming in the River Wye. There were, of course, a number of stately white swans swimming serenely near the bridge. However, there was also a single very large white and grey swan swimming at an amazing speed along the river. It was moving so quickly that I thought it might be some sort of radio controlled boat made to look like a swan. Does anyone know what this might have been?

[@richardwilliams2606]

Glad I caught this episode. I just ordered the book "How to Teach My Doq Quantum Mechanics." It looks like a good read for my upcoming trip.

[@Vandemonium]

I'm enjoying it but I still have questions!

[@Richard.oo7]

Great vlog david. Really miss these videos on this channel. Hopefully more to come in 2025! Happy new year 🎉

[@JT-xh4zm]

Wishing you all the best David....and a Happy New Year! Looking forward to your shared adventures for 2025.

[@isobelchapman9548]

Really interesting David, thank you so much and great to see you back in your wee van. Lang mae yer lumb reek.

[@dennismatthews6660]

Happy New year! So glad to see you on the road again. Glad that everything worked.

[@dmcarpenter2470]

David, as always, the video was enjoyable. Funny thing, after watching your end of year roundup narrowboat vid, I wondered if we would see a van vid. I am glad that we had this one. Happy New Year to you.

[@ajbarrett857]

Happy New Year! 🎉💫🍾🌟🎆

[@meanqueensuperscrimper8908]

Thank you David. That looks like my kind of party. A friendly crowd, not too many people. Happy New Year. ilona

[@stephenhammond1745]

I was just thinking that it was time for another Vandemonium video. Gives me a good reason to stay in while it's -22 degrees Celsius with the windchill here in Canada.

[@Vandemonium]

🥶

[@toronado455]

Y'know... if David hadn't mentioned the replacement music, I'd have been none the wiser. 😂

[@marilynboling1164]

I love Richard Osman. I’ve read all his books.

[@davidoickle1778]

Up at the crack of noon, David.

[@Vandemonium]

That's me! Just like the lark at dawn!

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

happy new year dave keep up the great vlogs thanks lee

[@pixie706]

I attended many a function at the Green Dragon in Hereford. 😊

[@Sasha-1313]

Hereford’s been on my list of places to see for ages, and your charming tour spurred me to move it higher on the list. Then I moved it back down a bit, having discovered that the Mappa Mundi and Chained Library are closed until the beginning of February. But I will go! Thanks, David.

[@Vandemonium]

I will have to visit again in Feb too!

[@Nex5Network]

Sorry to hear about the Christmas cold. That's a heck of gift from Santa, you must have done something he took personally!

[@michaelbright9162]

So your van temperature was 11*. 4:09 Here that is almost tropical. In my lounge it has been 8* for a number of days but with suitable clothing I am warm

[@mickyjb2003]

Spanner thing,love it.😂😂👍

[@bellowsmain6762]

Enjoyed this. Thank you.

[@shirleylynch7529]

Great weekend. Never been to Hereford either. Looks a beautiful place. Wish you happiness, good health and success this year.

[@pageant1fd]

Nice city Hereford ,I was a regular visitor to a night club there. (50 yrs ago)🙀. It hasn’t loss any of it charm by the seem of it. Thanks for an excellent exploration David.

[@michaelfarrugia5416]

Happy New Year David I enjoy watching your videos on KZbin and mush more about the canal boat . I always like travel to England and enjoy the countryside. Thank You from Malta

[@jayoneill1533]

Happy New Year David and thanks for the pronunciation of Hereford. That’s a very common breed of cattle in the US but over here it’s obviously mispronounced “Herferd”.

[@Vandemonium]

And in Hereford itself they say "herry-ford", I believe.

[@qiajenaehamilton6397]

Lovely town. Great way to spend a New Years weekend!

[@cbeuck5024]

That bed shot should have come with a warning😮😂😂😂 Thanks for the tour - ❤ the Hereford Bull and the architecture❤ Also camper varieties - would have been interesting to see inside a couple - maybe a thought for another get together? Thanks - all the best for 2025 Jan Adelaide🎉🎉 🫖☕️🍶🥪🍾🍷🥂🍻

[@Vandemonium]

I nearly did put a 'censored' block over the shot of my shoulder...

[@annwagner5779]

Happy 2025 David! You make me want to visit Hereford. I love things medieval and Tudor. Too bad the mappa Mundi was hiding during your visit - it was the first thing I thought of when you said where you were going.

[@pilpelet100]

Thanks David. Wishing you all the best fr 2025.

[@MrCalldean]

NIce of you to share the shower with someone. 🤣

[@Vandemonium]

😂

[@horstszibulski19]

☺

[@vicmiller7191]

Happy New Year David and thanks for the party visit.

[@jordanthomas78]

Happy New Year David. Weirdly, I spent my New Year's Eve mostly playing Uno as well, the regular game though. Alas I didn't win either.

[@TheHillsExplore]

It was lovely to meet you and please do send Tash the voice notes as promised! 🃏 🎴

[@Vandemonium]

Hahaha I was joking but maybe I will!

[@esthers5876]

Happy New Year, David! Hereford is an amazing place, would love to visit. Wishing you all the best for 2025! 😸💕🧀

[@sharpbends]

Happy New Year ! Hope you get a few van trips in this year, between all that boat restoration. :-)

[@charlesxix]

Spot on as always, thanks. All the best for 2025.

[@carolinegreenwell9086]

Happy New Year David Hereford looks very interesting indeed

[@wretchedmess]

Happy New Year! Loved the video! Always a treat to see a new Vandemonium video. Neat tour of Hereford, quite a lovely place. Looking forward to your take on the Bridgewater Canal collapse on CruisingTheCut.

[@Vandemonium]

Unlikely to do that; it's already been very well covered by TaylorsAboardANarrowboat and Court Above the Cut, and I won't have a chance to get up there any time soon.

[@wretchedmess]

@@Vandemonium I'll check them out, thx for the reply.

[@thejerseylady1]

Sending New Year's blessings. Gloria 🐂

[@superslim4519]

interesting city, you had more chance than the Bridgewater canal...

[@jamesellsworth9673]

I suppose at some point, you found a cheese toasty made with decent butter!

[@bosse641]

Beautiful town. Would love to visit.

[@horstszibulski19]

Nice party and what a town, great tour! 😮👍👍

[@oldncarvingJohn]

Excellent David. 🎉Happy new year to you.

[@permaculturee]

What colour is the boat house at Hereford?

[@madhungarian3024]

I don't think anyone properly understands quantum physics. But i see on that map that there's a Buttermarket! You're in luck!

[@williammillard687]

Diesel is an oil and doesn't 'go off' like petroleum...there are additives to co8unteract the algae/funguy thing - sometimes heating fuel etc suppliers sell 'ready treated' diesel/kero (and usual;ly charge a little more for this)

[@williammillard687]

Most 'pump' fuel has the 'ant-moisture/algae' stuff already added.

[@Vandemonium]

Indeed, I used to add something into the narrowboat tank but had forgotten to do so in the van heater tank hence my concern.

[@AlabamaShrimp]

Merry New year! Did you find out what colour the boat house was?

[@francollingborn4606]

Happy New Year and all the very best for 2025. I said to my other half that I bet you would have a cheese sandwich but then you forgot the butter. No buts you've gotta do better😂😂

[@grahambates1740]

Happy new year David

[@alberttetley]

Happy New Year

[@esiebert7625]

Happy new year!

[@hughcarson6837]

Have a great new year David

[@annkauffold7049]

I just finished We Solve Murders this afternoon. Hope that you enjoy it as much as I did .

[@Vandemonium]

Yes! Finished it on Sunday. Very good.

[@FU2Max]

Hello David, Happy new year. You spoke about Quantum physics. I highly recomend A new way to understand quantum, on the The Royal Institution youtube channel.

[@markwhitcher2138]

Happy New Year

[@danieltaylor5231]

Sorry can't help you with Quantum physics, my dog is studing squirrel biology.

[@debbie62140]

Great walking tour of Hereford and Happy New Year. If you find the voltage drop more than it should be when the heater is starting up, change the cheap Chinese toggle switch. The vendors say they are rated for 20a, but they get hot when switching 10a or more. I used one as an isolation switch for my diesel heater and it melted.

[@Vandemonium]

Cheers, it’s an Autoterm unit not one of the cheap ones, no problem at all.

[@debbie62140]

@@Vandemonium The Autoterm is a great heater. You probably already know that the supply fuse is 25a. That's because, like all diesel heaters, the glow plug draws a high current on startup. Just suggesting you keep an eye on that so called 20a switch, that's all. Best wishes.

[@Vandemonium]

It’s a long time since I installed it but I don’t remember any such switch. There’s the control panel but that doesn’t feed the power to the unit directly. As I recall, I wired it through a dedicated fuse in the 12V fusebox in which case I will have used an appropriately-sized fuse according to the manual.

[@sparkydave2783]

……the switch you flick while saying something like ‘turn on the diesel heater’……. 😂😂

[@Vandemonium]

Ohhhh! *That* switch 🤣🤣 yeah seems to be fine.

[@kuukeli]

great video

[@rollandjoeseph]

Nice trip, david glad you had fun, although i would've liked a shot of you cutting the rug..lol..sadly, In my country , there wasn't much to celebrate about the upcoming year (s) ....ill leave you to figure that out.😒

[@Vandemonium]

It was a fun night.

[@BillMSmith]

A happy and joyous New Year to you. Hereford looks quite interesting, I'll add it to my list of places to attempt if I get to England next year. Two things on the video. First a question, do the English use Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance for every marching occasion such as graduations and the like? Here in the States it's the only piece of music used. Second, thank you for your pronunciation of Jacobean. My fellow Americans insist that it's a green vegetable and pronounce it as such. Quite annoying. I may save that bit of audio to my phone to pull it out when the discussion of architecture turns to the early 1600's.

[@Vandemonium]

We don't really do 'marching occasions' that I can think of.

[@yeroldfatdad]

Happy New Year David. Do you think you might do an informational video about the Bridgewater Canal collapse?

[@Vandemonium]

Unlikely; it's already been very well covered by TaylorsAboardANarrowboat and Court Above the Cut, and I won't have a chance to get up there any time soon.

[@yeroldfatdad]

@@Vandemonium Ok, I hadn't seen those. Thanks

[@MagicaLucem]

You really need a dog that understands quantum mechanics.😮 to teach you It's that bonkers Oh...and Richard Feynman once told his class at Caltech, that if you think you understand Quantum Mechanic then clearly you don't. But he did play the bongos really well. (Much missed) ML

[@jimroth7927]

Perhaps a cat would be more appropriate?

[@fenceup07944931177]

As someone of a similar age to your self I get a bit fed up with everyone banging on about AI, but could I suggest you have a conversation with one of the AI chat bots about quantum physics, and the questions you have. I was in a similar situation, trying to get my head around the cosmic background radiation, (as you do). I found it very helpful having the ability to ask questions in this conversation style. The chat bot has the patience of a saint, asking followup questions and getting it to re explained things I didn't understand is no problem to it. It's not perfect, and I wouldn't stake my life on its answers, but I did find the answers or rather the understanding I was looking for. I used Microsoft Copilot, that just sort of worked it's way on to my windows 10 laptop. Let me know if you try it and how you get on.

[@stargazer5784]

Good video David. Thx for posting. I'm a retiree and have pursued amateur astronomy for over 40 years. Concerning quantum physics... It's implications are quite often counterintuitive, and gaining a useful working knowledge of the subject can be very difficult. Additionally, there's basically nothing that you'll be able to learn that would have any real impact on your day to day life. I studied astronomy and nuclear physics in college as my major subjects, and if you're cultivating a personal interest in the universe that we live in, I would suggest that you start with trying to learn about basic nuclear physics first, as basic nuclear processes are what drives the energy production in stars. Concurrently, start doing some reading about special and general relativity. Don't worry, you won't have to engage in any mathematical mental gymnastics to, after a period of time, start gaining a basic understanding of what makes the universe tick, and why things in the sky look the way they do. Cheers. P.S. I would enjoy corresponding with you on this and other science related subjects, but I don't do social media, and I'm not sure how we could securely exchange email addresses.

[@Vandemonium]

Cheers but it's the quantum stuff I'm curious about!

[@stargazer5784]

​​@@Vandemonium 👍 ​Fair enough, but just remember that the quantum world deals exclusively with the sub-microscopic realm that you can never see, while relativity and nuclear physics pretty much covers everything that we can see with telescopes, and hear with radio telescopes, like the CMB (cosmic microwave background). Keep in mind as well that there is much in quantum physics that isn't etched in stone, and that many scientists aren't in full agreement concerning how it should be applied, especially when trying to quantize gravity and time. Good luck in your endeavor. You're getting ready to dive into a very deep rabbit hole. 🤔

[@MagicaLucem]

I'm pretty sure it would have been less celebrating at the rugby club...rather than the rowing club. 🎉😂