My name is Paddy McKeown, I am a retired police officer (Detective Sergeant – Metropolitan Police), turned chimney sweep. I have completed training with ‘The Guild of Master Chimney Sweeps’, and Rod Tech UK (Power Sweeping).
I saw this on a factory-made chimney in Latchi, Cyprus during our recent holiday. My initial thought was that someone was doing a type 1 smoke test, although there was no sweeps van outside the address. However, when the plastic bag was there to be seen each day of our holiday, I realise that it was something else entirely! Clearly the Greek owner had put the bag up there to prevent a draught? It did make us smile each time we drove past it!! 
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