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The launcher tube currently looks like that but I havent glued the sections yet. Made a lead filled throw weight for it. TPU so its flexible, its not going to shatter. Only had black or white, so used both. Not as heavy as I wanted. I'll adjust the size to get more lead in and print a few more. First time making lead shot, should have done it before I started it printing!

'nice' and 'bx' probably shouldn't be used in the same sentence although I wouldn't pass one up if offered.

As far as I am aware a car produces the most emissions in its manufacturer. So driving it for as many years as possible instead of buying new every five years or so would be best. Getting an old diesel motor and running it kn used oil would probably be even better, nice old Citroen bx or something.

In 1973 I collected 2 new safari 88 and 2 safari 109 13 seaters for my girlfriend's father's business, I preferred the latter, I had free use of them for his errands until they went to work, when they became redundant in 1980 I had one of the 88 as my work vehicle till about 1995, it frightens me to think how much petrol that burned while I had it, 14mpg IIRC. It never let me down that I couldn't get home, it was very slow. The MGB GT was my wife's 21st birthday present from her parents. It was our only personal vehicle from 1973 till about 1983 and has deteriorated a bit since then. I used to drive it to Brighton every year more recently but haven't used it for the last two summers.

We are located in dursley/bristol way and we are looking for either a climber or a groundy..groundy must have chipper cs30 31 38..climber 30.31.38.39 rigging would be great but not essential must be able to drive either to site or the yard good rates of pay payed every friday to start with we want someone a day or 2 a week..we do a bit of domestic and a bit of comercial my number is 07718939875

I have burnt it and would have it for free all day long . Its the go to fire wood . You are always going to get another log 😀

I reckon my 1975 Series 3 Land Rover is a very eco friendly vehicle. 50 years old and that has saved a lot of replacement vehicle carbon footprint, even allowing for the new chassis. Sounds like you must have at least one old interesting vehicle.

I am having a quote for an air to air heat pump in January, the complete conversion, heat pump , radiators etc., came in at £11k, £4k net of grant, which I considered ridiculous for this little cottage. I simply do not want the disruption and this house will be gutted and extended when we're gone. If it weren't for regulations I would fit A2A myself, many do. Similarly I cannot avail myself of an EV tariff, apart from lying, many do. We have 4 cars to wear out first, one gifted 53 years ago, the others inherited. So I doubt I'll ever get an EV. This year I bought £318 of electricity and that is mostly standing charge, I exported £385 ( but expect that to go down as export rates drop) and paid £134 for gas ( only for domestic hot water) I am loathe to give up gas as it may make a house sale less attractive. Plus I still receive about £2k for FIT which goes on for a few years yet. It seems so strange that less than 10% of domestic properties have solar PV, yet on a day when Solar PV in UK only provides 3% of the total energy demand and Gas 40% I am actually self sufficient, and all for about £10k at current prices, which are still falling. I too have a well but only use it for filling the water butts, it ran dry this last summer.

Agreed entirely, and heat pump is by no means a definite plan yet. We had PV panels installed early on, so we are on the higher tariff, and our electricity costs us nothing over the year. Also have a storage battery and solar water heating tubes. Wife's car is full electric with good size battery which can be used for the house in an emergency. We even have a well that works, so ready for most problems.

Two Irish lads are strolling down a street in Liverpool, England, when they spot a shop window that reads: Suits £10, Jackets £7.50, Trousers and Dresses £5.00. One turns to the other and says, "Would ya look at those ******' prices? We could buy a boatload, haul it back to Ireland , and make a fortune — double, maybe even treble the money!" The other lad says, "That’s a grand idea, but d’ya think they’ll sell to us if they know we’re Irish?" The first lad grins and says, "Don’t worry, I’ve got this," and walks in, putting on his finest English accent: "Good afternoon! I'd like twenty suits, thirty jackets, fifty pairs of trousers, and twenty-five dresses, please." The shop assistant squints and says, "You’re Irish, aren’t you?" The lad replies, "Ah feck, how’d ya guess?" The assistant smiles and says, "This is a dry cleaners."

Big step change though, I'm hesitant about moving away from wood heat. A battery and inverter will fit well with the heat pump. Some PV panels too, Xmas day in the past was the day when I bought the most electricity, this year I ran on solar power alone.

It burns well once dry

Every cloud has a silver lining though. Once boiler removed, Hilux can live in garage, no more defrosting or scorching hot in summer. Plus frees up space in barn where all the firewood was stored, so more room for machinery storage.

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Good morning Arbtalkers 😊 It feels fresh out , going for a festive family walk , ending up at the pub 😉 Have a good day all...

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People on the TV saying that it’s the first test win on Australian soil in however many years etc. They already lost the series, of course the Aussies took their foot off the pedal a bit.

Got the long drive from Retford down to Axminster today. Mum's dementia is getting worse so only staying until monday so is isn't anxious for too long. Out for dinner tomorrow as they been married for 65 years this weekend! Enjoy the twixtmas period! Stan, Dwell, Bach.

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Good Morning Made it. Hope everyone is well. Sad to hear about the unexpected expense Maybe. head down to the new year.

Morning all, The ceramic lining in our wood boiler broke yesterday, so running the gas boiler now. Thinking it’s not worth repairing as boiler is getting old, and water jacket could fail next. Wife looking into air heat source pumps. The firewood I had really for the boiler will feed two stoves for a long time. Have a good Twixtmas