Oldfeller

excessive mobile phone use, computer gaming, internet chat room indoctrination,for sexual predation, political agendas, and various other often toxic ideologies. the encouragement to be something that you are not, ie; [insert alphabet here] not forgetting the various animal options too, and demanding litter trays and balls of wool to be provided at any place they deem fit, life was so much easier growing up in the 50,s you were either clever, average or just plain slower to learn than everyone else.

I find a good cure for excess heat is a walk early in the day, drink plenty of liquids, and a car journey with the wife driving late evening. so,, that's a walk to the pub, drink all day, and phone the missus at 11.45 for a lift home.

No problem, I'm sure I can find something nobody has yet seen or heard,, and in some cases wished they never had.

not sure if you lot are ready for this, but look and listen,,, just once before you dismiss it. it's a story,,

any you old timers remember these guys, way ahead of their time, the drummer, although I haven't seen him for a while,, is a friend of mine from way back.

apple scab, as long as the apple isn't rotten you can still eat them, personally I would peel them first. https://www.rhs.org.uk/disease/apple-and-pear-scab

When you can clearly witness what a government and its cohorts is willing to do to an entire country, It's not hard to imagine what they are prepared to commit on an individual.

kids having kids, bad parenting, bad diet, polluted planet, no diagnosis required to claim benefits for it, no known medical test, people love to "pigeonhole" stuff, any variance in behavior has to be categorized, often wrongly. none of which helps genuine cases.

maybe we should put it all be hind us now.

yeah, seems to stuck in a rut now.

And here in most of the uk we still rely on old bits of Victorian copper wire!

"16 baths a day??? what the feck are they doing to get so dirty??"

c'mon stop buckin' about.

well that's a relief, I never liked abba that much anyway edit, It's all back now, somebody owned up and rectified their cockup.

bloody good job too, I get a dozen calls a week wanting me to have a smart meter for electricity, I don't need likewise for the water. that said,, I wouldn't trust the bastards not to.

apologies if this is not ok to ask here,, delete if so admin. chainsawcollectors.se another site I look in on, has got some kind of software install mumbojumbo before I can view, never used to be like that, simple join and post, like this one. anyone here use it? and any tech minded fellas got any info? tia.

Water firms to impose surge pricing during heatwaves Smart meter trials will mean families pay more during summer or when hosepipes are banned Tim Sigsworth. Tom Haynes Money Reporter Related Topics Water and sanitation, Heatwave, Drought, Hosepipe bans 11 July 2025 9:02pm BST 2879 Gift this article free Water companies will use smart meters to increase prices in the summer, meaning customers will pay more during heatwaves. Surge pricing trials are being introduced for customers with smart water meters at 15 companies across the country. Under the pilot schemes, water costs either change depending on the time of year or become more expensive as customers use more. Ofwat, the industry regulator, said that the trials, planned for the next five years, would increase prices “when water is scarce” and could potentially be extended to all customers. The Government is backing a nationwide rollout of smart water meters in an attempt to reduce water consumption, which ministers believe could help prevent hosepipe bans and other water rationing.

probably not, it's hard to climb when strapped in the vehicle.

sometimes ya gotta have more than one try to get it right. a good tip,,, "never trust anything that bleeds for 3 days or more,, and doesn't die" but good luck.

no, I had already apologized before you posted,, facts are important.

I am aware if through hard use, and taking every bit of power from them, ie; using them until they stop, results in them not charging until they cool down. Lithium as you are no doubt aware react differently from the conventional lead acid type in the way they discharge, lead will progressively lose power as they get used, whereas lithium put out the same power until the very last moments and then die, I was advised to avoid letting them become completely flat for a couple of reasons, 1,it shortens their lifespan. and 2, the charger requires a level of remaining input to start the charge cycle.

try to keep up mystic mick, done that already.

no, It is I who should apologise, there have been a few posters lately who post a question, and ignore any replies, then post the same question a few days later, I mistakenly thought this post was a repeat of that. so in my limited opinion, it's quite common for mosses and lichens to form a harmless symbiotic relationship with trees and other plants. this looks at first glance to be one such example. once again, my apologies.

I have a few things using lithium batteries,but not stihl versions, I haven't noticed any loss of power or run time in hot weather, but the cold certainly seems to affect them in that way. are they original genuine batteries or knock off copies?