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Oakley will also do them I believe Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Had a few of them make a nest in the wall cavity, access gained through a small hole. I don't think there was more than twenty of them and I used to stand next to the hole and watch them bumble in and out. Made me smile. I think they only nest for a year.id leave em be and just enjoy them being there. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Cheers Rich. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Stick them under the hose and brush off the crud. Then as Firestorm said. Stick newspaper inside and I usually leave mine at the bottom of an airing cupboard but not by the fire. The direct heat from the fire can harden the leather making it crack.

Thanks for the heads up. We won't be going in summer so activities will be limited. Looking mid to end of March so still reasonably cold. I'll track Rupe down and see if he can give me some info. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Bolles. Found them to be the best anti fog and they are wrap around. Don't bother with a visor now; glasses do a much better job. Get several pairs if you can afford it. Yellow, clear and a pair of shades. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Same as Drew. Started using them in Oz and now so used to them it doesn't bother me if the bark is thick or thin. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

It's something we don't see much of in NZ to be honest. nothing like I did back in the UK anyway. I have two French Mastiffs and they leave mountains of the stuff but all I do is sink a plastic dustbin (bottom cut off) into a hole in the ground and then just go round with a shovel once day after the sun has baked em hard and drop them in to the bin and put the top on. If I remembered to get some bio digester I'd probably never have to worry about digging another one but because I haven't, once the bin is almost full, I just pull it out and dig another hole. Stick a bit of soil and grass seed on top of the full hole and job done. Great for the lawn and the plants too. Just not anything you intend to eat. I've never figured out why it's so difficult to clean up your lawn after your dog.

On the serious side of it though; it can be extremely dangerous to work around the stuff. I know a colleague that got a face full from a line trimmer. It left him with a debilitating illness. If the customer isn't going to clean it up I don't think I'd bother with the job. On the positive side though; your quote could start off at some ridiculously high price and apply discount for removal of said poo......OR, you could get all geared up and use a line trimmer and just splatter it throughout the property for them before hand.

It righted itself after about an hour. Sometimes an App does it. Half of mine crashed yesterday but all good today. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Heading into drought season here Jon. The rain keeps being promised but not arriving. I suppose I shouldn't complain. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Looking at maybe heading to Alaska for a week or so as part of our next US trip. Mainly fairbanks and mainly for the Aurora. Anybody been? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Awesome photo Mario. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Bloody hell Ben, that's a bucket and a half. Had to ditch my tomato ketchup because of the sugar. Life sucks sometimes. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Had Kumara fries last night as a treat. Surprised how full I have felt all day today. Went with two fried eggs and a beautiful bit of grass fed taupo beef steak. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Same as you Huck or jammed in the corner of the tailgate on the ute but hopper on the chipper is favourite. Perfect height too. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

I do both. I work for myself weekends and bank holidays. Gives my some respite from my full time job at the Council. I gave up full time work around 3 years ago because there just wasn't enough work around. Too many lawn mowing contractors, bushmen and farmers arming themselves with chainsaws and knocking their own trees about. I have the best of both worlds I think. A regular pay check, four weeks holiday (increasing to 5 and then 6 for log service), 2 weeks sick, pension savings, company car and good hours, top notch gear and an easier life along with the extra income from my private work. The downsides are that I have to deal with the bureaucracy of a government department, bad work attitudes and I'm still working almost seven days a week. The security is probably the most appealing part though. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

So far Doobin, I've had one glass of orange on Sunday, no pasta, no rice, no other wheat apart from the two bits of vogels on Sunday. My vege intake has gone through the roof. Tomorrow's lunch is beef jerky with egg and beetroot salad so maybe I gave you the wrong impression in my post. I just said i found it hard to give up the rice and pasta, not that I hadn't. I do limit my fruit. One banana a day max along with a few grapes and cranberries in my morning muesli (coconut, raisins,cranberries,seeds,almonds and hazelnuts). I'm starting to eat eggs like they're going out of fashion and just topped up on grass fed beef with home kill lamb on the way 😀 Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Be aware of any pins and needles in the little finger and ring finger. Could be a sign of issues with the ulnar nerve, particularly around the elbow area on the inside. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Well, I've been on it for about a week but at about 80/20 (can't give up the milk). I also checked out the 5:2 fast diet and it has many of the same principles if you read deep enough. Anyway, giving up the sugar surprisingly, at least so far, hasn't been a problem. I was amazed how sweet bananas and other fruit tastes when I'm not shovelling my face full of sugar. Wheat, however, has been much more difficult. I'm so used to bread it's been hard but I hadn't had any until Sunday when I caved and had two pieces of vogels bread. Haven't had an alcoholic drink all week and I also managed to find orange juice with no sugar, apart from fruit sugars obviously. I'm not a great fan of Vegas and salads so that's been the hardest part but again, no spuds, only sweet potato or Kumara, which is actually a pretty good substitute and I don't eat half as much of it. I think my biggest gripes will be with rice and pasta as I love both. Any suggestions for replacements? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

I'm still on an iPhone 3GS cos I can buy them cheap off trademe and jot get tied in to a contract. Had two of em and they do everything I need (I have an iPad too) but the second one has battery issues. I usually end up charging in the car on the way home but the first one lasted all day no sweat. I'll do the same again when the 4s comes down a bit more in price. I don't need much more than Google, email and a few others so the older phones are just fine and the Apple operating system is pretty simple to use, for me at least. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Not sure if this has made it on here yet. Drew might have already posted it but no harm in posting again. A video some of the boys made on climbing the Redwoods in Rotorua's Whakarewarewa forest.

Can't believe its still on BBC2 over there! Would have though it was due an upgrade to 1. We get constant repeats on sky which is no bad thing. Not so keen on the Ozzy an US versions though, they're a bit wooden. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

If it's well seasoned it burns hot and hard but lasts a fair while. We can use a good chunk to keep the fire in all night. I never turn Gum down and there's usually a fight for the stuff. Get an old Blue Gum and it'll burn like Oak, Ash etc. depending on which end go the tree. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Better off split after just a couple of months. I wouldn't leave it too much longer as, like others have said, it gets concrete hard. Fantastic firewood and it fetches a premium price in NZ depending on the species. Burns hot and long and I currently have it stockpiled all over the show. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App