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sime42

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  1. sime42

    Old saws

    Couple of thoughts on this. If I'm not looking for much money, not in a rush to get rid of something or can't be bothered with posting it I use Gumtree. Local pickup. If I do want decent money and/or inpatient to get shot of something I go for eBay. I think the description and photos are very important on either platform, eBay especially. The more detailed and honest the description the better, same with photos. I say this as a seller and a buyer. I'm much more tempted to bid on something that I can get a sense of the provenance of. If there's not much of a description it makes me think it's fcked or maybe been nicked. Timing is also worth considering. As Spud suggested Sunday evening is a good time to finish an auction, or any other time you think will get a large audience. Conversely, someone once told me the best way to bag an eBay bargain is to look for auctions ending at odd or antisocial times, middle of the night etc. Sound advice I think. Beware eBay fees, they sting a bit!
  2. No, I'm an evening doer as well. Too much else going on in the mornings, it's part of the evening unwind. To date;-
  3. Good shout, I was thinking just last night that we could have a Woodle thread. I've been doing it for the last few weeks, most days. It's quite addictive, probably that dopamine hit getting it's hooks in. Good to stretch the old braincells a bit and helps to stave of dementia. Gonna share your stats then Mick?
  4. You'd have smelt it by now ....... Nowt so pungent as a bloated roadkill badger.
  5. Go on then, spill the beans. What other good stuff have you found? Any "barn finds" yet?
  6. Spring was so last week, keep up. If we're lucky we might have another one next week. Before another 8 weeks of rain and then 8 weeks of heatwave and drought.
  7. Hopefully there are some metal parts inside that somewhere.
  8. That's a beauty. No idea what to charge though. You could start with your normal or desired hourly rate to get a figure as a starter. I'm guessing that'll probably come out quite high given the hours of work that you've put into it so you'll have to adjust that down to a price you think the customer will stand, (which will hopefully be something you're happy with too). Good luck.
  9. I don't think there's any danger of mine succumbing to wind or lightning damage for some years yet.
  10. The issue is more that our increasingly hot, dry summers and resulting draughts might kill them off I think.
  11. Nah, you're alright thanks. I don't think your poor abused keyboard could take it. It must be on its last legs already.
  12. Yeah I saw that too. Surprising stat that there's considerably more Redwoods here than in CA. They love our damp climate it seems, for now anyway. Giant redwoods: World’s largest trees 'thriving in UK' WWW.BBC.CO.UK A survey of giant redwoods growing in the UK reveals the trees are doing well - and growing fast.
  13. A dead quiet mower would be a good idea in that setting.
  14. Oh right. 🤷‍♂️ It's been nice a nice break anyway.
  15. Good point, there's a sht load of grp boats in the UK, and world in general. I don't suppose anyone has ever worried about how to recycle them until recently.
  16. Hello mate! Been away on your holidays these last couple of months, where you been nice then?
  17. It certainly is. At least they have some integrity, unlike the current blue party, and they have some vision, unlike the current red party. I don't know what the orange party are up to these days.
  18. Just cos the driver is showing off and it looks cool on Insta.
  19. The reduction of traffic volumes and resulting big improvement of air quality was a positive aspect of lockdowns for sure. It seems that the LTNs that came out of that are more popular than was initially thought as well. Regarding green energy; if the government can ever be persuaded to embrace it, this will be the next challenge, . When wind turbine blades get old what's next? WWW.BBC.CO.UK As more wind farms are decommissioned ways need to be found to dispose of their tough turbine blades.
  20. 6 minutes ago, Trailoftears said: They are,top price,but aside from losing them,they will tend to last forever. Certainly not cheap, but as with most tools, I subscribe to the idea of "buy once, cry once".
  21. Labour MPs have accepted over £280,000 from Israel lobby WWW.DECLASSIFIEDUK.ORG Twenty percent of Labour’s sitting MPs have been funded by pro-Israel groups or individuals – including 15 who have been... Who funds Labour Friends of Israel – and why won’t it say? WWW.DECLASSIFIEDUK.ORG LFI is one of the largest lobbying forces in British politics, but refuses to disclose its sources of income. What is it hiding?

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