sime42
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Reminds me of the ferry company that was given a lucrative contract even though it owned no ferries. It would be funny if it wasn't our money being thrown away No-deal Brexit ferry company owns no ships and has never run Channel service | Brexit | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Concerns raised over Seaborne Freight, which won a £13.8m contract to operate a Ramsgate to Ostend route
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I tend to use 1" by 1.5" roofing batten for the sides and roof structure of my log stores. So as to maximize exposure and air flow. I only use pallets for the base. These allow for a stack 3 layers deep, though 2 is better for rapid drying. Batten used to be quite cheap, but like all other construction timber and materials in general has gone up massively recently unfortunately. I've got corrugated plastic roofing on top. With a large overhang as @Stere recommended. I've built them all around the large brick built shed, not ideal but I don't want to use up valuable garden space. I try to keep a 3 or 4 inch gap between the back of the stacks and the wall. I agree with the idea of using multiple partitions in stores, the more the better to an extent. They allow more flexibility in terms of filling amounts and dates; useful if you've got an inconsistent supply of wood like me. Arb arisings that I've cut down myself and managed to persuade the customer to part with normally.
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Spot on. I've always fried cabbage but only recently thought to do the same with sprouts. If you want to be really decadent you can fry them with finely diced chorizo.
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Tasty bit of fish for dinner last night; a giant Gurnard. Simple baked and served with boiled tatoes and fried cabbage. Bloody lovely.
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My local Wickes store gives them away; any that don't get returned to the supplier apparently. So a lot of them are damaged, but also a lot are fine, though look to be of the lighter type mostly. I've got a stack over the last couple months for various projects around the house and garden, they been a great supply of rough but decent timber. There's normally a pile of them on the verge outside the store. I assume it's a national policy.
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Amazing. Still not quite sure how he can manage it; can only be by feel, smell and sound.
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Imagine sharpening that saw after being on it all day. [emoji36]
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Best process to finish and treat elm timber
sime42 replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Woodcraft Forum
Thanks. I'll give it a try sometime. I know what you mean about artificial looking resin filled cracks. Useful stuff coffee grounds. I was in Crete a couple years ago and in one restaurant they were smoldering coffee powder to ward off mosquitoes. It seemed to work a treat. Didn't smell nice though. -
Best process to finish and treat elm timber
sime42 replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Woodcraft Forum
Interesting idea to use coffee as a filler. Never come across that before. Do you use it just for the dark colour, (it certainly looks good), or is there some other benefit as well? -
Fair do's. Can't say I didn't try!
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You ought to give fresh smoked trout a go. Possibly even better cold later on rather than straight from the fire.
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Yeah I got one of them too. It comes out a couple of times over the summer most years. Any fresh fish is great cooked in there. I've always thought trout to be the best though. Mackerel is probably second best. I think this book is aiming for a slightly higher level of culinary smoking; I might have to build myself a Smoke Shack!
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Any smokers amoungst us? I got given this for Christmas. It looks pretty good.
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Floorboards. I've got a stack after replacing the floor in a bedroom. It splits and burns beautifully as kindling. Not sure what the wood is but it's softwood and obviously bone dry. The house is 1930s is so it's whatever they were using then. I'd like to know if anyone has any ideas of an ID.
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Full Time Groundsmen Required - Birmingham & Surrounding Area
sime42 replied to Nothing 2 Something's topic in Employment
https://arbtalk.co.uk/applications/tapatalk/index.php?/topic/128336-Looking-for-work-Bromsgrove/West-Midlands&do=findComment&comment=1930449 This guy is looking for work. -
Looks like this advert was posted just as you were doing yours!
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https://arbtalk.co.uk/applications/tapatalk/index.php?/topic/128335-Full-Time-Groundsmen-Required---Birmingham-&-Surrounding-Area Full Time Groundsmen Required - Birmingham & Surrounding Area
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Easy .......... Toolstation has its place.
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I didn't have my copy of the Screwfix catalogue to hand unfortunately.
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So we came across this old beauty yesterday. Never seen a Birch as convoluted or big.
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That's a wig surely ??
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I've got one of these too, and had it for years. It seems pretty bombproof and the battery lasts forever. I only have it as an emergency phone really though, so it gets little use. I couldn't have it as my primary phone; it's functionality is somewhat basic to say the least, not much Smarts that I've found! If you only wanted a phone to be a phone and make phone calls with then I'd highly recommend it. Just seen the OP. It's got predictive text. Never much used the camera so just been having a play. It looks ok, basic but clear enough.
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December Raspberries, so is Greta onto something!
sime42 replied to difflock's topic in General chat
Yeah, I was referring to its deterrent effects on slugs, don't think it does much harm to them otherwise. It is bloody effective though, they hate it. I use reformed copper pipe around my fruit and veg at home. Not sure how it could be deployed in a large scale commercial growing context, not possible I guess. A move away from extensive monoculture towards greater biodiversity would be the way forward if that's practical. That way natural predators could take care of the slugs;- like frogs, black beetles, hedgehogs, blackbirds etc. I know the new generation of slug pellets are ferric phosphate, I thought that they weren't very effective though when they first came out; they're not rain proof or something. Is that still the case or have they improved now? -
December Raspberries, so is Greta onto something!
sime42 replied to difflock's topic in General chat
Yep, I know what you mean Copper salts like Bordeaux Mixture, Copper Sulphate etc. And yet we also use it in pure form for our drinking water and it's fine. Funny old thing chemistry! -
December Raspberries, so is Greta onto something!
sime42 replied to difflock's topic in General chat
Copper is the answer to slugs.
