nepia
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That low rise spreading development can work well. It happened with the North Peckham, Camden and Gloucester Grove estates in Peckham. The area is completely different to the ghetto-like one it was 20 years ago. I hear what you say about the dealers etc but they do get spread out and the opportunity for easy street robbery is much reduced. The little sh1ts used to rob their victim in Peckham High Street/Peckham Road, go off ground into the Camden, through the North Peckham and Gloucester Grove and set foot on the ground again a full quarter of a mile away in Burgess Park.
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It hasn't improved then. When I worked round there in the late 80s the petrol station opposite the Estate had a dead man's handle that cut all power to the station. Only the leccy company could restore it.
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They are but they're not up to timber grabs dropping 1/4 ton lumps of tree into the trailer from 6ft up; they will take stuff being leant against them but not being battered. I'm in East Surrey; you're more than welcome to give mine the once over if you're within striking distance. Jon
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Guy I did a bit of work for some years ago has moved from shopfitting to commercial-to-residential conversions. He's making a fortune. Good on him.
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I believe the difference in bed length between a double cab Navara and a Kingcab is 11". If you're hoping to buy a super cab secondhand good luck: I've recently bought the only Kingcab on Nissan's Used website from 240 odd used Navaras.
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Looking for good bypass loppers for shrub, fruit, vines tree, jobbing
nepia replied to FrankE's topic in General chat
Keep your old ones for cutting roots; don't use the new ones - it looks the new ones are gong to be expensive. -
I take it that function is unusual in the dashcam; what make and model please? Sounds brilliant. My dashcam doesn't have it (I think!) and is unreliable - keeps freezing - so it's time for a new one. Cheers.
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Who saw that fly on the wall doc filmed at what was UCH, just off Tottenham Court Road? Q; What percentage of Covid patients coming into ICU survive? A: About 50(%) It's not flu.
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The perfect solution that I've considered but my lack of knowledge on the subject holds me back. How do you rig an aftermarket reversing camera that doesn't take up a load of your mirror/dashcam screen the whole time? Factory fitted ones are presumably wired into the gearbox to display only when in reverse gear.
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Mark, it's late August; the wasps will be gone soon. Leave them where they are and come back to the butt in a couple of weeks.
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+1 for Fox Moth. very widepsread; I've seen caterpillars this year in Surrey and the Flow Country of Caithness.
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South Devon - Stolen Saws and Hedge Trimmers and Kombi
nepia replied to jcb600's topic in Stolen Equipment
That would be such a result if it turns out to be right - good one Mike. Keep us updated @jcb600 -
You've got me thinking now - really!
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? I only missed 50 of those miles!
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Logs are the most likely - lumps, not firewood logs. The bolster idea is a good one; one thought I'd dreamed was a bolstered carrier and a heavy duty mesh cage that slots into it for lumps that bolsters don't suit. I could have taken a peek at that spare skip a couple of weeks ago; how far from the A9 are you?!
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Thanks - I think; couldn't work out how to use that!
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Even better here; steady rain nearly all day, not chucking it down. It's soaking in, not pouring down the road edges. That means September's going to be very busy for me as I have 10 jobs delayed until 'after good rain'.
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I have a Honda HP500H base unit but no bed/cargo carrier for it; the Honda one is undoubtedly an eyewatering price although handy as it both tilts and has variable width. I am led to believe that there is an outfit somewhere that manufactures such attachments; my source couldn't remember anything about the company other than it exists/did exist. Does this ring bells with anyone? Thanks, Jon
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How to trim/reduce height of my Melaleuca trees
nepia replied to Treeahoy's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Treeahoy; it looks to me like your options are to either bite the bullet and have the trees cut hard - I'd imagine they'll take it OK though they won't look pretty after re-growing - or to remove them and start again with something smaller. The fact that they're a problem to the solar panels sounds like bad planning on someone's part; the trees were always going to grow! Which do you prefer - the trees or the panels? I think things are that simple. -
How to trim/reduce height of my Melaleuca trees
nepia replied to Treeahoy's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Or 21st Century. Welcome ? -
I'm not sure what you're going to cut with a reciprocating saw without a lot more digging. The classic digging/hacking/cutting tool is a grubbing mattock. It would work on its own but would be easier in tandem with a crowbar for levering the rootball about.
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How to trim/reduce height of my Melaleuca trees
nepia replied to Treeahoy's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Melaleuca - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG -
One of the saddest theme tunes ever - pure wistful nostalgia in musical notes. When The Boat Comes In?...
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No, nothing like the extreme heat but it was mid-20s for weeks on end wasn't it?
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Er - no... the weather had been warm/hot and bone dry for 5 months; we rejoiced when it finally did rain.
