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Have bought shares in about a dozen different companies over the last 7 years. Lost money on some, made on others. As it stands, my average return is about 6% per year so better than if the money was sitting in the bank. The shares are invested in an ISA so no tax to pay on dividends or any capital gains. Gives me something to do of a morning, checking the movements, although it's been a bumpy few weeks recently.
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Got any buildings? Indoor caravan storage might be an option, I understand that's good for a tenner a week at least. If you had twenty caravans the neighbours or planning people will get sniffy but for 2 or 3 you might be okay, especially if they are indoors and out of sight.
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Saw the last one in my local Lidl today; I've got no need for a petrol strummer but had to work hard to resist the urge to buy it just in case...
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In Germany for the holidays, diesel here is as low as about €1.06, so with current exchange rates that's about 75p. Although strangely the garages do change their prices a lot, so for example at the same garage it will be dearer in the morning and evening than during the middle of the day.
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Tone wasn't lowered there, CTID!
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What happened to the Cockney Avon lady? Max Factor... (Go back and read it out aloud in a Cockney accent)
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Bad news on the TV today from the wood mill a couple of miles from where I grew up; hoping things work out as there are family friends that work there and a former colleague of mine that lives in one of the cottages immediately across the road.
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I remember seeing this website years ago when I was doing a bit of googling on eucs - in this trial they seemed to be fairly hardy, although it was in Kent so not exactly the Arctic Circle. The growth rate of the E.nitens is little short of phenomenal and should be used as a reminder to any homeowner considering planting euc - nitens in particular obviously - in a small space. http://www.primabio.co.uk/Biomass/srftrials_enitensinKent
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Little lad walks into the bedroom and finds his parents "at it" in bed. Dad turns round and sees the boy, so says 'Nothing to worry about son, Mummy and Daddy are trying to make you a baby brother or sister'. To which the boy replies 'Could you do her doggy style instead; I'd rather have a puppy!'
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Sell it in rings part seasoned, with an axe, as a homeowner exercise kit! When I tried to split mine by hand years ago, much sweating and high heart rate occurred.
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Another vote for the Titan from Screwfix from me. I bought mine secondhand, £26 used on eBay used once, the chain was shot after someone had used it for cutting out roots but one spare chain later and all sorted. I am impressed with the power of it, the lack of noise when handling logs is good, however my oil tank window doesn't work either and it weeps a bit of oil if stored flat. But all in all, for the money, go for it.
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Paint some ordinary house radiators in matt black paint and mount them in a sunny spot near the pool. Run a piece of copper pipe from just below the surface of the pool into the bottom pipe on each rad. Put a return pipe from the top of each rad down into the pool (must also end below the surface). Prime the radiators by sucking water through. Once the sun shines and heats the radiators up, natural convection should cause the water to warm up in the radiator and circulate naturally into the pool. I've seen this working but not built one myself though!
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Looked a bit smooth barked to be Euc but may be a variety I'm not familiar with? The splitter is a very impressive bit of kit - I was a bit surprised that it looked like single handed operation though.
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I was tasked to do the same but fortunately we only had just over three acres. Still, I remember it was hard going on the back for the 2p per plant that I got paid!
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Too close to your house - get rid!
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Not had ours lit for the last week or so but tempted to light it today. Alternatively I might have a beer and an early night!
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Been to Polesden Lacey National Trust house today, hotel overnight and off to Gatwick for an early morning flight tomorrow. Moscow here we come!
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i54 is an engine plant not a vehicle assembly line. One of the parents from my kids' school was a project manager for JLR during the build.
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How much are the discounters selling for then? The only time I've ever seen kindling on the high street it was in Wilkinsons, was about £1.20 for 15 or so sticks and was sealed in airtight plastic bag dropping with condensation. So the nets at £1.50 from my local solid fuel seller were definitely better...
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What do you call a woman balancing a pint of Guinness on her head and juggling four cans of lager? Beatrix!
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Thousands of pounds worth of wood from one tree, apparently. All you need to do is take your expensive equipment, time, fuel etc to cut it down, remove from site, process, season, store, bag,transport to a customer, offload / stack, get payment from customer, do your tax return, MOT your vehicles, insure your business etc. Oh, and don't forget to grind the stump out whilst you're there. Could everyone please form an orderly queue, we wouldn't want someone to miss out on this golden chance! TREE for FREE - Firewood - Logs | United Kingdom | Gumtree
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Don't use anything abrasive on the glass. If you have got some wood ash, get a damp cloth (or piece of kitchen roll), dab it in the ash and rub on the glass. Any soot should rub off and wipe off either straight away, or with a bit of a wipe with a clean cloth.
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Whereabouts 14 miles from M5? East or west?
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Surprised no-one has said it before - I think he's flooded the saw!
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Called in at Postman's Park in central London today with the family for lunch, I love the fact that it's like a haven of peace right in the middle of the city and some of the memorials on the wall are touching (anyone who's not been, there's a tiled memorial wall for people killed whilst helping others). Anyway, whoever it was doing the climbing made for an interesting bonus compared to just me sitting in the sun with a ham sarnie!
