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I've always subscribed to the fact that the weather is what it is outside your window! That way when the "experts" get it wrong, you're not disappointed. Remember what Billy Connelly once said,"There's no such thing as bad weather, just inappropiate clothing".

I've always thought if I had a spaniel I would call him.....Daniel:thumbup:

If you have a "Go Outdoors" near you they have thermal socks rated at 2.3 tog - might be worth a shot at only £4.99 a pair.

Just noticed your new signature line AD - very, very good. How long before we see that emblazoned on every old Discovery?

Thank you for all the messages of support guys, really picked my spirits up when I just realised I cannot go pheasant shooting on Saturday. Ironically, I have just had confirmation through I managed to gain a place on a subsidised emergency first aid at work course! Will certainly follow the quacks advice and do whatever they tell me.

Good luck Ben, you only live once so well done for making the change. After sitting behind a desk for 23 years, I was made redundant last year and have been outdoors most days and absolutley love it. Hope you get the work you're after:thumbup:

Or words to thar effect! I decided as it was a lovely bright day yesterday I would visit a few villages to post leaflets advertising my fledgling firewood business. On the third village I was about to post my second last leaflet when I walked down a clear drive, passed the parked car and on to a sheet of ice. No sooner had I thought "Be careful sonny jim" then I was lying on my left side. Could not move my left arm but everything else seemed to work fine. Managed to get on my feet, was in a state of shock, nausious, etc managed to walk twenty yards to the Land Rover and drag myself in. Thought I would be okay in ten minutes but wasn't. Telephoned my friend who lives locally and luckily was at home so he and his wife came to collect me and my car. Long story short, dislocated my left shoulder, got it put back in last night (great drugs - knocked me out for about an hour so felt nothing and could not tell what they did!), visited fractures department this morning, have to keep arm in a sling for two weeks, the hospital had left the needle and drip in my right arm last night so was pleased to get that out! So no driving means no log deliveries or splitting. Luckily I have only recently started so have not been very busy. I would just like to say a big thank you to my friends Ian and Helen who dropped everthing yesterday and ferried me from hospital to hospital until my wife could get to me. (taken ages to type this with one hand!!!) So take care everybody when you are out and about, the A & E depts were full of people who had fallen.

Had seen the photos on here but the film was excellent as well. well done John, obviously got the Discovery repaired as well:thumbup1:

Having only recently gone in to the firewood world, I am chuffed to bits to have had eight sales so far and had my first repeat customer yesterday who loves the quality of the firewood. Had a table at local christmas fayre last Saturday and generated a lot of interest, especially in briquettes. It was just a shame the snow had come as the lady next to me stated they usually have at least 1,000 people through the doors and there must have been a hundred at most all day. Thank you to every body who posts on here as it is all very informative to new people like myself and usually amusing too. Here's to many more sales:thumbup:

This any good for you? 2008 LINHAI P4W QUADZILLA CUV300 TIPPER QUAD BIKE 4X4 on eBay (end time 05-Dec-10 23:54:51 GMT)

Depends what you are going to use it for. What about a Discovery Commercial, fairly roomy in the back, more secure than a pick up even with a canopy and legendary off road ability and build quality (that last bit was a bit tongue in cheek!!). I am in the same position as yourself and have done oodles of research and have come to the conclusion: L200s are expensive to repair, have short service intervals, might be slow or fast Navarras blow engines, bearings go etc:thumbdown: Hi Luxs can last and last but will cost a bit to keep them going and fall apart if you subject then to the same sort of abuse Land Rovers take day in day out:001_rolleyes: Land Rovers are off road vehicles as they are usually off the road getting fixed:biggrin: Only bad thing I have heard about Ford Rangers is the clutches do not last too long If you want a pick up remember nothing is secure unless you put a canopy on, in which case it may be cheaper going for a van. After having four wheel drive for 23 years I would not be without it so I am considering Discovery or Ranger.

Hi Lorry, Might be worth having alook at kevin8859 items - Get great deals on Cars, Motorcycles Vehicles items on eBay UK! He is just at Consett so nice and handy for you. Ex water board Ranger extra cab looks handy.

My Land Rover tyre history runs as such: Firestone SATS (weren't they just fantastic off road??), Michelin XCLs (weren't they just fantastic off road???) and BFG Mud Terrains. The XCLs were very good for alerting my friend when I was approaching - he heard me at the optimum distance, just long enough to boil the kettle and make the tea before I pulled up on his drive! The BFGs were excellent on and off road and lasted very well. I had done about 26,000 miles on them by the time I sold the Ninety and they looked hardly worn. My present Land Rover, a TD4 Freelander has Michelins on which are the originals and have done 44,000 miles and still have plenty life left. So whilst top name tyres are more pricey, they reward your investment by lasting long. (apart from the XCLs which I went through in 10,000 miles!). I have been out in the Freelander delivering logs today and it has not let me down once, despite severe conditions in the north east:thumbup:

There are two rules when buying a Freelander: 1) NEVER buy a petrol version, under any circumstances, 2) ALWAYS obey the first rule!

Hi Andy, Just tried a sample pack of briquettes from a local producer, a lot of customers were interested and my friend tried them in his range but stated they were definately no substitute for coal. Could you please e-mail the details to [email protected] Many thanks Derek

After 20 years of Defenders, I decided I would like a vehicle with a heater that put out..........heat, wipers that................wiped, you get the picture and bought a TD4 Freestyle 3 door. It has been a superb car, apart from the fuel sensor going kaput in the summer, and during last winter it was a joy to be able to open the door, demist the screen, drive away and put on the heated seats in the same time it would have taken me to actually defrost the Defender lock enough to get the key in! I have never towed with one but it has been a superb all round car and is very impressive in the snow, which we have lots of Newcastle at the moment. As I have recently gone in to the firewood world I have decided it is too nice to spoil so am thinking about a Discovery commercial - but cannot decided on a TDi (cheaper parts,less electronics but old) or TD5 (more comfortable, capable cruiser,bigger cargo area but more electronics).

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Just take the breasts off the birds, thinly slice and pan fry with some onion, chopped up bacon or pancetta, black pudding and some sliced brussel sprouts (after par boiling the sprouts for about 15 mins)

Be careful when looking at the above. A friend of mine was thinking about a Bedford with crane last year and when he contacted Withams they stated the truck was £12k plus another £10k to put in on the road!! Don't know what they had to do to it as it seemed to have lights, etc but maybe they are not always what they appear to be!!!

Found this on the companies web site whilst looking for something else http://www.jsharples.co.uk/images/Tree_lifter_Eurotec.JPG Do not know if it may be of interest to somebody on here. They have some useful gear on the web site, especially in the reclaimed section.

A good friend of mine has a Ranger double cab and loves it. He regularly gets 34mpg,uses it for shooting as well and we have been on days where there have been four of us in the cab, dog cage in the rear with the muts in and four peoples guns,boots,bags etc in the rear and it just swallos it all up whilst performing like a car on the road. At one of the big estates he picks up on, all the keepers now drive them. He used to have a Mitsubishi Pinnin and I am in the same position as yourself in looking for a new vehicle and he said to stay clear of Mitsubishi as the service intervals are short and the parts very expensive. His throttle linkage needed replacing just outside warranty and cost him £1200.

That was my thought when I first saw it!

Another interesting machine MB TRAC 800 FORESTRY READY TRACTOR/SKIDDER/FORWARDER on eBay (end time 14-Nov-10 22:00:12 GMT)

Might be of interest to some of you Ford Transit tipper 4x4 on eBay (end time 15-Nov-10 17:56:04 GMT) although I have no idea what a banana engine is!?!