Big J
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That doesn't quite read correctly... What's the difference between a Hippo and a Zippo? One is very heavy and the other is a little lighter.
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Not quite a job, but feeling very pleased with myself. Straight from car to artic and with no minor faults 😎
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Tiverton and Honiton by-election: Lib Dems take seat WWW.BBC.CO.UK The Liberal Democrats win the by-election, overturning a Conservative majority of more than 24,000. Well thank f**k for that. Hopefully, it's one step closer to the Tories dumping de Pfeffel. It'd be nice to see the SW go Lib Dem again.
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The Skoda Octavia Scout is still available, if anyone wants it. It would be available for collection after the 22nd of July. Cracking car. Just has the wheel on the wrong side for our future needs.
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I'll be selling my 2013 Octavia Scout 2.0TDI Auto at the back end of July. It'll be about 192k miles on it by that point, ex police car so immaculately maintained. New timing belt, serviced in February, 12 months MOT, new rear diff driveshaft flange, haldex and dsg oil changed this year. All season tyres, towbar. The autos are incredibly rare. I've had up to 647.5 miles out of the 53l tank, so extremely good on fuel. It'll be about £3500 in July. I've had new vans, small and large, 2wd and 4wd. They all have their advantages and disadvantages, but I'm quite converted to cheaper car motoring now. The Octavia is comfortable and quiet and uses very little diesel. Transport the family or chuck a bike in the back, there is flexibility for everything.
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First picture: dignity Second picture: dickhead
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Bit of artificial grass - if you like that sort of thing
Big J replied to forestboy1978's topic in Landscaping
Not to mention the hardcore and other builders waste that's normally buried two inches below the surface of any new build garden that I've ever worked in. Exactly that. I put up an arch for my brother a few years back in his back garden. A newly built Persimmon box. We were unable to get metal fence post spikes into the ground (to the point where they bent) due to rubble. Ended up having to use threaded rod to secure the arch. The most common thing he finds is nail gun strips. It's staggering that they get away with dumping so much shite under the ground. -
Bit of artificial grass - if you like that sort of thing
Big J replied to forestboy1978's topic in Landscaping
As others have said, if you don't do it, someone else will. If it's more of a damning indictment on modern house construction that the gardens provided are so small and badly drained, the only way to make them useable is to make them completely artificial. I personally couldn't imagine anything worse, but then you couldn't pay me to live in a new housing development. -
Continuing the duck theme....
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So sorry to hear this. My thoughts are with you.
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The chances of contracting anything whilst walking along the street are slim to none. More likely to get run over, I'd say. I empathise with your MIL's situation, but I could not live the rest of my life from behind a mask.
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Some businesses here still insist on masks. The vets and the hairdressers, as examples. Still see people every day walking along the Highstreet with masks on. I feel sorry for them.
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I love the permanently wagging tail ☺️
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8 weeks since we had to say goodbye. I've generally been fine since about 72 hours after. You miss them all the time, as all the little things you do every day seem to remind you of them. As I think I said before, it's like losing your shadow. For some reason something set me off slightly yesterday whilst I was driving round and this morning it occurred to me that I hadn't let an old friend know she'd gone. He was very fond of her when she was young and looked after her a few times whilst we were on holiday. So texted him and it feels fresh again. And now writing this, dabbing my eyes with a tissue. You think it fades with time, but I'm not sure. I think your brain just does a better job of burying the grief. It's still there though.
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I was just being daft. Sleep deprived and delirious
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I'm missing something. I only see one. I was expecting tree? 😁
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SvTech WWW.SVTECH.CO.UK We are the UK’s leading vehicle re-rating specialist and experts in all matters �relating to Vehicle Type Approval, particularly... They were very helpful
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Same here. Every month warmer than average, with lower than average rainfall too. Fire is on this morning. House is 16-17c. It's just not comfortable.
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It's been a fairly good week for exercise. I visited a foot specialist yesterday due to pain in my left foot (second metatarsal-phalangeal joint - where big toe enters foot) and I have degradation in the joint there. Corrective orthotics to try, but despite the fact the running doesn't seem to aggravate it, he advised against it. That is fair enough. In all honesty, my enthusiasm for running is firmly stuck in Sweden at the moment and I already couldn't be arsed here. But got out onto the bike 4 times. Have a gravel/road bike now (slightly fatter tyres, more robust construction - you have to think about these things when you're 108kg) and that's a lot better than the MTB. A total of just under 140km in 8 days. Also 4 times in the gym. Just shorter (30 minute or so) free weights sessions with more of an upper body focus. Eating like a horse at the moment and feeling good.
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Ah, I mastered that when I was a kid, naturally! 🙃
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It's that difference that is so stark being one side of the border or the other. Most of my UK swimming has been done in Scotland, and with the right to roam, you can legitimately swim anywhere. That river does look stunning, if cold! The warmest spots I've swim in UK rivers have been deeper pools on upland rivers beyond the trees. If the river flows through shallow, rocky channels in full sun, it's likely to be very warm on the right day.
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Rivers tend always to be colder. The water doesn't separate off into thermoclines, so they aren't often over 20c. Best bet for a warm river swim is a small beck/river, late in the afternoon after a very sunny, warm day. The sunshine is the key. Small river, deep pools and you're sorted. Don't disregard reservoirs. Still water is my personal preference for swimming. Much more relaxing. Also a lot warmer. Stay away from the dam end though. Also, if any of them have aeration, stay well clear of the bubbles. The cavitation means that your body is much, much heavier and you'll sink like a stone. It's one of the main reasons people drown in waterfalls. And also the reason on extremely high diving that they aerate the water. It's a lot less dense when you hit it at speed.
