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Wrong form for oak. Looks like lime, but a decent picture would help!

She got off very lightly in my opinion. The harm she has caused to the accused men and their families; not to mention to the cases of every person who really is the victim of an assault is immeasurable.

As you can see from the good answer above this is quite complicated. This is what you pay the accountant for and he or she is the expert (or should be). Cars are especially complicated.

Amazing isn’t it. I bet they have sent out this letter to thousands of people in similar circumstances. Yet when they are put under pressure to come down hard on Gary Lineker their interpretation of the guidelines turns 180 degrees. I partly blame the BBC but I mainly blame the government for thinking that it is their role to manipulate the news. I have read about “The day with no news” which was I believe Good Friday 1930 when the government of the day told the BBC not to report an incident; so they decided to report nothing, and the 15 minute radio broadcast played piano music instead.

It seems David Attenborough is indeed being censored. BBC Denies Pulling Episode of David Attenborough's New 'Wild Isles' Docuseries WWW.GREENMATTERS.COM David Attenborough's latest nature documentary series, titled 'Wild Isles,' is causing controversy. Though of course the BBC now deny that. They do admit though that the "sixth episode" is only on iplayer and not a primetime sunday slot to avoid upsetting the establishment. It makes you wonder about the investigative documentaries that have been made and then canned over the years. Such a film was made years ago about the Lockerbie bombing and was blocked by the USA and UK governments, and to this day has never been broadcast.

What I find distasteful is that those BBC guidelines effectively say that any high profile person at the BBC must express no views on anything that could be considered party political. So for instance David Attenborough would be breaking the guidelines if he were to say that the uk were offshoring their carbon footprint. Or if Claire Balding expressed the view that the UK was not doing enough to challenge homophobia. So everyone who works for the BBC and criticises the state risks being sacked. Mmmmm that sounds familiar.

I no longer buy swan timber for environmental reasons…..

It will be fine for garden structures, just allow for a bit of movement and shrinkage across the grain.

Thank you I will give them a ring tomorrow.

Thank you, I have always known Sikaflex as great boat products - used for caulking between planks of carvel sea going boats. Which actual one would you use?

New question: anyone recommend a good glazing sealant for softwood (sequoia)? I am not using putty as it goes hard and brittle eventually, so I want a high quality glazing sealant which will adhere well to glass and timber and not be affected by the weather. Also, am I better off applying the sealant directly to the wooden frame, or should I seal the frame first? My intention is to use Danish oil. My inclination is to fit and seal the glass in bare wood frames, then apply oil but maybe you disagree? Thank you in advance as always Arbtalkers for your help.

Oh yes, the newest Land Rover I ever owned was at least 25 years old.

Well I have found all manner of items used to bodge repairs in old land rovers. Occasionally I even found decent quality parts properly fitted.

I think there are alternatives as showers have been around at least a century. But I personally think a good quality sealant is fine if used in the right place for the right reason. I have so often seen cheap sealant used to hide bodges, bad workmanship etc etc etc.

Have you had your chimney/flue checked and swept?

Well I do now. I quite like making it in a pot though!

Buggles had it right by saying this is the plastic age. And that was back in 1980 or so. I often wonder how we managed before plastics took over the world. I am of course typing this on my wooden smart phone.

Not saying it isn’t the wood burner, but you should consider all the appliances in your house. Do you have a gas boiler, gas cooker, gas fire, or indeed oil of any of these? All are capable of producing CO.

Good point. I wonder if anybody has pointed this out to the bbc?

Yes apparently all our houses are filled with plastic dust (presumably from our clothes). Even more shocking that a single cup of tea apparently can contain 14 billion (yes BILLION) microplastic/nanoplastic particles. Here is a link re the tea bags: Microplastics: Premium teabags leak billions of particles - study WWW.BBC.CO.UK Microplastics in drinking water do not appear to pose a health risk at current levels, research suggests. When you see stats like this you wonder what to think and what to believe. Can we really swallow that many particles each time we make a cuppa? Personally I have stopped buying tea bags containing plastic - I did wonder why my home made compost contained many not quite rotted tea bags even after several years of decomposition. Is there any large scale independent research about all these particles and how harmful they are? Apparently it has been discovered that car tyre dust reached the poles at least fifty years ago! So it is everywhere - we just need to know how it is going to affect us, and all the other organisms around the world that ingest it.

As has been said not a lot you can do really. Had it been left as a log the same thing would have happened. Slow drying may have reduced it but in the end it was always going to split. You could slice it into two along the crack and fit each one to a wall somewhere. Each piece would be unlikely to split then.

I especially have a hatred of all plastic windows, and doors. Some are better than others, but in my view virtually any house built before about 1965 in the UK was more attractive when built than when upgraded to plastic windows and doors. I make my living by running a sawmill so I am biased but I think timber is the best material for windows and doors. It is a pity timber windows got a bad reputation for rot through poor quality construction and design and fitting. I love going to a Georgian or Victorian building that still has its original timber windows, and often in perfect condition. Cold I admit!

Just a personal preference for things that last a lifetime. Double glazed windows are fine until they fail, then in the bin they go. There are currently three DG windows in my house that have misted and are awaiting replacement. But for the house I accept they are probably worth it. For a porch probably not. As long as the porch can stay a few degrees warmer than outside I will be happy.

Yes I have heard that laminated glass is a bit better than single sheet, so I guess that is probably what I will go for. Safer as well I guess. I appreciate your input.

Yes I get where you are coming from. The new porch is built and the wooden frames are integral. Therefore I just need glass bedded in mastic. As I said it is not all about cost, I will avoid double glazing if I can. Here it is - made of coastal redwood if anyone is interested. Not quite finished - needs a threshold and glass and roofing sheets.