teepeeat

weather - shite

landslides reported in the Wye valley and water pouring out the hill next to the house.

no option but to have a bit of cider I guess

Terry

Have a look at google street view for a start, should show it on there.

Street view is no good as it is just a snap shot in time taken who knows when. Signs could have been changed since.

Good luck with it eggs

That sounds so, so wrong Jon

 

Can't wait to get ya up to Suffolk me old mucka

:lol:

Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire:thumbup1:

Was good to get out and meet a few arbtalkers - good plan on your part

No, not lost a watch?

Terry

Hiya Paul

Good to meet you and the rest of the guys. Pity I couldnt hang around on Sunday morning - had to get up to teeside Sunday evening so as to attend a course first thing this morning.

You're right there mate - the good stuff doesn't give you a headache

If you're ever around our neck of the woods, give me a shout

Terry

Yup, the colour is a bit shocking, but it goes down easy. As has been said, doesnt dehydrate you and the real stuff never gives you a headache - or me anyway. Was up at half seven for a slap up full english at the B&B - Old Barn Cottage in Faulkland - Recommended if anybody needs accommodation in the area.

Saw Sam on my way past at around half 9 but the caravan seemed deadly quiet

As for pint count - lost track, mainly because our 'host' Jon has a habit of topping up everybody on a regular basis before you get to the bottom of the glass. Every time you look at your glass its like you havnt drunk anything, but you're sure you did!! :lol: no chance of pacing yourself

Was good to meet everyone. Nice way to kick off the christmas party season

Enjoyed the cider - had a bit more than I usually do these days, but it did go down easy

Matt, trust you got back to the inn alright - the last bit of the walk was a bit of a blur

Terry

looks like I missed the warm up session - got a heating issue, but should be sorted shortly - see everybody 6-ish then

"I"

that explains it then Silky - apologies for any slur on your good name

BBQ anytime - if its wet, just put on a hat

Bit disappointed there Jon - Silky the city man keeping things on the straight and narrow :lol:

Fair play though - if you are the cider man the I am happy to tend to a bit of meat in the barbie

As a non climber with a future interest in rec climbing, wondering about the whole DRT/SRT debate. As an ex rock climber (going back to the 80's) SRT seems logical to me, but sense a split vote on here based on various other threads so would be interested to see something on this thread from the pros covering this subject.

PS another good thread to follow on from the rigging one Adam

Just back from 4 weeks away for work and started on a thatchers 'Katy' then went back to the local stuff brewed by my neighbour Getting in a bit of practice for Saturday. Looking forward to meeting up with everybody.

Funnily enough tried my first pint of Black rat 4 weeks ago

Jon/Silky - are there any arrangements for food or are we just going with the flow on that score??

Terry

cheers Nick was wondering about that my self.

Hang in there Steve

Oh yes, building up a thirst as we speak

Big J - does the £8 a day include heating as well??

HI TEE are you DOCTOR MATE :sneaky2:thanks jon

Cider is good medication - numbs the pain & soothes the soul

True, it does make your legs disappear, but at least its a painless experience

as before - other medical opinions may differ blah blah

Hi mate you can have mine, not allowed to drink tooooo much cos of the drugs I'm on:thumbup:

Bob, give the drugs a rest for the night and have some cider - that'll sort you out.

Please note, other medical opinions may differ, so consult your doctor before taking my advice

Fair enough, good luck and hope you get in soon.

Sounds like you are at that stage where its not as much fun as it was at the start, but hang in there, focus on the end result and it will all be worth it.

Any pictures to share?

As mentioned on other posts of this sort I would recommend you pop over to a forum that covers this sort of thing as their main course. This forum is excellent when it comes to tree related stuff, but house building is a mid morning snack on here.

Two we found very useful were the Green Building forum and the Navitron forum - there are loads of people there doing what you are doing to a greater or lesser extent as well as professionals who regularly offer free advice.

"Dont get high on your own supply" said by Al Pacino me thinks in some movie.

The more you use, the less you have to sell !!

The more you use, the more you have to cart in doors, unless you have someone trained up to do it for you of course

The more you use, the more you have to get up and feed the fire - see last point.

The more you use the less cloths you have to wear - can be a benefit, but of course depends on who you live with

I have been away for a few weeks so guessing up to 2 m3 max since October in a 8kw stove that does all heating (via thermal store & underfloor heating) & HW in a well insulated house with a missus who feels cold regardless of the temperature

Only need to burn an hour or two a day to get the thermal store up to temp.

Solar does all HW through the summer and probably contributes a bit on sunny days in the winter, but not a lot as the panels are optimised for summer collection.

Started using the stove earlier this year than normal due to grey conditions.

A few people seem to be implying that the DJ's should have thought that this outcome was a possibility???

If they had, they would not have made the call however immature they are.

I very much doubt they got out of bed thinking they were going to harm anyone that day.

Just a tragic coincidence as far as I am concerned.

On another note Brick100 your comment "yet two convict related wasters" shows plain ignorance and completely undermines your credibility. I suggest you read up a bit on British history before throwing such comments about!!

correct me if I'm wrong, but the newer 550 has electronics involved which needs to be plugged in to a computor for certain things like your car, so complete DIY maintenance means go for the 346 if you can find one