GreenGui
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Used to be added to lime mortar, it acts as a plasticiser. Our male goat pisses on his own beard in the belief it will make him more attractive to the ladies - he stinks so bad I stay upwind of him:laugh1: Don't think he has realised yet his nuts were removed two weeks ago:lol:
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Had some parts cut for a wind generator I was constructing by a small firm in Marlow, Bucks. a few years ago. They gave me a complete tour of the process and the ins and outs of how the machine works, nice company. The cut parts had a superb finish, better than a saw cut, and light years ahead of a plasma cutter. Not expensive either considering it was an extremely low volume one off job.
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I used to use tap water in the UK and found I had variable results depending on where I lived - sluggish yeast and fementation that would stop for no apparent reason. I am lucky enough now to have water straight out of a 65 meter bore hole and although the ph is a tad low I never have a problem with 'stuck' brews. I think the main problem with tap water is the chlorine which will vary in quantity (up to a maximum allowable figure) depending on the water quality where you live. some sources state drawing the water and letting it stand for 24 hours before brewing helps let the chlorine evaporate. On the times when I did full mash in the UK I found the results to be better but don't know if it was the longer heating times evaporating the chlorine before pitching the yeast or if it was just the result of a 'superior' brewing process:confused1:
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I remember when I was a kid, my father (in the timber business at the time) used to look for bits of wood that he claimed would glow in the dark. From memory I think they were normally bits of fallen timber which would indicate rotting - he never did find any much to my disappointment:confused1:
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Try Skip Dr, bought the bog basic one years ago to fix scratched PS2 disks for my kids. works really well to the point where we were buying second hand disks for peanuts knowing we could recover them with the Dr. Only on one occasion has it failed to recover a disk and sometimes it needs to go through twice. http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2/280-1002721-5005930?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=skip+Dr
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We are further north than you (Brittany/Loire boarder) and we planted a a little nut grove including 3 Almonds about 7 years ago. What Agg221 has said is exactly our experience; year 3 we had a few nuts, this year they are covered in flowers and given the weather is now so mild it should produce a good crop
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Strange given I opened the my post with "I like em too", that you would think I would want and do to kill them. I'll leave you with it and bow out now.
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Thanks Fungus, no worries mate.
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Steady. If your re-read my post you can see that I NEVER suggested killing them or indeed stated that I do. I happen to like them as I had already stated. I mentioned the fact about the Raid in supermarkets to illustrate a point; that they are very common in Brittany. Most French "paysans" hate them. Get down off your high horse and read the post, your not the only one who like nature!!
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I like em too but they do scare a lot of people - especially when they nest in lofts and chimney's. Some of you won't like to hear this so stop reading now!! You can purchase a cans of Raid spray here in the supermarkets especially designed for them (fly spray has little effect) which works more like a small fire extinguisher firing a jet rather than a spray, designed for zapping the nest's from a distance. As they die, they release a chemical that sort of "calls for help" to the swarm, hence the need for distance if it is used.
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We get them here all the time in Brittany. The fun thing to do if one wants to study them is leave a light on indoors during the summer, leave the window closed and the shutters open and they crawl all over the window. Damn huge. The French tell us they particularly like Common Ash and advised us against planting an Ash coppice - we went ahead anyway...
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Hi Stuart,
I read the thread you started some time ago and understand you are the "English Gardner". You sound like you have done well getting established in what is I think a damn tough country to run a business. (we started one here so no what it's like)
We run a 9 acre smallholding and gites in 35 near Bain de Bretagne (Teillay) and have a big interest in trees both planting on our own land and cutting for firewood in the forrest of Teillay.
Know what you mean regarding the bricolage, if we're not working the land, it's house bashing... never seems to stop.
We're on 0299442054 we're generally around but always busy. Pleased you got in touch, good to "meet" someone over here below the age of retirement.
Regards
Guy Jones
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I gave consideration to a conversion when bringing my RHD 110 TD5 to France. Registering a brit plated vehicle here is not difficult but there are several hoops to jump through and in the end I decided that the risk of a bit of paperwork not matching (the french really LOVE paperwork) and the cost of the conversion, I was better off keeping it standard and just changing the headlights. I sold it last year and got a similar price to what I would of got in the UK. If however the wheel had of been on the left, I would of seen a significantly increased sale price, in the region of 30-40% more. All vehicles here are damn expensive - even moon mileage bangers!!
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Ahh, got it. I nearly mistook it for a "call outside":laugh1:
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What does that mean?
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That was sarcasm... An attempt to point out that you clearly have dual standards in your moderation. Never mind, just another personality on a board...
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No, not the blitz. Just Ronnie Barkers book... Great content, very applicable.
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Is that Cockney Rhyming Slang for some thing?
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There was a post on this site recently that showed a video clip of a cyclist defending himself verbally and lawfully to a policeman. One of the responses stated that the cyclist "should of been pistol whipped". I found that statement offensive and disappointing but just took it as part of life on a forum - it generally reflects the characters, people and opinions one meets in daily life. Is there a forum rule that covers 'incitement to violence' to a non forum member?
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2nd vote for Tung oil. I have been using Liberon Wooden worktop Tung oil on my sculptures, works really well but it is expensive - used on our beech work top round the sink it has lasted 4 years so far and looks great. Lots and lots of coats of Linseed oil, first few coats diluted 50/50 with Turpentine works well on greenish wood too and is cheap but a ball ache to apply.
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I should of said anthropoids - monkeys, apes and human beings. I forgot that here is a false snobbery to everything No matter, it all means the same...
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"Curious George" On a board that provides a service to a lot of people that climb trees I suspect that some people find that term very offensive. Personally I don't as I believe that humans are monkey's.
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I use one just like that Dodge. First to split 46 m3 of hornbeam and odd oak fellings and now just finished 44 m3 of beech. Some of the beech logs were 50cm diameter!!. Only thing I have done is replace the hydraulic oil between seasons. Good value bit of kit, cost me 120 euros 3 years ago.
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Can't tell you an easy way, my guess would be that there's only one way and thats to drop the tank. When our Td5 tank pump packed up we had to remove the tank to replace - it's a Landy, lots of faults built in...
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Excellent, I like it. I want to do some in oak but have to wait until the autumn for the next load of firewood. Just out of interest, are you using a standard bar and chain?
