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Well, actually, since we bin practising since Feb 1982, kinda finally got it properly sussed:001_tt2: These young-uns only bes deluding themselves, as they do rightly say, the older the Fiddle, the sweeter the tune! m PS Anyone ever in Ballycastle, wanting a "feed o meat" visit the Anzac Bistro, for a steak, absolutly amazing quality, with equally good Guiness, and wonderful friendly staff. 5 weeks in a row of a Wed night, quite perfect, n I bes a right picky bugger.

Daniel, This is why I leave ebaying to Senior Managment, she is meticioulous in research, and NEVER FORGETS owt. Well cept her age, n perhaps her exact weight, n her waist size, n other minor details. Quite why she deemed me to be marrying material is a source of constant wonder to me! Frugal, good mother, stylish dresser, non-drinker, good listener, most Excellent negeotiater, Private girls School educated!, excellent Cook n baker n jam maker, need I go on? And an astounding judge of character,(well she DID pick moi!) with the knack of seeing or hearing what is NOT being said, i.e. spotting the delibrate omissions She has other attributes I will NOT discuss on here. tee hee.

Daniel, The wife asks ALL the right/pertinent questions, prior to purchasing, and in some cases, like the otherwise pristine Kenwood Major, (which had been bought primarily due to the spotless condition of the heavy glass blender jug) and which parcel rattled like a bag of bottles immediately on delivery, the seller said to keep it rather than him pay the return postage. This item, despite the probably 1.0kg plus weight of the glass jug was stuffed, unpackaged in a cardboard carton with nowt to protect the heavy glass from being jarred against the even heavier metal casing, scheesh! The next Major turned up, and turned out to be "not as described" i.e. it did not work, like it were claimed to "100%", plus the high res photo was kinda oddly? taken of the back of the machine, therefore not showing the busted (& long time busted) control knob. The shagged-done pair of Carshoe shoes, being describes as "hardly worn/like new", the seller then claimed the Mrs. had wore them done in a week, despite them never even being tried on, cos they were in such bad shape. We have never denied recieving delivery, despite to be signed for parcels being left on the back door step(as we know the local courier) and ALWAYS follow ebay and Paypal protocals Ditto the discs for the Magimix which were advertised as, and double checked on, as being genuine Magimix, they were not, some shitty poor, probably Chinese copy. but The plusses, mostly on fabric, some direct from Japan(Kiminos for the Silk), some lovely genuine sellers. Though some sellers appear to be unaware of the existence of tape measures, mixing their feet up with metres etc etc, oddly (statistically) the item always being smaller than described! We try and "do as we would be done onto" Regards, Marcus

My wife is a habitual ebay buyer, and rates the Paypal protection very highly, and has not-infrequently invoked it, ALWAYS as a result of either; quite deliberate seller mis-description, cunningly posed photo angles (to obscure wear or damage), or shoddy packaging (like simply stuffed in a single plastic bag, resulting in broken goods on reciept. All seller faults, mostly deliberate. We now open and all-round photo all deliveries on reciept. M

The Leyland engines in the S&D bin lorries back 30 year ago, drank about 5 litres o oil a day, but NEVER shat themselves. So perhaps not so much soft as resilient!

Or travel with a 50kg Mastiff, one with a flatulent disposition. Anyone opening the door will reel back out retching. Ask me how I know!

climbing a tree , like a BOSS - GIF on Imgur

Meh! Use a "farmers" hitch, essentially a sheep-shank, threw on the tether wit a flick o the back o the wrist. looks insecure but will NEVER come undone whilst under tension. But! Hard to demonstrate (as stated above)

sexy sexy Sir! Ps What pedigree is the minature Fresian below the MB Trac? M

Will a "here's one I prepared earlier Gendarme" suffice? PS I never seen such fearsome thuggish looking traffic Cops as the few we espied in France, fortunately only when driving past, must be a prequisite for traffic cop selection. m

Pertinent to the above, when carting straw home, Dad always flung the made up the "tethers" off the back of the trailer, to drag behind through the dry clean stubble, it left them lovely and unkinky. Ps I tink I origionally mis-read/misunderstood the title:lol:

In my "hypothetical" head, for my very limited lifting requirments, I have drooled over these babies and could concieve buying one for work given the chance, to replace a 80 HP 4WD Tractor, said tractor whose back end is never used in anger, therefore the limited lifting and PTO of the babby handler ud not be an issue. And As long as item of plant weighs less than 4000kg, transport is not an issue. We already have a 640 Avant, which is very popular and much used. BUT! I keep being astounded by the capabilities of the wee 3720 JD hydrostatic drive tractor with dedicated 300 Series JD loader. It is an absolute ANIMAL for its weight and horsepower, plus will turn the front wheels near sideways, so is incredibly manouverable. Now a 4 Series JD HYDROSTATIC drive ud be proper perfect.(for me, that is) On fat grippy flotation tyres. The hydrostatic drive as configured by JD is simply phenononal, cannot stall, cannot spin, and can absolutly load the rather large bucket to capacity, effortlessly, with "loadmatch" and various other very clever JD technology. cheers m

The hydrostatic drive is the "dogs", for the precise application of all power with none wasted.

Pure "sex on a stick", my dream machine, esp with 3pt linkage AND a PTO.

I dared take a short video of some Secondary school attending "oiks" (the male variety) throwing their post lunch litter into our Riverside Park, a persistent problem, when I took it straight to my superior he near had kittens! I said I was merely going to take it straight to the school Headmaster, and after identifing the miscreants, he could delete the clip there and then. what kinda mixed up world do we now live in. How else could I indentify a particular male school child/children wearing a uniform, from among a schools worth? Marcus

Why did you let into your car in the first place, cos otherwise how could they be taking pictures inside your car.

Oh that was close - Album on Imgur :blushing:derp! ps It were a very nice stick they were saving for milling

A safe enough exercise, IF he hadda rehearsed in his head the possible pitfalls/hazardous outcomes, and then merely let go of the saw. As wot like I udda done(& have done) :001_tt2: I dont fink I seen this clip on this forum yet?

:thumbup: This, i like! oh, n' Another P.S. Toddlers and stairs, they only roll down once, toddlers bounce extremely well btw!, our pair got the free run of the carpeted stairs, by the time they managed to climb up, they were robust enough to fall down! His nibs also attempted shaving, aged about 2 or 3, fortunately with a safety Razor, unpacked from my stowed away TA kit. Good job he didnay find them grenades, cos, like, they were in the other (grenade) pouch.

JHC I ran the angle grinder down the edge to blunt it, until he bruised his and his Sisters fingers( & she larned sommat from THAT experience, but then she, aged about 5 or 6 branded him "quite accidently" with a red hot poker, which we only became aware of when they were well growed up) Poker heated in the Morso Stove in the living room by the way. It was also given to him, when relative to his bodily strength, that he could just about lift it, so first he crawled, then he walked, then finally ran, so to speak. Then I sharpened it, along with a collect of other edged instruments.(and he still got a fingers 100% complete) Anyway he and his cousins figgered out how to sharpen a very sharp point on a stout Ash stick. To make a Spear to throw at each other.(Lord of the Flies anyone?) Sister in Law was having Kittens, while I chortled into my Beer. PS Having crashed a Kawasaki Mule at 14 or 15, he was, and is a very careful car driver. Nicknamed "Granny G . . . .", by his contempories. cheers

Ground source hear system Trying to communicate with the Dead then Stephen? Certainly in a prime spot for such an endouver!

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Eh! Absolute truth, as best I remember, apart from my surmise as to the reasons the black Dr. appeared to approve of allowing children/toddlers to play with machetes. Why? Is my favourite word. Keep asking why? why why

:lol: Well, now? He mighta attended Gordonstoun as well as Eaton/Harrow, as well visiting his (presumably African) homeland where OBVIOUSLY (innit!|) the toddlers are encouraged to play with machetes.:lol: PS I read an account, probably in National Geographic, of a South American tribe, which, despite being ever unaware of Darwins existence, allowed his logic to rule. In that they blythly allowed the toddlers to play with machetes, climb tall trees, play on the banks of fast flowing rivers, etc etc. To inevetably produce better (i.e. the survivors) adults.:lol: I liked their pragmatic approach. m

Ah!, now did someone mention travellers, intelligent, generally physically strong, mechanically gifted, posessing of very strong family/tribal values, and blessed with much legal knowledge and the "gift o the gab". Just a terrible pity they apparently regard the non-traveller population as fair game to be preyed apon. From direct personal experiences.