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About time I again stated that our chimney has NEVER been cleaned, since 1997, and servicing a stove burning purely wood, first mostly Birch, then since about 2000, pure softwood/conifer. But always dry(ish). The flue is still "pulling like a train", hence never cleaned.

That deserves way more than a "like" icon. Proper gobsmackingly good, and so satisfying to look at. To my eye, there is more art in that, than that to be found hanging in most galleries or museums. Marcus

Looks like "No such thing as bad publicity" to me. WTF one cannot go for a walk, without clutching a coffee cup baffles me. Near as much as the proper disposal of the cup when empty which apparently baffles the grockles, since they simply toss them away.

After reversing up a tortous steep serpentine lane paved with bent nails. And misc. other conditions. Anyway, apparently, Steve needs to introduce a "Free Firewood" sub section.

DT's father has a lot to answer for, in light of recent occurances.

Why, is he not a plumber?

My not-uninformed opinion? You will not be granted permission, since they simply cannot grant permission, with the possibility of a PI claim. So just do it. Worst case, eventually, if you make an absolute habit of it, someone will ask you to stop. But I near guarentee, more likely they will choose to not see you, even when they do. m

We got a winner!

Definately Vespesian type prose.

Move to somewhere covered in concrete, near a Heathrow runway perhaps. Marcus

Probably at the cheap and cheerful end of the spectrum, but BS is highly regarded locally. Tree Shear WWW.BRIANSCOTTENGINEERING.CO.UK

Ah canny be arsed to check slime, but how deadly is Smallpox compared to Covid? both among the healthy and the others with underlying mortality issues? And then how comparable are the transmission vectors/mechanisms? Since, if as I suspect, Covid is much better at spreading itself, one can not draw direct comparisons, since it will be so much harder, if not downright impossible, to stop Covid spreading. Like with our success in conquering the transmission or re-occurance of influenza to date. Marcus

I have, my wife did, our daughter does. The public service has a proportion of lazy useless, stupid or intelligent, slackers who abuse the terms and conditions, cannot be sacked, and blight the organisations for good/decent staff. Tough. P.S. Re public behavoiur and my previous rants re the herd of stupid selfish feckers gumming up A&E, before Covid hit. Where did they evoporate to overnight, did they miracously stop hurting themselves, or decide they were actually OK? Since the A&E were lying empty. P.S. Yesterday in Portrush, might as well have been a fine summers day, such was the hoards out enjoying the sunshine. And probably mostly decent folk, who have simply had a bellyfull of being told what to do, whether or not the instructions make sense or actually achieve anything.

I have kept from commenting on this ongoing spat. BUT! I recently read a triade on another forum, where a father was demanding the Word stop and then revolve round his Sons allergy issues, said son who then went on to have a career in the US Military, as recounted by his father. Another was about a child that stumbled and banged his head, after being probably needlessly rushed to the hospital, the father bragged as to how he had then surrounded the child with cushions etc etc, after the hospital had said the child was fine btw. I read and reread those postings, and remain truely perplexed. Yesterday in Portrush, I observed 2 sets of parents, be very, very over protective of big toddlers/young infants wishing to walk along a short section of low topped wall, about 15/18" from the ground. FFS! Life is all about risk versus reward, life cannot be risk free. And my brutal but balanced take on the current situation is that we are killing the economy to save a few lives. Which killed economy will in return kill many MORE, in all sorts of convoluted but connected ways. A bit like telling soldiers to come away from the front line during a war, because it is so dangerous. Obviously it is hard for those who are or have been directly affected, but that does not mean we can stop the world to prevent it happening. I mean most of us still drive, with all the associated risks, yes? Ramble/rant over. cheers Marcus

Perhaps he was thinking o the HOL?

Very early in the above link I saw this statement; "while exposing under-representation from public health, clinical care, women, and ethnic minorities." I read no furthur. FFS!

About time the Government started publishing NHS absence statistics, with the attendant agency cover costs, and on a real time monthly basis. Because "word is" that, at least here in NI, absence figures are currently staggering. And how have the NHS Trusts/managers responded, by paying about 2.5 times the usual hourly rate to motivate nurses to come to their work, rather than lie off "sick" or "self isolating". I was quoted an uplift from £16.00/hr to £40.00/hr(which may be the rate paid to the various agencies providing staff to cover for various absences) I hope I have not wrongly repeated misinformation, but this is what I was told, very recently. Marcus

Wor daughter who has been in the ICU recently said that ALL their Covid paitents in the ICU were well hefty. Well I do remember the NHS telling us that obesity would be a killer. How right they were.

I shall stick with my roofed over slat sided elevator filled 10m by 5m space, which I can access dry shod from the back door. And thats only for a wee stove in the garden room. Think big, as I keep telling the wife.

There will always be an unequal distribution of accumulated wealth, as opposed to pissed up against the wall ephermal wealth, because some individuals will focus on the longterm acquisition of property, as opposed to short-term pleasures. And I wish the right to roam fanatics would consider the wear and tear their indulgant pleasure causes, nevermind the litter and shit left behind, for the "well they can afford it" landowner to clear up. Never mind the Scottish nutter trekking horses through third party owned ground as a money making business, with zero consideration or compensation to the landowner. There are at least 2 sides to every story and too many humans in too small a space is unsustainable. Someone needs to own ground to actually care to look after it, though sadly some owners will exploit the ground they own, but more certainly people will trash property they do not own or be responsible for. Tough!

I never quite knew what to make of the Scheppach brand, having seen various reviews and remarks praising their quality, but myself being wary of how this could be right in light of their relatively low cost. Horses for courses I suppose!

I knew I had seen a 75mm deep cut plunge saw somewhere, see link; https://www.screwfix.com/p/scheppach-special-edition-pl-75-210mm-electric-plunge-saw-240v/6484G?kpid=6484G&ds_kid=92700055256569560&ds_rl=1244066&gclid=Cj0KCQiAifz-BRDjARIsAEElyGJBa41qtlgropZ6wN4SLU5OoR33mccsGxCBB8Y_picdCoWbs7dA_z4aAk2gEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Bingo, but only if one is given it for nowt!

So you roped her in Stubby?

Some really useful helpful answers there folks. I would probably err towards the 18V Matika, except it would be my first Matika, although if a body wanted to expand their tool/toy collection, the variety of tools available running off 18V batteries Matika would be hard to ignore. Interesting the comment re a plunge saw doing most everything a table saw does, which just could nudge me towards the Mafell, since I only got a wee combi chopsaw/table saw. Thanks all, Marcus P.S. I finally bought a pressure washer!