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  1. thanks barry i dont mind conifer for burning gives loads of heat out very underated wood burns hot ideal for getting the logburner upto speed
  2. nothing to do with your question >>>>>>>>>> but was told a tail that lord street as we know it today is the second storey the first is under the road access via a key holder and the entrance is through a locked gate down the underground toilets on lord street its as it was wartime cobble streets even old search lights from the war etc it was all they could do because of the rising water levels etc all they did was pop a fresh level ontop of the exsisting buildings very true as i was told and by appointment only public can have/get to look around etc that info is about 13 years old though
  3. thanks barry for asking its a bridge/tunnel to far for me but greatfull you asked thanks ian
  4. do they actually leach into the watercourse i have seen them used for fishing swims inc rail sleepers my thought is any exsess creosote was washed away years ago out in all weather for years etc i,ve never seen any staining on a footpath from a pole etc either but then again i,am no expert on this sort of thing but have seen them used around fishing ponds as fencing and walkways at to and from swims as a footpath around lakes even seen new tarmac roads layed around lakes roadways etc its also got lots of nastys to flush into the water/lake etc
  5. nothing wrong with it same one as mine lol but saying that why not just fit a circular saw blade thus no oil needed but dont forget to take the guard off to make way for a bigger blade/gyro grinder
  6. i dont think even i would work after the heat this saw has had and still runs Stihl Chainsaw 170 | eBay has anyone else got a saw like this and is in use today i bet it wouldnt get nicked if left around either
  7. pissin myself reading this great init eh"
  8. My good friend tells me a few years ago get yourself a logburner well i did the get a builder in rip fireplace out buy the logburner etc etc i,ve never worked this hard in my life lol getting logs moving them about building a machine to split them cost of fuel running cost getting the stuff etc saws trailers wood storage painkillers hernia operations etc etc etc whats you outlook on having a logburner longterm
  9. I was brought up that you had to wine and dine before you could get your hands on a birds nest etc but now getting on 51 the old saying comes to mind dead birds done fall from the nest lol only if i,ve forgot to zip up or if its cold have to have a good rummage round in my nest to find the bird these days and it will come to you all lol ps i have now been on my own 3.5 years and would love to get my hands on a birds nest lol but not got nothing thesedays to put in it ha ha .
  10. very sorry to here your loss but i blame the way people are brought up etc no respect and the law always seems swayed in protecting the wrong victim i,e if you kick there arse for messing with your property your at fault etc the law is an ASS
  11. ditto ash01 had same problem and had to replace one of the ign coils to get it to run upto speed more power etc MAY BE BEST TO TEST THE SPARK STRENTH WHILE ITS RUNNING PULL A PLUG LEAD AND LISTEN TO ENGINE TONE CHANGE IT MAY EVEN PICK UP AS THE SPARK SHOULD JUMP FURTHER AS THE PLUGLEAD IS PULLED AWAY IF THERES NO CHANGE THEN THAT COULD BE YOUR FAULT GOOD LUCK HOPE YOU GET SORTED SOON
  12. I have 2 very old hayter mowers 30 y/o + i payed a tenner for one and a pound for the other a hayterett rough cut mower for my garden dont know why i got the latter but all i,ve ever had to do once is clean the points on the old mower and a oil change once a year briggs rock lol
  13. as above been two days now my index finger on my right hand clicking at the nuckle so looked it up on the net and tells me its one of my tendons been trapped inflamed in the joint its very sore to bend etc not nice already had two tendons repaired on other hand after op weeks of hospital appoinments fizzyo etc i,am on 500mg neproxen and having a bannana everyday but suffer stomach cramps now and more so in my legs i think its called getting old and worn out
  14. best removed i just started to sign in then twigged
  15. your quite rite i tried a trap and did get one in there but could,nt bring myself to kill it etc also the blackbirds kept getting caught in it but have learned that i need to make a tunnel to the trap hopfully stopping the blackbirds getting trapped etc its just the killing bit i,am not keen on doing even though i have a air rifle i spend time just looking at the birds through the sights i know i,am a sad o
  16. looks all red round the head and angry looking whats it waiting for ????
  17. did,nt someone mention in a past post regarding ex mod mine detectors made to a rugged standard i bet
  18. i hope you dont mind me posting this here i just thought it would come in handy for all the diy/engineers looking in on this post some good info on there Engineering ToolBox
  19. ash01 has one a 661 i,ve used it and his lads have it out everyday and tel me its a beast and love the saw
  20. yes there is a video on youtube [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpcRhflUbcg]squirrel zap - YouTube[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awqmySNnMSg]Squirrel Zapper - YouTube[/ame]
  21. in my first post i asked if someone had a spare 12v zapper not sure what there called to set up to stop them nicking my feeders i,ve had to bolt them to the roof rafters in my wood shed as i have already lost 4 feeders so have put up so called squirall proof feedes up now but there still ripping the fatballs out the feeder leaving the mesh on the logstore floor all i want to do is set up a zapper so when they climb across and touch the feeders they get zapped and learn to leave them alone
  22. i,am in the dyslexic club and get really frustrated with it at times when typing etc stuff comes out the wrongway round i,ve often thought being left handed does,nt help either its awkward to rite in a book etc as the page folds the wrong way and i smudge everything i,ve written thank god i dont have to rite cheques anymore they were a pain to me
  23. Thanks i will look them up etc but the problem i have is my dog if he knows i,ve set traps about the place he goes nuts looking for them so just want them to get fed up n move on etc i have a tuned hw80 but its as though they can sense i,am there etc clever little buggers so wanted to zap them with a zapper n car battery set up etc low maintanance and i get to keep the feeders n fatballs
  24. SO THATS WHERE THERE ALL COMING FROM NOT FUNNY LOL
  25. Its absolutly took over me today incensed in fact i,ve lost 4 fatball feeders and replaced them with so called squirell proof fatball feeder cages and there still nicking the fatballs ahhhhhhhhh its doing my head in so has anyone got a spare 12v zapper thing for horse/sheep fencing going spare not sure the propper name but its war from now on i,am going to rig one up to zap the tree rats every single day this week they,ve taken at least 3 fat balls on my plot where i store my logs i,ve trapped one but let it go at local park but been told i,ve got to dispatch them by law and as i have a dog cant put anything down the dog might eat etc

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