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  1. the village idiot
    He helped me out a few times in my early years. One of the good guys.
  2. the village idiot
    Oh no!!! ? A lovely guy, full of hilarious stories.
  3. the village idiot
    I bumble my way through life, just like everyone else. I'm actually a lot more stupid than I look.
  4. the village idiot
    Arriving late for the parish council meeting only to find that your good self has been elected chairman. (nicked from Mr Dempsey)
  5. the village idiot
    I don't think anyone would argue with the need to look at things from different angles. Things would just be a lot more interesting here if these views were expressed and received with a bit more humility. There's lots of good points flying around but they get lost in all the cocksure bluster.
  6. the village idiot
    It isn't obvious though. As with all big issues things are extremely complicated. You have listed several talking points and most people here will have various thoughts on each. It is far too oversimplistic to divide everyone into one of two camps. It's a lazy form of argument and just leads us into brain-numbing trigger territory.
  7. the village idiot
    Extraordinary times require some extraordinary measures. I don't really understand this 'erosion of freedom' stance. If anything, the face covering rules seem very much to be an attempt to give us back our day to day activities and freedoms. As others have pointed out, no Government wants to shut down their own economy. It is good to question authority but I can't help thinking that you have picked the wrong battle this time.
  8. the village idiot
    We all spend a great deal of our lives doing what we are told, and on the whole it is a very good thing. You would not want to live in a world where everyone just did what they thought was best for them. Sometimes it is a good thing to make a stand against the prevailing winds, but often we can just build up a self righteous head of steam and start being a bit silly.
  9. the village idiot
    I buy alkylate fuel (motomix) in a 200ltr drum. Works out at £2.50 per ltr plus the VAT. Equivalent to £12.50 plus VAT for one of those 5 ltr bottles.
  10. the village idiot
    I think actually that deaths from famine have reduced spectacularly over the last few decades.
  11. the village idiot
    Thanks Nepia, My colleague Steve clocked it whilst we were locking up. Apparently rancid shrimp and dog poo are also Purple Emperor favourites, it's a weird beastie!
  12. the village idiot
    I'll definitely give you the Elephant Hawks, Buff Tip and maybe the Carpet Moth. There were so many names flying about I totally lost track. I think the green one might have been an Emerald Moth but could have been a Brimstone. One of the guys is going to send me a full list. Chanced upon another elusive character the other day, a Purple Emperor butterfly. The mad butterfly botherers spend a fortune concocting strange pheromone mixes to attract them down from the canopy. Turns out all you really need is a pile of discarded gaffa tape in an old shipping container!
  13. the village idiot
    We had the local moth group out at the weekend doing a survey. Great fun, and we recorded over 160 species along a 200mtr stretch of ride.
  14. the village idiot
    Hi. I might be interested. Whereabouts are you? Hi there, Unfortunately it is now sold and ensconced in your neck of the woods (Somerset). It was collected on Saturday.
  15. the village idiot
    Hi Natta, I've got an old Exeter Retort that I haven't used for three years. It still does what it's supposed to but is looking a bit sorry for itself and will need some loving from a metal worker. Let me know if this is of any interest. All the best, TVI
  16. the village idiot
    Not my handywork. I had a couple of campers in the Wood over the weekend and they took the picture. Just a phone camera shot I think.
  17. the village idiot
    It's a magical time of year in the Woods at the moment, absolutely brimming with wildlife. Most of it is cunningly well hidden but occasionally you get lucky!
  18. the village idiot
    Humans are much more prone to circuit malfunctions than advanced computers.
  19. the village idiot
    Quick update as I know you have all been on the edge of your seats with this one. Generator is all fixed and pumping out volts like a champion. Never quite got to the bottom of the issue with the old alternator but it has a brand new one now and it seems to like it. Thanks for all the advice folks. ???
  20. the village idiot
    I store them out of direct sunlight ie. in a shady part of the wood when not in use. They spend most of their life out in the sun full of logs.
  21. the village idiot
    Yes, I use the 4 sided mosquito net bags. They seem pretty strong to me. Some of them are on their 4th year now. I have about 600 in circulation. Of the 200 or so I purchased 4 years ago I have had to dispose of about half a dozen. From my experience you should be pretty confident of getting 3 years use out of them. Potentially significantly longer if you take more care of them than I do!?
  22. the village idiot
    I use 'Bag Supplies'. The fully vented 'mosquito' nets work best I have found.
  23. the village idiot
    No worries. I use fully vented 'mosquito net' bags now. I get at least three years use out of them. Keep in mind that I am running a commercial operation so your needs may well be different to mine.
  24. the village idiot
    I haven't used this system for quite a few years and can't remember the height of the fencing. I think it was about a mtr. I used to staple the netting to the pallet but stopped doing this after a while. I probably wouldn't recommend transporting these cages full over long distances of bumpy ground. They are more suited to being filled back at base.
  25. the village idiot
    Some interesting ideas on display. I think everyone who produces even a modest amount of firewood has wrestled with this issue. If you go down the stock fencing route I would recommend buying a new roll. this makes life much easier. You also end up with a much more pleasing result if you have a ring of fencing on top of the pallet rather than round the edges. You lose a bit of capacity but it is very easy to add a second layer with a few cable ties. When I first started with this system I secured the netting to the pallet with four fencing staples but found after a while that this wasn't really necessary. This option is not so great for a commercial operation, but for home storage it works well. Hope you find a fun system that works for you.

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