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    Looks great, I've only two points to mention: "the outskirts of London and Essex" just sounds a bit odd IMO. Outskirts of london, ok but outskirts of essex? The other is technical but not a clue what causes it. When I click anywhere in the text i can no longer scroll up and down, scrollability returns when clicking in the background on the sides. And a suggestion, would it be good to offer a small discount for large orders to entice people to buy a bit more?
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    I'd second a takeuchi, lovely machines to work with. I spent a summer on one (not sure wich model sorry, some time ago) and it was way easier than the little offerings from volvo and jcb that were on site. edit: how do you pronounce takeuchi? I've found that a major drawback to the machine
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    Acacia

    Daniël Bos replied to Milly's topic in Firewood forum

    What acacia were they, and why did they die?
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    It's not so much oblivion to the existance of others, it seems to be a complete disdain for the rights and lives of others. IOW, when boarding the mighty touareg, the machine turns on it's tosserator beam and whoever drives it gets affected.
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    I suppose it's just like all other things with an engine, treat it with respect, don't be a knob and you'll be ok. These are like cars in many ways, but without a license, without a zone other water uses will avoid (a "road"), and with the added danger of the water. I think these need to be licensed or banned personally, as the average jet-ski seems to be controlled by the same people that drive a VW Touareg, they seem ok until the engine starts and then they become completely ignorant to all other forms of life around them.
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    Thanks guys, 'twas the nudge I needed. I've smoked since I was thirteen, and have been trying to stop since my wife first got pregnant, 4 years ago. For some reason I just really want to, and even when I'd managed to not smoke for months on end I'd suddenly find myself with a fag on the lip, having bought the tobacco on the way to work without even thinking about it. Of late I've been quite good but still smoked ocasionally until this morning, and this thread. I was out scything and rolled a fag and before I'd half lit it an overwhelming urge to take control of myself (combined with a gag-reflex) decended over me. I shall be a good boy and never smoke again! I've taken the first step in the Arbtalk non-smoking program and ceremoniously planted both my 5lb Gilpin axe and my small GB forest axe in my pouch. Good luck Andy, and Thanks to All
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    What model have you got? As previously mentioned you cannot sharpen most of them, the Sugoi being an exeption, my Hayauchi can also be sharpened but I tend to replace as I can never get it as good as new and it's a time-consuming fiddly job.
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    I know easy processable softwood is easier to get, but when comparing like with like, would there still be much of a difference in processing costs?
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    There is not much of a difference in the cost of processing is there? If the wood had the same dimensions, you'd need the same amount of cuts, the same amount of splitting, moving, stacking etc. Theoretically cutting softwood would use slightly less fuel than hardwood but the difference is marginal.
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    I'd say you found your wallet, you haven't seen it in years as it has green shield stamps in?
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    Are you sure young man? Hens do not have teeth, hence the expression "as rare as hen's teeth". Scientist have dicovered a mutant chicken that can develop teeth, in Asia somewhere, the only problem with these appears to be that they always die before they hatch. I've never dealy with american chickens, maybe they're different? Ducks don't have teeth, I used to have some Indian runners, and have some calling ducks on the wishlist, for their habit of crossing the road slowly (it calms traffic quite nicely) and they're cute!
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    Claas offer reverse drive on the xerion I believe, and some of the artic alpines. But why would you want anything other than a 936?
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    first car

    Daniël Bos replied to WoodED's topic in The Lounge

    A citoen 2cv would be the only sub-litre car one should admit to owning IMO, unless it's a motorbike powered kit-car beastie.
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    It looks to me like it is a non latching switch, but difficult to see on the pics. Is it? Just supposing I'm right (wich is my usual thought, until proven otherwise) it is not likely to be any of the above. It may be ex-council, but it looks like a boy-racer switch to me, considering it's desing etc. So I'd say it's had (or still has) some mildly childish (but fun?) feature like flashing lights, silly noise, air-horn.
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    It's ok, you didn't get my back up, I'm a grumpy bastard all the time. I think you may have missed my point though.How can you be sure there will never be anything unexpected in your path. This is why the speed limits are in place, to give you some time to react in case of emergency. Yes, you may well be fine driving a little faster. You may well be fine driving a lot faster. The point is that you're eating into your safety margin. That safety margin is there to protect others (and you). Would you load a crab all the way upto it's actual breaking point? The difference between 30 and 33 is greater than most people appreciate, as the amount of damage/injury/force-of-impact increases exponentially with the increasing speed. For example: driving into an object at 60 rather than 30 creates about 7 times as much impact force, not just double.
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    ps, if you hit a child at 33 (or 30 for that matter) it'll do some serious damage to your car!
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    I don't live anywhere near a school. I do have two 3 year-old daughters though. how the fudge can you know where all the other carpet-terrorists live? I've a 17yo dog who's near blind and near deaf. He'll lay just beside the road and wait for a car to come past (quite rare, 1 every hour or so) and then he'll wander out into the road, oblivious to the drivers. When he dies (can't be much longer I reckon) I'll have to train the next dog to do the same and I've not a clue how to as he does it all by himself. So.... Don't speed, or else make sure you never drive anywhere near my house please. Or near anyone else's house. Thanks
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    Those jedi cloaks were hand-felted from wool of my parents' sheep, wich I shore! Does that make me famous?
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    Now then, who of us has ever done this, cosidering excactly one(?) of the replies came from one that could have. I think you have to make this decision all for yourself. Get other people's opinions but still you'll have to do what feels right to you. When my wife was pregnant with our twins, she did some sheep-shearing alongside me in the first trimester, went on a driving (sleeping in the car) trip in Austria in winter during the second, and gave birth at home about halfway through the third. At the same time she avoided a lot of activities that she would otherwise do, no lambing for example. I'm not saying you should go out to prove how strong/fit/good you are, use caution, take advise and only do it if it feels ok. Your body will flush you with hormones that will affect your judgement, and push you towards the cautious side when it's needed. Good luck.
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    If you feel you can do it, do it! The idea that pregnant women should sit still as soon as an egg is fertilized is hopelessly outdated. Stay active, stay fit and stay healthy. If this is in your normal pattern of excercise, go for it. It's fine as long as you don't fall into the "keep excercising to keep thin" trap as you'll damage yourself and possibly your child. Go climb a tree!
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    I misread the terms then, I read it to be a total of one email. Never mind, I quite like getting emails, it makes me think somebody wants me for something.
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    Gerrit, waar gaat het heen met ons land, als homo's ook al bomen gaan planten? :lol:
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    I'd approach it from the other end, why wouldn't you? Pull a youth off the street and they'll have you up and running in no time. (you may need permission from the local authorities to abduct youths, check with your council)
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    elg, you seem to miss the point imo. Though I may or may not agree with acts of "terrorism" the people you refer to were willing to give their life for what they believed, what they knew to be right. I understand this is not what you believe, but to other people that do, they truely are freedom fighters. p.s. sorry about the double posting, I have some interweb issues
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    A man I met on a chainsaw course was wearing an ankle-tag. He told us why at break-time: He'd hurt someone badly in a burglary gone wrong, his dad gave him in as it was an old person trying to defend his home etc. As soon as he was out again he found his dad and shot him, the first day out of prison. Fast forward a few years and here I am, in a wood with this guy who's been handed a chainsaw to aquire some skills to help him fit back into society after his holidays at Her majesties expense... I made sure to not annoy him.

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