Daniël Bos

If you buy an "off the shelf" lock, however big or hard it is, there is an off the shelf way of getting past it. I use a series of home-made "barriers" that make it near impossible to get to my stuff unless you know just how. (Hidden buttons, counter-intuitive sequence of locks etc)

If picking up employees is part of the daily routine then yes, I suppose.. If those employes travelled along from the yard then no, as they would be tools and materials to do your job with. I don't think mr vosa is likely to follow you from your yard to see if you'll collect any staff though?

C(1) (+E) and D(1) (+E) So over 3.5t or more than 8 passenger seats.

They give a few examples on their website, which makes me think you don't. Driver A: Driver A is a mobile LGV engineer. They drive a vehicle from one operator’s site to another site where they take their tools from the vehicle to do their main activity of servicing LGVs. They don’t need to have Driver CPC. They would also be covered by the exemption if they use an engine diagnostic kit that’s fixed within the vehicle, because the vehicle carries material or equipment for their use on site. Driver B Driver B is a self-employed bricklayer who drives their LGV to a building site with a load of bricks. They unload the bricks and use them in the construction of a house. They don’t need to have Driver CPC because driving the LGV is not their main activity and they’re carrying materials to use in the course of their bricklaying work. Driver C Driver C drives an LGV with a generator fixed to the bed of the vehicle. Driving is not their main activity. They drive to road maintenance sites where the generator is used to power site equipment. They do various tasks at the site including monitoring the generator to make sure it’s operating correctly and providing the site with power. They don’t need to have Driver CPC. Driver D Driver D works in the stores department of a company that supplies car parts. Occasionally, they have to drive one of the company’s LGVs to deliver parts to retail outlets. Although the driving occupies only a very small amount of their working time, Driver D needs to have Driver CPC when making those deliveries because they’re driving a vehicle which is carrying materials for someone else’s use. Driver E Driver E is a farmer. Once a month they drive their animals to a local cattle market for auction. They need to have Driver CPC when doing this as they aren’t carrying materials or equipment to be used by them in the course of their work. The farmer is carrying cattle intended for sale. Driver F Driver F is a farmer. Twice a month they drive an LGV on public roads around their farm to repair fences. The vehicle carries the tools and materials necessary to make these repairs. Driver F does not need Driver CPC because they’re carrying materials that they’ll use in the course of their work to repair fences. The idea of ‘materials’ can be interpreted broadly to include materials at the heart of the activity of a farmer. Driver G Driver G is employed by a farmer as a labourer. Twice a day he drives a minibus taking workers from the local town to various fields on the farm. Driving takes up a relatively small part of their day – most of their shift is spent with the other workers picking crops. Driver G needs Driver CPC because they’re transporting the other labourers – they’re not carrying materials or equipment. Driver H Driver H is employed as a mobile crane operator. They drive the vehicle with the crane to a building site, where they operate the crane, helping to build a new factory. Driver H does not need Driver CPC because their main activity is not driving and they’re carrying tools and materials (the crane) to be used in the course of their work. Driver I* Driver I is employed as a valet. Their main task is cleaning vehicles when they’re returned from hire, and then taking them to a new hirer. The driving takes up a relatively small part of their day, but Driver I needs Driver CPC because they’re not carrying goods or materials for use in the course of their work. The only purpose of the journey is to deliver the vehicle they’re driving.

No they won't if their job is not driving the truck. From DSA: Vehicles carrying material or equipment to be used in the course of the driver’s work You don’t need Driver CPC if you’re carrying equipment or material that you’ll use in the course of your work, provided that driving the vehicle is not the main part of your job. This includes: trade tools goods such as building materials or cables

Tuning it with the cover off is not advisable, as I'm fairly sure the cover is part of the filter housing. With the cover off it sucks air straight in.

3k with all brash left in a heap at the bottom of the hedge.

Employers are great and payslips are their prophet! I've been on both sides, been employed and given lots, got rewarded lots. Been employer and given lots, got sweet fanny Adams in return But, If you give your staff something (other than their agreed wages) , why do you expect something in return? Yes, it seems fair, but unless otherwise agreed a gift is just that. A present for which no return favour etc is to be expected. If you do expect something back, say so and make it a barter as it surely is not a gift? As for lending employees kit, I have just two rules:1 if you brake it, you replace it with the same machine brand new or die trying. 2 Don't lend out anything you cannot afford to loose.

My 84 year old neighbours told me they'd had a "tree surgeon" in to quote for some pruning. He'd tried to convince them they needed about £5k worth of work doing (big house, big garden) and said he could start next week if they'd pay him a 20%deposit, "a cheque would be fine...) So my neighbour went in, turned a video camera on in an upstairs window, got his wallet and came out again. The worm got eager and greasy as soon as he saw the wallet and started grinning foolishly. Neighbor then got £5k of Monopoly money out, and told the bloke if he didn't want to try if his "get out of jail free card" really works, he'd best be off sharpish whilst pointing at the camera. Needless to say the man was off, rather quickly. Police were informed but no further action taken we know of. I like my neighbours.

On the home page, the LOLER bit Is your climbing kit more than 6 months old? It is important that your kit is regularly check ED for damage, age, wear and tear. Ben Saxton is a fully qualified LOLER inspector, who can offer a thorough examination service of your climbing equipment to ensure if IT complies with health and safety regulations.

Something fishy about that

1924, designed by Rietveld. Though I think a lot of the design dating is related to the inventions and necessities of the period. Cars especially are quite easy to date, but a lot of their styling is/was to fold around/accommodate the new technologies of the time. I think car design leads a lot of other popular movements (in design) as so much is spent on them and their marketing. Houses on the other hand have known almost no novelties that require a change in design for the past few centuries, so their development is slow and any change from "the norm" seen as radical.

Not much grey about those, if you use your Mog for moving other parties' materials you'll need the CPC thingie. If you just use it for your own stuff, moving arisings etc you don't need it. As far as your motorhome, you don't need it.

This house (but not the garden which has been neglected and horriblised since it was put in) was built in .....what year?

I've transplanted some hedge if similar size to fill some gaps in an existing hedge with good results but nothing on that scale. I'd go big! Get a decent sized digger, so you can take out a rather massive clump of soil. I'd go with a 3' wide bucket and try to go that deep as well, like I said: Big digger

A bit more: A blue box inside the engine of an OilGuard machine incorporates a light emitting diode (LED), which monitors the colour of the fuel fed to the engine. A yellow dye in the lubricant acts as a colour filter, blocking blue light and, in turn, preventing a photo-transistor from activating an electronic circuit breaker. If the system does not detect the pigment, then the circuit breaker connects to ground and limits the engine speed to only 3,800 rpm. Ps I thought the bit about breaking off a thingie was just to indicate it had been run with the system turned off. So the "non-guard" plug would not fit until the bit has been removed? Pps: add yellow food dye and see if it'll run on normal mix.

Black magic! I actually think its quite a good system. That machine is designed to be used on building sites etc where a large array of skills converge, not all clued up on the correct fuel for a 2T engine... I could see it being quite good on "homeowner" type saws etc, but they'd have to adapt it so it could either be tuned to the oil of choice or be happy with aspen.

That was on arborist site.com. Only that text part of the manual though, no pictures. But I think there's a little cover near the on/off switch that hides the trickery and that's where it can be disarmed.

It works by using an optical sensor that detects the correct colour. The correct oil has a particular dye to accomplish just the right colour. The next bit I borrowed from elsewhere on the interweb. Disengaging OilGuard (K760 OilGuard) When the machine is delivered, the OilGuard plug (A) and the blue indicator pin (B) are fitted in the tank. • If you are in a situation where you do not have access to Husqvarna OilGuard oil, but you have oil of a similar quality, you can deactivate the OilGuard system using the disconnection function. • To deactivate the function, pry off the OilGuard plug using a screwdriver and then break off the indicator pin. Now fit the disconnector plug © in the tank to complete deactivation and to cover the hole. • If you want to reactivate the OilGuard system, press the OilGuard plug again. The system is then reactivated, but note that the broken indicator pin cannot be refitted. A broken indicator pin indicates that the OilGuard system has been disconnected. • A broken indicator pin indicates that the OilGuard system has been disconnected. • You can purchase a new indicator pin as a spare, but this is only sold in grey which indicates that the OilGuard system has been deactivated since the machine left the factory.

The full-wrap handle is made of soft squishy stuff. The chain is on backwards. Only wimps ladies and those into S&M type frolics should wear gloves. It's the wrong colour. I could go on for a bit....

Seeing as her Maj is alive and well, and not about to marry a pauper or a Buddhist, there's no chance she'll abdicate. British monarchs quite simply don't. As far as passing by Uncle Charlie, again: no chance whatsoever!

Ulrich Jaques Dimitri Björn

How about something a bit multi-culti, a bit daring and with a wink to "the great allies" across the pond? I reckon it should be called Shaniqua! (Best pronounced with classy Billericay accent...)

You don't "get hold" of cob, you make it!

Cob is an excellent insulator, kids could touch the outside ok.