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Well done Barrie.....! Merry Christmas!

Honestly, no patience.....! Nice story though Adam. Merry Christmas mate!

I borrowed a 2 blade off a friend a couple of years ago before our central heating went in, moved it between the woodburner in the sitting room to move heat into the hall and upstairs and sat it on the Rayburn to heat down the kitchen. Super bit of kit. Was a bit miffed about giving it back, really must buy one of my own....!

I bought a recon supreme, which I think is the predecessor to the 345. Paid about £2k for it installed including vat (although I did connect the flue myself) and it heats a 4 bed house with 15 rads comfortably down to just below freezing. Below that it needs a bit of help from the wood burner. That's more down to being in a hole with no draw when it's still though I think. And our house is a victorian farm cottage which has been extended, it's not particularly well insulated.... I love my Rayburn!

We've decided to keep our boy off his last week of school, it's going round his school again and I've had it twice this year because some parents don't keep their kids off when they're ill. Really pisses me off to be honest! And there's no way I'm spending Christmas on the bathroom floor, like I did my bloody birthday..... (And not for any good reasons either.....)

County are still going, of a fashion! As said earlier, the County brand is now owned by M J Allen and operating as CountyTrac and developing transmissions for mainline manufacturers, Ford included.... MJ Allen Group Of Companies :: Countytrac - Driveline Systems AWD is a £4k option on a new Tranny...... Makes them quite pricey though.....

To get you in the mood for a 40 pence a pint session.....?

I don't go very high Will.... don't like heights mate...! Trying SRT is only a matter of time for me, won't be long now

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Can't help thinking I might look a huge bell end in either of those....! I like my black Vertex Vent for now....

Sounds like fuel starvation, I'm working through a similar problem on saw. Is this 10 seconds of open throttle....? Will it run for longer on part throttle...? If so that suggests insufficient fuel getting into the cylinder for high revs. Could be fuel hose, could be a weak pump diaphragm, dirt in the carb.... I'm down to fuel hose & pickup..... if replacing those still doesn't sort mine then I'm stumped!

Great news, you'll be 5 years clear before you know it. Stay happy, stay healthy and have an AWESOME Christmas!

I'd have to agree with you Dave. I've taken a bit of a hammering so far, perhaps because my comment about a non event was read to mean the apparent suicide, rather than the prank itself which was what I meant. And there have been plenty keen to shoot me down as wrong without accepting they could well be wrong too, NONE of us know all the facts, so everyone's opinion is valid and it's a bit arrogant to claim otherwise. Particularly those unfortunate to have first hand experience of suicide, they should know better than anyone that every situation is different and no one can claim to be an expert. Let's say that one of these dj's takes their life as a result of the mob justice some quarters seem to be clamouring for. Does that make you any better than those you have identified as the culprits of Saldhana's apparent suicide? When I first heard the story I thought how tragic, poor girl, a young nurse, trying to make a career, over worked, underpaid and alone, tired and confused and believing she'd destroyed her career before it started. Suicide was an unfortunate and not entirely unsurprising outcome. But then I found that the victim wasn't in that position. She had a support network, she had dependents. And my view shifted to those she left behind. Why wasn't it picked up sooner that she needed help? How many close friends let her down? Had she asked for help, had she not received it? How could she leave her husband and children? And my sympathy moved from her to her kids. They're the ones suffering. So yes, in this case, on the face of it assuming she was the honest and upstanding person we've heard her to be, then there was an alternative to what she did. What the consequences of that may have been for her we don't know, but her kids wouldn't have lost their mother, and that's the important factor in all of this. As a parent I can hand on heart say that nothing I could do, or anyone else could do, would make me leave my children without it being entirely selfish. A parent's job is to be there for their kids. If you need help you have to ask for it, it's part of being a responsible parent. I couldn't forgive my wife if she did this, I wouldn't expect forgiveness if I did it to my kids and my valid opinion as a parent is that no one should give up on their life and leave their kids behind. If you have nothing else, you still have your kids. If you need help, get it. Nurse Saldhana chose this route, she wasn't forced down it by these buffoons. And if you disagree with me fine, you're entitled to your opinion, but I'm incredulous that anyone thinks taking your life before Christmas leaving your kids is a valid response to any personal issue. If she was vulnerable to this then she should have been cared for better, but the reports in the news imply she had no such reason to follow this tragic path. I'm out of this one now before a posse comes after me as well!

Or care!

I wish it was!

Congratulations, the fun starts here! Bought my 6 year old his first harness for Christmas, all good things to come.

If it was my wife I'd be angry at myself for not noticing she needed help, angry at her for not asking for it and devastated for my kids. I think I'd be more wrapped up in mourning and wanting to be left in peace with my family than trying to find someone to blame. But it's easy to say from the comfort of my home with my wife trumping on the sofa next to me.....

I'm entirely open to correction on the legal side, a man has to know when he can learn from someone and you have a far deeper understanding of law than I can hope to have, hence the question marks in the previous post. There are several strands to the legal debate here so far as I can make out.... 1. Are the dj's legally responsible for the nurse's death? I think no. 2. Was their impersonation of someone else to acquire private medical information illegal? I think probably yes. 3. Had the nurse not died, would the case be serious enough to take action over question 2? I reckon probably not. Or am I way off the mark?

I think they just budget better Rich, food, fuel etc costs them the same as it costs us. Bearing in mind many of them still send money home too. In construction there is a very tight tax system, so they can't be dodging tax. We all notice lots of foreigners working, but I can't say I've ever noticed the same proportion in the pub every night!

Everyone is blaming the dj's, but they don't write the scripts, or put together the content. Be like blaming a newsreader for getting the news wrong? They were just doing their job. The fact that it was mischievous, or that we didn't find it funny is irrelevant, what they did wasn't illegal was it? It may be against their local broadcast guidelines but is that the same thing?

Voice of reason Andy. Apologies if anyone was offended by my clumsy phrasing, although I stand by the sentiment. Thoughts with a husband and 2 kids not celebrating Christmas with their mum.

I reckon they're actually very similar scenarios Felix. Bear in mind that the content of radio shows is controlled by the producers. So, drawing parallels, the producers are the council, requesting the work, the dj's are the tree surgeons, doing their job to best of their ability, whether it is to everyone's taste or not, the rest is obvious. It's difficult to be objective in situations like this, but that is what the courts will have to be if it gets that far.

If that's a dig at me, I resent that. 'God help me' it already has. The numb feeling while you go over what you could have done differently, if you could have saved them, is devastating. It nearly happened again recently, fortunately my wife and I managed to get our friend to get some help, but racing to someone's house in the middle of the night terrified you will find them hanging is not an experience I'm in a hurry to repeat.

If you're just cutting firewood on a saw horse, protective trousers ( only need be basic ones) boots, safety glasses, protective gloves and as said, some training. Trimming off low branches a helmet is advisable, in case anything falls on your head!

I think Samaritans said the same. It's an important point which needs to be remembered.