openspaceman
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Tree removal in Scotland
openspaceman replied to trigger_andy's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
That can be debatable, the term is within the curtilage of a dwelling in England, so it is often interpreted as the area of land managed and enjoyed by the householder, typically shown by having been mown or cultivated. Thus an area abandoned to forest ceases to be within the curtilage. I think it is all probably garden but even if not there are ways around it if you want a bit of light in. -
pippy is post 1980 description but I think of it being more dispersed rather than the paw marks
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That's cat's paw not pippy
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Popular Liriodendron tulipifera
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Deodar at Benstead's
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Yup, loose bar nuts is the normal reason for failure
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Recommendations for a Solar kit for a workshop
openspaceman replied to The avantgardener's topic in General chat
Yes and the thing about a generator is it gives lots of waste heat to keep you warm. I cruise every day I'm on the boat, otherwise I wouldn't go, but the owner has a genset that runs on red diesel (taxed at marine rate) to keep the auxiliary batteries charged when moored. The coolant runs the hot water system but a 4 year old Morso Squirrel running on smokeless coal is what keeps living area bearable in winter. P.S. the 100Ah battery for the bow thruster adds a bit of redundancy, all cooking and water boiling is by propane. -
Recommendations for a Solar kit for a workshop
openspaceman replied to The avantgardener's topic in General chat
So my voltage was much too low and should have been set to 12.06V but I did say DoD of 50%. Apart from starting vehicles/machines I have not depended on batteries, what does worry me about using old ones is the self discharge goes up, so the power you put in is a lot higherr that what you get out. With a 4kW array only managing about 0.5kWh on a December day you cannot afford to lose a lot. -
Recommendations for a Solar kit for a workshop
openspaceman replied to The avantgardener's topic in General chat
Eggs has it right. It is possible to simply sense the battery voltage and cut the battery off at 11.5V (or whatever voltage equates to 50% depth of discharge). This is what we had on our welfare wagons. -
It's 4 years for a structure, so build it and no enforcement for 4 years and it can stay. 10 years is how long you have to get away with the use before you can get a certificate of lawful use.
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I won't be back there for a while but will see about more photos.
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I suspect David is right and the benches are not directly under the crowns but of course many groups sit on the grass on a sunny day. Yes being a worrier by nature I do listen out for any cracking.
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Does anyone here collect and use old tools, like hand saws and wooden planes? A lady friend is downsizing and some of her late husbands collection needs a new home. I have no real idea of the value but see the planes don't attract much on ebay. Personally I gave up with these saws and the faff of setting and sharpening them more than 30 years ago when disposable induction hardened ones became available
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I wonder at the confidence level for massaria inspections each time I sit and have lunch in Russell Square on my annual pilgrimage to the smoke
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Good that they're putting something in hand quickly, good luck.
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Sounds like tortrix moth caterpillars but I've no idea if pigeons eat them, they do eat acorns of course
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Do you have any idea of the cost?
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Yes and if it's fitted what's the problem with using it? As I see it the main problem arises when you have something like a transit, without one fitted, and you need to tow a trailer.
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The chap searching for one to make our connection found it with a fork prong, which went through and sand blasted him in the process. It's tachograph, tachometer measures RPM.
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Yes but new bits would make this uneconomic so I'd be looking for a cheap one with damaged motor. Either way the other guy should pay but allowing for 10 years wear and tear. Personally I'd keep the bits, buy a new saw and expect a tidy contribution to that.
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I had to have a D&A test as part of my biennial medical, I always passed by abstaining from alcohol for 24 hours but was told cannabis would be detected for a longer period (not tried that for 50 years nor indeed alcohol for 18 months). All of a crew got tested after an incident and we stood a 2 out of 5 chance of random testing in any year as well though in seven years I never got called for that.
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in Portuguese
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You need the tube at the top, if at the bottom it the heat from the bottom pyrolyses everything above and produces clouds of smoke. I was doing just this yestersay in E Grinstead to get rid of an overgrown privet hedge (which I cut down in March and left to dry). I guess I burned only about half a transit load or 300kg in the day so nowhere near as productive as an open fire or chipper. In the past I have used leaf blower, vacuum cleaner blowing and ventilation fan, the ventilation fan being the quietest and less likely to loft burning leaves. Aim the tube downward about 10 degrees and tangentially. 4' is a good compromise for diameter but smaller if it has to go through door. It's the shearing and mixing of the central vortex that gives the clean burn in these air curtain AKA flame cap devices but they gradually fill up with char if continually loaded.
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I passed your number on to him, remind me after 6 June memorial events if you don't hear from him.
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Yes L&S tend to be my first port of call but Ransom's spares have managed to get me some older Husky parts where L&S failed.
