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Will we win the Eurovision contest issue lets hope so
NFG replied to mendiplogs's topic in The Lounge
Hi Jon, Us Frenchies well & truly beaten into 25th position by Les Anglais, Not exactly my verre de vin or cup of tea, its all rigged anyway! N -
Hi Jon, Rayburn shut down for over 5 weeks now, water heating by thermo tubes - was about 25-26 degrees here today & better tomorrow, très agréable! N
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Hi +1 from me, wouldn't mind one too! N
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Hi Jon, Hedging yesterday, 0.5 acre or so of grass cutting today, barbecue lunch then boules tomorrow afternoon & a large dead elm to take down Monday. C'est tout N
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Hi Wes, - Like! N
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Hi Jon, Maybe next year, its a busy time for us at the mo, planting lots of veg & getting our plot sorted out, have got spuds nearly ready, peas & beans coming through & the fruit trees are all looking good. & the grass is growing très vite! N
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Hi Jon, Probably a Gransfors maul but were not as fortunate as you to be there, I also keep threatening to get Mrs NFG a double headed axe having Viking ancestors but then I suspect that applies to a fair few! Have a good time at the show anyway N
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Just needs a Sugi bar & outside dogs for the WYK 'west coast look'
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Hi +1 from me, just about striped a large pine with a silky, only used my saw when it came to blocking down apart from a couple of larger branches. I have a nice Billhook & its amazing what it can cut Personally, Id try & spend a bit more of something bit less palsticy Echo 360 or Dolmar 421 looks quite nice to me. Good luck anyway N
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Hi S/H Husky 346 S/H Stihl 241 Dolmar 421 Echo 360 Makita worth a look but I dont know them, take care down the S/H route though, I wouldnt buy without testing as there are plenty of rouges on E-bay! N
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Hi Jon, Its a very sad story that she was harassed so much by the very charities she collected a significant amount of money for over many years. I hope her work is recognised with a commemorative plaque, RIP Olive. N
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If you heat baby oil, it makes vast amounts of dense white smoke, we used to use it in smoke generators to simulate a fire for training onboard our submarine, very effective & pretty harmless if inhaled then clears easily afterwards. N
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Happy Birthday Jon, Have a great day & Cut some big butts with your 660 before the cizzer starts to flow! N
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Hi, Cant say that would be top of my list, but you might like to visit the Epernay, Ardennes or Voges regions. 30 years ago, we used to drive all over France in our Peugeot 205, Dordoigne, Lott, Ardech although we very much like the west coast, Brittany down. Bon courage N
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Hi, To clear things up, you are still required to carry a breathalyser in your car if you drive in France, however there is no longer an 11 Euro fine for not carrying one. The breathalysers are readily available for about 1.50 euros from Hyper U or Leclerc pharmacy. We have never been asked if we carry them although only been stopped once in several years living here & not read anything about it in papers. Im fairly sure this is how it stands, however I will ask our neighbours son in law next time I see him if this is correct as he is a Gendarme. However they do like hiding out of sight with radar guns & a couple of officers further down the road to collect a 90 euro fine if going too fast. Speed limits are: 50 Km/hr inside a town/village boundary sign, 70 or 90 Km/hr main roads, 110 or 130 Km/hr dual carriageway / peage. N
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Hi, Makita / Dolmar get plenty of recommends Also available on Amazon UK for about £30 more, your ebay link is priced in dollars to me but states 'Item location: Hamilton, United Kingdom' possibly Shavey ? [ame=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Makita-DCS5121-45-Professional-Petrol-Chainsaw/dp/B00CQ6G87A]Makita DCS5121-45 PROMO 50cc Professional Petrol Chainsaw 45cm: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21Qw2Zp1m6L.@@AMEPARAM@@21Qw2Zp1m6L[/ame] N
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Hi, If you want to go to SW France, ie Brittany or further south to the Vendee, then you might like to consider Portsmouth to St Malo or Plymouth to Roscoff for Brittany. St Malo is a good start because the boat goes down the Cherbourg peninsula & cuts out about 2 hours of towing of driving. Brittany, is particularly scenic similar to Cornwall & we live in the southern Vendee, the coast pretty well all the way down has lots of camp sites. However as Ty said the municipal ones are very good. The Loire valley is also rather nice & the principle area for Muscadet, Sancerre & Pouilly Fume to name a few N
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Hi, Agree entirely on single bolt to secure the bar, I'm not sure how that came to be so widespread but its so wrong. I have fairly demanding use of my saws & much prefer the pro saws over the 'home owner' offerings, well worth spending more & getting something that will last. N
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Hi https://www.pdftoword.com/ quite a few online services such as this. but cant you just select all, copy & paste into Word? N
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...or given 12 pints of cider? N
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Hi Jon, I cant see why they shouldnt provide a few free pitches. Unfortunately the organisers interest (AA?) is probably just financial & wont see the charitable side of it & arborists are just a part of the wide diversity of participants. Good luck trying though N
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Agreed, 441 better on 20" me thinks? & yes, 441 is a fairly powerful saw, agree with comments about training N
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Hi, There will be an oil feed adjustment screw underneath, turn this clockwise to increase oil flow. 30" bar requires fairly high oil flow. If that dosnt work, remove the bar & check the oil feed hole on the casing is clear & the oil feed hole in the bar is clear. If that dosnt work, maybe a problem with the oiler but check the above first & post back. link to instructions http://www.stihlusa.com/WebContent/CMSFileLibrary/instructionmanuals/MS441_Manual.pdf N
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Hi Spud, Thats some very good advice there, should be on a stickie for 'buying a second hand saw' ? N
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Hi The oil pump is most likely factory set, may be best to take to your dealer & show them whats wrong N
