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Bit the bullet and bought a Ford Connect 08 230lwb high roof and its brill. Thanks guys for the advice. You where spot on with the parts, got the cambelt replaced as part of the deal cost the dealer £35. Did I mention it has a reversing camera and its reversing beacon sounds like a duck ... lol Now looking for a roof rack and towbar.
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Last year I went Friday and it was still busy and lots going on. Although did get the feeling that the place was just warming up, many of the carvers hadn't really got started etc. Still I'm hoping to go Fri again this year.
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Was in the Garden Centre today and came across bird boxes made from Silver Birch Logs. Basically 8'' diameter log had been hollowed out and hole cut in front for entrance. They haven't been band sawn.Does anyone know what they used to hollow the log out?
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Thats terrific, well done.
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Ball park on the mpg mate if you don't mind, its a big factor in the decision which is to be made this weekend.
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Yeah it was damn ugly but we bought it when they first came out and boy did it cause a stir especially amongst teenagers who thought it was cool coz it was UGLY:lol:
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One of the key issues for our bees last year was that they simply couldn't get out of the hive to feed and collect pollen, the reason being due to it being almost constantly raining. We have fruit trees in the garden and the apples, damson and greengauges all failed to produce fruit simply because few insects could fly in the wet weather therefore no pollination. Combine this with crops coated with potential harmful chems and then a barrage of spraying on top. Bees will only fly at 8 degrees or above and already this year that temp has not been consistent until the last week or so. So it might not be just the neonicto's but more a case of wider global issues such as the change in our climate
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Yeah, I wasn't that impressed either. I was considering it as we did have Fiat multipla when they first came out and it was brilliant but the Scudo is not the same quality.
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oops sorry for the double post, maybe the constant local spraying of neonicotinoids are taking effect, nah it must be the wine:001_tt2:
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As these neonicotinoids are systemic they will still affect the nectar I think. Your last sentence is the worry, has agriculture become so hooked on insecticides that they cannot get a yield without them? Out here on the Lancashire Plain they seem to spray every couple of weeks. Its a real shame especially as the area we are surrounded by is grade 1 agricultural land, highly fertile deep peat soil. The problem is its intense agriculture with high yields and quick crop turn arounds. Many of the crops sown here are already coated in the neonicotinoids and then regularly sprayed.
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Out here on the Lancashire Plain they seem to spray every couple of weeks. Its a real shame especially as the we are surrounded by grade 1 agricultural land, highly fertile deep peat soil. The problem is its intense agriculture with high yields and quick crop turn arounds.
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Place your bets you are probably right
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I managed parks for 20 years and the damage caused by dogs was insane. The cost of replacing children's swing seats alone was depressing. The scally's would get the Staffies and pit bulls to bite down on the seats and swing them to strengthen the jaws. In one night we lost 10 seats in one park at a cost of £100 each. Times that by the 80 play areas and we had serious issues. They started on trees and the staff caught on to the idea of chilli powder rubbed into the bark of the vulnerable trees, problem solved. For the swing seats we started to chain the swings up at night and also bought seats treated with chems that repelled the dog from biting down on them.
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Last year we lost 3 of our five colonies due to a number of circumstances. Namely The weather and the wet,cold and damp being one of the main issues and the bees couldn't simply get out to forage. We had a poor crop of fruit from our damson trees due to the weather as in the bees couldn't pollinate because they couldn't get out to fly. The fact we live in a very rural area and there being very little for the bees to forage on being another and also the constant day time spraying by local farmers being a key factor. If local farmers can plough through the night then why can't they spray at night too? Bees don't fly at night and it would give them a safer chance of foraging in a spray free environment. Banning the neonicotinoids may not be as good as we think as it means the farmers will revert back to other more harmful pesticides.
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Mike Abbotts Green Wood Worker is interesting, not so much from the carving but the other elements of wood working in a natural way.
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Many thanks Called in to see the ford the other day before it had been prep'd. Looked pretty rough but for the price and the fact they seem to get a good write up it did appeal, But then I like the idea of the lower mileage on the other two. All come with full service history and the Peugeot and Ford both have the high roof,making them handy to get the mowers in and out. Think the scudo is out of the running despite it only having 54k on the clock as the reviews aren't that brilliant for the 1.9 diesels. Guess I'm gonna have to bite the bullet
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Because the gardening business is taking off I'm currently looking for a decent 2nd hand van the choice is Fiat Scudo 1.9 diesel on an 05 plate 54k £3k Peugeot Expert 2.0 hdi on 06 plate £4.5k or For Connect LWB on 08 plate with 90k on clock £3.2k Any views much appreciated.
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Love it, thats a great piece. How long did it take
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Nitrax Foresters every time.
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Hi Si, just seen your pecker in the woods. It was generating a lot of interest from a coach load of girl students.
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Sorry for you mate. I've purchased the tremble padlock alarms and have them on the trailer, mower and tiller, even when they are already clamped and locked down. Was being scoped yesterday by scrap metal merchants as I worked 2metres away on the other side of hedge.
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You soak the wool inside the casing in lighter fluid and light it. The fuel burns slow and heats the casing. Stays warm for hours:001_smile:
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Terrific bit of kit, stays warm for hours. much better than the boil in the bag hand warmers.
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You want to find a local bee keeper and see if they have any honey for sale. The honey will contain the pollens that cause the hay-fever and by taking the honey it will make your body get used to the pollens. We keep bees and as a gardener I take spoonful of our honey everyday, works for me. You also want to see if they will sell you any bee propolis as its one of the most powerful natural antibiotics you can get. Propolis is the residue bees produce to fill gaps in the hive, helps keep the colds away.
