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I heard a while back of a guy, (works for a well known computing mag) who tried to get connected to fibre, which he new was in his area. The fibre had recently been run along his street and had even been routed under the guttering; so he could see the actual stuff. When he got in contact with BT, he was informed, that even though there was a fibre cable to and from the local box, which was less than 200m from his house. That there weren't enough households in that area, that had expressed interest in fibre. So the fibre in that particular box wouldn't be switch on. He then made it a point to ask all his neighbours via mail-shot in his street and streets either side for their opinion on this and without exception nobody even knew of the existence of fibre in their immediate area. Turns out, he only knew about it from contacts in comms. He then wrote to BT and was informed that since none of his neighbours had expressly asked about a fibre connection, BT had deemed it not worthy of advertising the recent installation. And further, BT's decision to not do so, had been proven correct, when no one had then asked to be transferred to the new fibre. So for the foreseeable future, the fibre would remain in place. But BT would not tell anyone it was there, nor would the box be switched over and as far as they were concerned. It was enough to be able to say to government, that another area had cable, even though they would not actually connect anyone to it. He thought this was utter lunacy and I'm inclined to agree with him.

You have a secondary index finger on your left hand?

Lately, wheelbarrows with a flat tyre -& blunt panel saws.

Dissolved - now that's a notion to ponder. British cemetery bodies decompose and over varying periods of time; largely dependent on soil. It can take less than a year or tens of years for most of the body to go. But there's usually bits which take a good deal longer than the rest, (teeth, the lower jaw, the nasal area, upper leg bones). These days, the first one in, is generally 6'6" to 7' down. Then re-openers get progressively closer to the surface, until the last one in is only a 1ft or a little less from the surface. As the coffin collapses, shown on the surface be a small formed depression. Soil is added to level the ground. Just in case you're wondering, there's always a supply of readily available soil, as with every grave, there's excess fill. You just barrow it from one place to another.

Mine roughly 1/3 to 1/2 oil to tank of fuel but it partly depends what I'm cutting. For instance, laurel is as tough as nails and the oiler, (mine) needs to be on max, otherwise the bar burns.

Just to warn people filling in on a mobile Apple device, the final bit of the submission process is not possible. As at the, "... type in the text below." part, nothing appears. So it'll have to be filled in from a PC/laptop, which is what I had to resort to.

Steady on lad... it is Husqvarna after all.

Isn't it always the way. When you can't find the stepladder and or the staff are very short.

That's interesting to know; had always thought of .404" as harvester fodder.

If the first time you use it and are being shown by someone else. Make sure that someone has: 1. Read the instructions 2. Has understood the instructions 3. Isn't practicing their inability to use the grinder properly, to inaccurately 'sharpen' your chain. 5. If this person is insistent, that particiallly sharpening the cutters, will add extra life to the chain. Stick fingers in ears and start la la laing until they stop talking. (What's the point in have an accurate grinder, if you ignore one of its best features?) Great device! If you can wrestle it from the uninformed.

You can fill the petrol first but you have to slosh a bit round the oil cup after and re-add it, back into the can. If you add the oil first, the fuel mixes everything together. The other way round and you have to give the premix a good shake afterwards. If the mix has been standing a while, say overnight, give the can a good shake at the start of the day. And someone has to say it... or you could use Aspen 2T. I'll just stand over there in the corner and await the stoning.

Had some comforting rain and some sunshine.

Blast it with a garden hose, leave to dry, then lightly lube it with something like WD40. If it's still grinding or sticking or not locking, then retire it.

Uh. Sorry about the broken link.

Don't know what it is but not seen a fig leaf like that. All the ones I've seen in Spain and of the ones that grow on my father's fig trees, all resemble this. Only without the statue.

500kg if sugar and it's jam for next five years.

Linked to my first reply: But I don't know how you would do this safely. All of these things I've come across, have been for a specific appliance and supplied with such. It's not just the volts you need to reduce but the amps too. (Watts devided by volts equals amps.) finding out how many amps the grinder needs, is a starting point at least. Jump-packs aren't that expensive and you can still you use it for its primary function if needed.

Have you got a 12v battery jump pack? That's the way a lot of people run theirs. Charge the pack off the mains, then run the grinder off the pack. If you try running the grinder straight off the mains without a step-down transformer, you'll blow the grinder, if its wires don't melt first.

Have you renewed the oil filter? With the b+c and the clutch cover removed, is the oil weeping out? Are the oiling holes in the bar clear of gunk?

Looks like someone's fed the chipper an original BR sandwich and the wee beastie's been felled.

Returned from south coast night before last. Had been floor-ceiling-wall-wall sunshine. But now it's overcast, raining but bright. Back to the omforting rain. Though now I'm finding it a wee bit chilly.

Essence of 'Bazooka Joe' maybe?

And this boys and girls, is how an upside down volcano might look.

Hire them out by all means but ONLY with an operator and they also pay you for the operator's time. Otherwise, your assets, will become your burden with constant repair bills.

For some, moving to the country is their dream. They look out and see it as a static environment. Ignoring the fact that it's farming and industry that made it the way it is now. And also ignore the fact, that to keep it alive and maintain it the way they like to view it, takes a lot of work and this is sometimes noisy. Like people who move into a village from the city. Then complain about church bells on Sunday but still somehow need a loud car and blaring music wherever they go.