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I never felt the blade was tight enough on a 24". Maybe just my preference. If the 21" isn't big enough I would use a chainsaw anyway.

It was while it was in the log basket that I could smell it rather than when burning it.

A new Bahco 21" bow saw. Silkys are very good but IMO too expensive for what you are doing, plus the Bahco blade will last twice as long. (As long as you store it in the dry)

I had some cherry given to me as firewood. Whenever I took the logs into the house it gave a strong typical cherry aroma. I have a cherry tree in my garden, would that do the same or does it need to be a special variety? Are some stronger smelling than others?

Man with hole in pocket feels cocky all day Confucius (last week some time)

Rabbit has dug up and eaten 4 of my tomato plants last night. Probably in retaliation for the 15 of his mates I shot on Monday.

Mildew, aphids and canker, possibly blossom wilt. In that order.

Don't know if it has a limit. Years if it has.

No difference, both have 360g/l glyphosate.

Very nearly looks like Roundup damage, especially the first one.

https://www.gov.uk/driver-certificate-of-professional-competence-cpc/overview

Wouldn't be too bad if the costs stopped there, but they go on and on Fuel for the vehicles is crippling never mind the effects of all the folks employed to try and make you go bust before you even get to work. The need for all the licences, certificates, tests etc etc is understandable to a point, it is the cost of them all that is damned hard to swallow. Add cpc stuff to it all now just to be on the safe side. When will they be doing retests on car drivers just to make sure they are safe? Never, because there would be uproar.

I resisted a microwave for years. Have had one, didn't like it much and decided i wasn't having one. Son mithered me to get one, refused mainly because of the mess i knew he would make in it. Anyway, he inherited one off his Grandad. I used it for the second time yesterday and somehow managed to explode some Bombay potatoes all over the inside of it. I will eat them cold next time! As for the fire, lit it tonight because I was cold and wet when I got home. Unconscious within 30 minutes and comatose for about 3 hours. I guess I was tired too.

If it is only 6" deep it is more than likely that it never was buried. BT armoured cable is very often referred to as "self burying".

If they threaten to charge you just refuse to say which post hole it was

Seriously? If they can't be bothered to bury it properly and mark its presence it is their lookout. I wouldn't pay that's for sure. TBH in remote places they must be used to it, happens regularly to my line. (not due to me I hasten to add) and never heard of anybody having to pay. Not much chance of fibre optic on a remote moor either.

Might light mine yet, if I can be bothered. Think I will get the one in the kitchen going, cook my tea on it and then have a scalding hot shower. I have got an immersion but it's set very low, having the fire lit will make it scorchio!

Just say you found it like that.

How does not wearing gloves knacker your finger joints?

Supposing it were a giraffe or a deer that did actually cause the damage, would they have had to be able to swim? Just can't figure out where the pond is in all this. Looks like hedgecutter damage to the ends of the branches, I guess that would have needed flotation tyres too.

Deer damage? I think a giraffe would struggle to reach that high.

It isn't sold via mail order, sorry. Maybe it is something I should look into but packaging and postage are way more than what the cider would cost. I am glad to see folk buying cider via the internet in the winebox type dispensers but it is expensive packaging. Maybe I look at things from the wrong viewpoint. I am good at convincing myself that people won't pay a lot of money for cider (or the p&p side of it anyway).

At Woodfest there were a few selling cider. One was Rosie's Triple D. Three different versions of it, one matured in stainless barrels, one in ex whiskey barrels and one in ex port barrels. They were all nice but i preferred the port barrel matured version. I bought half a pint from one of the other stalls to try (before having the Rosie's) and it was damned awful stuff! Do people actually like the severely highly tannined bittersharp versions of west country style cider? More often than not it's not fit to wash a cobblestoned yard with IMO. It also surprises me to hear people like Katy cider, I can't stand the stuff. There are not many single variety ciders that are upto much and that definitely isn't one of them. Don't get me wrong, I am definitely not against west country style ciders, Rattler is very pleasant. Did you know that most of the commercial ciders are little more than alcopops really. I forget the exact figures but a great many are only about 25% apple juice, the rest is sugar and water. Very few are made with 100% apple juice. The proper ones are of course.

Sorry but I wanted to see if there was some sort of thrill to be had from getting people to watch rubbish vids. OP seemed to get off on it and it got me curious.

I lied about the jogger.