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  1. SteveA
    Great, looking forwards to the launch. An anti-wet weather button please.... and an accurate lottery numbers predictor device (I should be the only person allowed to use that function). Will the blog also be suitable for posting reviews?.... cheers, steve
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    Haha! (and disgusting). cheers, steve
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    Lovely, thanks for confirming that Steve. Cheers, steve
  4. SteveA
    Following the recent discussions, pokes, prods, dummies thrown out of prams, ponderings, musings unfriendliness and friendliness on this here forum I have a vagueness of what is? and what isn't? up for discussion (in terms of subject matter). Soooo; Are we allowed to post threads about Ronnie O'Sullivan turning down a £10,000 147 break? Aaaand; Is it okay to ask for opinions/ reviews on kitchen tech... things like microwaves, dishwashers, sinks & monotaps, extractor fans, etc? Oooooor; Yet another weather thread? Or is all the above non-related-to-Arb stuff only allowed in this here lounge? cheers, steve p.s.... can we try to keep things constructive/ positive in this thread, please.
  5. SteveA
    I love to go shopping on Sunday when the shops are closed. It's very quiet & peaceful. Stress free too. cheers, steve
  6. SteveA
    oh god, what have I said now?! Would you like to see a photo of our black iron frying pans instead?.... much better than that Teflon non-stick nonsense.... the one in the foreground has just had a wash up and I left a bit of water in it to show off the non-stickiness.... and to keep it Arb related we do use these on camp fires. um, and I suppose I should say "sorry" for derailing the thread! cheers, steve
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    Heheh. Ain't Arbtalk a great thing (for at least some of the time). cheers, Steve
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    It's not just the word; it's the capitalised letters that did it for me. cheers, steve
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    OMG!!!! That sealed the deal!! I have (shock horror) actually placed an order. My review of said chain will commence after I've cut numerous woodage and eventually filed it down to its final cheese wire thin cutting edge. cheers, steve
  10. SteveA
    Yeah, yeah. It's not so much of a bargain, actually ... they are £12.79 for two, thats a whopping 79p more than £12. :thumbdown: cheers, steve
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    If you have good enough access you could drill out the centre and use a bolt extractor, eg; Screw & Bolt Extractor Set 5 Piece - Toolstation ....when you've got a wiggle out of the bolt spraying PlusGas penetrating fluid should help. As an alternative you could try wacking a blunt chisel (a sharp one will just slice off the head!) on the edge of the bolt in the direction you want it to turn.... if you get a wiggle use the PlusGas as above. Drilling out the centre of the bolt can also help in this scenario. Are you sure it's a right hand thread? cheers, steve p.s.... no need to hang head in shame; garages deal with the same on a regular basis.
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    Hey, they are £12 ish for two.... and I'll 'ave you know my chains are filed in the smallest increments possible to last! It's not the decision section of my brain that's preventing my order.... it's the emotional part of peeling cobwebs from my wallet. cheers, Steve
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    Tools.
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    Cor blimey guv.... asbestos in children's play sand and complete lack of regulations! That's just stupid. That relates to California but I wonder if it's the same for the UK?? When I was reading up about Farmers Lung research says that children aren't affected by mouldy hay, etc in the same way as us adults (although I'm not saying there aren't isolated examples of that). That makes sense because our son was breathing the same spores that had me coughing for a month.... he was absolutely fine (was age 3 then). cheers, steve
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    Wouldn't that be from handling mouldy woodchip ~ rather than getting it from using a chainsaw for felling, crosscutting logs, etc? I had Farmers Lung last year and it ain't nice. Have been fine when using the chainsaw and I don't wear a mask. cheers, steve
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    That's interesting. Thanks for the pdf. I wouldn't say we've been hugely successful yet...so far, this year, we have only sprouted 4 out of 30.... but it is early days so time will tell. We've had a couple days of hard frost recently so will be interesting to find out if any more pop up. cheers, steve
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    That's similar to how they do it commercially.... from the ground up in this order: a) Soil b) 4" layer of horticultural sand c) Seeds d) 4" to 6" of horticultural sand The seeds send their roots through the bottom layer of sand and then tap into the soil. I like your lid idea for preventing those pesky mice from nobbling them! cheers, steve
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    Yes they do need cold stratification and popping them into a fridge would work. We noticed a couple more have sprouted now so we must be doing something right! cheers, steve p.s.... they don't need chitting.
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    1. Stop the mice eating them 2. Sow as soon as you can, 3 times the depth of the seed (6" perhaps). 3. Normally they need a period of cold (we left ours out over winter). 4. Soil.... gritty moist compost. 5. The pots need to be 12" deep....either root liners or pots. Last year we sowed ours when we got the seeds at Xmas (from supermarket chestnuts) and we had frosts in February and they came through after that. This year we sowed them the same sort of time and we've just had two shoots already but it's probably not been cold enough.... so they just need to be left longer.... don't disturb them until they've had plenty of time to shoot. Once they start growing well from the pots it's best to transplant them outside into soil. If you have a shortage of plants you could layer them and they'll root along the ground & you can take cuttings. Hope this helps. cheers, steve
  21. SteveA
    I've been thinking about what to do for our barn floor.... I quite like the cobbled look of 'end grain block flooring' or 'Cordwood flooring', maybe search google and click on images for a bit of inspiration. cheers, steve
  22. SteveA
    We have plenty of room so we could space them out, or if there is benefit in planting them close together then we could do that.... we get a bit of funding towards it from Glastir, hence we are contracted for planting over 300 trees. If Ben Law plants at 2m I think that's good enough for me!.... could also plant a couple of lines a bit further apart, eg 5m. Thanks for all the thoughts & advice cheers, steve
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    We have acid soil. cheers, steve
  24. SteveA
    South facing slope.... damp climate.... errr, where isn't damp?! Today I noticed a section of the field is particularly more squishy than the rest so think I might try to drain that area a bit. Good call. cheers, Steve
  25. SteveA
    Yep, for fencing posts, gates, hurdles, bean poles, etc.... that kind of thing, not particularly big stuff. Although we could leave some to grow big, just for the hell of it. I read somewhere that said 7m apart (sounds like a large distance to me).... is 2m too close? I dunno?! hmmm cheers, steve

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