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Does it count as a radically altered vehicle and need IVA testing under the DVLA guidelines ?
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A yank's interpretation of a green man
peatff replied to TheJerBear's topic in Chainsaw Carving Forum
Put some teak oil on it, it looked much better in a natural finish although the work is very good and the piece is a good representation of my idea of a green man. -
Steve Sillett CARTOON (research climber upbringing)
peatff replied to mdvaden's topic in General chat
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They look pink on my monitor, did you have any downhill runs with the quad and train following it ?
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Our local cobbler now deceased was brilliant for this kind of thing, he put me a commando sole on a pair of Daisy Roots walking boots before Vibram was invented. He also hand made a pair of steel toecap boots for a small bloke who worked in the pit, nothing was available in his size at the time. Evo stik impact used according to the instructions is the stuff to use and keep it clamped for a while or overnight to let it cure properly.
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ms 440 stolen today in edinburgh reward offered
peatff replied to jeffa999's topic in Stolen Equipment
Time to start locking things down with bike chains, get some U bolts and brackets welded in the van to fasten stuff to. -
Went by Horncastle on Friday with the trailer tent on the way back from Mablethorpe, I'd have been loading the top up if I'd seen that lying about
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I would urinate by the hedge not by the client
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Squab is quite a delicacy I hear
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Who issues the felling license, would it be the Forestry Commission which will be in the hands of the people who will now own the forest and dictate it's future use ? Private enterprise is self serving, look at public transport, the railways,electricity and gas all have cut what they didn't find profitable and increased their prices so the government has had to introduce bodies to regulate them. Same will happen with any land they can use for building and making more money from than keeping it as forest it's how businesses work. Footpaths can easily be closed or rerouted it's happened round here recently, they were closed as deemed unsafe then never reopened but routed hundreds of yards away and out onto a pavement where it is just walking alongside a road not through a wood any more.
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I think he means if you start giving it the beans before it is properly warmed up some parts may wear prematurely. I doubt the new firmware enriches it to run smoother encouraging you to wear the saw out quicker or it will increase the warranty claims and Husqvarna are not going to do that.
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Two part epoxy would make a permanent job of it if left to cure properly.
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If you privatise anything these days it will get split up into more small packages so more fat cats can make money off it's back and it will be easier for them to get round the rules governing it's use. It ought to be kept in the public domain and run by people genuinely interested in it's future upkeep.
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When we had a pond we had a couple of Ghost Koi and they lived 20 years. They were massive when they died, about 6lb each growing to the limit of the pond. We used to give our grandson a stick with a bit of string on and just tie some bread to it and he would pretend to fish while they were eating the bread. A Heron had a few of our goldfish which had reached a decent size, 06.00 is not early enough they will be there at the crack of daylight. Our pond was about 1 metre deep and below about 150cm (called the thermocline) the temperature doesn't change much so the fish just go deeper in winter and just put a ball in to keep a clear bit when it freezes or if you are too late stand a warm pan on to thaw a hole, never break the ice as the shock can damage the fish.
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I remember seeing one of a forearm cut that needed about 17 stitches and the saw was not even running, just got the chain dragged across it while climbing. That one looks bad going straight through.
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As a lot of people have said, it's a lifestyle choice for the OP and all he asked for was a pair of manmade boots which he has now found. I hope the material is a good leather substitute not like the old Corfam artificial leather shoes that my brother in law used to buy. It was going to be the all singing all dancing no maintenance alternative for footwear but all it really did was make his feet stink really bad.
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The area looks pretty well developed already, are the council just trying to stop garden grabbing ? We recently delivered a bike to a house with a Lime tree with a TPO in the front garden. The bloke who lived there had to have his car pressure washed every three days and the front of the house looked like it was covered in glue and dirt stuck to it.
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One at the bottom of our garden and it fills the shed gutter with seeds. One consolation, Goldfinches seem to like them.
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We had some Hawk moth caterpillars last year and they were various colours ranging from pale green to dark brown. They were eating Willow herb so not really a pest.
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Don't be a fool man, we all hate paying the dentist but there are limits to what you can do yourself
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A chap I worked with was left some land and applied to build a house on it but was refused as the then NCB wanted to outcrop there. He went to his MP who took the case up and he was granted planning permission, built his house then rented land to the NCB.
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I had a trailer tent cover made at Specialised Canvas Supplies near Staveley, Derbyshire. £170 with eyelets, shock cord and the buttons to fit to the trailer for the cord to grip onto. It's the same stuff they make tautliner sides from but they have canvas as well. The Silverline type poly canvas is not UV proof and turns into string after a few months, proper PVC can last for decades and it can be repaired if it tears.
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It's most likely the wood he's cutting as he finds it all over the place and chucks it in the back of the van. He'll learn to sharpen them quicker anyway
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There's a load of pigeons (about 30 of them) on our roof first thing in the morning, b;**dy annoying things When I was a lad 50 years ago my uncle and his friends all used to keep pigeons on the allotment and I used to take his out on the back of my scooter and let them go, they always used to beat me back home.
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Do you need mains or battery power ? You could run a small mains one from an inverter and your car battery.
