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  1. devon TWiG
    I quite often pick up thatching supplies when doing some lorry driving work from several businesses in Winkleigh ( Devon ) and there are huge stacks of spars all imported from Poland , Latvia etc and i guess they are good and cheap as they sell masses of them !!! Have in the past known a stonewaller who did them between jobs and when weather is bad , but he gave up as working for nothing doing them ...
  2. devon TWiG
    I also find the grinder flats the batteries fast ...for sanding ( depends on what you are doing exactly ) try a makita angle drill with a rubber back plate and 6" sanding discs ( velcro ) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Makita-DDA350Z-Li-ion-Batteries-Included/dp/B00KPPX19W/ref=asc_df_B00KPPX19W/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=272040849262&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12970980443865416081&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006953&hvtargid=pla-350196198663&psc=1
  3. devon TWiG
    That works out at £460 per man day !!! very expensive .....the job will probably be done by someone who under prices it !!!
  4. devon TWiG
    look at the price of Leylandii plants !! very costly compared to other conifers ....they are rot resistant though , but so are western red cedar , Monterey cypress is another great timber but can you imagine the response of devout ecomentalists if you planted a big wood of Leylandii !!!? Also any planting for timber is very long term , so few are willing to guess future markets so stick with tried and tested specimens ...Douglas fir , Sitka spruce etc etc .....
  5. devon TWiG
    I have seen razors cooked whole in the shell and they do look a bit off putting ! but they are fished for a lot in Scotland ( spoots ) and as mentioned earlier they are really desired abroad , esp Italy and Spain but the Brits wont touch them !! I eat just the foot ( bit like the white bit of a scallop ) I do them in breadcrumbs and jokingly call them Clampii !!
  6. devon TWiG
    I dive a lot locally ( Devon ) and catch and eat all sorts , but it is a lot of work preparing seafood ( I don't mind ) but most people just want a lump of prepared meat ...cod , salmon and tuna .......many think picking a crab is too much effort and when you look at the price of a crab and calculate what % of it is edible then it is bloody expensive !! My personal favourites are scallops and razor clams which are very rarely eaten or available locally , and most people think that seafood is michelin star stuff , fussy and complicated recipes . I believe we export about 75% of what we catch and import about 75% of what we eat !! mad !!
  7. devon TWiG
    thanks for the industry insight , media only reports when bad things happen !! Good to hear the industry is up and running again .. however I have little doubt that less fish have been caught and landed in the past few months than normal . Where do you fish out of ?
  8. devon TWiG
    local news reports are saying the exact opposite ....local landings are very small as no restaurant trade and exports to china have all but stopped , local fishmongers are shut as well ....
  9. devon TWiG
    I am not far away and dive mainly around Torbaydos and S . Hams ....freediving and spearfishing ..esp scallops and razor clams , but unable to go at moment as have ear problems ☹️
  10. devon TWiG
    Seagulls seem to be a bit bewildered ...no grockles to mug!!!
  11. devon TWiG
    where do you dive ?
  12. devon TWiG
    You have done very well for them not to split turning from green in this dry time of the year , especially Oak and Cherry , well done !!
  13. devon TWiG
    it was a classic , funny thread a while back !!!!?
  14. devon TWiG
    is this about the legendary "Codwood"
  15. devon TWiG
    No one has yet mentioned the 2 rope / systems requirement !!!!!
  16. devon TWiG
    My post was nothing to do with immigration / population expansion etc etc ,,,,,but what public perception is of how much land in the UK is built on and it greatly surprises virtually everybody how little it is !! google it or look on google earth , it is a very green and pleasant land we live in . there is a lot of development going on near me ( newton abbot in Devon ) and although it does not please me to see it I am aware of just how much land is just grass !!
  17. devon TWiG
    The great myth of urban Britain WWW.BBC.CO.UK What proportion of Britain do you reckon is built on? By that I mean covered by buildings, roads, car parks, railways, paths...
  18. devon TWiG
    farmers are also concerned that if they recruit a UK workforce and the season starts , then furlough ends , they will all go back to previous jobs leaving farms with no workers !!!!
  19. devon TWiG
    if you stack them only 1 pallet deep against the sides ( both sides ) then perhaps 2-3 high then I am sure it will be fine ...esp if doors can be left open as much as possible .......I have shed envy !!
  20. devon TWiG

    DEVS?

    devon TWiG replied to OOO's topic in The Lounge

    this Dev ? dev+from+corrie - Google Search WWW.GOOGLE.CO.UK
  21. devon TWiG
    put it on pallets , also have pallets on edge every so often creating vents , so to speak , also another layer of pallets every metre in height to minimise the bulk of the pile , also leave doors and windows open as much / often as possible
  22. devon TWiG
    I will most probably be doing some work on a few farms locally , not really for the money just to ease the boredom !! There is not the amount of driving work that some seem to think there is , I have an HGV license and work part time doing pallet deliveries but this has all but come to a halt now .........I am also a woodturner and make things that sell in local galleries and craft / art shows but all trading has ceased and am not sure what demand there may be for such items once restrictions are lifted , so lack motivation to make stock at the moment .
  23. devon TWiG
    it is a cultural / tradition thing I guess and suspect electricity is a recent thing .
  24. devon TWiG
    one of the main reasons that live meat markets exist is due to lack of refrigeration to keep meat healthy .......we do the same here with crab and lobster !!
  25. devon TWiG
    deffo Ash !!

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