ArthurBottlesworth
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They are too heavy for my alpine tractor .....need to get sorted before September I have old grey fergie in the shed....can I use this instead?
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I paid a lot more than £10 about ten year ago for one of these Sat unused in shed until two weeks ago Slid alpine tractor sideways and got it stuck Pulled it 2 feet sideways .....an inch at a time..... Glad I bought it .......
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Stolen today leamington warwickshire
ArthurBottlesworth replied to SKStrees's topic in Stolen Equipment
Saw phrase once in Brian Plummer book about poachers IDLE AS A PREDATOR It's very true too........ -
Moving to gale, raining but not hard yet Cold out today More Snow on the mountain tops ......had nearly gone three days ago Now snow coverage down to about 1500 feet
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BT guy came up to fix phone Said he'd just had hell of a problem installing phone in a yurt - nowhere to screw anything to apparently Problem I've never had, always been screwed by someone ........
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Snowed overnght here Thawed today but going to freeze hard tonight Log pile not much of a pile now
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Doesn't the efficiency of woodburner come into this too? Ditto electric/gas boiler etc Sounds like nerd to me..... Refer him to websites and let him work it out..... But keep him happy too he may work out best way of marketing logs ..... i don't think either tonnes or cubic metres is optimum
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I was undercut buy guys offering insurance companies that "they would work for free" Insurance companies actually accepted this crap, and wondered why their claim costs went through the roof ( it's called a backhander from the repairer you idiots) Saved one company £10k on a claim ( for £50 ) and they said I was hard work and gave me no more work .... Eventually got fed up and closed the business ........couldn't hack working for idiots .....
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Invoice him ........ He'll pay to avoid embarassment of court case
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Buying a woodland
ArthurBottlesworth replied to Philmypower's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Crap income by letting agricultural land But currently appreciating by 13% per annum ( hopefully) So if your missis can stay away from that fancy car and luxury shopping, and you don't want a range rover should do ok ....... -
Thats what I thunk ...probably ok with half filled ibc Would be efficient though .....
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Went in garage and mechanic shorted out battery through his wedding ring Apparently it glowed red
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Dull and overcast, but dry And the snow in the mountain gulleys has nearly gone!
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Will that hang off IBC container?
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Buying a woodland
ArthurBottlesworth replied to Philmypower's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
My neighbour just sold 6 acres for £50k -
Felled tree converted to logs in situ - effect on cost?
ArthurBottlesworth replied to Sylvia's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
My wife thought it was like a guillotine Before we bought one Its a reasonably slow moving blade ( more of a blunt axe head really ) That just pushes the log apart Its very pleasant sitting in the sun splitting a few logs Logs in bags are typically 10 inches long so tat would be sensible length to specify when getting tree broken down into manageable pieces If its in rings ( slices across the trunk ) they can be very heavy so you might want those split into two as well If you get sensible guys to do the tree they will know what you want ......If you tell them your plans This site is great full of sensible people ........ You might get addicted to log splitting! -
When I had puppies couple of years ago put them in old kennel in garden They wrte back in house before me Replaced uprights and bottom twofeet of boarding ...... Also made new doors and sleping box When it rained had to replace roof and roof timbers Only middle two feet original Think new kennel would have been in order Moral MEASURE TWICE CUT ONCE
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They are working hard for their hobby ....... Love the crime scene tape idea....... I 've always wanted to draw a body outline on a car bonnet and put crime scene tape round a car in a supermarket car park ---- just to see their faces when they come out
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Felled tree converted to logs in situ - effect on cost?
ArthurBottlesworth replied to Sylvia's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Hi Sylvia Get them to 1) cut tree into lengths suitable for your fire 2) remove the rest Then buy cheap( ish) electric logsplitter from ebay ( or hire one ) Split the logs in your own time and stack somewhere dry If you haven't got somewhere dry, put them on pallets to keep them off thefloor and sheet top over with cheap plastic sheets -- you need someair getting in to let them dry-- will be good firewood by next year Splitting axes are for he men, they will go at it like lunatics for half an hour and then be knackered --- -
Is that politicians?
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Short of something to complain about......
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He wanted to nationalise oil companies in 1970's Norway did, result is norway richest country ( per capita ) in the world..... About time we put extra tax ( increased vat to 30%?) on amazon, starbucks, google who are exporting our money.....through dodgy accounting practices Lets keep our money in Britain.....
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My house martins didn't come back last year (80+ left) Fingers crossed
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I didn't believe this till I saw it myself Next time you see a lorry on the motorway on its side Look whose range rover is backed up to the open doors They are filling the range rover with stuff from the lorry It doesn't belong to them .....but they take it
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Beautiful here Just a bit of snow left in the gullies .....soon be gone ( I hope )
