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ArthurBottlesworth

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  1. Did bit of thinking about this 1) need to break thefts down into categories ----- 2) put flag on map in bright colour that fades over a period so you can see where they have been 3) option to see individual or linked categories, Would have other uses too......
  2. If its going to be proper market It needs to be perfect Nice sealed paper bag, with right amount of mini logs would be 100% Supply paper sack with bagged up logs inside, just open sack and chuck one on, all nice and clean ......
  3. Heavy snow now........
  4. Idleness isn't worth a damm Unless its well carried out
  5. Priority number one :- what are you going to do and whos going to give you ££££ for doing it. Know your market and then go for it..... Limited co dead easy to set up - dont use solicitor get cheapest off google - a limited company will save you from robbing astards who will try to take you at some point Find someone good to do your legal stuff - terms and conditions, health n safety etc - not having this 100% can cost you thousands, Ask around there are guys working from home who can do this well and economically Get a good file for every invoice you get, never never buy summat without an invoice, they are the same as pound notes, and keep them safe Dont give credit if you can possibly avoid it, i made this mistake with my first business and had to go to court with 24 companies to get my ££££ ....its a huge cost and time waster so dodge that bullet ......cash up front please Worst customer isn't time waster who doesn't give you the job, its the astard who gives it you then doesn't pay..... Good luck
  6. I've been thinking along same lines for a bit When we had solid fuel rayburn thought bag of coal just right size would have been clean and convenient Ditto with these mini logs, i think they might be awkward as they come out of machine, and you'd have to use a scuttle, all a bit messy But has potental
  7. Stick council workers on bonus 10% of what they save, and first one to put claim in gets it ( bit of competition there) Then reduce department budget by savings each year Be razor sharp within 3 years When I worked in StHelens pilkington glass had bonus scheme where biggest saving got guy a new car, one year someone said " you know that warehouse you demolished , why not turn the heating off!" he got new talbot avenger for that!
  8. Council were working on our lane prior to resurfacing work Never seen people work so slowly Friend gave guy a lift and they'd hired his jcb for three! Months and used it for two weeks He was happy but what a waste of £££££££
  9. Bit under £3k if I remember right Wouldn't mind hiring one for a few days
  10. Whichever has best cook
  11. Spaniel took a ham that was soaking to get salt out from off worktop and under a plate Never seen such a thirsty dog He also had habit of taking wallets out of visitors pockets and bringing me the wallet ....... Good boy ......
  12. I think ww2 was different story, nazi's had to be stopped...... No argument there But if toffs hadn't supported franco ww2 might have been averted
  13. I'm starting to get really really angry when I look at list of kids on cenotaph who were killed for nothing in WW1 What a fu**ing waste .........nearly classful from our village.....and thats not counting wounded whose lives were ruined In france they call them "children who were killed" better description I think It's amazing we didn't have revolution in 1920's, my missis thinks everyone was just too tired.....
  14. Problem is he has a TITLE So that makes him feel he is ENTITLED to fancy job whilst he is actually bl**dy useless bit of a problem with our system ....... We've all met these useless gits with degrees in bunny hugging who are put in charge but know nothing I needed report writing and approached girl who had relevant qualifications, I could have done it in a morning but wasn't allowed to do it Even though fee was nearly £1000 not interested, I couldn't get my head round it till I found out she was being paid £500 A NIGHT to watch otters on the river dee ..... They were frightened a jcb would scare them off ....... I wouldn't be interested in working if I could get money like that....
  15. What did you replace rope with?
  16. Small claims court is way to go We put 24 people in court in 12 months Load of grief but too much £££ to ignore Got it all in But even after winning we had to put baliffs into axa insurance co...... Pillochs
  17. Idleness isn't worth a dam unlss its well carried out
  18. Ruthin flooded few years ago ....pictures on national tv rescuing people in jcb buckets, boats etc Council spent £3m on new flood defences My fencer said he was talking to jcb driver who'd just retired who said " in 1950's he could drive his jcb under bridge in middle of ruthin, just before floods there was about 2 foot clearance under bridge" They could have saved fortune by dredging After spending £3m On flood defence for about 1/2 mile of river the rain flooded a brand new housing estate on flood plain literally with 1/2 mile of original flood Letter in local paper said some dodgyness had lowered the height of the houses above ground by 41cms .....saving fortune for builders ....but flooding new houses by 15cms And you have to wonder how they got planning on flood plain in first place I'm very cynical re council .......
  19. My missis says there was report on wireless that they had dammed the river to send more water into their bird reserve Dam seems to be working well........
  20. I believe its cheaper to ship a full container from uk to china than a truck load from birmingham to london Cos most containers go back to china empty ..........
  21. Decking might be slippy in winter
  22. I have been looking at this Not because I want to do it but because the business as a business interests me i don't want to buy logs But have a look at this Firewood-Firewood Manufacturers, Suppliers and Exporters on Alibaba.comWood Pellets
  23. I fancybees myself Hard todo?
  24. Wind so noisy had to turn tv up.......
  25. Check out this video on YouTube: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2oHJblO8oI&feature=youtube_gdata_player]crazy russian device (firewood) - YouTube[/ame] Much taken with ths

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