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And the sunset

Me again I’m afraid, I am a hopeless addict perhaps need some rehab maybe in the Caribbean! Today full day on the Sycamore log which would not be my first choice but the tree belongs to a friend and it came down in one of the storms in his driveway and he wants to make a table from it.

I remember hearing about a chap going to the doctor with similar symptoms in one of his legs. The doctor examined his leg and concluded, "I'm afraid it is just old age and there is not much I can do" He replied "Well it's the same bloody age as the other leg and it doesn't hurt!" I agree with Woodworks on the subject of making machinery take the hard work out of firewood. Not many on here still use a hand saw or an axe to cut down a large tree. The physical challenges of old age are the reason I built the Lockdown Firewood processor in the first lockdown when I was trying to see if I could bring a wind blown tree up from the bottom of the farm to my stove without any lifting.

Same view from our bedroom, but with daffodils instead of snowdrops

Hard day’s work on a large log with the Lucas Slabber. Worked till sunset!

I asked my mother for Electric Ladyland when it first came out and she and the elderly record shop owner were so embarrassed that he put it in a brown paper bag. Still have it but a bit scratched now! When Hendrix died there were only two fans at our school and we were considered "Hendrix Freaks". Kenny Enahoro was a very tall and handsome Nigerian son of a Chief. We both went around with black armbands. Somebody came up to him and said why are you doing that, he is dead and gone. Kenny just said "Jesus Christ is dead too man"

Worth repeating Mark I think

My Missus must have some Nuthatch genes!

My Aunt gave me the metal one for Christmas. The male has not been confused by it is it has not attempted mating!

Spring is here say the froggies in the lake and also the Green Woodpecker Need to turn the volume up to hear the froggies!

It has been over six months since I started this thread and my goodness a lot has changed! I was wrong about a hard Winter but I still believe it to be a possibility in the next few years.. Have not forgotten the Beast from the East in 2017 which cracked the block on my 14 litre Caterpillar D7 even though it was in an open fronted lean to with walls on three sides and sheltered from the East! It will not be till next Winter now until we see some increased demand. I am doing to split as much as I can this Summer as we still have a big heap left over from the storms earlier on. Here is a summary of UK Winters The History of British Winters - Netweather.tv WWW.NETWEATHER.TV

Perhaps it is the State schools that are wrong if that is what you think!

Bramblings

Not Terrible Two though I hope!

Bit more about Navitron on here Navitron forum is no more WWW.GREENBUILDINGFORUM.CO.UK Apologies if this is inappropriate, but I suspect several here, like me, also frequented this forum, which has now sadly...

We appreciate all the hard work, time and money that you put into Arbtalk, so again many thanks. Your little girl is growing fast and looks fabulous!

Yes, I had not thought about the cost of keeping data. It would be good to hear from Steve on the subject

Did somebody throw all their toys out of the pram?

Bit out of date but still shocking Charity chief executive pay revealed - TFN TFN.SCOT Healthcare charities dominate in salary survey

Good point, the name is there but the old website is not. There still seem to be many tube manufacturers around though it is a shame as I thought that they were leading the way ten years ago

Good thinking! The thing about wood heat that I enjoy most is the fact that once you have done all the work, cutting, loading you can really enjoy the heat, accompanied hopefully by a warm glow through glass. This is very different to watching a gas meter or electric meter or the oil level in your tank. It does not matter how wealthy you are it still hurts to witness these things Our wood stove heats the water and radiators in Winter but in Summer we go on to solar tubes. These seem to be very efficient and are not to be confused with solar panels i went on a course in Wales with Navitron. I have a separate copper cylinder for solar water and an electric switch in the bathroom to operate a changeover valve between the cylinders In dull weather the tubes still warm the water, not quite enough for a bath or shower but it does not take long to top up with gas or electric which is a big saving as opposed to heating the water up from mains temperature . If there is a longer period of cooler Summer weather then the log burner is struck up again Navitron - The Small Solar Company WWW.SMALLSOLAR.CO.UK Solar Hot Water, Equipment and Systems for Installers and Homeowners. Navitron provides...

Both I suppose….