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Yep, I likes it very much... after removing a large tree from the road on a Saturday night it must taste better than ever👍

No idea, but also enjoying Tyskie... and Whiskie😄 As far a I know, up here anyway the county is responsible for 2m either side.

Had to replace the BG86 ergo spring twice in quick succession before swapping it out for the earlier parts.. only very slight hydraulic lock on a cold morning, I've never liked any kind of ' improvements ' that that become an unnecessary weak link. I can't comment on what might be the best blower but I like the vac / mulch function equally to the blower from garden maintenance point of view. And although all of the latest stuff that I've seen seems a bit fragile due to shaving away weight, as an older git I'm happy to nurse the machines and am quite thankful that they're lightweight plastic crap😁

I know exactly how you feel as I suffered a similar injury, a partial degloving of the same finger following a motorcycle accident albeit 40 years ago, which became badly infected. As the doctor came to my bed to tell me that they would have to remove my finger to save the hand he noticed a fleeting figure scoot by the open double doors of the ward and quickly chased after him and brought him to look at my festering injury, he was by chance a plastic surgeon who specialised in hand reconstruction and after a quick few seconds inspection he said " I can fix that " and within the hour I was in an ambulance on the way to his hospital, and sure enough a few surgeries and a skin graft later I was fixed, I'll always be grateful for the unlikely circumstances of chance came together for me that day. I hope you mend quickly, cheers

Jeez, did they cut you open to get at the infection, looks like you were lucky not to loose the finger or worse, all the best.

As in ringing a stem and making a reservoir for the solution with something to soak up and hold it letting it be taken in over time hopefully getting to as much of the root system as possible ? That's worked well for me with the Willows but there's always a new one pops up somewhere, nature will always find a way.👍

I've loved this Ray Charles song since I first heard Humble pie's version 50 years ago.. but I never thought about learning it till I heard JM's take... the mans been an inspiration to me since I first heard him playing and l try to take on board all that I can, and which he selflessly is willing to share. This is a good rendition but the JM3 version may be tighter if that's a thing as only 3 of them 👍

I really like the way their leaves shimmer in a breeze and nearly planted one before my neighbour's wife told what would happen, thankfully. I had the same problem with willow.. suckers everywhere, I used Glyphosate and got on top of the problem but I really don't like using the stuff.

Yeah, I agree with you but I am confused as to the manufactures vibe figures.. as they couldn't take any of the cutting info into consideration as that endlessly varies. So it's a kind of useless bit of info as most electric motors don't vibrate with enough amplitude to cause any problem... anyway enough of this, cheers👍

The full picture is complicated for sure and there are many H&S conundrums regarding tool usage👍

Yep, that's what I thought initially.. I have a cheap Chinese battery saw branded Greenworks that I bought years ago and it has such a slow chain speed that it does exactly that on small stuff, but what the m/s2 measurement is referring to on electric powered tools is the very slight vibe you can feel on any of them by just holding on and pulling the trigger. What's measured is the m/s2 acceleration after the change of direction of any oscillation no matter how small.. so I guess that's how the afore mentioned Makita saw can have a greater vibe value than some petrol saws albeit with a tiny amplitude when compared to an IC engine. The vibes of electric motors had really never crossed my mind until a few hours ago other than I know that everything that spins gets balanced, but a quick search found this if anyone's interested, cheers. I know it's from Canada but wtf, Vibration - Measurement, Control and Standards : OSH Answers WWW.CCOHS.CA How can you measure vibration? Are there methods for controlling exposure to vibration? What are some examples...

Fair enough, I suppose thinking about it everything that has moving parts will have vibration that can be measured and quantified and manufacturers are required supply the m/s squared figure. The amplitude of the vibes is probably more important, if that's the right expression.... although frequency must also be an issue. I'm sure someone else can explain this better than me.

I'd take a guess at some form of Hazel. Hazel leaf photo WP10297 WWW.WARRENPHOTOGRAPHIC.CO.UK Photograph of Hazel (Corylus avellana) leaf in late summer. Rights managed white background image.

The AV is to protect the user from the vibes of the petrol engine so not needed on electric tools.

The fence is the aluminium guide on your table that you've been using to set the size the bit of wood ends up when you're putting through the table. I'd say that what @muttley9050 meant was that if you wanted to put a straight edge on a board that's waney edged on both sides [ maybe to make a rustic shelf with a flat back ] then if you temporarily attach something known to be flat like a strip of plywood or whatever to your board, you can then use the fence as a guide for your cut... if that makes sense 👍 Oops, too late🙃

Certainly looks like Lime, but in the 1st pic looks like something else in the bottom RH corner, maybe Sycamore with some Ash above it, and maybe some Ivy in the 2nd.... maybe I'm never sure😊

I say Lime

Was just about to suggest the same as a good cheap option, plus you have the 2 year guarantee👍

Sounds amazing on the laptop with decent headphones on and the volume right up, specially as it flies past you, got the hairs standing on the back of my neck. I saw the same thing many years ago when working in the countryside near Glasgow, I heard it coming from far off and couldn't believe my eyes as it came past at about the same height, felt like I could reach out and touch it.. thanks for sharing👍

My inlaws bought a Labradoodle when they first started appearing as their son had allergy problems and iirc the idea was started in Australia specifically to breed a dog with hair that folk with these conditions could tolerate, the coat being more akin to wool than hair. Even back then they paid £1200 for a male pup which had it's knackers off in order that the breeders could protect their blood line.. gone now but he was a lovely even mannered dog but he was big, about the size of a GS and his thick shaggy coat grew very fast... god knows how much they spent on his haircuts over the years and he did end up with back end problems. Not got much time for the Kennel club, I remember reading a long time ago that the hip dysplasia suffered by German Shepherds for instance could be easily bred out in about 12 generations if the KC would recognise the change in the breed, I'll not bother saying what I think about dogs with no snouts or very short legs 👎 I'll stick with my £60 rescued from SPCA mixture Lucy nearly 16 and hardly ever been to the vet,👍 nearing the end now but as someone once said " all things must pass "

Yep, that's what I do and it can look really classy.. there's quite a few online chandlers selling all manner of fixtures and fittings in highly polished 316 stainless and often fairly reasonably priced 👍

Aye, wasn't meaning to contradict you're post which popped up while I was typing. Years ago I thought I got a bargain when I bought a very posh Oak garden gate that had been built with similar carpentry methods that would normally be used for a door and that's what I used it for, an extra wide shed door.... it was going cheap from a bespoke manufacturer as had been built the wrong size for their client. Mortise and tenon framework with inset t&g facia and even though I've treated it heavily with solvent based products as it bears the brunt of the weather it seasonally moves considerably more than I'd have expected, that's why I think it might be better to assemble Oak joinery that's going to be exposed to the weather perhaps not totally green but certainly not bone dry, maybe somewhere in the middle. Woodworking constantly gives me in equal quantities enjoyment and frustration 🙃 cheers.

+ 1 for building green, I've got an oak gate that was built too tight [ not by me ] and the natural movement in it stresses it quite heavily throughout the changing seasons👍

Not heard that for 50 years and as you say quite apt, I know very much how you feel as I'm approaching my 4th round of the same thing. While sorry for your loss I'm also happy for all the good times as that's how I've got to look at it, all the best.

I've always cooked from scratch my whole life and eaten well, but I know I couldn't Do it for 30p a meal and although some meals totally from the garden could be deemed free... if it weren't for the countless hours tending said garden. But I'm not alone in my awareness of a complete shift in society which shows most folk to be little more than farmyard animals eagerly supping up any total crap that's delivered to their doors which there is a massive push for. To me it's all part of the same plan to make us sick and keep us that way in order to gain control and dependence on their system, as the generations slip by they don't notice how unhealthy they have become and accept it as normal. When you think about it, when the majority of the nutrition is put in the hands of corrupt multinationals it gives ample opportunity to doctor it with anything that they want. These days, whether it be advertising, government, scientists, medical profession, pharma or anyone else that's trying to persuade me of something... I just assume that their lying until I look into it for myself. Cheers.