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Stere

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  1. Not rained for over 3 weeks After the Feb deluge comes the drought?
  2. Pink fur apple Maris piper Maris peer Red Duke of York Arran Pilot You can't beat home fried chips done in a pan loads nicer than chippy ones or oven chips.
  3. https://ancienttreeforum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Veteran-Trees-A-Guide-to-Good-Management-almost-complete.pdf
  4. Sure i read that birchs are/were pollarded in scandi countries for fodder so maybe it will do ok after a lop and top? Vincent van Gogh 470 / 1931 Pollard Birches (1884) https://www.ancienttreeforum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/A-study-of-practical-pollarding-techniques-in-northern.pdf Bit late now though sap is up?
  5. This kind of job would be ideal atm as can work from home. A failing health board is paying a 'Marbella-based' consultant' £1,990 a day - Wales Online WWW.WALESONLINE.CO.UK Betsi Cadwaladr brought in the consultant to help save money & can do helpful stuff like explain to nurses how they can save the NHS money by working longer shift rotas.
  6. Just looked up and spare chains for them are over £250, so could be an issue with second hand as they must go blunt like chainsaw ones How easy to sharpen them?
  7. Loads of diy projects going on atm & a builders vans out and about also, more than normal i reckon, but less general traffic. Wonder if scewfix etc have had record sales over last week or so? All the second homers "self isolating" have must of decide they need jobs doing. Can't see how realistically they are sticking to the 2m rule etc.
  8. Stere

    Covid-19

    Think you may be right. An R0 value of 1 means the average person who gets that disease will transmit it to one other person; in that case, the disease is spreading but at a stable rate. A value of less than 1 means a disease is in decline and could die out. So UK lockdown measures would have to get RO below 1 to follow China. Seems extreme lockdown worked in China, but the big question is will the "halfway house" UK lvl lockdown atm reduce cases enough so they don't have to carry on until a vacine if they want to avoid a second wave. . Im unsure what the UK exit stratergy is, try to aim to follow what China did, or just try and wait it out, till a vaccine, but that will require alot longer lockdown. So the economic impact for UK could be alot more than in China if the duration of lockdowns are longer. Maybe this is why they have sudenly decide they now need to test alot more and and are even talking abourt digital phone app that trace contacts like Korea and China has. EDIT Looking at the daily cases data for several countries such as Spain and Italy that are ahead of the UK on the curve, they seem to be plateaued for a several days now maybe longer than China did i think, so RO must be around 1. (with a week-ish delay in feeback due to inncubation time until symptoms apear). PPE and testing for medical staff especially could be be the crucial factors, as a very small change in RO will feeback and make a big difference to cases curve trajectory.
  9. Being told it does but not seen it Ground barb is ok imo as keeps netting getting buried and rusting as can put if higher up & stops lambs pushin under were the ground is uneven but im only an amateur fencer... jusr googled the Standards: https://allcivilstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/BS-01722-2-2006-2011.pdf Doesn't say bottom barb has plain, and has box or strut strainer supports.
  10. Stere

    Covid-19

    A call to honesty in pandemic modeling - Wesley Pegden - Medium MEDIUM.COM Maria Chikina and Wesley Pegden Some more data modelling stuff... About second wave a possibilities when lockdowns are lifted. But surely imo a second wave may be preventable if it can be made locally extinct, which is is now being reported as the case in China. They are saying its only imported cases atm in China that can be controlled by contact tracing/testing etc so they may not require a continued internal lockdown for much longer. (And it was only a % of China that was in full lockdown not the whole country like the UK) That being the case can see global travel being restricted for at least a year as countries won't want to re -introduce it, from parts of the world were they still have outbreaks. Still early to say how well it will be dealt with in 3rd world places etc...
  11. BS1722:2 has box strainers and also a bottom strand of barb wire? ?
  12. Stiga having 3 batteries systems all at the same time seems abit confusing. 24v homeowner 48v mid ranage then 80v pro Is a 4ah 48v same as say a 8ah 24v? 4 x 48 = 198 8 x 24 = 198 11x18 = 198 Having theorectically the same capacity say as a 11ah 18v battery makes it sound alot less expensive? Is that right? Says its a 1000w motor same as the makita cordless think, whats are stihl motors rated seems a secret?
  13. So who makes chainsaws in the UK? Some makita stuff is made in telford, not chainsaws though apart from maybe the cordless ones... Manufacturing WWW.MAKITAUK.COM Manufacturing
  14. Looks like hornbeam Hornbeam actually pretty fast growing the ones iv'e planted grow a few ft a yr anyway. Looks like newly planted trees and a new build house which sometimes have poor amount of topsoil which trees don't like. Will benefit from watering in summer if it is a dry one especially, for few yrs until there roots established and maybe extra mulch... If you are keen worth erecting some posts & put a better framwork up, to train the laterals...
  15. Is that one of thoose invading spanish blubells? Chunky leaves and more upright
  16. STIGA SPR 500 AE (12)" cordless chainsaw WWW.STIGA.COM A powerful but compact and easy handling 3 0cm top-handle cordless chainsaw. Compatible only with a 48V / 4Ah...
  17. Why not strim^ rather than "going full medieval" with hand tools? ? Iv'e noticed regular mowing seems to work fairly well......
  18. Stere

    Covid-19

    Loads more data here Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) – Statistics and Research OURWORLDINDATA.ORG Our overview of the early research and data on the outbreak. We update this page daily.
  19. Like the farmertec bar tag line "for the working man" ? Chain Saw | Gasoline Chain Saw | Stihl Chain saw | Stihl MS660 | Stihl MS660 Chainsaw | Stihl 066 Chainsaw WWW.HUZTL.NET 92cc Holzfforma® Blue Thunder G660 Gasoline Chain Saw Power Head Without Guide Bar and Chain Top Quality By... Whatst going on with that full wrap handle looks extra massive or is that just how they are? Also 12kg just for powerhead?!
  20. What is most annoying is the prospect of loosing out on work too others who are just carrying on regardless, & from what iv'e read this lockdown may be carrying on in some form for up to 2yrs.
  21. 1 in 4 of docs are off work atm sick or self isolating etc apparently so good on job volunteering. What will be your job?
  22. Did you see this big jungle echo CS-1201 ★ Echo Chainsaw Johor Bahru JB Malaysia Supply Suppliers Repair & Rental ★ Asahi Machinery Sdn Bhd WWW.ASAHIMACHINERY.COM.MY Find Supply Suppliers Repair & Rental of CS-1201 ★ Echo Chainsaw in Johor Bahru JB Malaysia ★ Asahi Machinery... Hand luggage when back from holiday? ?

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