Richard 1234
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Also put a bit of heat on it. A blowtorch or heat gun. Just for a few seconds it will bring any air bubbles to the top helping it fill but mainly for getting rid of the bubbles. Which are either a pain or impossible to remove depending how deep they are.
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Tip for you. Go all around the edges of the cracks with a snake of plasticine before you pour epoxy. It keeps it in like a dam. Or use some silicone sealant to do the same job.stops those falls happening in the fist place. Just overfill using the barrier and it will sink back into the gap as it moves.
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They were talking about the mental capacity act instead of section to begin with. They said it was easier/quicker to do. That’s about my knowledge on that one. the care sector really should be swallowed up by the nhs and paid by the usual taxes that would need to go up a bit. But they could keep NI contributions going into retirement on pensions maybe. (and I actually hate the idea in some respects as the nhs is too big to work properly now but at least it would all be under one accountable body) it would free up money that would circulate in the economy as well. As all these houses and bank accounts that are currently taken to pay for care would then become available to use on other things
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Well a third of my fence has decided to have a lie down………. I know what my weekend involves now🤣
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Section 117 is what I’m aiming to get dad on if they ever let him out of section 3. And the ongoing care cost is the main reason to try and make sure they don’t wriggle out of it. That will save a massive bill if care home time comes.
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The care cost cap will help from next October. It’s shit that it’s not been capped before now. My grandad had to pay about £150k before he died. That was 25 years ago. It also depends if it’s care or nursing you need from what I remember. If it’s actual nurse care you need costs are scary.
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Yes it could be a problem if cash wasn’t available to pay for care it’s true.
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No that won’t happen.
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The accountant and solicitor dad uses are actually very good. I didn’t really question him much about it as I was quite pleased when he dropped the idea. As I said I don’t really see the farm as money I see it as home (more than my own home now) and ideally will move back there at some point. It’s something that needs looking at sooner than later now I suppose. He’s gone from being a strong 78 to losing 4 stone and a lot of muscle mass in 4 months. It’s frightening how quickly he’s gone downhill.
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On the inheritance thing I think that’s one of the reasons that dad hasn’t sold up. he did look at selling and buying somewhere about a quarter the size as he still wanted land. Trouble is those places are overpriced due to city bankers and the like wanting a big house with 40/50 acres. capital gains would have eaten most of the difference in price making it unviable (well poor anyway) as the farm is making money now even though he has contractors do 90% of it as he’s old now. If he doesn’t get better it will have to get sold I guess as I won’t be able to afford to buy my sister out. Might be able to sell most of the land and pay her off that way. It really depends on how much tax that will create I suppose. capital gains does piss me off as it was bought not as an investment but as a home for my grandad and family and afterwards/during and up to know as a home that obviously made a living. But that’s all it was a living. It never made huge money
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That’s true as well though probably not for clarkson in the fact that it’s probably paid for outright. You couldn’t rent or buy and make any money. Well like others have said you need a hell of a big pile of cash to start. Which begs the question why would you bother!
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Yes loads of small and surprisingly big farms would go bankrupt without the subsidies. I know of a 2300 acre farm that was sold a couple of years back as the owners (who owned the land outright) were sick and tired of all the work the hassle the red tape. The list goes on. To only make money when the subsidy was taken into account. Big kit massive bills. One of the quad tracks went into forth year service. £14k. Dyson bought it to add to his collection. as for the hiding money yes to both I guess. Clarkson will have done for sure. my dad bought neighbouring fields when they came up for sale. But the reason was to put money in the ground where it won’t ever lose value over the longer term
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Yes of course it was probably closer to £100k after buying all the kit and all the building works probably more. but from 2000 acres it’s still not brilliant is it.
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No one said he was any good at it! It does show how shit it can be though. the subsidies would be paid regardless so that’s a poor argument. Should they be there? I’d say probably not. My dad hasn’t bothered filling the forms in for the last few years. Too much hassle as he doesn’t produce anything anymore. he bought the farm years ago to hide some money I’m guessing? In 2008 I think he said
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On the whole I enjoyed clarksons farm and it did raise good points. on the subsidy yes he got it like everyone else but if I remember rightly he made £85 from the 2000 acres that first year. It was some silly figure like that.
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Not sure I’d have to find the article again. Some north east of England MP it was in an interview or statement
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That might still depend on Russia / Ukraine. If that goes to war. Sanctions will turn into the gas being turned off from Russia either as a direct result of sanctions or a retaliation. I did read somewhere that 6 North Sea fields are looking to be fast tracked. They are old licences that haven’t been used yet or something
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I suggest we do fracking and open more oil and gas fields as soon as possible. build some storage space for the gas. Do it as a government thing so it belongs to us. We could then be energy secure and sell any left over if it’s there. In the meantime build 20 nuclear plants or something like that. Make hydrogen with the excess electric and use that for heating! wouldn’t work obviously but just a thought
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Try it you might like it. You can always come back. If it wasn’t for the kids being the age they are with school. I’d be off trying somewhere new again. I think I’d try America though as I went Far East working last time. To old to try and learn a language now.
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Unless he managed to get himself locked up in Miami. I’m sure they would like him in there
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They are brilliant, I gave mine away to a young lad who was a good lad in the kitchen when I gave up cheffing. Sometimes wish I hadn’t but it felt good at the time.
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https://www.yorkcatering.co.uk/chefs/gustav-emil-ern-knives used these for years when I was a chef. Not cheap but good just to add German or Japanese knives generally best. Apart from global. Far too soft and easy to damage unless they have changed.
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It was a joke by the way
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That’s good means we can turn the heating down. Less emissions 👍
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December Raspberries, so is Greta onto something!
Richard 1234 replied to difflock's topic in General chat
The machines don’t miss any if driven properly they are working on de-stoned ground and the machine is wide and cuts deep enough not to miss any. And as said if there is any they will be killed off on normal herbicide spray next season.
