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waterbuoy

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  1. We are currently buring Monterey Cypress which I think is similar to Leylandii? It burns quick and spits a fair bit (but no more than spruce), but also burns hot and clean. It also seasons pretty quickly too which can be an advantage! At the end of the day calorific output is related to the weight of the seasoned wood
  2. Whilst I agree, the reality is that things have moved on since we (well, me for certain) were at school. I currently sit on the Parent Council for our local High School, and on Monday we discussed a recent event with the head teacher: One 12yr old pupil was attacked by an older pupil, knocked to the ground and repeatedly kicked in the head. All of this was videod by the attackers friends and posted on Insta. School's response - notify police and parents, and then step back as quickly as they could from the situation. The school say that they prefer to 'empower' families to make formal complaints to the police themselves as that is not their responsibility. (My view is that the safety and wellbeing of the child is the responsibility of the school whilst they are on the premises, but apparently that is not the case any more!). Two days later the attacker is back at school getting counselling and receiving additional lessons whilst the poor child who was kicked in was/is still in hospital. The family are too scared of the potential consequences to make a formal complaint and/or press charges. I suspect that if it was a teacher who had been attacked then the school and local authority would have been all over it like a bad rash.
  3. TBH I understand both perspectives but, having thought about this whilst walking the dog, am probably in agreement with your inspector. Polyprop is old tech, and perhaps of greater relevance is very difficult to age which therefore makes it difficult to assess for UV etc. It also (usually) does not come with a marked swl which is required for LOLER, though most do have a MBL on their datasheets. I wondered about suggesting that if it is so cheap then you could consider replacing it every six months, but then thought that is maybe acknowledging the deficiencies. The topic has previously been discussed at length elsewhere. For example: LOLER and use of Polypropylene rope FORUM.IOSH.CO.UK Posted By Jon Thompson On our construction sites Polypropylene rope (typically 12mm & 16mm) is used to lift...
  4. I'm a LEEA qualified inspector of lifting equipment to LOLER, but not specifically arb gear (usually catenary cableways, wire ropes, shackles etc etc) Has the guy stated why he will not inspect the rope? I sispect it is not the lay of the rope which is the issue, but the material (ie polyprop if I am right)
  5. I may have misinterpreted your post, but are the 661 and the 592 not effectively the same size - ie c.90cc? I run my 066 with three bars for cross-cutting - 20, 28 and 36", of which the 28 is by far my favourite as the saw feels so much more balanced than with the other two. It runs the 36" OK with a full chain on it, though it is mainly softwood and poplar at that size of trunk round here. However, as soon as it is down to within range for the 28" then that is my go-to. For milling I currently use the 36" bar, but am thinking seriously about a lo-pro 42" with a skip chain as by the time the 36" bar has lost the usual 6" to the mill itself it is getting a bit tight on some of the logs.
  6. If the average salary is around £34/35k then more than half the workforce will be below this as those with a higher salary can have significantly higher salaries - ie the distribution is not statistically 'normal'. Most people with salaries less than £35k are likely to be in a relatively narrow band between (say) £10k and £35k, whereas those above the average can go much higher. The greater the disparity in pay the more skewed the distribution becomes. For example, two people with a salary of £30k and one with a salary of £45k generate an average salary of £35k Whereas six people with a salary of £20k plus one with a salary of £125k give the same average.
  7. HEIC or JPEG is determined by the camera settings on an iPhone From the main settings menu scroll down and select 'Camera' You will then be presented with a list of options, the top two of which are video related and the third is Formats Swipe/click on Formats and you get two options. HEIC (High Efficiency) or Most Compatible (JPEG) I think that your preferred option (ie selected) can be over-ridden depending on which video option is chosen
  8. I suspect he is wanting to change from .404" to 3/8", both of which are .063"
  9. Can't hekp but think that the bloody great hole in the register plate might be where a significant part of the heat might be going. How long do you have the stove burning for? We used to find that it could take a good hour or so for our old one to get up to temperature (A Vermont Castngs Defiant Encore), but you could then cook on the top of it. As others have said, if you are buring wood as well as it appears in the video then the heat has to be going somewhere and, if it isn't out through radiant heat, then it can only really be up.
  10. Quite spectacular, even by youtube standards!
  11. I sooooo nearly posted that earlier but didn't want to look a muppet - I know very little about maintaining chainsaws, other than bar maintenance, chain sharpening and what I have picked up on here
  12. Whilst I agree that it bodes well for the Union, I fear the fu**wit will only serve to run the country further into the ground based on his record so far, at a time when we need sensible leadership. I never thought I'd say this but maybe the country will see sense and vote in Labour at the next election - they can't be that much worse than the current holders of power in these parts? Another disappointing thing is that I suspect that Yousaf's govt will be more inclined to paper over the cracks that NS left behind, whereas maybe Forbes might have opened some of them up a bit further. Time will tell.
  13. Include that as a column heading in the note book - name, start mileage, endmileage, checks and date etc. We do it for some of our equipment, especially when refuelling.
  14. Just stick a note book in each vehicle and require the driver to fill in at the start and end of each journey?
  15. If housebuilder went bust does the land not revert to 'The Crown' (or does that just relate to comapnies which have been dissolved)? If so then it might be worth contacting The Crown Estate.
  16. Sadly I think that is wishful thinking.
  17. You forget about the wonderful SNP up here!
  18. Yes, so if you are an aboriculturist it appears to state in the second sentence that your opinion is sufficient to determine if it is 'an emergency' and falls within the exemption. Sorry but that is me maxed out on this one.
  19. Remember that there is also an obligation on the LA to revisit their TPOs. If they have not done that for this tree, and it has been in poor health for a while............
  20. See this document, esp Section 6 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/14956/tposguide.pdf Edit - beaten to it!
  21. For some reason the youtube algorithm put this at the top of my recommendations today - I think our 15-yr old son may have been using my account! An oldie but a goodie:
  22. If/when you replace it I'd consider buying one from Halfrauds. Whilst they may be more expensive than some, they do at least honour their warranty - I have had two batteries replaced by them under warranty, one of which was almost three years old.
  23. I wouldn't be so quick to assume that - wasn't there a relatively famous Russian guy who did that sort of thing until he (unsurprisingly) fell to his death? There was/is a whole raft of them that seem to climb up old cold-war installations etc. Similarly, whilst I agree that wind increases with altitude, I climbed the Matterhorn back in the early '80s and it was flat calm when we finally reached the summit. That was effectively a ifetime ago - just looking at that image made my stomach turn!

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