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I can’t say I’m looking forward to the app disappearing. I prefer it to the mobile version on my phone.

Regarding the hangover. Fusel alcohols are a huge contributor to your hangover. Neutral spirits such as Vodka and Aquavit (since you’re in Norway 😁 ) have little to no fusel alcohol (oils) hence the less severe hangover. The more flavourful the Spirit the more heads and tails are kept during the distillation process to retain the flavour of the ingredients. In this case the Malt and the Peat. Everythings a trade off. 🤣

It’s a wee cracker and at £30 a bottle well worth a lazy Sunday the day after. 🤣 Im meant to start my Beech Workbench tomorrow, we’ll see. 😁 The Beech is the first log I milled 5-6 years ago. So nice and dry and a bit spalted.

I feel left out Saul! [emoji16] Don’t let them get to you mate, you’ve a wealth of knowledge that (as you obviously know) I tap via WhatsApp. Different writing styles via an Internet forum can easily be misconstrued. You keep your posts short (potentially from writing via your phone?) so your own opinion might come across as abrupt. Don’t stress it.

Got this on a Tesco special today.

I keep meaning to tap my birch trees to make “maple syrup” I also keep meaning to pull the leaves of some of my oaks to make oak leave wine. One day!

I’ve had a few gushers in the past. And not to put Leslie out of a job I’ve seen a few on some Spring time trees I’ve dropped. [emoji16]

If they helped everyone who contacted them about 50 year old machines they’d never sell a new one. No to mention having to hire a team just to deal with all the enquiries. Nothing in it for them. The curse of over engendering. [emoji16]

Really? That is surprising.

The wife and kids have had it for 5 weeks. Now the wee ones have Hands Foot and Mouth. Never ending just now.

Milled a bit of Cherry. Not overly keen. Got this to mill soon. Will see what that’s like.

Agreed, seems popular but like Cherry I find them both quite boring.

E5 is Premium Unleaded. Shell and BP sell it in almost all their forecourts. Asda and Tesco typically don’t.

I’d give him six quid for it as well[emoji16]

Why cut the butt off if you’re gonna mill it? Seems a waste.

He’s not in a giant house share. Have you even read the info on the website?

I’m assuming this post is directed at me and not rhetoric? 😁 I get that side of things. I also help people out where I can. Someone I’ve had dealings with before popped over the other day and since he’s lost his job he’s asking for some off-cuts for firewood. I’ve given him 3 cubes of seasoned logs instead. He can come take them whenever suits. But in my mind that’s entirely voluntary whereas it’s apart of your contract, or at least a part of what you described as a strict vetting process to be allowed to join your commune that you must do this. If you don’t do this then (and again I’ll assume) you’ll eventually be turfed out. You’ve chosen this lifestyle but you cannot now chose to stop living a communist lifestyle otherwise you lose your room, or rooms. That to me feels like forced communism and that to me is all communism ever has been. You forgot to reply when I asked how many percent below market value you sold your house for.

I’m trying to base my views on what you’re telling me and from reading blogs of past members on the internet. Im cutting my firewood for my own personal use. Although I’m always happy to help folk out I’m not cutting firewood for a whole community who (I’ll assume) can take as much or as little as they feel like for their own personal use. Some who, as you mentioned, pay that time and efforts back with a cup of tea and a bit of cake. If that lifestyle works for you then great. But I dispise communism so my views will always be tainted by that I guess? I get cake, coffee and pies brought to me. 🤣 I know you think you’re not being forced into your labour for the commune but you yourself said the entry requirements are very strict to ensure those who are allowed in tow the line. Since your two days a week labour is apart of your rent I wonder for how long you’d get away with not doing your forced labour before you’re turfed out? When I’m home I’ve outside working virtually every day. I feel the difference here is I’m bettering my own property for my own enjoyment. Potentially this is where I’ll retire I’m putting the backbone of the work in now and whilst I enjoy this work very much I’ll be able to enjoy the fruits of my labour when I retire. You on the other hand have to walk away with nothing. And that for me is the crux of why I hate renting. All you’re doing is bettering someone else’s property.

Depends which problem you are talking about I guess. I'm not talking about a lack of rentals. I'm talking about over inflated house prices. People owning houses they don't live in takes houses out of the housing market and inflates house prices. People owning many houses they don't live in is just rude. What percentage below market value did you sell your property for?

I agree that it’s outrageous. It’s a disgusting waste of resources. But that was the point I was making.

Similar reasons to yours in part. I don't like the hierarchy. Not wanting to be part of the housing problem in part. The fact that the mortgage was pretty high compared to the rental income and back then I was expecting a price crash and an interest rate hike(I was wrong). Id also renovated it to a very high standard whilst I lived there. Too good for rent really Don’t you think that by selling the house to what is most likely a home owner and not renting it out you removed one house from the rental stock making the problem that wee bit worse?

Its only stupid if you dont understand the reasoning behind it. They do, we dont. They're in that line of business, we're not. They'll be saving money in doing it, its as simple as that. In my main line of work we have Tools machined in Arbroath (Scotland) Then shipped to either Houston or Singapore for Assembly then back to either Scotland or Norway to be ran into the a new Well. Where every penny is scrutinized and accounted for this is still the cheaper option for the Company. We need lengths of Control line thats between 2000-6000m long that we need for each new Well. We used to get them for a very good supplier in Scotland, its now cheaper to get the Control line produced and shipped over from Brazil. These lines can be over 3t each.

Yeah some do. I did for a few years but didn't like being a landlord so sold it. May I ask for what reason? I also felt uncomfortable at being a 'Landlord' when I rented out an apartment below my house in Stavanger. The whole Landlord, renter and the deferral they have towards you felt uncomfortable.

The Bean Counters? It always boils down to money, if they can save money doing this then they will. Cheap food, cheap fuel and cheap labour. I think Scottish, (or was it Norwegian Salmon?) that is/was shipped to China for processing then shipped back again ready for the shelves.

Exactly the point I was making to you. I do get the point you where making. But in my mind you're forced into this service for a community. You have to do it as a part of your rent. Its not for you and your family, its for you and your family and what seems like 7-9 other family units. All the while some old guy brings you cake and a cup of tea as apart of his two days a week forced labour. Out of interest if you go on holiday for a few weeks do you still 'owe' two days a week for the missed weeks or as you're on holiday thats seen as a complete break away from the commune?