Dan Maynard
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Everything posted by Dan Maynard
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Say you'll take softwood on the tip site, there's always conifer to get rid of.
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GPS signals are very weak radio, probably not making it through the tin roof and electrical interference of the train.
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I'd like to add Coldplay.
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Eject is an unlucky name, I climb on a Multisaver because I want to be saved not ejected.
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I'd bid from current stuff Taylor Swift. I don't listen to her much, as far as I can tell she's not completely devoid of talent but it is baffling just how popular she is. Holding all of the top 10 US singles at the same time? Millions and millions of albums? Surely there's someone else writing songs?
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My harness instructions specify new nuts and bolts, 6Nm, loctite 262 or 2701 when putting a new bridge on, these are permanent loctite types. Cost a few quid but I bought a bottle of 2701 for the job and have a small torque wrench, seems like it's not something to scrimp on if they go to the trouble of specifying like that. Makes you wonder if that guy had ever removed the bridge or if it was straight from Petzl.
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My wife started sourdough in lockdown, the loaves got really good but not made one for a while - must encourage her to restart.
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Petzl Avao sit harness is another cheaper option, no bridge though. Treehog is the most uncomfortable thing I ever tried on, if that was my first experience of a harness I probably wouldn't have made it up the first tree. He might be ok if he's smaller though.
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My neighbour across the road is using one on his Disco 4 pretty regularly (every time he starts it) as apparently there is a drain on the battery they can't find. I think the problem is likely to be looking after the battery, not too flat, not overcharging etc. Otherwise you have a backup you can't rely on. My strategy is change the car battery as soon as it shows signs of weakness, modern ones don't live in a poorly state very long like in the old days. So far so good, still have jump leads in the van but only ever jumped other people.....
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... and don't forget you'll need a refresher every 3 years.
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Or Amazon if you can't be bothered going out
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Took the plunge today, realised I must be getting better as I could smell myself after a week without a shower.
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I think it's technically an offence to hold two driving licenses, like it used to be an offence to not sign the paper one - first time I had to present my licence to a copper at 17 he kindly reminded me. Who's going to catch you though?
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.. and look at the videos on YouTube with the snap sticking open, decide if you want to accept the risk and climb on it or not. At the very least you're aware there's something to keep an eye on.
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middle ground firewood tree (growth rate vs burn quality)
Dan Maynard replied to Ollie_M's topic in Firewood forum
I'd chuck elm in the mix too, coppices and suckers well and you'd fell it before it gets infected. -
.HEIC files again - are these an Apple thing? Can't see anything myself.
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Me neither, I've still been walking the dog although slower and flatter walks. On the other hand Mrs M has been too ill to spend much time downstairs.
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Think Steve could be right.... I thought I had a bad cold on Monday night, tested Wednesday and it is COVID. Think it came home from college with my youngest, whose friend had a cold - of course they hadn't tested so weren't worried.
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Good job, I hope you stick around long enough to work out who's who, then you get an idea who to listen to when.
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Maybe they thought you'd made it for views on the 'gram. Should have replied at least though.
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Stem failure, looking at it as an engineer I'd actually say not that likely since there is a reasonable wall thickness and enough support from the inside to stop it buckling. Decay proceeding down into major roots would seem to be the biggest concern to me, then whole thing falls over.
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Hmm due diligence, or a brief consideration of the laws of physics. I am confused how they keep operating given it's patently bollox, but apparently they just keep closing down and reopening under new names.
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Look at the colour and condition of deposits, Google it up for a chart. Used to be one of the only colour print pages in Haynes manual back in the day. https://ngksparkplugs.com/en/resources/read-spark-plug
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And I'm sticking with my 201...
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Not a problem, you don't need a diesel heater at all - just seen a plug in heater on YouTube that can heat a room in seconds and costs almost nothing to run, invented by some very clever chaps from Edinburgh University in London. The energy companies just don't want you to know about it though....
