Ratman

We normally have shed loads ducking and diving about at work, but maybe only a handful this year. Weather changes are certainly creating waves in nature.

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Loads of hedge / house sparrows as usual this year, maybe more, even bought a extra and bigger bird bath for them! (Little sods are nesting in my roof/ridge) Theres noticeably less crows hanging round the houses and gardens this year, but i’d say an increase of them along the wood/river at work?! Definitely less swallows at work this year in and around the buildings. Fewer starlings about too. We put feed out for the birds, so get the usual including tits, blackbirds, pigeons etc and do attract the odd pair of goldfinch. Another strange one this year i’ve seen is a big increase on seagulls overhead, they congregate on a couple of house roofs in particular on the estate, thankfully not mine, as they leave a right mess! This year i’ve seen four kingfishers up to now in total whilst out along the rivers. Not seen any for years so a real pleasure to see and watch.

Englishman: "That your dog?" Welshman: "Aye" Englishman: "Mind if I speak to him?' Welshman: "Dog don't talk.” Englishman: Hey dog, how's it going?" Dog: "Doing all right." Welshman: (look of shock) Englishman: Is this your owner?" (Pointing at the Welshman) Dog: "Yep." Englishman: How's he treating you?" Dog: "Real good. He walks me twice a day, feeds me great food and takes me to the park once a week to play." Welshman: (Look of total disbelief!) Englishman: "Mind if I talk to your horse?" Welshman: "Horse don't talk.” Englishman: "Hey horse how's it going?" Horse: "Cool." Welshman: (Extreme look of shock!) Englishman: "Is this your owner?" (Pointing to the Welshman) Horse: "Yep." Englishman: "How's he treating you?" Horse: "Pretty good, thanks for asking, he rides me, brushes me down often and keeps me in a nice stable to protect me from the weather." Welshman: (Look of total amazement!) Englishman: "Mind if I talk to your sheep? Welshman: "That sheep's a fucking liar!!” [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

Would you really put her in the class above???! Bet she’d whoop your ass and break your shell Yolky if she thought you had!

Some nice possible resin use? You done any resin pieces yet Rough?

Wont be long for ya then eh! ?

[emoji106] stones cleaned up really nice, chimney/gable is LOADS better in matching stone. Big roof and internal floor job, looks great. [emoji106] What made ya take the other chimney off?

Plenty pics of yaprojects when youve got em done, dont be shy [emoji2]

You insetting it in to brickwork as a load bearing mantle or just face fitting against wall for aesthetics? I pondered the wood mantle route when i built mine, but decided it was too much hassle as i would struggle to fit one due to clearance / proximity of my flue in relation to beam regards regs / insurance etc. And finding one that was aesthetically spot on like you say was a challenge in itself. I used an old stone gate post in the end and had it cut down, same for my hearth. Possibly another option for you.

Spuddog0507 is a good man on Rhododendrons

I got plenty long time awaiting jobs, we wont be the only ones ?

You’ve another three years again i rekon eggs before you need to worry about kevs ongoing project [emoji39]

I’m not fully up on land rovers but i had a similar issue on a van, it had a load compensating valve on the rear which obviously gave more effort when load was increased, seized up on its pivots, the valve itself was ok.

Get back on ur rig!

Yep, YOU, cos you are the EGGLETT daddy!!! ?

Do they have a compensator valve? Could be partially seized if they do, cos i wouldnt av thought you should be spanking pads at that rate!

Sorry for ya loss Mark, utterly shocked!!! Not really a lot i can say apart from whats been said above. Treasure the memories.

I’d weigh up the weight of the crane against what the actual legal carrying weight is of your transit, then subtract it to see what payload you have left. I think you’ll use a fair bit of it up which could limit you a lot on what you could carry & tow.

Looks like its always been there to be fair [emoji6][emoji23][emoji23] good en [emoji106]

Pictures of her today awaiting to go away for refurb again.

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Stubby’s a good man for husky advice [emoji106]

£300+ for a good condition used one. FR Jones are doing new for £450 inc Vat. Retire your used one to firewood job and new one to everyday job use.