Doug Tait

30 minutes ago, Rough Hewn said:

Chainsaw milling oak veneer🤣
 

You milled a wobble board musical instrument!

I enjoy watching the Heavy Rescue programme, those guys do some impressive work

Earlier tonight in the Scottish Borders 

1 minute ago, Paddy1000111 said:

So if you're climbing above your anchor then it's only 250mm of slack in the climb line? 

That's my understanding Paddy, if you fall while 250mm above anchor, you'll travel 500mm before system catches you

25 minutes ago, Paddy1000111 said:

Am I right in saying the furthest theoretical fall (assuming you stuck to all the rules) is 750mm? You can have 500mm of slack in your climbing equipment and you can climb 250mm above your anchor? If you fell you would fall 250mm to the anchor and then 500mm past that.

Is it not just 500mm max.

250mm above anchor, giving 500mm of slack to fall in to 

Would a paper plant pot maker work? They're a small wooden press that shapes a sheet of newspaper into a little plug for sowing seed. Only cost a few quid for the press 

2 hours ago, MattyF said:

Really hate views like this ... currently working in a forest school trying to sort out ash with die back .. the only tree that is here because some bright spark has felled all the sycamore planted at the same time I guess because they carried this view... there won’t be a forest school here in two years time because of this blind view that sycamore is invasive and non native.. I can think of so many plantations that I have worked in and been instructed to fell all sycamore over the last 20 years and they now they will have nothing.. sycamore in my view is an amazing and beautiful tree! Makes great fire wood and seasons fast.
I don’t agree with it being non native either...if it’s been here since 1500’s
Probably the most iconic tree locally to me too

Is the photo of Sycamore on Hadrians Wall? 

Don't know what to make of this in a shop window

Have read the cloud spotters guide again recently (great book) and enjoyed having time to just sit quietly watching the world. Spent hours looking at the activity round bird feeders, the weather etc.

It's been good for the dog too, more time in the warm house instead of being out all the time during winter has benefited his old bones.

The large doors on 2nd floor remind me of a granary in an old farm steading. Maybe for storing goods for transport on canal? The arches being access for horse and cart.

Interested to know if there's any sign of a pulley above the big door on gable end.

Stopped snowing but got cold last night, was -12 at 8am.

Beautiful calm day though

Lovely quiet day with clear skies between snow showers, just above freezing 

5 hours ago, Rough Hewn said:

Hi Samantha,
As others have said, think you dodged a bullet there darling.
Yes what he said is completely discriminatory and illegal.
However you’ve handled it in a very reasonable and professional manner.
Keep going. You’ll find some decent types.

Also.
I’d like to offer you a free 3 day course.
Day one maintenance
Day two cross cutting
Day three milling.

You’ll need your own ppe ,transport and accommodation.
I will supply all other equipment.
07376803384
Saul

That's a great gesture Mr Hewn, it's quite an opportunity you've offered there (hope you checked with any wife, partner or significant other first though!).

Disappointing for you, keep trying though, and on the bright side at least you weren't 6 months in and settled when you met her 

2 hours ago, Mesterh said:

It looked a lot less like he was feeding the hungry and more like finding a way to have a gathering. 

There are loads of people feeding the hungry, homeless and less fortunate but they aren't getting fined so obviously this guy was doing something wrong.

From the edited video that was posted, it looked like the guy was arrested for refusing to give his name when asked, rather than giving people soup.

2 hours ago, Johnsond said:

No I’d say not to tell the truth. Very very easy to show some common sense and compassion.

We are very fortunate in my area that the Police mostly show plenty of common sense and compassion. The local beat bobby has mentioned before that he is in the lucky position of having a relaxed chain of command above him, and people largely behaving sensibly in public.

I really don't envy the Police having to enforce the changing confusion of covid laws.

The Scottish government seem to be on TV permanently saying 'you may only go out for essential reasons, only essential business is open'.

Yet you'll see car showrooms and the like open, and recently the rise of horsebox coffee stalls, the one local to me regularly has groups of people at it, 100m from the Police station.

Must be difficult to keep up with what you are enforcing as an Officer. 

Cheap logs, you said. Whenever I try the link it says advert not available 

The advert has been taken down 

1 hour ago, Cowmop said:

2 hours ago, Peasgood said:

Top tip: keep a minimum of 140cm away from her!

Do you think I should leave the dogs in the house?

Assuming you mean 'man's best friend' dogs I'd say it depends how they behave really. (If you mean the dogs on your chainsaw, definitely don't leave them in the house)

32 minutes ago, Stere said:

The two blokes on the zoom call

 

 

The league of gentlemen 

24 minutes ago, Khriss said:

Specifically fr you @kevinjohnsonmbe     i know local 'authority' meetings are close to yr heart  😋  K

Jackie Weaver: Handforth Parish Council host 'surprised' by reaction

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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Jackie Weaver was in a meeting which went viral with millions of views after it descended into chaos.

 

Does anyone know who the proper 'clerk' is!

8 hours ago, yebaws said:

Would be appreciated please. Although if stihl are anything like husky ones it won't be much cheaper buying just the spout than buying the whole can with spouts 🙁

Tried it today and I'm afraid the stihl cap doesn't fit on the husky can 

6 hours ago, yebaws said:

I knew I would find an exciting thread like this when I started looking for a replacement fuel cap for my husky combi can 😀

Problem with mine is that as well as not closing (that's not such an issue for me, I just push it closed before taking it out of the tank) it has also cracked where it screws on to the can. Mine is like the one pictured by the OP. My question is whether the stihl cap will fit the Husky can, as they appear to be marginally better. Anybody tried this?

I considered doing this when the 3rd spout started to stick, but after asking a few people I got the stihl can/spouts and not had an issue since.

If it helps I'll try putting the stihl spout on a husky can to find out if it fits

It's 6pm tonight (wed 3rd)