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He died, .....................and his younger replacement knows squat because he went to university rather than serving an apprenticeship on the job.

Exactly. If solar is going to be "a thing" surely there's a market for new builds where it's incorporated in the design and construction of the roof rather than just an add-on.

But the solar panels would be the roof, and presumably when most of them have worn out they'll be replaced anyway. Unless, dare I suggest, solar is just a fad and in twenty years time everyone will wonder why people bothered?

You need to be aware that the BBC consistently talk shite.

It's odd someone hasn't invented solar cladding. Seems a waste roofing a building and then putting solar on the roof when some sort of solar cladding would do both jobs.

With a considerably smaller surface area at any given time than the liquid version.

Owners reviews seem to be pointing towards this type with the motor at the bottom having a considerably longer run time than the old school type with the drive going down the shaft. Which has a fair degree of logic to it if you think about it.

What's it like living with painted-on eyebrows? At least, I assume that your own are long gone.

But you cheat!

I'm thinking proper eardrum exploding bird scarer.

Of-course it does, if it's not building up on the grate it has to go somewhere.

Top/down in the Burley (wood only) and bottom/up in the multi-fuel cooker with a grate. It's the one area where multi-fuel scores, ease and speed of lighting, it's practically impossible to get it wrong. Cold flue, still day, makes no difference, less than a minute and it's roaring. But the Burley is worth waiting on.

The ash falls through the grate in to the ashpan and never builds up. That's why bespoke woodburners have no grate. Like I said above, there's a difference between "wood burning" and multi-fuel" for a reason.

There's eff all wrong with the wood and having used the same stove for 35 odd years there's not much I don't know about how it works. I can have a blazing wood only fire in it anytime I want, but sometimes, under certain circumstances, coal can be useful. There's a difference between "wood burning" and "multi-fuel" for a reason! Maybe if you paid heed to what others are doing and saying instead of having your feckin "know it all" hat on, you might find out something beneficial, even after 50yrs!

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Stovemaster Housefuel, "comprise anthracite (as to approximately 60 to 85% of the total weight), petroleum coke (up to approximately 30% of the total weight), bituminous coal (up to approximately 15% of the total weight) and a molasses and phosphoric acid binder (as to the remaining weight)"

Related to my 'which hand blower?" thread but on a bit of a tangent I stumbled across the "Kress" brand. Seem relatively new to the party and not much available on them from other than the manufacturers/suppliers themselves, but they look good and specs are impressive, but aren't they all. Plenty of retailers on board with them so anybody using them, demo'd them, even looked at them yet?

You'd probably have to drag him off whatever blonde bint he's currently shagging first no doubt.

Phillips works fine on pozi drive, but not the other way around oddly. So if you're buying a dear screwdriver or set for a particular job, always buy phillips as it's the more universal of the two. I only ever use phillips unless there's something old and rusty or such like then I go and pull out one the otherwise pristine and unused pozi drives. But for routine work, the phillips never gives me any bother.

Amazing what the internet throws up. Turns out that Echo have a new blower and battery range out, but not in the UK yet, looks like it could make them a viable option for battery users in future too. DPB-2500 | ECHO-USA.com WWW.ECHO-USA.COM Tackle the toughest jobs with ECHO’s best-in-class, commercial-grade outdoor power equipment. Check out... Unfortunately when I asked the new Echo importers when it would be available here, they said it was and pointed me towards their website with the old batteries and blower on it. I sent them a link to the new range, said that's what I was asking about and wondered if they had a date for availability in the UK. They didn't reply! Still one would think it will make it's way here eventually so may be worth waiting on, despite the not-so-good importer. Oh, also a new (larger) battery chainsaw in the range too which looks useful. Sold as being equivalent to 50cc petrol.

Much as I detest the greed and bullshit based around the vegan fad, another part of me thinks that anyone thick enough to be taken in by it in any way also deserves to have their pockets picked. Metaphorically speaking that is.

That seems to be a potential advantage of buying in to the Makita set up. Such a huge range of stuff that you never know what you might be able to make further use of the batteries in further down the line.

My goodness, need to keep your wits about you with this cordless stuff. Screwfix, Makita DUB362Z Twin 18V Li-Ion LXT Brushless Cordless Blower - Bare | Blowers & Garden Vacs | Screwfix.com WWW.SCREWFIX.COM Order online at Screwfix.com. Powerful 36V electric blower with variable speed control. Features Makita XPT (Extreme... Same blower on Fastfix, Makita DUB362Z Twin 18v Brushless Blower (Body Only) WWW.FASTFIX.CO.UK Makita tools & accessories direct to your door with free UK mainland next day delivery on orders over £99. That's pretty mad.

Billy Connolly described "proper rich" as being when it took you longer to drive from their entrance gates to their actual house, than it took you to drive there in the first place.

Good man, thanks.