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by peter
Tue Dec 19, 2023 6:12 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Happy Birthday, Alan.
Replies: 6
Views: 27306

Re: Happy Birthday, Alan.

Hurrah, hope you have a good time this festive season old chap, we've been missing you.
by peter
Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:52 pm
Forum: News and Views
Topic: Spam - not happy
Replies: 1
Views: 6560

Re: Spam - not happy

Point me at it Stravaig.

The brighter ones post cleanly, then go back and edite.....
by peter
Sun Dec 03, 2023 9:53 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Early Winter Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 118
Views: 2955692

Re: Early Winter Bits and Bobs.

I'd go with sand and they're masonry drills.
by peter
Sat Dec 02, 2023 6:56 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Early Winter Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 118
Views: 2955692

Re: Early Winter Bits and Bobs.

This afternoon's National One rugby match was strang. From the bar I volunteer to run we could just see players at the halfway line, we're twenty foot behind one dead all line offset slightly from the posts. At times we couldn't see the posts at the other end and a few times couldn't see players in ...
by peter
Sun Nov 26, 2023 8:38 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 182
Views: 669197

Re: Autumn Bits and Bobs.

Second frosty morning!
by peter
Sat Nov 25, 2023 7:11 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 182
Views: 669197

Re: Autumn Bits and Bobs.

Let the dogs out into a white back garden this morning.
North facing and downslope.
by peter
Mon Nov 20, 2023 5:47 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Bacon Naan
Replies: 8
Views: 54126

Re: Bacon Naan

Wet cure, they inject brine into the pork to turn it to bacon, hence the white water that comes out of it in the pan.
You have to look for "dry-cure" bacon.
by peter
Mon Nov 20, 2023 5:46 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 182
Views: 669197

Re: Autumn Bits and Bobs.

So many fools then put the decomposing pumpkins out in their garden, or worse in public spaces "for the wildlife". Hedgehog charities are really unhappy with that as pumpkin gives hedgehogs diarrhoea, mostly fatal. Not seen a hedgehog in years, but plenty of evidence of rats on dumped pump...
by peter
Sat Nov 18, 2023 10:54 am
Forum: Tools and Machinery
Topic: Compost Tumbler
Replies: 2
Views: 11879

Re: Compost Tumbler

Had one like an acorn with a very shallow cap and long & thin "nut". Utterly useless. Any weight it was difficult to rotate. Cap side was always at the bottom due to thicker heavier plastic. Rain and decomposition juices always filled the cap and no drain, do always got wet n smelly to...
by peter
Thu Nov 02, 2023 1:34 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: What are you going to use when peat is gone ?
Replies: 11
Views: 23698

Re: What are you going to use when peat is gone ?

Minced and composted environmental activists, the clothing should all be plant based, with a bit of wool.
Might have more fox and rodent interest in the compost bin.


This is VERY firmly a tongue in cheek comment.
by peter
Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:04 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Death list
Replies: 14
Views: 29917

Re: Death list

One of the nicest teachers at my school (1970's) announced some weeks ago on the school (closed 1990) Facebook page that he would be "checking out shortly" and last week a fellow teacher announced his passing from cancer.
by peter
Mon Oct 23, 2023 10:11 am
Forum: Best practices
Topic: Grapes
Replies: 7
Views: 8842

Re: Grapes

Perhaps the RHS are being Baaashful?
by peter
Wed Sep 27, 2023 9:10 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Late Summer Bit and Bobs.
Replies: 172
Views: 206005

Re: Late Summer Bit and Bobs.

Years ago I only used to see them over the M40, when visiting a friend. Then occasionally spotted one Hertford way, they arrived here as occasional visitors a few years later and never saw them east of the M11. Now they're as common as muck, had two circling on Sunday, way up high, and see them ofte...
by peter
Sat Sep 23, 2023 10:29 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Question for the I.T.experts amongst us.
Replies: 10
Views: 5688

Re: Question for the I.T.experts amongst us.

Best avoid Google then Tiger!

I google the Remarkable2 tablet at work, as someone's "reasonable adjustments for disability" review by DWP had recommended it.

It now haunts me on YouTube with constant adverts.