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by peter
Wed Jan 31, 2024 5:22 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Jack Hargreaves to return to Talking Pictures
Replies: 14
Views: 16019

Re: Jack Hargreaves to return to Talking Pictures

@robo See Barney's post that started this thread.
by peter
Mon Jan 29, 2024 5:36 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Jack Hargreaves to return to Talking Pictures
Replies: 14
Views: 16019

Re: Jack Hargreaves to return to Talking Pictures

Now I have an earworm, the Old Country theme music......
by peter
Mon Jan 22, 2024 3:09 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Repeatedly Demanding Cookies
Replies: 3
Views: 12725

Repeatedly Demanding Cookies

Emailed KG Web-Support at the weekend and got a reply this morning as follows "we are using a new system, could you let people know it will be fixed by tomorrow at the latest".
by peter
Tue Jan 02, 2024 8:19 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Replies: 7
Views: 95475

Re: HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year to all from your moderator.
by peter
Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:59 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Early Winter Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 118
Views: 3343288

Re: Early Winter Bits and Bobs.

Tennis court fence supports and many chainlink fences use it.
Literally a metal bar with a cross section like a symmetrical L
by peter
Sat Dec 23, 2023 10:36 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Early Winter Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 118
Views: 3343288

Re: Early Winter Bits and Bobs.

Westi, a couple of bits of angle iron, inside or outside, but right against the shed. Bang them into the ground and bolt or screw the top to the shed. Do them at diagonally opposite corners.
by peter
Tue Dec 19, 2023 6:12 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Happy Birthday, Alan.
Replies: 6
Views: 30855

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: 7260

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: 3343288

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: 3343288

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: 728082

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: 728082

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: 58217

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: 728082

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: 13102

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...