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  3. Free to a good home - Dead owl

    in Other Sales

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    44 minutes ago, dazb1967 said:

    Picked one up a few years ago on our way ferreting, the ****** was still alive but just stunned, 3 of us nearly **** ourselves when it came round, Don't know who got the bigger fright.

     

    24 minutes ago, Smokersmith said:

    My father tells a great story from year ago, where he found a barn owl in a similar state and put it in a hessian bag in the back of his Mini Van

     

    ... about 15 mins later he had the shock of his life when a set of talons dug into his shoulder!!

    Many years ago (50+), on a road near Woburn Abbey, my father picked up a cock pheasant that had been hit by the car in front and he put it behind the drivers seat in what was then a million quids worth of hand built prototype FE Vauxhall Victor.

    The thing came to life before he had gone too far and splattered blood all over the cream leather interior......

  5. Hip flasks ???

    in Off Topic

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    3 hours ago, JohnfromUK said:

    Stainless steel.  Having said that - I rarely carry a flask. 

    If I do take a flask (which is more likely to be on long cold walks than shooting days, I use a stainless with a rusty nail in it.

    Definitely stainless bit I'd strongly recommend one with a retained cap as they're too easy to lose.

    Always rusty nail in my flask. 

  7. Air Pistol

    in Wanted

    Posted

    I am looking for an air pistol for the despatch of rats & squirrels caught in cages.

    PCP preferred as I already have a charge bottle.

    I assume .22 would be more effective but happy to be proved wrong.

    Thanks in advance.

  9. "Smart" electronics....?

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    September 2015, new (Russell Hobbs) steam Iron purchased. Early October 2017 burns out - within a month of the 2 year guarantee expiring.

    October 2017, New (Russell Hobbs) steam Iron purchased. Early November 2019 burns out - within a month of the 2 year guarantee expiring.

    November 2019 New (Russell Hobbs) steam Iron purchased. December 2021 burns out - within a month of the 2 year guarantee expiring.

    Last two washing machines (Bosch) both died within a month of their 5 year guarantee expiring

    All coincidence, or pre-programmed?

  11. Weldmesh Panels

    in Wanted

    Posted

    On 26/10/2021 at 11:43, Novice said:

    Looking for some weldmesh panels/roll. 

    Ideally after 25mmx25mm (1" in old money) holes in 2mm wire or heavier. 

    Just thought I'd see if anyone has anything they'd be interested in selling before I look at new. 

    Look on Facebook marketplace. 8 x 4 sheets 1" mesh £15 (Surrey area) but several other options.

  14. New wheels

    in Motoring Section

    Posted

    I have just spent several months deliberating over what to replace my shooting / fishing / dog truck with and had a (not so) short list of about 15 vehicles, most of which I test drove and not one ticked all the boxes.

    At first I thought I wanted a pick up to separate the dogs & wet gear etc from the drive compartment, but I like the shelter provided by a traditional large tailgate and got the frights when I heard the story of a rear ended pick up that the owner could not get to his dogs after the rear end caught on fire.

    I recently bought a VW Touareg which ticks 99% of the boxes and is a super vehicle. Well worth a look and there is a very informative UK owners group on FaceBook.

    Good luck with your search.

  15. Boat anchor

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    Posted · Edited by Eyefor

    On 11/09/2021 at 11:46, walshie said:

    Yes, that's a great help thanks. I know how much rope and chain is needed, which is why I wondered about leaving the anchor on the front of the boat as the anchor locker will be almost full with the rope so I doubt the anchor would fit in there too. It does at the monet because it;s the wrong anchor and not enough rope. 

    I would forget the anchor locker and use a large round plastic dustbin in the boat to store rope first then chain & anchor.

    Fix one end of the rope on a side cleat near to where the dustbin sits, feed the other end of the rope through the stemhead, then attach the chain and anchor and store all in the dustbin, chain and anchor last. 

    Tie a flying lead on at least two boat lengths long with one end tied to a side cleat. when on your mark, drop the anchor over the side, allow chain and rope of required length to run out through the flying lead (use coloured nylon twine stitched through or whipped single / double / treble / quadruple around the anchor rope to show 50m / 100m / 150m / 200m). 

    Recover anchor using clip on / karabiner buoy (ahead of the flying lead) then recover all rope, chain and anchor to the dustbin? 

     

  16. Winnebago style large motorhome to rent.

    in Wanted

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    Our house is sold and our new build is being delayed by some last minute design changes and the shortages of some materials.

    Not wishing to hold up the (truly carp) English house selling process, I was thinking about buying a mobile home or static caravan - but the cost of relocation and re-siting it is so prohibitive plus they depreciate faster than a falling brick.

    So, would anyone have (or know of) a large 5/6 + berth Winnebago / Motorhome that I could rent for about three months that I can park on our site (concrete hard standing) just for my wife and I to live in. A touring caravan is too small as I need to work from home and SWMBO needs to lie in bed until the crack of noon. 

    If you're paying storage fees it would save money and we can come to a reasonable rent agreement?

    We have electric, water, LPG and mains drainage on site.

    Alternatives thoughts appreciated.

  19. Three Events That You Will Remember For The Rest Of Your Life .

    in Off Topic

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    15 hours ago, Scully said:

    I think these type of incidences are immortalised in peoples minds because they, like those who recall the killing of JFK, remember distinctly where they were when they heard the news
     

    I was nine years old, watching Dr Who on the BBC, and had no idea who JFK was. The BBC suspended the programme and I stared at a spinning globe on the screen waiting for Dr Who to return.

    Mr Oswald's timing has never been forgiven.

  22. Afghanistan

    in Off Topic

    Posted · Edited by Eyefor

    1 hour ago, NoBodyImportant said:

      Iraq is another example, look how the west has jacked that up.  Under Saddam the water, electricity, sewage all worked.  Not saying he was a good guy but he knew how to control the region. 

    Ditto Gadaffi

    http://american_almanac.tripod.com/libya.htm

    (written in 1991)

    Under the giant scheme, water is pumped from aquifers under the Sahara in the southern part of the
    country, where underground water resources extend into Egypt and Sudan. Then the water is transported
    by reinforced concrete pipeline to northern destinations. Construction on the first phase started in 1984,
    and cost about $5 billion. The completed project may total $25 billion. South Korean construction experts
    built the huge pipes in Libya by some of the most modern techniques. The engineering feat involves
    collecting water from 270 wells in east central Libya, and transporting it through about 2,000 kilometers of
    pipeline to Benghazi and Sirte. The new ``river'' brings 2 million cubic meters of water a day. At completion,
    the system will involve 4,000 kilometers of pipepines, and two aqueducts of some 1,000 kilometers. Joining
    in celebrating the inauguration of the artificial river were dozens of Arab and African heads of state and
    hundreds of other foreign diplomats and delegations. Among them were Egyptian President Hosni
    Mubarak, King Hassan of Morocco, the head of Sudan, Gen. Omar El Beshir, and Djibouti's President Hassan
    Julied.

    Libya's another mess now?

  23. Any electricians on here please?

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    On 31/07/2021 at 15:56, elgreco said:

    All the earths together. The loop is untouched, the live is the red sleeved and neutral black. I would used the new wago connectors too

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    As suggested, this works fine. Thank you. 

    I tested it with a meter first then fitted a temporary hanging 2 core lamp holder with 60w bulb which will do fine until the new 5ft LED fitting turns up. I will tidy up the connections and fit all in to a junction box. 

    2 hours ago, williamwansbeck said:

    Those 2 yellows are strappers from the 2 way light and need to be together and definitely not into earth connection.old 3 core and earth cable in use for sure.

     

    Correct. When I linked them together the breaker was not happy!

    Thanks again for all input. Much appreciated.

  24. Any electricians on here please?

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    Many thanks for all replies. Very helpful.

    TC - according to the wife my life insurance (of which she is the sole beneficiary) is fully paid and she say's I'll be fine working on the electrics. Just in case she may be wrong we do have a fairly new consumer unit with ELCB plus I will have the power off.

  25. Any electricians on here please?

    in Off Topic

    Posted · Edited by Eyefor

    The fluorescent (two way) strip light in the garage of our 1970's house has just died which is no bad thing as it gave poor light, ate starters at a ridiculous rate and hummed so I'm gonna change it to an LED equivalent.

    As I understand it's OK to do this in my own house provided I don't do any work in the kitchen or bathrooms nor add any circuits, so (power off) I took down the old fitting and discovered wiring as below picture which (left to right) is -

    Two yellow earths 

    Four reds 

    A green & yellow earth (for the new fitting earth I assume?).

    Two blues (sheathed red) and

    Two blacks

    So where do I fit the new brown and blue please and should I tidy all this up in a junction box (I've only got a 4 way but I assume I can combine all the earths)?

    Thanks in advance.

     

     

     

    Garage Electrics.jpeg

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