McSpredder

A chick eats a pellet, it is killed by a predator shortly afterwards, and Conor would apparently attribute the death to sub-lethal effects of lead poisoning. No consideration of whether predation occurred two minutes, or two days, or two weeks after the pellet was eaten. Hmm.

Some people may be tempted to make claims of domestic abuse, in order to obtain legal aid for divorce. “You might be able to get legal aid if you have evidence that you or your children have been victims of domestic abuse or violence and you cannot afford to pay legal costs.” https://www.gov.uk/legal-aid/domestic-abuse-or-violence Government guidance suggests that the evidence could be nothing more than a letter or report from a health professional who has examined the person by telephone. Schedule 1 (para 11) Letter or report from an Appropriate Health Professional Schedule 1 (11) “A letter or report from an appropriate health professional confirming that that professional, or another appropriate health professional – (a) has examined A in person, by telephone or by video conferencing; and (b) in the reasonable professional judgement of the author or the appropriate examining health professional A has, or has had, injuries or a condition consistent with being a victim of domestic violence.” https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1138848/Evidence_Requirements_for_Private_Family_Law_Matters_guidance_version_11__March_2023_.pdf

Might be cheaper to replace the lock. https://www.ironmongerywarehouse.co.uk/store/locking-product/safe-locks

What species does "etc" include? If horse owners discover that there are sycamore saplings, they may want to keep their animals well away.

We were told the same thing in student days, amost 60 years ago. Human population of the Thames catchment area must have increased a lot since then, so maybe today's London water has been drunk even more than seven times.

Father always enjoyed Camp Coffee. I think the picture on the bottle reminded him of his days in the London Scottish TA (in the 1920s), but perhaps he also wanted to support local farmers in the St Ives area, where a lot of chicory was grown. Nobody else in the family liked the taste, so the rest of us drank tea, or ocasionally Nescafé. According to Wikipedia, The company specialised in cordials, and their best-selling product was a raspberry cordial often added to whisky or brandy to create a drink known as "Cuddle-me-Dearie". How did it get that name, I wonder? The chicory production area is not very far from Norfolk, so maybe ditchman could tell us more.

If it works in Switzerland, maybe it is not such a bad idea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_in_Switzerland People who have a good knowledge of their own country, combined with marksmanship skills, can inflict a lot of damage on a trained and disciplined professional army. That was demonstrated during the War of American Independence and in the Boer Wars, and by the French and Belgian resistance fighters in WW2. Cut out some of the boot-polishing and square-bashing, offer young folk the chance to practice flying drones in battle, and more of them might be want to join up.

Guns for Sale (Private Sales) has recently listed an AYA No3 magnum (3" chambers, 29" barrels) and an AYA Super Solway (3" chambers, 32" barrels). Probably weigh somewhere around 7-1/2 lb. Either of those might suit, if they are still available. Non-ejectors, therefore not handy for a "flush" competition.

Maybe somebody nicked her Land Rover. Programme wouldn't be the same without it. We have only been in the county a few years, and many of the locations have us guessing, but the scenes in Hexham market place were really nice. Hope they will make another series.

Do any of your pals have Excel installed? Excel will usually be able to open an ODS file, but will give a warning about risks associated with macros. If you wrote the spreadsheet yourself, and have not incorporated any macros, it may be quite safe.

What would be the result of doing nothing about the Houthi? Presumably more ships would take the long route around the Cape. Countries bordering the Red Sea and Suez Canal would have fewer opportunities to disrupt international trade. Does that mean that imports from Asia would cost more, allowing UK manufacturers to be competitive? Or would we end up in an even worse mess? A cheap shell can sink a expensive boat, but what is to be done about drone attacks? We cannot carry on using a £2M missile to shoot down each £2k drone, whether it is in the Middle East, or Ukraine, or anywhere else. There must be a better way.

Fully agree. That is exactly what happens with the mig-welding forum. I send £10 every so often, and reckon it is excellent value for money (whch reminds me that it must be 2 or 3 years since my last contribution, so time give them some more). https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/

Just as a matter of interest, how does a one-eyed driver judge distances?

PW members may be able to recommend a good gunsmith if you say whereabouts the gun is located. A clearer photo (particularly around the crossed pikes) might allow somebody to check the re-proof date, and help to confirm the stated history of the gun. If there are visible marks showing that the barrels were originally chambered for 65mm (2-1/2”) cartridges, you can reasonably assume that re-proofing was done solely because the chambers were lengthened. If there are no old 65mm proof marks, the barrels may have always had 70mm chambers, in which case there must have been some other reason why a re-proof was needed. Edit: I quoted London Best because I totally agree about consulting a good gunsmith, and was not tyrying to teach him anything. The other remarks were for the OP.

Ah, the Monkey Loader. I had some doubts more than 60 years ago, when I first saw an advertisement in a Youngs of Misterton catalogue dating from the 1930s. Gent dressed like Mr Toad, dangling a sawn-off shotgun (well, maybe a Churchill 25”) with muzzles not far off the ground. I could never quite make up my mind whether that nose-in-the-air stance meant he was looking for the pheasants, or sneering at the peasants. I understood how this device might avoid Sagging Pockets, but was always intrigued to know it provided Freedom from Irritation. As for safety, are caps any less likely to be struck by accident when cartridges are held in a tube rather than in a pocket?