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Watching Wild About Your Garden this weekend, they had a load of council compost delivered to site.

Fab, thought I... Have pickup, will research.

Found the North Yorkshire site at Northallerton and put in an enquiry.. Hi, I would like to collect a...

I'm looking at an ad which offers a combination of specs and hearing aid. Does anyone have experience of using these items ? My hearing is not what it was but not bad enough to warrant a full time aid. I don't use specs, so would settle for plain...

Being indifferent to Facebook over the years I have eventually found a benefit. I am in the process of selling some gear which is surplus to requirements and at the same time looking to source a particular item I'd really rather not buy new. So, I...

...a neutron star, so dense that a teaspoon of it would weigh 10 million tonnes.
Once again my mind is boggled at how limited our perspective is as we mosey on through life. :?

If you've not read the book "The Martian" by Andy Weir, and if you like Sci-Fi as a genre, it's a "must".
I'd never heard of it, but my younger daughter does book reviews and reckons it's one of the best she's read this year so...

I saw this on X/Twitter.

I do remember watching it, but it never had a profound effect on me.

Why was it called “flower power”, when it seems a lot more weed powered…

“ This is your gran.

This is your gran on dr ugs ”

It still gets me to this day - a song I’ve known my entire life, i hear on the radio and decide to show the kids the...

I chose assisted dying deliberately not to limit the scope of my request for H&A but to indicate my area of concern.

I supported moves in Parliament mentioned on the Forum last year having developed a standpoint from personal experience.

I...

What does the team think?
I've not got enough room now for my CDs ready to hand, so this looks likes a good solution, but I don't know anybody with user experience.

Our kids seem to have decided that the UK is not for them, which got me thinking would we reach the point where we decide to follow them.
Having never previously given this any serious thought - what are the practicalities of it? and experience from...

Vaguely contemplating introducing yet another species to “Hof ten OCB”. My younger two kids went/still in an eco-school where amongst other things they have bee hives.

It’s not something I’ve ever taken a fancy to - but the bottom of my garden...

Just curiosity really

Back in the day there were things called 'Programs', you know, Wordstar, Lotus 1-2-3 etc?

Now we have 'Apps'

They seem to function pretty much like programs

When does an app become a program or vice versa?

:scratch:

Rob P...

Looking as though I'll have to bite the bullet and get some. I'm ok up to 2kHz - sensitivity just within normal range - then have a sharp drop stabilising by 4kHz. Graded as mild/moderate. Typical for age mid 70s they say :(
I'm sure there must be...

A European contact asked me about the British 100 day cough epidemic she'd heard about on local TV.

As I've been coughing me guts up for 68 days, having had some sort of Lurgh in October, I was naturally interested. I've not seen anything here but...

Just had a water meter fitted.
Chap arrived prompt at midday, as booked; fitted meter even though he had to search for the stopcock where it had been 'buried' by grass/soil over the years, knocked on the door at 12.30pm, all finished. Excellent...

I am loathed to lose my old-skool landline number as I have had it for ~34 years, but TBH I do wonder whether I am getting value for money as I _never_ dial out on it, and incoming calls are few & far between these days.

I currently pay PlusNet...

OMG look at this thing
Fished out of a tarn in Cumbria, it looks like something from a horror film!

I'm hoping that the learned members might be able to offer advice on the best course of action regarding NHS cataract surgery that has not given the expected and advised result.

I have astigmatism and cataracts in both eyes. Two weeks ago I had the...

I keep coming back to this tempting but pricey device by Serious Air

It seems twice the price of an equivalent HEPA-only purifier. Anybody any experience of this technology? Is it worth the extra dosh?

:think:

I know we've done dangerous dogs before and there's nothing new to say really, but I cannot fathom the stupidity of some people.

It's a very readable account of how we got to have the Royal Air Force (and how maybe we shouldn't have). It's well written and raises some interesting points.

(The Introduction is on the author's website for anyone wanting a taster: )

FTOD, the...

Just hung up after this:
Three ways from Portsmouth to Gatwick by train, Southern Railway, known in systems and tickets as 'via Barnham' and often direct, or SW Railways known as 'via Clapham Jn' (longer, big price difference) or a secret way they...

The BBC are creating an inordinate amount of fuss for Charlie's unspecified "cancer diagnosis".

Hopefully that's reading more into it than necessary.

Don't tell him Pike

Farewell Ian Lavender

Rob P V2.0

Just how poor does situational awareness have to be for this to happen? Surely it has to be so poor as to warrant a charge of driving without due care and attention?

The gov't want us to make more use of pharmacies to relieve the pressure on GP surgeries, so how come my local Boots closed last week and we were directed to go 5 miles to Camberley instead then I walk into my local Sainsbury main store to find that...

... the old Non-gender Specific Person With Dwarfism?

Woke hits the local boozer

Rob P V2.0

Mrs S’s new car didn’t come with a spare wheel and VW looked it up and said not available (I’m working on it)

However if the gunk is used to repair a simple puncture with no other damage, do they scrape the gunk out and use the tyre again or does...

I want to replace the foam handles on my grandson's pushchair. There is one screw on each side which holds the handlebar to the frame. Removing the handlebar allows replacement of the foam handles.

Problem is I can't see how the handles are...

I stumbled across this hilarious Court case from 1904, alleged speeding. Two ways to estimate speed and a great argument by the defendant.

The instructions on the packet of T something branded tea said I should boil the water to 100oC (oh come on, 85 is better), but to be honest, I usually go for 75oC - mainly because I can.

The end result is much better by doing 75oC water,...

and would be willing to answer a few question via PM or email please?

TIA :wink:

I’m shortly making the switch to open cockpit flying and I’m in the market for appropriate headgear.

My wife is on the lookout for a Christmas present idea so I wondered if others could recommend a leather-style flying helmet I can send to her?

I...

We are at least 4 weeks from being able to get the ride on mower onto the lawn but the new robot has no such trouble.

Looking forward to a year of reduced hayfever, no insect bites and 3 hours extra time for all things fly.

And, the lawn looks...

They don't muck about with genteel facepainting and blimps when they want to make a point in France.
France fuel protests: Police in Paris fire tear gas

Macron found 3000 cops to fight with them too. If only the proles would roll over like...

Bit of a last hope but there is a huge well of knowledge here and I'm hoping somebody may be able to help.......

Moved home at Christmas and the new place has super-whizzy full fibre (from Gigaclear) which seems to work well. Except for my IP...

Recently discovered Westfield, massive car park with EV charging and Tesla Superchargers and surprisingly cheap! £8.50 for up to 10 hours during the week, £12 at weekends. Tube station nearby and walkable to Olympia. Operating contactless, you can...

I had a new roof installed on a house that I help manage last spring. It replaced the original 100 year old (or so) roof which had started shedding tiles at a faster rate (I was told it was nail sick).

First decent winds new roof has faced (I...

Can't just have a thread on pooches - we need one on moggies too.

Here are Ruby and Oscar.

I've got about 30 LED lamps (bulbs) in the house, from Wickes. ASDA, Tesco and Screwfix. All of them come with claims of many 000's of hours life. I don't think any of them are more than 2 years old or has done more than 1500hrs, prob a lot less....

One of the big red flags for me when buying a second hand (or sixth-hand) motor is the tyres. A premium tyre on one corner, a couple of bog basics elsewhere and a Nakatomi Ditchfinder making up the numbers is pretty indicative of negligible or zero...

'Er indoors' 'new' car (less then three years old ) does not come with a CD player:
(They're so outré, my dear)
and though she can now stream from her phone and other stuff, she is reluctant to try (I'm working on it).

However she has some...

It has taken me a while, however I can see benefits should one's wallet be stolen, or more likely forgotten. :oops:

I have an Android phone (Samsung S22), are there any advantages of with Samsung Pay, or Google Pay?

TIA

Thanks to @PaulB for posting a pic of his dog on the neverendum thread which prompted me to post this .

Come on then share your dogs with the forum. Starting with mine, our 3rd dog (second rescue dog). A Lurcher. Main characteristic - sleeping....

Is anyone else getting emails from Flying Media Group in Tennessee ?

Looks like spam to me

Take a look in the latest issue of XYZ, they use several titles.

At first, I clicked unsubscribe as I thought it was from a legit source, but I now block...

... that you forget the basics

Rob P V2.0

I am considering making a more permanent mount in the aircraft for my SkyEcho2, but would want to retain the very convenient quarter turn attachment that comes with the standard suction cup.

I am probably being dull, but I can't see the attachment...

But I fear I may have missed Susannah Yorke’s knickers :wink:

Break break : spotted after all! :lol:

I always get a twinge of sadness every time I see the WW1 hangar destroyed .

Any experience of this awful, painful condition ? I was medically diagnosed in 2016 - still got it seven years later.

I'm currently using 500mg tablets of paracetamol. I do get some short term relief. I've tried a few over-the-counter preparations...

...we having a 2023 thread?