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18 hours ago, blackrose said:
I'm addition to contributing the rat problem I'm not sure why anyone feels the need to feed wild animals? Swans, ducks, geese, squirrels, even foxes... They're all meant to be wild and all that feeding them is doing is domesticating them.
The "feeders" will tell you they're animal lovers, but actually it's more about the deep human psyche to domesticate & control wild animals. If they really loved animals they'd leave them alone.
I agree entirely woth the sentiment, but they aren't "meant to be" wild, they are wild.
Case in point: our local Faceache group had a post from a resident wanting to "rescue" an injured young magpie. My suggestion that she leave it to be predated by a bird of prey did not go down well.
6 hours ago, Mike Todd said:AIUI it is an important element in certain faith cultures.
Indeed, but that doesn't make it acceptable.
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16 minutes ago, cuthound said:
It's not clear from the report, it simply says that a man dived into the canal to save his dog.
I bet he didn't actually dive. If he did, he was even more stupid than I thought.
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1 minute ago, junior said:
As I understand it the issue with the lift is not due to a lack of money. It's a engineering problem.
An engineering problem which needs money to solve it, presumably.
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No idea about that, but it doesn't look all that "idyllic", being so close to the Oxford Ring Road.
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But a rental is payable for the mooring: £250 a month.
Three grand a year is comparable with a marina fee, so what does the buyer actually get?
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1 hour ago, ditchcrawler said:
Ex spurt at water tank painting 😃
What you needed was an agile teenage grandson.
DAMHIK.
Well, it's quite obvious really!
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2 hours ago, 5239 said:
>> (to add: I’d never drink in Costa no matter how much I’ve saved 😃, use the independent businesses I say 👍)
Quite right too.
But I'd be spending the £12.10 on a pint, a large Pinot Grigio, and two bags of crisps.
Not in Wetherspoons though!
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25 minutes ago, Wafi said:
>Some marinas may be different, but mine was more than happy to sign me up with a start date in the future; they even let me pick my berth and then held it for me.
In that case the marina can rent the space to another boater during the intervening period (and there is no reason why they shouldn't!).
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13 hours ago, MrsM said:
If he has already arranged his new leisure mooring (and can provide evidence of this) surely he should be able to get a standard home mooring licence ? What does it matter how long he takes to make the journey? No different from when we used to leave our home mooring in the spring for our travels over the next 3-4 months.
He is never going to be CC-ing. His boat can be based at his new marina for licensing purposes even if it hasn't been there yet.
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I work on the principle that I might be able to fix the easy problems, but not the tricky ones!
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This thread illustrates why my basic maintenance/repair principle is:
First investigate the problems that are easiest to fix!
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Just now, blackrose said:
I've got the filter that came with it. Do you use the filter for wet vac too? I thought you were supposed to take that off? Or maybe I've got that wrong.
I do.
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1 hour ago, Jon57 said:
Yep he looks totally deformed 😁
FTFY.
Did anyone else detect the supreme irony of displaying that face, considering Tim's fulsome praise of the publicly owned NHS?
(PS: welcome back, Tim)
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8 minutes ago, blackrose said:
I've got a cheapo Titan 1300W wet & dry vacuum cleaner that I bought from Screwfix a few years ago. It's very good and I see they're now on sale for £39 if anyone needs one.
The only problem I find with all these machines is that the bags never seem to fit properly and they fall off inside. I know you're supposed to use the foam filter and dust bag when vacuuming dry but does anyone know, is the bag just for the convenience of emptying or if you use it without a bag will dust just be blown back out?
I have one too. I think the answer is simply that it's best to follow the manufacturer's instructions. Mind you, I can't remember having used it in anything other than "wet" mode.
Incidentally, when I bought it at Screwfix, a professional flooring contractor who was in the shop at the time told me I had a real bargain there (ahem, not his exact words), as he always used that model for work.
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21 hours ago, Lily Rose said:
My wife is always banging on about this. I don't see why.
A one hour programme on ITV has 3 ad breaks within it, usually 4 minutes each.
A one hour programme on BBC has a single trailer lasting 15 to 30 seconds before the programme starts. That's it!
And if you're watching on iPlayer you can even skip that.
Maybe so, but when you decide to watch the next episode of a series you're watching on iplayer, why would you immediately choose to abandon your plans and watch something else altogether?
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3 hours ago, Alway Swilby said:
I hate streaming anything other than the BBC. The others force you to watch adverts. I prefer to record things via the aerial onto a PVR. Then I can wizz through the adverts in 8 x fast forward.
Ads are bearable if there are two of you. One goes to fetch the beer, or put the kettle on, or goes for a comfort break, while the other sits through the ads and presses "pause" when they are done.
Also, it may just be my imagination, but I think there are fewer ads when streaming (on ITVx, at least) than there are when watching live TV.
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A prime example of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".
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13 hours ago, Sue68 said:
How about Ikea?
We had one. It would meet all the OP's criteria except comfort.
A better model might be available now, as I can't remember which Swedish village was involved.
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19 minutes ago, Laurie Booth said:
>>Are we allowed to say Blacking?
Why would we not be?
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On 30/04/2025 at 15:56, LadyG said:
This is a rather pointless post, if you want to contribute positively to the forum, fair enough, but its probably a waste of time trying to convert your detractors.
The post you quoted does read a lot like the ravings of a completely balanced personality.
A chip on both shoulders.
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Boats are like houses, in that they are full of quirky noises. Is it just a question of getting used to them?
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5 hours ago, Tonka said:
Meaningless without comparison to other stations and population of the country
The tendency is for Radio 4 listeners actually to listen. Most other stations are simply audible wallpaper.
Radio 3 listeners really are listeners in the true sense (all ten of us).
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A boat with a ticket price of up to £50,000 may well be negotiable down to the OP's price range.
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5 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said:
No1 for what ?
'Grooming gangs' ?
Which of the two cities I referred to are you insulting with your Southern ignorance?
(Just for the sake of clarity)
3 hours ago, MtB said:Thanks!
Except, a full sized oven uses much the same power as the air fryer.....!
Ahem.
Neither uses power. Both use energy.
Lechlade boat fire
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I knew what you meant. It's a very common TLA.