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Nothing on this forum tends to be black and white, mostly things are just fuzzy. But congratulations! May I be the first to ask what sort of toilet have you got?

For many padlocks this is unnecessary. Guidance on how to open them effortlessly, including one padlock for which you only need a magnet, is available in the usual place.

I am looking forward to taking my granddaughters for a cruise in the near future (optimist!) and they are quite young so I need to manufacture some dodgers for my cruiser stern, and some gates for where I get on and off the boat. I am distinctly lacking in inspiration so I would welcome any photos of what can be done from those that have them, particularly those that have been added on without major engineering work.

I was thinking more in terms of ink jet technology. A set of cams to lift a "dot" brush, drop it on the pole in the right place, lift it again, dot it into a paint reservoir, and repeat, four times to give four colours at once.

Beware of fumes in confined spaces (if applicable).

I want to buy a Saturn V but they are scarce and very expensive. If anyone has one that they would like to sell at a substantial loss, please msg me. Edit: This is the Lego version.

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Sometime when I'm really bored and have no other work (!) I shall make myself a little device to paint my barge pole like a maypole with interleaved colour strips - in one pass.

Hoarding food is not antisocial and selfish in itself. Storing food ahead is normal prudence and not doing so is irresponsible. What is antisocial and selfish is suddenly trying to build a stockpile in times of shortage, it should be done well in advance and reasonably gradually. There does not seem to be any shortage at present. All of us should hold stocks of very basic foodstuffs. It is extraordinary that we are still dependant on a good harvest each year when we know that it is possible to have years with no harvest at all.

Quite a few threads on here about this.

Its time for a few pictures of a swing (again).

whereas in the good old days they would have just whipped out their soldering irons and soldered the wings back on?

We can therefore expect them to be taking over the management role in the near future. But I am being unkind to managers. It takes considerable skill to defer decisions that all your staff are telling you must be made now if the effort required for the project is not to expand exponentially.