Its that time of year again

[peterboat]

So I bought my ton of anthracite for £320 delivered to the boat, first shovel full on and its burning grand in the Rayburn, anybody else bought their winters supply and what is it and what did you pay?

[tree monkey]

5 minutes ago, peterboat said:

So I bought my ton of anthracite for £320 delivered to the boat, first shovel full on and its burning grand in the Rayburn, anybody else bought their winters supply and what is it and what did you pay?

Yup, Mark delivered 40 bags of excel during the summer, split between me and BSP, forgot the price unfortunately 

[bizzard]

8 10kg bags of brassiers from Range, 3.99 a bag.

[Hudds Lad]

1 minute ago, bizzard said:

8 10kg bags of brassiers from Range, 3.99 a bag.

i thought they stopped burning bra’s in the 60s? ?

[nbfiresprite]

3 minutes ago, Hudds Lad said:

i thought they stopped burning bra’s in the 60s? ?

He's burning old stock.

[Mac of Cygnet]

Bought a new chainsaw from Lidl.  £80. 

[tree monkey]

5 minutes ago, Mac of Cygnet said:

Bought a new chainsaw from Lidl.  £80. 

Do they still fit a massively oversized bar?

[Tash and Bex]

tend to "PAYG" when it comes to burny stuff, but we've had the fire in at night for a few weeks now

[rusty69]

Too soon for us to light the fires yet. Last year a tonne of the black stuff was £310.Hope it hasn't gone up (in smoke) too much this year. 

[bizzard]

17 minutes ago, rusty69 said:

Too soon for us to light the fires yet. Last year a tonne of the black stuff was £310.Hope it hasn't gone up (in smoke) too much this year. 

10 kg bags of Brazier, Blaze still £3.99 a bag at Range, Aldi, B&M. 

[rusty69]

1 minute ago, bizzard said:

10 kg bags of Brazier, Blaze still £3.99 a bag at Range, Aldi, B&M. 

10kg x 100 =1 metric tonne. 100x£3.99=£399.Hope it hasn't gone up thaaatt much! 

[Boater Sam]

Our local coalman delivers 50kg anthracite and 50kg eggs in reusable sacks for £39 per delivery.

We burn a mix of the two, found it better.

So 10 deliveries and £390 a tonne. I think that's a fair price.

 

 

Edited September 25, 2019 by Boater Sam

[Rob-M]

45 minutes ago, Boater Sam said:

Our local coalman delivers 50kg anthracite and 50kg eggs in reusable sacks for £39 per delivery.

We burn a mix of the two, found it better.

So 10 deliveries and £390 a tonne. I think that's a fair price.

 

 

I prefer my eggs by the half dozen in a box.

[matty40s]

4 hours ago, tree monkey said:

Yup, Mark delivered 40 bags of excel during the summer, split between me and BSP, forgot the price unfortunately 

Have you stockpiled at least 10 surrounded by barbed wire near your boat yet?

[LadyG]

50kg Excel, 2 nets of logs [large , kiln dried], 20/25kg spuds [large and extra large]. £33 delivered

[matty40s]

3 hours ago, tree monkey said:

Do they still fit a massively oversized bar?

they have reduced the Gin and Whisky ranges as the continentals don't appreciate variety, just abv.

[mrsmelly]

I buy mine by the bag as and when needed, saves storing it. Just a bag or two at the ready when fire lit.

[Mac of Cygnet]

15 hours ago, tree monkey said:

Do they still fit a massively oversized bar?

 

Well it's not massively oversized - 18"  as opposed to the 14" one i've replaced.  I didn't find it much different to handle.

[tree monkey]

2 minutes ago, Mac of Cygnet said:

 

Well it's not massively oversized - 18"  as opposed to the 14" one i've replaced.  I didn't find it much different to handle.

I found it too tip heavy and the motor struggled to drive it properly.

 

As it was to be used by a chap with no chainsaw experience I suggested he downsized the bar, more  to stop the tip hitting stuff it shouldn't than the power issue.

 

Watch the starter dogs don't wear/break it seemed to be a weak point

[rusty69]

1 hour ago, tree monkey said:

As it was to be used by a chap with no chainsaw experience I suggested he downsized the bar, more  to stop the tip hitting stuff it shouldn't than the power issue.

Whenever I see a chainsaw for sale I wanna buy it. Mrs Rusty will not let me though. Probably for the best. 

[bizzard]

Folk are power tool crazy. Around here folk use chainsaws to saw twigs, sanders on tiny spots, angle grinders on tiny spots, Power drill and power screwdriver to deal with one screw. The racket they make can be terrible when simple hand tools would do the small jobs quicker by the time power tools are prepared for action, like filling with petrol, starting it, finding the extension lead, charging a battery, hunting for the lost chuck key, drilling through a hand, sawing a leg off, electrocuting oneself, eyefuls of grit and swarf.  I saw all my winter wood up during early summer mornings with my bowsaw, same blade it came with 20 years ago,  arn't I good.

[bizzard]

And wearing their gums away with power tooth brushes.

[cuthound]

3 hours ago, bizzard said:

And wearing their gums away with power tooth brushes.

 

My dentist told me to change to an electric toothbrush because I was wearing my teeth away with a manual one. There again I've always been heavy handed! ?

[Sea Dog]

3 hours ago, bizzard said:

And wearing their gums away with power tooth brushes.

Apparently it's not so harsh if you don't use the hammer setting...

[tree monkey]

5 hours ago, rusty69 said:

Whenever I see a chainsaw for sale I wanna buy it. Mrs Rusty will not let me though. Probably for the best. 

I do have a soft spot for chainsaws for some bizzare reason, the move to electric saws is a good thing but it's not the same