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  1. sandsnakes

    Glad to contribute. I remember my PhD studies with fond memories (not!). :)

    Glad to contribute. I remember my PhD studies with fond memories (not!). :)
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    London Pub Meet No 7

    I am thinking maybe once, maybe twice a month. Like many lockdown played havoc with my social connections and fitness. so 2023 is the year of reconnection and getting out and doing things. :emoji_thumbsup:
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    London Pub Meet No 7

    AS to being semiretired. The Pandemic pulled out and got me working again. With the passing of Rod i realise that our time for friends and joy of existence is so fleeting. Woods here I come. Doc
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    London Pub Meet No 7

    Swallow what do you think, try again with meet ups in London. Same place? Doc
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    London Pub Meet No 7

    Works a treat doesn't it! I recently introduced my son to keeping warm in extreme cold in an old stone farm house. 1 get wool blanket. 2 fold it in two length ways 3 Slide inside like an unzipped sleeping bag 4 Pull duvet over the top 5 RESULT-toast! Old military maxim. One underneath is worth...
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    London Pub Meet No 7

    Wondering if this is still alive? Now I have semiretired I would like to reconnect with you all. Doc
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    Word association game

    flatulence!
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    Swyn, Rod has died. I have placed a post in the group 'Doc' Roderick.

    Swyn, Rod has died. I have placed a post in the group 'Doc' Roderick.
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    Roderick Anderson Boyle 'Buschcraft Rod'.

    Roderick Anderson Boyle 'Buschcraft Rod'. I do not know how to go about this so I will just shoot from the hip. I bring sad tidings to the group Rod, the founder of Green School, sadly passed away in January. It was both quick and peaceful and he had been walking his dog, sat down and had an...
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    Back at it.

    Back at it.
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    Loss of fat mass and lean mass

    Read Gary Taubes Good Calories: Bad Calories. He goes into depth about the utilisation of fat and ketosis. Bottom line is a ketogenic diet is more efficient and energy conserving than a glucogenic diet.
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    Savlon vs Germolene vs Neosporin vs Chloramphenicol

    Iodine every time. Try 15% lugols solution. Drop it on cuts abrasions... it stings! It was the original antibiotic and taken orally in water (NOT NEAT ON TONGUE). It was also a recognised treatment for syphilis and other bacterial infections. You can also get a veterinary skin spray on...
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    Book binding

    Ssssh! I have only just escaped!
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    Hi from West London

    S the books are Science of Ageing Backwards: ReGeneration-X and Fat For Menopause. Both are ketogenic books about the more primative and simple enegy mechanisum used by the body when burning fat.
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    Hi from West London

    John, one for you. Remember Survival Weaponary And Techniques magazine? They realeased a book of all the articles, I lent mine to a young lad in scotland 30 years ago and it never returned, any ideas where i could get a copy? S
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    Hi from West London

    So what have I been up too? Well getting deafer, but on the plus side I do a 7k stroll most morninings with a 15kg pack to keep up the fitness levels. Have managed a brew under a tree the last couple of months and have written and published 2 more books. Having a bit of a kit throw out three...
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    Does anyone use work trousers for Bushcraft?

    Ditto Tuff stuff. In green cordura knees and room for kneeling pads. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Workwear-Trousers-Inside-Leg-32-5-Waist-36/dp/B016FTL6JS/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1509036471&sr=8-5&keywords=tuff+stuff+work+trousers++green
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    Hi from West London

    Back after a long break, with semi-retirement comes more time and an ability to link up with old friends again. 'Doc Sandsnakes'. Roderick
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    London Meet 29

    Ah Haaa! Chaps long time, is it still at the pub on Tuesdays? Roderick
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    Wood fire tar cleanup

    Don't bother to clean the base until you get back a dull pot takes up more heat than a shinny pot. An easy way to clean it after is throw it in a bucket of water and old school washing soda, just let it soak for a couple of days and the tar falls off. Great thing about it is that it does not...