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Double Ventile is the best waterproof jacket material I've found, as long as you have somewhere to dry it overnight.

Mice are a bit small; a good strong rat is what's needed.

It took quite a few years, I suppose it must just build up. Very disappointing.

I became sensitised to these a couple of seasons back.:frown:

£97? A great price indeed. A wool jumper under the coat will take care of most the damp, and the liner will keep the cold clammy wet ventile off the jumper. I love my ventile jackets btw, as long as I've got somewhere to dry them out at the end of the day.:)

We've had strong winds before, but thanks anyway.:)

If it's a single layer ventile design, don't cut out the lining. Ventile works by soaking up water to swell the fibres, stopping water from passing through. the lining stops the "wet" outer from touching your inner clothes.

If you can't be bothered to make your own, it's available ready to use in Tesco and Sainsbury, Rich.

Toby and Lutza, Hungarian Wirehaired Vizslas.

Could well be a standard rabbit hole that has been enlarged by an enthusiastic dog having a dig. I have seen this in action many times. Hearing a spaniel barking underground is quite amusing.:)

Yep, stunned again.:rolleyes:

I was in deserts in the USA for the last two weeks and it was cold and wet for the first one. Having a cold like Mary has always makes things seem worse.

They do indeed, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't regulate the herb sellers to protect the public.

The rules have been applied to protect the public from adulteration and poisoning from the "wrong" herb in the box. They do not have to prove efficacy, just have in the box what should be in the box. Folks who want to use herbs are stiil free to use them, with the added bonus that any they buy...

57 years for me. Used at least once daily. Some people who don't carry knives because "they never need them" end up being a pain in the bum by always wanting to borrow yours.:rolleyes: