Recent content by British Red

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    Chimney Sweeping.

    Is it a straight old fashioned chimney or a lined flue for a woodburner? Different tools required
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    The 'I've found a bargain' thread

    Very good price for a very good bourbon!
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    The 'I've found a bargain' thread

    For the Bourbon lovers amongst us, Wild Turkey 101 is down to 23.98 on Amazon. Very much below normal for a premium 101 proof whiskey Price History by English Countrylife, on Flickr Well worth a bottle - particularly with the upward trend in prices https://amzn.to/4kazNv1
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    French government expected to issue all citizens with survival manual

    That's really good to hear. It's amazing how nany organisations never test their Business Continuity arrangements
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    French government expected to issue all citizens with survival manual

    That's great. So long as they actively rotate the fuel every few months & don't leave it for a year (like a stupid data centre I checked) that should work. They do actually test in in live use every 3 months or so?
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    French government expected to issue all citizens with survival manual

    Really? Things have changed since my day. Good to know! I trust that they have more than 24 hours of fuel for them now too?
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    French government expected to issue all citizens with survival manual

    Definitely although as you say, only for essential services
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    French government expected to issue all citizens with survival manual

    Not many in the UK although some in Spain definitely did. They would need to be very large for the average supermarket & a large fuel supply would also be needed. In my time working for major retailers the only places with that sort of provision I knew of were data centres
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    French government expected to issue all citizens with survival manual

    If you send a letter to your local Petrol Enforcement Agency you can store up to 275 litres
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    Camping Solar Setup

    In fairness I have not yet encountered a better power bank in terms of ruggedness
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    Camping Solar Setup

    You're not wrong Tony I was recently sent a panel to test that is "lightweight & folding" Compact Folded Size of Just 41.3*20.9*2.5 inch Lightweight Design, Weighing Only 40.78 lbs 41" long folded & 40 pounds in weight :oops:
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    Camping Solar Setup

    I have to say I liked the Anderson plugs. Easier to connect & disconnect & twin wire. Trouble is nearly every power station uses MC4. As you say, Betamax was better but every video store had mostly VHS! I believe the designs & specs are Brian's own but I'm sure the components are common
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    Online Food Shopping

    Best pork in Britain. Bar none. https://www.thedecentcompany.co.uk/
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    Online Food Shopping

    Try Zing Asia. Best value king prawns in the country. Rubbish website but worth the effort for really interesting ingredients https://www.zing-asia.co.uk/
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    Camping Solar Setup

    After we did all our homestead solar setup, I was recently contacted by a chap called Brian Shingleton who owns Nagonic Designs. Think Trevor Bayliss meets Professor Proton ;). Anyway Brian is an engineer who designs solar systems for mobile use - camping, van life, narrow boats etc. You can see...