Recent content by lardbloke

If you cant get the big boys in, the Nippon would work a treat on this, as you could gently sprinkle the powder, heaping it over the nest, especially near the entrance hole. Again, I know how scary these things can appear, so take your time and good luck...

If people remember I had a lovely wasps nest forming in my coal house last year. This time of year the Queen is forming her main nest and her drones are helping build it. I was recommended to use Nippon ant killer powder by various members on here. After a good dowsing around their entry point...

Heres a news item that I thought you would all find interesting: The family of a teenager who survived two nights in the Australian rainforest say they used to tease him over his interest in Ray Mears's survival shows. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/6529833.stm

As I remember Mr Grylls was attached to 21/23 SAS (i.e Voulnteers/TA) and was discharged on medical grounds after damaging his back in a parachuting stunt that went wrong. I recall the 21/23 SAS training is quite different to the regular unit (22 SAS) as most of thier duties are (depending your...

It sounds like your MFT has been erased or become faulty. Hard drives are basically like a box with lots of old LP's inside. The computer stores your stuff on the discs (platters) and finds the information using an arm, rather like your old record player. If this jumps (by bashing it) then the...

I would be up for that as well, maybe we could get a group buy going here??

Make sure you are each carrying an ice axe. During the winter months, the lower slopes may look clear put near the summit it can be knee deep in snow. If you have never used an ice axe, then learn before you go and practise braking (arrest) when there is good stable snow on the slopes. You may...

Thank you...

Cool, thanks for the heads up on this one.. I quite like the idea of the straps, how many holes does the slap strap have on it for setup?? cheers LB

ahhh, where do I start. Being an archaeologist I have a very close affinity with all things dirt/mud, especially this time of year with all the rain. Everyday, I find myself in some strange place trying to tease out our past from our friend 'the mud'. At present I am working up on the Royal Mile...

Thanks for the heads up on this....

The Lofty video is the 'Duncan Dares' part of the old TV series and has been discussed a few times on here, but is well worth watching, especially the comedy value. I like the swedish vids but is a shame they are not dubbed or subbed into English.

I think the Duke of Wellington liked wearing them (some old army chap from way back).... Info copied from Wickipedia The Wellington boot, also known as a welly, a wellie, a gumboot or a rubber boot, is a type of boot based upon Hessian boots worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st...

I think the Duke of Wellington liked wearing them (some old army chap from way back)....

In my opinion any wellie above the ten pound mark is a complete rip off and waste of time (paying a hundered sobs for a pair of wellies indeed!!). When I am out and about performing my role as a geophycisist I regularly have to wear wellington boots for upto ten hours a day and walk more miles...