Recent content by Nice65

Yep, good to see those increasingly familiar words, I’m right on this and following Danny Sheehans Paradigm Institute and the Skywatcher guys very closely. Quite how people are missing it all is beyond me. :alien2: Apologies for off topic drift NSFW, this is your thread.

That’s helpful, though Meonside is 18 miles off to the west of here. The other introduction at Black Down is nearer at 8.4 miles but it says they’re in an enclosure. I might phone Meonside Farm as it’s the farmer that led the reintroduction at Meonside. Ought to get the SIM card topped up in...

I have no idea, but deer damage didn’t spring to mind, hence the post. I didn’t even know we had coypu in the UK and I reckoned beaver is unlikely. But I honestly don’t know. Yes, it’s a broken bridge over a stream that that flows south and joins the River Rother, then the Arun.

Thanks @Paul_B those are really helpful posts. I’ve had lousy results every time, though the coat keeps me dry anyway. I have a seriously old Keela ventile, bought around 2010 that’s still ok. I send it off to Keela when the cuffs fray or a pocket tears and it’s really been a sound investment...

I must stop and take some pictures of the trees I know that are heavily infested. Here, Thrushes seem to be getting more common, which is likely completely unconnected but it’s lovely to see them.

Australia. By weird coincidence, this guy was born, or at least brought up in Bognor Regis, my old home town. @Le Loup good to see you’re still about you crazy old coot :D Bognor is a right old dump these days, a classic Georgian seaside town that lost its magic and charm many years ago. You...

It’s just Royal Mail policy. Companies like Heinnie and Knives and Tools require proof of age prior to purchase because they are the ones selling and legally bound not to sell to under 18’s. Due to Royal Mail initially announcing a complete ceasing of carrying bladed items and then backtracking...

Ok, I’ll play. Amongst A Hill…

I didn’t spot whatever did this, I’m assuming it’s a deer. The access is very limited and there are no hoof prints in the mud anywhere, even the bramble doesn’t look trampled. Whatever it is getting up onto the fallen tree to eat more bark, it’s quite a long reach when there are more accessible...

Please don’t think that this is being posted with any sort of aggravation, absolutely no offence is intended. It’s a bit like everyone knows a smoker who lived until they were in their 90’s, it doesn’t mean smoking isn’t extremely bad for you. “We all hear bad things daily” is a huge and...

The little original ones are nicer anyway, I reckon you could dump that main list and just add a few more to the old selection?

It doesn’t just apply to bladed items, it applies to anything that can’t be bought by under 18’s, like vapes. I think it’s a good system and you’re a little bit cynical about it. There are a lot of stories of under 18s ordering knives online and getting them delivered. I had an 8” chef knife...

If you know what happens next…you’re old :lmao:

Well, ideally it has to be passed to the customer. I have a bag of inexpensive Ganzo, Navy and Sanrenmu knives that I’d like to shift and I honestly can’t be bothered with the hassle of it, let alone the low financial return. I suppose I could put a minimum lot number or try and sell as a lot?

Tracked 48 isn’t the same as Tracked and Signed, it’s a poor example as Tracked is just scanned at the delivery location and isn’t much more expensive than normal 48hr. The age verification process involves even more than Tracked and Signed (£5.09 small parcel). The postie has to knock on the...