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    slowworm replied to the thread No Mow May.
    Well, I've not had the mower out during May at all. In part because it's not currently working and coming to the end of its life! I've...
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    slowworm replied to the thread Swedish preparedness pamphlet.
    The UK does have a text warning system but when we had a 'danger to life' storm hit locally no warning was sent, so a bit useless. Our...
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    slowworm reacted to saxonaxe's post in the thread Day Out Lazy days with Like Like.
    The heavy rain yesterday was a welcome change from several days of record breaking temperatures. Although I will admit to being a sun...
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    slowworm replied to the thread Swedish preparedness pamphlet.
    Now our own home phone line is being moved to digital. Annoyingly it appears our provider has tried to move us without ensuring we...
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    slowworm replied to the thread Swedish preparedness pamphlet.
    Another little update on this. I've come across this about the SOTAP or analogue SOTAP upgrade...
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    slowworm reacted to HorseGuy's post in the thread Coping with the heat. with Like Like.
    My most commonly worn sun hats are a Tilley T3 Wanderer (boonie style) and a Dorfman Pacific Outback hat. Both are great hats which work...
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    slowworm reacted to GreyCat's post in the thread What are you growing? with Like Like.
    Having managed to get the polytunnel covers on during that brief warm spell in March, I have at last got the tunnels organised and a...
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    slowworm reacted to Woody girl's post in the thread What are you growing? with Like Like.
    A couple more courgettes went in today, and I got two cucumbers at the market yesterday. Never grown them before but I have a little...
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    slowworm reacted to Falstaff's post in the thread What wildlife did you spot today? with Like Like.
    What a great site! I remember someone hearing a call and being able to indentify it as a little owl and was a little envious. I...
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    I did see they used straw type filters but when I've looked at filters there was a difference between brands of what they filtered...
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    We've been hearing them for a couple of weeks now and today I noticed a couple of bundles of fluff on the edge of our woodland. You can...
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    I thought this story might be of interest. It's a shame they don't give many details such as what the infection was and what filters the...
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    slowworm replied to the thread What are you growing?.
    First new potatoes of the year. A couple of spare seed spuds popped into the greenhouse before the tomatoes get planted out.
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    Under an old water butt lid in the garden...
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    slowworm replied to the thread Hydraulic Rams.
    I came across this hydraulic ram design which looks easier and cheaper to build. Just posting in this old thread in case anyone is...