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  1. British Red

    Raised beds/vegetables/ treated wood

    Very old pressure treated wood is to be avoided (more than 20 years) as it had copper & arsenic in the treatment. More modern pressure treated is fine. Go as thick as you can because wood will rot. Non rotting materials (brick, plastic) can be useful.
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    Blades on a Plane

    Someone once asked him in an interview what that film was about. Deadpan "Snakes on a plane"
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    What is an every day carry really when you get down to it?

    Yup, that's what I meant. If I'm dressed I have a knife, lighter & torch on me. In the fields, at a mates house, in the car. I'm not an office worker so that doesn't apply, but these are the things that I carry every day.
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    Restaurant quality egg fried rice

    Fuyoh!
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    Restaurant quality egg fried rice

    That must be so inconvenient given it occurs naturally in so many foods from ripe fruits to cured meats. I feel for you
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    Restaurant quality egg fried rice

    I do use a lot of fish sauce in other dishes. I remember being worried about health impacts of MSG and then I learned that it's just seaweed extract & glutamates occur naturally in many foods. It's interesting that no scientific study has shown health issues...
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    Less conventional Fruit.

    From a purely fruit basis probably not. I grew them for biodiversity mainly
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    Less conventional Fruit.

    Nope all upright, easy enough to pick the fruit though, they are only young.
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    Less conventional Fruit.

    Gages (green & golden) Black, white & red currants White & Black Mulberry Medlar Gooseberry Bilberry Blueberry Cranberry Tayberry / Loganberry Pineapple strawberry Red, yellow & black raspberry Chequers True Service Fruit
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    Restaurant quality egg fried rice

    That's why we freeze the rice - 5 minutes & it's done. Quicker than Uber Eats!
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    Restaurant quality egg fried rice

    Thanks Steve!
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    Restaurant quality egg fried rice

    Some members here know that Fiona & I love cooking "properly" when out & about. Fiona's campfire Thai curry has become renowned Thai Curry by British Red, on Flickr We also do a lot of chinese dishes & a while ago I became interested in really doing them properly. I was surprised to find that...
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    Restaurant quality egg fried rice

    Some members here know that Fiona & I love cooking "properly" when out & about. Fiona's campfire Thai curry has become renowned Thai Curry by British Red, on Flickr We also do a lot of chinese dishes & a while ago I became interested in really doing them properly. I was surprised to find that...
  14. British Red

    How to plan a solar system

    Sounds right
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    How to plan a solar system

    50A is fine for your setup
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    How to plan a solar system

    Looks right but hard to be 100% without having the unit in my hand
  17. British Red

    How to plan a solar system

    Hi Dale, My unit just has screw terminals for leads. That said yours looks to be an Anderson plug on the end. I'm surprised that they didn't come with a lead to fit it with either battery lugs or croc clips but it's easy enough to make some. That said I would contact Bateria and ask for some...
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    Good, cheap work clothes for the garden and where to get them?

    Try Farmfit they sell real workwear in most styles https://www.farmfituk.com/products/port-west-bib-brace
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    Off grid Living - modern feasibility.

    Owning your own property with minimal outgoings, particularly if you can provide heating & food can be a life changing experience. I know
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    Off grid Living - modern feasibility.

    It's extremely possible to live a comfortable modern life off grid these days but there is an up front outlay. PV, wind turbine, micro hydro, battery storage, satellite broadband, internet working, meeting, shopping and conferencing all play a part. Sadly society appears to be planned around...