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    For Sale Bangles and Bracelets

    Oh, those are super. What a pity I already have a big stash for work.
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    What are you currently reading?

    Thats a super book. Highly recommended.
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    Alternatives to ventile?

    I have s Titantex fishermans smock. A lot cheaper than ventile
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    I have given up on sanity

    Dad has bought a new watch. He now has two. This is to save him having to change then twice a year.
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    What are you currently reading?

    That long? I knew it was a lot longer than expected. (And of course there is also the idea that at one period we co existed with other types of man...)
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    What are you currently reading?

    People like us have been around more like 200 thousand years, yes? Any folk out there correct me? I am no expert on Fossil Man.
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    The Useful car

    I very seldom read fiction, but I do like a good story. Took books to the local book exchange and (ulp!) brought one home. Alan Scholefields `King of the Golden Valley` In it, the antagonist(?) competing in an early motor race, is rescued and adopted by an impoverished community. He could...
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    A big box of primus bits

    Ill take some...might be a few days. Paraffin, -yes.
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    A big box of primus bits

    Sorting out my kit, and found a big box of bits for primus Its a Banana box, -that will tell you how big it is.... What do I do? I cant identify half of them.
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    Camping gaz Globetrotter

    Ive got those pots.
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    *The* Gift-It-On Thread

    Ill get one packed up then.
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    what did Robinson Crusoe use to start his fire?!

    Some kind of tinder? Maybe something flammable mixed with a bit of gunpowder? (Which we know he had, as he is very careful with it). Something like the old trick of lighting a fire by taking the bullet and propellant out of a cartridge, replacing with rag and firing it into the ground, as the...
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    Hand crafted things.

    I try to avoid getting anything I dont need these days. (And with crafts it helps to grab bargains) I needed some cloth for a tunic, and also some thick winter trews. And that piece I did pay full price for.
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    Hand crafted things.

    Thats grand, I cant knit... ...or crochet.... ...or nalbind... I have been sewing up a light summer tunic from some cloth I got here... https://glenlyontweedmill.com/ Obviously its rather pricey but its good to pop in, they have a reduced table. So I paid £12.50 for one metre which full...
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    *The* Gift-It-On Thread

    Ill take the rope maker; might come in handy in the Iron Age. in return I will offer a surprise box.
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    What are you currently reading?

    No More Clutter by Sue Kay. It is very helpful but I do think the author doesnt understand about collecting?
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    Easy reliable fire lighting at home

    Oh, I have seen that. I thought to help out, but did not, reasoning that such folk are unteachable.
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    Planning permission

    If I was drawing plans would something on squared paper do? I can draw scaled plans but I suspect these days they would want CAD?
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    Planning permission

    Yes, its a struggle, I am trying to remain mellow and plan for the future. Dwelling on things (sic) is no good. And sorting is exciting in its own way. Glow worms idea is what I am looking at; "can I" before I apply in full. I have been up and down the street today taking photos of what I...
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    What did you buy today?

    A silver ID bracelet and an absolute monster of a silver chain. I justify it for work. we Ancient Britons just love our bling.