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  1. Billy-o

    SODBUSTER knife ?

    Having a rummage and a clearout, I found these and thought you might like a looksee. There's a Queen Grandaddy just because. The others are a 3 1/2" Bullbuster as mentioned earlier and a 3" Tidioute from 2008. Both in 1095. I think there might be some AI crap going on with my phone's camera
  2. Billy-o

    Recommend me a wristwatch.

    There's this Casio MDV106 of course...
  3. Billy-o

    Recommend me a wristwatch.

    The Marathon GPM is good if you don't find exactly what you are looking for, and available cheaper than RRP...
  4. Billy-o

    Bark River Knives (BRKT) out of business - Chinese blades marked Made in USA

    I see one well-known knife site in the US closed their thread on the topic on Sunday. Seventy pages of (presumably moderated) commentary.
  5. Billy-o

    Filson not shipping to UK

    Or eBay (Seriously though, are they really just flannel pyjama bottoms? Like $5 at Walmart/Costco?)...
  6. Billy-o

    Bark River Knives (BRKT) out of business - Chinese blades marked Made in USA

    Here they are together, and looking like they could do with a bit of a scrub. The Maple-handled one is a Mini Montana - took me a bit to remember. It is an OK knife. In 5mm stock but can still cut a carrot, so pretty accurate in what you want it to do. It'd be better in 1/8". It's...
  7. Billy-o

    Helle Viking Fail

    I have found Helle handles to be too small. That looks like a nice knife though ... not quite a temptation, but nice enough.
  8. Billy-o

    A.I Created images and video

    I like those things that pop up if you search something like 'jazz, rain, cafe' on YouTube. Apart from the frequently amusing montages of romanticized cityscapes, speaking as a jazz bore, the AI generated 'jazz', though clunky, lacking argument or any grace, is quite interesting to listen to for...
  9. Billy-o

    What are you currently reading?

    The Old Straight Track by Alfred Watkins. Lovely, really. A 1920s study of apparent lines joining British landmarks. I was surprised to find that he didn't know what he was starting w/regard to mystical leylines and the like. That got added to his argument by others later on. I'd always assumed...
  10. Billy-o

    Compact emergency food supply.

    I am a fan of dried sausage. Also, big tortillas for making impromptu burritos/quesadillas ... but if it is just no-cook, 'waiting-for-the-boat' food, I'd take a big bag of almonds and raisins and half a dozen cliff bars, big bag of crackers and a jar of PB. Some dried apricots. Cuppa-soups...
  11. Billy-o

    Bark River Knives (BRKT) out of business - Chinese blades marked Made in USA

    I think I've been lucky. I've still got three, only two of which (city knife and someting else with a Maple handle) I use now. The big Bravo, got superseded by others. But, the Maple one is a very old one in 12C27 with a 3 3/4" convex blade. I still like to use it, and the convexes on them all...
  12. Billy-o

    Sprouts & Micro Greens

    I like the screw on mesh tops you can buy quite affordably. Just pour water in through the mesh, sloosh it about, pour away and return the jar to the dish rack, upsidedown. Twice a day does. At the moment, I have red mustard seeds going, very cheap from the Asian section of the supermarket...
  13. Billy-o

    Sprouts & Micro Greens

    When I do them now, I use a Mason jar with a mesh lid. They are in all supermarkets here. Lentils, wheat, chickpeas ... whatever you have. If they are whole seeds they will likely sprout. I usually use a mix per batch. You can buy bags of seed specifically for sprouting. Not sure what the deal...
  14. Billy-o

    Barlow knife ?

    That Sowbelly has the lamb foot blade that I would want.
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    Petrol - stabilising

    I must admit I am scratching my head as to the purpose of provoking this new oil crisis. It's not as if it wasn't an entirely necessary and most obvious outcome.
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    Petrol - stabilising

    There is about 20 gallons of petrol in a 42 gallon barrel of crude. The current US strategic oil reserve is about 400 million barrels of crude (= about 180 million barrels of petrol, = 7.5 billion gallons petrol). Estimates vary, but the EPA currently says that the US uses 135 billion gallons of...
  17. Billy-o

    What has happened to Etsy?

    I think it might be different in different places. Here, for instance things like Craigslist are more and less active in different cities. Certainly, my experience of Etsy has remained good. But that might be luck. There is an awful lot of craft manufacture here, though. Maybe not for long...
  18. Billy-o

    Tribe size

    You already know the answer. It is 42.
  19. Billy-o

    News sources

    I tend to read various versions of The Guardian. So, New York Times, Suddeutsche Zeitung, Le Monde, Globe and Mail. Also, Aljazeera, AP and Reuters. I added NPR and Mother Jones a while back, which I am fond of. They all just sit on my Firefox toolbar. Until now and for decades, I have depended...
  20. Billy-o

    Recommend a YouTube Channel

    I enjoy these. Hope he keeps focus. They are a bit short, sometimes. https://www.youtube.com/@pwhitewickv