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With luck this will work as it's about how trees manipulate squirrels to abandon their acorns by producing small amounts some years them bumper crops other years. It's that Steve Mould bloke again.

We used to have a dishwasher but didn't use it much. I do however miss it slightly, they're good for cleaning motorcycle parts. Id still rather have the space though.

Depending on if its had oinion, garlic or something else thats bad for the dog its usually the four legged pre-wash, put the washing up liquid on the sponge and not just in the water. Wash and a quick swill in the bowl to get the rough of the soap off and allow to dry or dry manually. I'm...

Lot of sloes and greengages (sp?) all over. Blackberries and apple trees laden with apples.

Aye, even the nostalgia was better when I was a nipper. Jumpers for goalposts and I still ad enough left over for a fish supper etc.

Gathered a few acorns today, bunged em in the earth in a few pots and shortly after the dog ambles into the house munching on something. Cheeky git was scoffing the acorns. He's walked past thousands of the things while on walks but I pick a few dozen and all of a sudden its food. Looking on...

I do have a Metrinch socket set I bought secondhand for mebbe a tenner (can't remember exactly but I bought it off Greengrass so it won't have been much) and thats pretty good. The advertising blurb reckons they fit metric and Imperial AF but basically its just wall drive sockets which still...

Is this one of those "The Youth Of Today" type of narratives? I'm pretty sure that story was first written down shortly after writing was invented. Extra points avaliable for suggesting National Service where they're taught to risk their lives to kill foreigners they don't even dislike so...

Bit left field but Kriega do small rucksacks that have a fold down top for waterproofing and are made for motorcyclists so hang on like a limpet. Dunno about tall sizing and they're not cheap tat.

Seems that most applications when I need a socket on a bolt or nut is restricted for space and having a socket thats got big thick numb walls (or that being a large outer diameter) means they're not getting onto the bolt/nut. Bit like those spanners they gave out with new pushbikes yonks ago...

So, in short. Getting wet through isn't a problem til it is and then sometimes you can end up dead from its consequences? Well, I'm glad we cleared that up.

So, the week before last the director of a company I'm subcontracting for (through another company) taised a complaint that my workmate amd I were insufficiently cheerful. In an effort to increase our happiness quota I compiled a playlist for my site MP3 player. Bring me Sunshine - Morecambe...

A place I was working at a few years ago cut a holly tree down, it was starting with green shoots again but as the stump was about 500mm (20" for those who still measure in the Liberian masurements) in diameter. To my eyes cutting that tree down was far more of a crime than that damn Sycamore on...

Another bumper year, theres sloes where I've never even noticed blackthorn trees, apples weighing down branches and more blackberries than I've ever seen.

I drive an 05 Toyota Hiace, its 20 years old a d currently at just over a quarter of a million miles on the clock. Although I habitually wear a seatbelt it wouldn't even chime at me if I didn't and I actually waited longer so I could get one without electric windows as I can't be done with...

Can't remember where I got mine but it clamps onto the desk (upto about 40mm thick and could be bigger as I have a workbench I'd like to clamp it onto without the faff of clamping another bit of wood on my bench). Its got USB powered LEDs and can emit various coloured light in various...

Whilst I don't absolutely need a.knife to be hair splitting sharp from the factory I would like them to at least get it to a point where a few mins work gets it to where I want it. It shows the maker actually cares about their work. I'd rather it sharpened more acutely than I need than more...

Meh. Its one of the things old people told me about when I was young. Thing is, well... I was young and didn't listen to old people when they chuntered on about their ailments. Now I have some of the same complaints I'm like.. "How come nobody mentioned this?" They did.

On the subject of Opinels, I've had a few over the years and although the blade shape is good, they don't hld a edge well do they? I'm sure some will say they do. My argument against that is you must have low expectations, aim higher. There's MUCH better steel out there. I really don't mind...

Might have been done already but Weird Explorer. Bloke tastes as many different fruits and nuts from around the world as possible, bit of history as well. Click here. Tasting History. Bloke cooks up historical recipies, gives a bit of history. HERE.