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I use Provado Ultimate Bug killer concentrate. It works. It's quite an old container as I don't use it much. Is it now Provanto? Not sure if the ingredients are the same.

The other thing about silver birches is they produce a lot of sticky sap, so the grass underneath the canopy will get tacky. Also the roots can rise out of the ground, so the grass will no longer be flat and cutting it with a mower might damage the tree. This is especially likely if you don’t...

This old ironmonger thinks what you describe in OP was a Ranalagh Door Canopy, which is thought came from a company based in Southend. Haven't seen one in forty years

Hope you had a good birthday Logan .

Only of concern to people about to fly - apart from locals"A major fire at an electrical substation in Hayes, West London, has caused significant disruption to Heathrow Airport and the surrounding area. Heathrow Airport has been closed until midnight tonight (21 March 2025) due to a massive...

those poles and brushes are called water fed poles. hope this helps if your looking for one, my husband recently bought one from wfp.co.uk to clean our windows with the pole and brush. they work well but costs alot.

You should see the drinks they have in Finland.

Next time I dig out the 'Moll Flanders' dvd I'll pay extra special attention and see if I can spot that car @akwe-xavante ! Never noticed it before!

Gorgeous @redstar , beautiful.

A Chinese seller can say their item is based in the UK on their listing, but if you click on their name and “about”, it will give you their registered location. Also Chinese sellers often have feedback numbers in the low hundreds, as they dump an account as soon as they fall below standards at...

I've found the problem to be very intermittent. Sometimes no problem at all, sometimes I just give up, sometimes clicking a couple of times takes me through. I also have problems posting where it's necessary to click 'Post Reply' several times.

Have a look for a local community website. Often you will find those working in the trades either advertising or recommended by someone.

Thank you @Palustris , I just ordered a copy. It's such a pleasure to read a well told story.Thank you

Get a new GP, obviously a dinosaur, I had one like that until he decided to retire at the very beginning of covid. Some of them are just idiots, some are good.

I have never been to Wagamama's - none round here! If there is one country that seems to have got it right, it's Finland.

So I bought that one on E bay, its totally useless, the mercury has gone up past the indicators and its not coming back down past them, so pressing the button and violent shaking has no effect, in short its rubbish.I tried contacting the seller but for some reason it appears to be impossible,...

Sorry - not sure how to make the photo show up on here. Agree about your choice of islands tho Oahu was pretty good once out of Honolulu and Waikiki.

Great job @Fat Controller

Congratulations! Hope it does well

That's to keep the Daleks out.