After being reduced in the ranks I've now noticed that my 50 odd good conduct medals (aka 'thanks') have gone. Is this a result of the military...
What do you make of this Nick? I think it's probably a blade from a basket hilted broadsword. It's 35" inches tip to hilt. Was originally in the...
I've just noticed that I've been reduced from a five star General to a mere three star Captain (so have many others). Is this a result of...
Just read an article on the BBC site. Microsoft have issued a critical warning about Internet Explorer....
We've just inherited about 1.5 litres of Polish Rectified Spirit ' Spirytus Rektyfikowany'. It's 96% alcohol (192% proof). We could I suppose, use...
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Taken in 1986. Two BBC Bs in use, two monitors, a long printout from a dot matrix printer and a couple of other gizzmos. ( A 486 in the corner but...
[img] Rather a bad case of acne! :heehee::heehee:
I've been meaning to try this for a while and got around to my first try this evening. Not a great location in our garden due to light pollution...
If you are not quite sure about how aperture, speed, ISO etc affect the images you take, this site lets you experiment and see the results. It's...
About 12 years ago I bought my first 4x4 - a short wheel base land crusier. It had big chunky all-terrain tyres and would go anywhere. My purpose...
If the snow is dry and uncompacted try using a garden vac set to blow. Today we awoke to another inch of the stuff covering the paths I'd cleared...
This afternoon the view down to the river looked great as fog was rolling in and the trees covered in snow. Sadly by the time I'd got down there...
If you find that snow starts sticking to your shovel wax it by rubbing with a candle. This will work even better if you heat the shovel with a...
About 20 years ago we discovered a small village on a small Ionian island. It had everything we wanted for a holiday and just as importantly...
I've posted the results of some recent trials of composts on the General Gardening section.Here's a link -...
Compost trials รข?? November 2010 (some photos at foot of this post)Having read several accounts regarding the qualities of various types of...
My pet cordyline died last winter due to the severe weather. In March I sawed off the top and just on the off-chance left the stump in-situ. Today...
I usually leave my carrots and beetroot in the ground over winter, but after experiencing such hard frosts last winter Ive decided to try storing...
A beautiful crescent moon this early evening. Thought I'd try to grab a shot while I could as it's the first clear sky evening we've had for a...
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