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cassandra
Joined: 27 Mar 2013 Posts: 1733 Location: Tasmania Australia
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Mistress Rose
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Posted: Sat Feb 22, 20 10:54 am Post subject: |
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Things sometimes appear to be going my way-as opposed to the "what can go wrong?", but it does. The 2 lads I know have talked it over and I can go and help them and they will sell me firewood. The sticks that come off the machine are not tidy as mine. All mine are hand chopped, lie the same way, all the same size, neatly packed in a good quality net, (can you hear the trumpet?), and I get compliments on presentation. The ones we are going to have will be all over the place as they are cut on a machine and literally "fall" into a "cheap looking" net. I will be buying at the 500 net rate as that is my "store's" limit at home. My shop keeper is happy, I am happy, and my mate is happy, as he gets help for nothing to do the bagging!
It will give me time to repair the saw, and yes, Cassandra, Dewalt is a good company, who will have it all in stock for the repairs, but I need wood cut and chopped.. now-for the little old lady who boils her morning tea on the fire. And the mate has come up with a solution. When I have finally come to the conclusion that I am past doing anything with a time factor, I will give the job away to the friend who has now helped me, and I will progress to doing "things" in my own time, and not to dead lines! I used to make garden tubs to people's own designs. I am heading for retirement soon, not wanting another winter in a cold stores area. This winter, not so bad, but there have been years when it was so cold, I had to go out to an office with some heat, because the lorry was started, fumes, and being warmed up in the garage and not outside as it should be!
I don't know what Instagram does, MR, let alone how to get there! It took a long time to get this sorted. I am sort of assuming it is something like this-downsizer? |
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 45551 Location: yes
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15619
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Posted: Sun Feb 23, 20 9:21 am Post subject: |
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I am not sure Dpack. Son does Instagram, and he is a very practical person. No pigs involved in our work, but plenty of getting covered in good clean dirt and charcoal dust, and he seems never to have grown out of attracting dirt somehow....sigh!
Gregotyn, I think Instagram is a bit like Facebook, but perhaps more so. I am not on it, but several people I know are, and we have our company on it. It is quite good as we had a useful contact a couple of days ago, and son was able to do a video call to the man on his phone. We went to see the man yesterday, and hope for some useful work. |
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cassandra
Joined: 27 Mar 2013 Posts: 1733 Location: Tasmania Australia
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Posted: Mon Feb 24, 20 3:20 am Post subject: |
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Instagram like Facebook is whatever you allow it to be. I have to admit I use it mostly in relation to my spinning and knitting, so am probably in the consumer item category, but i don't sell through there, and find it more coherent than Pinterest in terms of providing me with inspiration from the global artisans. It also allows people who don't agree with my politics to remain friends, haha.
Yes I heard that and wondered how it would affect you MR - is there not to be any consultation on the matter? I know that Launceston has banned wood fired heaters (and so has NZ, the month before a massive blizzard that cut electricity to remote areas for several weeks), but I would have thought such an edict would require a degree of community consultation. Especially when I suspect your lease obliges you to have some involvement in fuel production.
I have just updated the computer to Windows 10 (aptly named as it took ten hours to complete) and much to my surprise my emails are all still there. I did move them into my documents folder for the transfer, but I am nevertheless muchly surprised. I have yet to work out where 10 keeps files, but I dare say will find it eventually.
Driving and Halling has kept me busy, but yesterday I did make it into the Stables for some spinning them moved up to the wool shop for some knitting as the smell of luscious food was driving me insane and I had no money to hand (the new arrangements involve a monthly payment, not promptly as was the case before). |
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15619
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Posted: Mon Feb 24, 20 8:16 am Post subject: |
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There was a consultation, but it was heavily biased towards regulation. I took part in it, and I think a couple of the quotes against the regulation may be mine. The questions are now available on line with a summary of the answers received, but not the preamble to each. They effectively stated that the government position was to try to get rid of everything but air sourced heat pumps and use of waste industrial water for heating, and only electricity would be laid on to houses. My feeling about the person writing the questions was their grasp of science wasn't good either. The whole thing is based on the premise that 38% of particulates (which having fairly recently been found to be able to enter the blood stream) are currently being blamed for everything from heart problems to depression, are caused by wood burning. Even that report said it could be a factor of 10 out, and measurements suggest that it is.
I take it the good people of New Zealand were less than impressed with the ban, and cannot see any good reason for it there, except possibly in cities where vehicles are already banned, as the vast majority of particulate pollution comes from them in the form of brake and tyre wear.
We own our own wood, but yes, the agreement I have just entered into does require a certain amount of felling. The only other uses for the timber are charcoal or milling if the quality is good enough and we can find a useful way of selling the timber. I might add that the beech trees were planted to supply paper pulp, now not made in the UK because of government policy over gas prices, and now may have outlived their alternative use as firewood. As the full cycle for beech for commercial felling is 80-100, and it still has at least 40 years to go, I wonder how many other used will be lest by legislation in that time. |
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Posted: Tue Feb 25, 20 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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Got to go soon as the time is running out. I will do a bit more on Thursday, firewood is calling and I am all behind. My cross saw broken down and panicking a bit! The bearings are shot as they say.
It seems that I chose well coming on here then, dpack. In practise I couldn't understand the "we were river cottage" I think I managed to make it twice and got fed up trying. Not sure how I got to Downsizer, just glad I did. Thank you all for your patience with me as I am a terrible repeater of what I said before, I am trying to avoid it, but...
...I have discovered that my forgetfulness is getting worse. I have only just noticed it. Worrying when you are on your own. My friend had a pal from the foreign office who went nuts, but it was when we visited I noticed it. She made me a cup of tea and never offered one to her friend! The family wanted her to go to a home, but she wouldn't and my friend said she is doing what she wants let her at least be happy in her way. One said and if she falls into the fire what then? My friend said, "she dies, but, where "she"wants to be".
On which note I have to go! |
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cassandra
Joined: 27 Mar 2013 Posts: 1733 Location: Tasmania Australia
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15619
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Posted: Wed Feb 26, 20 8:28 am Post subject: |
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Greogyn, if you speak to your doctor about your forgetfulness, he may be able to help. I think there are ways of improving without using pills and potions, but you need to learn them. One thing is to realise you are getting forgetful and try to combat it as best you can. It is also possible to get personal alarms if you feel worried about what would happen if you had an accident or something. Anyway, the latter is for the future, but available if and when you need it.
Cassandra, you seem to be getting on well with the hall. Your weather yesterday sounds a bit like ours was. It was quite nice in the sun, but we had a couple of showers which were a mixture of rain, soft hail, sleet and the occasional snow flake. Afterwards it was really chilly. I was well wrapped up, but even then my hands got cold as one was holding a bill hook and the other in a leather glove that of course got wet.
We had a good day clearing the coppice site under the pylon. Started with a meeting with the power line people and their ecologist but the engineer who will be doing the work couldn't make it, so that means another meeting some time. Sigh! The lads who have been doing the cutting took out a load of stakes and binders for a hedging job they are working on, but are coming back today to finish the cutting, then they and husband and son will continue working together to shift everything off and tidy up.
Sadly one pair of my medium reading glasses fell apart last night, so have to see if they are repairable. Luckily I have two pairs, so using the others full time at the moment. Like you Gregotyn, it will then be a question of remembering where they are so I can wear them. |
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 8630 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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cassandra
Joined: 27 Mar 2013 Posts: 1733 Location: Tasmania Australia
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Posted: Fri Feb 28, 20 6:54 am Post subject: |
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Not that far away - I am at 450m so below the snowline normally, but it does happen here. Usually in winter, of course.
Today was fairly full as I had a patient to get to Hobart this morning and just before I left I was invited to lunch in Oatlands. Fortunately I got back in time for lunch which was sort of a business meeting as I am organising a sort of Greens and local farmers get-together. The Greens are working on (finally) getting a more rural friendly agenda together so picking brains re policy directions. I have suggested supporting the implementation of regenerative farming methods on some of the local farms which suffer from shallow soil as well as our poor rainfall which is progressively worsening. The local names suggest it used to be a lot moister in these parts (Tin Pot Marsh, Lower Marshes, Back Country Marsh Road etc), so I think regaining the 'park-like' landscape that was reported by early settlers would be useful all round and increase soil moisture. Some of the younger farmers are quite keen. I also have a couple of farmers coming along re their concerns about mining interests over-riding farming when it come to the point. It should be quite a productive meeting as although the farmers are all in drought at present, the idea of being able to reduce their vulnerability is becoming more appealing, at least to the younger ones. So it was politics and crepes for me, followed by a visit to the Hall as a possible future venue for public meetings (once we get the work done). Our big hiccup is lack of disabled access for the meeting rooms in Oatlands, and our lack of lighting and catering capacity at the Hall. Of course if we get the grant, both of these will be resolved, and the election is not for another two years. (I do like people who plan ahead!
So I am now at home settling in for a night of vegging out in front of the television as I am peopled out. I think I will have a day at home tomorrow as well. |
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15619
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Posted: Fri Feb 28, 20 7:33 am Post subject: |
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Sounds as if you had a productive day Gregotyn. Hope you get plenty of nets of kindling as payment. A good thing to talk to the doctor about your memory. I think I have read there are methods of improving it by exercises rather than tablets, so hope he knows more.
Cassandra, your Greens seem to be on the right track. Sadly sometimes they seem to see one side of a picture and don't look at the whole picture, as with many politicians. This can mean that they don't take into consideration the practicalities of working the land in whatever form it takes.
We spent a productive and pleasant day brash clearing in the coppice. Even though I was working on my own for an hour or so in the morning while husband and son did some felling, it made a difference. Once we have cleared a lot of the product, I think we will see a big difference, as there are at least half a dozen piles of charcoal and slightly bigger logs to be removed. Weather was lovely. Had to take of both coats and was working in sweat shirt and thick trousers for most of the day. No rain, and although there was a reasonable breeze, not too bad. It is still horribly wet on all the paths and tracks though. To get there, slopping through water and mud, but the site is on a slope, so not too bad. |
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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