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    Electric vehicles

    I understand that, but not everyone lives in a large town/city. I never have, and never, ever, will… Public transport in our area comprises the railway, essentially to London and back, and its very rare for me to go there. Our bus services are very limited, somewhat unreliable outside of...
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    Electric vehicles

    I don’t feel ready for an EV at this time either, notwithstanding that my mileage has reduced by about 20% over the past three or four years and my average journey is about fifty miles (25 each way), and one place (one only) that I visit has a couple of charging points. While I have a private...
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    Rust proofing car.

    Well done, you made a good job of that. I’ve used that same Dynax stuff on the inside of three steel bicycle frames and some outdoor tools - its really good gear. Not woodwork related I know, and using this might seem ott on a bike frame, but one of them was a full custom build for me back in...
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    The joys of electric car ownership!

    😂😂😂😂 Not a chance in hell of me going veggy’…. might take a fishing rod and a few lures to see if there are any Bass about - firm bash on the head and in the oven it goes for supper😋
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    The joys of electric car ownership!

    Nope, no suggestions to offer. I feel we must agree to differ on this… Must dash, we have decided to go out for a drive, probably to a nice river estuary for a walk, followed by lunch somewhere nice, out in the sticks. The question is whether we go to one of our local favourites which are 45...
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    The joys of electric car ownership!

    I will never, ever vote for the Green Party. While some of their agenda makes sense, there is much of it I could never support, not even in two lifetimes. As for joining protests, I strongly resent the stop oil, extinction rebellion and other such groups causing mayhem on our streets and would...
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    The joys of electric car ownership!

    Jacob, are you seriously suggesting that all non essential travel should be stopped. No holidays, no weekends away, no pub lunch or evenings out in the countryside, no travel to sports venues for ourselves, children, grandchildren - the list goes on... The bottom line is that a huge part of our...
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    The joys of electric car ownership!

    On a positive note there seem to be rumours from other candidates that if Khan goes, so will the extension to the ULEZ zone, whether or not its already been implemented.
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    The joys of electric car ownership!

    As a long time diesel car driver, recently swapped to a hybrid, because I could not find a suitable car that I liked with a diesel engine option, I am still opposed to the extension of the ULEZ zone to and beyond the M26. My main objection is Khan tramping all over areas way outside where...
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    Boiler problems.

    Exactly right. Our Honeywell ‘Y’ Plan valve has a lockout lever.
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    Workshop in garden shed and noise

    Noise and ‘use of premises’ are two separate areas of legislation in Council terms. Environmental Health departments deal with noise and it falls to the Planning Department to deal with material changes of use of premises/land. Whether a change of use is ‘material’ is a matter of fact and...
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    Post a photo of the last thing you made

    Not proper woodwork - just a bit of fun…
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    Yankee screwdrivers

    I still have a small one about a foot long. I rescued it while sorting out some tools in my dad’s garage. I use it occasionally, usually locked, when a cordless is a bit too bulky.
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    Wall plate... If this is the wall plate, it's not all on the wall! Problems?

    It looks as though the wallplate was bearing on render over only part of its width. Looks like an old building so its possible the roof has ‘spread’ a bit over the years. To maintain integrity after removal of the render its worth thoroughly checking that the eaves of both sides of the roof are...
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