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More powerful than my arms as a 14 year old!!

Situated our bird table in a safe place and in direct line from bedroom window. Squirrels don't notice movement and air rifle head shots from about 20ft are always instantly fatal.

Sold

Now sold.

Now £100 or best offer or e-bay next week.

Less than hours use. Bought for relative in error. Perfect working order with both bags as new. Sold with adjustable Axminster stand for inlet hose. Breaks down for easy carriage in car boot. Sold together. Collection only from Ely, Cambs. £150 or best offer.

Have settled on a 3.8kw petrol Hyundai for about £650

Thanks for all the useful replies. Am thinking that a 2kw genny may suffice but am concerned (ignorant about) power surges when appliances start up. Will only use extension leads. No noise problem with leads through cat flap. Only appliance hard wired is gas boiler, guess I can feed that from 13...

Am considering buying a petrol generator as standby. 1950's 4 bedroom standard built detached house. Ideally need sufficient power for freezer, gas heating boiler, electric flue fan for gas Aga, minimum lighting. No need for electric hob, oven, kettle or iron. Power for PC and tv preferable...

Have Virgin media two weeks ago landline was dead. An hour's wait before mobile was answered and then 2 days before engineer called. Explained that no copper wire systems were being repaired,now to be replaced by fibre. Changed set top box and fitted new cables. Now waiting for 3rd engineers...

Where were the missing ones found?

Set up a bird table with a couple of hanging pea nut holders. Position it in a easy line from a bedroom window. Keep the window open a crack so noise of opening doesn't scare them off.

When picking sloes from blackthorn bushes splinters from thorns always turned septic.

Stay in Ely, Cambridgeshire. Wonderful cathedral, Frequent 20 minute trains to Cambridge (colleges and punting on the river) good direct rail service to Norwich, Stamford Birmingham and Liverpool

Always remember that WD40 is not a penetrating fluid. Plus Gas is.

At post 26 Krome 10 told us that he used soap and water to "clean" the air filter. Wouldn't want that drawn into the cylinder. Best take a note of the make and type. Chuck it and buy a new one.

If the tank does not vent to atmosphere and is essentially sealed, is a vacuum created as fuel is used or does something other than air replace it?

Muntjac deer are in same category.

I believe it is an offence to release trapped grey squirrels