Onoff

For me it was a mission to prove I/we could get a decent terrestrial TV picture. When nextdoor's conifers briefly blocked good reception I did dabble with a dirt cheap FTA box and dish. The box was rubbish TBA, kept switching off. The neighbour sorted the tree and normal service resumed.

Yes, as well as the biggest Band A aerial, on a mast, I have a masthead amp.

Google "socket lug fixers".

I'm down in a deep valley, extreme fringe area from memory. I have the biggest Band A Yagi aerial from the above link pointed at Crystal Palace. I've made a couple of corner reflector aerials for neighbours. They work a treat but are big. One's in a hip end roof.

Masses of info here. Honestly go nowhere else. https://www.aerialsandtv.com/site-contents To find your likely transmitter: https://www.aerialsandtv.com/knowledge/atv-transmitter-map Those houses that do have traditional roof top aerials in your area, look at which way the majority are pointing, that should give you a good idea. If in a fringe reception area go for a band specific aerial rather than a wideband. They're very helpful on the phone too.

FFS! It's 5.10 in the morning and I type "if" instead of "of". I go back and correct it within seconds and it comes up: Edited just now by Onoff

As long as you have a 3D model you can print it. Pretty much it's a doddle. Resin is tbh probably going to give the best quality. What's the finish like on the model under any overhangs like soffits and canopies? If done on an FDM (fusion deposit modelling) printer like my lads then PLA (poly lactic acid) is easiest to print / gives the best finish. Colour is immaterial. Again under the overhangs can look a bit rough and require "support". A dual extruder machine comes in handy whereby you can print the support structures in say PVA and then soak then off. PLA is then theoretically compostable given the right heat & moisture conditions. It's I think the most eco friendly of all the filaments. Btw it's my son who does the printing. I just come up with mad ideas.

There might be some truth in the strong smelling natural products vs foxes. I'm expanding my veg patch so have been sieving soil and putting it in the bean enclosure to eventually bring the soil up to the height of the sleepers. It's lovely soil tbh, I can really see the appeal of crapping in it! However, nothing, not even a cat has crapped in it. Over the last couple of months the beans have been periodically sprayed with peppermint oil (nice) and also a neem oil (foul) mix. Of late I've been sprinkling neat chilli then curry powder, bought in bulk, around my sad looking butternut squash plants. This to deter slugs and snails it sort of works if in quantity. Guessing all these smells are keeping the bigger things out.

Ditto anywhere there's a potential back door on Chinese equipment, be it infrastructure, emergency service gear or home electronics, routers etc. I firmly believe the flood of cheap plug in gadgets wouldn't stand an over voltage. Once they control (or hack) our utilities it all goes up (or down )at once.

Older than 40 years, if converted to EV are MOT exempt I've just read. For that Bristol Clean Air Zone do you have to pre register the car?

Out of interest, if you electrify an ICE classic car does it then qualify as a true EV? Then if it's under 40 years old but electric, would you avoid the ULEZ charge?

Next you'll be quoting Mia Wallace's short lived TV series!

Is it still at large?

Yep, we rate this one as well. A tip that does work for cleaning the glass is to rub a dishwasher tablet over it. Dip it in water and rub on the glass. It has a gentle abrasive action as the tablet gets smaller.

My mate asked if I was interested in this, my missus was all "It'd make a great workshop / garden room for the kids". Nope, it's not happening, a waste of time and money. Would cost a fortune to heat in the winter. Convert your old shed like this to keep warm whilst building a new one:

It could equally be the shower unit at fault.

Lower the shelf? A couple more options:

...or upside down...

TS or SF for around a tenner.

Crabtree seem to be a go to, having a nice action.

The shower was finished years ago.

I "grouted" the tiles on the side of the bath in Forever White silicone. There's removeable panels so on those edges and the fixing holes so I used silicone. The idea I can run a knife through it should I need to remove the panel ever. As I was there anywhere and fed up with tiling / grouting, I just carried on and grouted with silicone. This was 2019 and it still looks good. The Mapei grey silicone hasn't stood up nearly as well as the Forever White:

Off another forum. Pikeys it's assumed charged an old lady over £2K for this. At least they used 10mm OSB...

My Dad had his similar garage re-roofed just before he died. Aluminium angle iron supporting a corrugated asbestos roof originally. I'd already added extra, intermediate angle irons 30 years ago when I used those crap, black bitumen, corrugated sheets from Wickes. That was a total failure. It sunk in multiple places like washing up bowl sized depressions. This time a local builder tek screwed OSB down to the angle irons then did a couple of layers of self adhesive roofing felt. Looks really good. I'll take some pics at the weekend. The concrete garage itself is shot but the roof is good!

Gave up on the idea of planting the 12 butternut squash that I'd brought on from seed, in raised pots or mounds. I was sick of the sight of them tbh, getting them in every night. Yesterday afternoon I just whacked them straight in a prepared, well sifted, manured, L shaped trench. They can just take their chances. As a hoped pest deterrent I painted wood preserver on the top edge of the sleeper, outside the membrane that lines the sleepers so smelly right? I'd also had a home hair/beard trim so combined the cuttings with some hair from brushing the big tom cat here. Deterrent? I think not! Something shat(?) right next to the first plant! This is just nasty.