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We likewise try to leave them Last year we delayed a building project to let them complete their cycle. This year they have chosen a rather inconvenient place (for us - great place for wasps). We can avoid them, but we are worried about the dogs. So now we face the dilemma 'kill or...

It is the non volatile nitrates, sulphates and phosphates that we are more worried about. They will promote an algal bloom before the local flora and fauna get established. Add to that our tap water is amongst the most expensive in the country as our water company has the responsibility of...

Warm matters because the water evapourates, exposing the liner and concentrating the tap water that we will need to use for the initial fill. To protect the liner we will keep the pond topped up with water - necessarily from the tap, further concentrating dissolved solids. In this part of the...

Carpet and sand? I may try the sand/cement mix route for the lower parts of the pond. There used to be a path and a wall - some parts of which remain to give the pond 'structure'**, but will need careful covering to reduce risk to the liner. If I use a slightly stronger mix (6 to 1?) I...

Interesting. I never knew about the 'kettering bug' before. World war one cruise missile. They did not use them because they were worried about 'inaccuracies'.

Useful rules-of-thumb Rodders. I will file those away. The material costs and effort of mixing may put me off, though done without cement (no mixing) might be more attractive. Access to our garden is awkward, so large amounts of heavy materials give me pause. The delivery lorry stops a fair...

Some useful figures there, thanks Rodders. At 2" (50mm) the pond (2.3m * 2.9m) would require about half a tonne of sand. That is a lot of mixing. I could be content with a thinner layer - an inch starts to look feasible (quarter ton, 10 jewsons handybags?). I was planning on using a 'proper'...

Thanks, but not really. The link describes a pond where the concrete provides the waterproofing, and needs to be quite thick - 100mm is four inches I reckon. What I am aiming for is a thinnish layer of sand to protect against stones, with waterproofing provided by a flexible plastic liner...

We have made plenty of ponds in previous gardens. This time I am contemplating a departure from the tradition of using old carpet as an underlay for the liner. I am contemplating using a sand/cement mix to stabilise/smooth the hole before using commercial pond underlay and then liner. Has...

It was folk on here that encouraged me to try linux some five years ago. It did not take me long to become a convert. Example: Yesterday my 'software manager' started playing up. [[ For non linux folk, this is like 'app store for linux mint' but better, because stuff only makes it onto the...

I am in Minehead. A little closer, and if you dropped by I could try installing Linux Mint for you. Alternately, can you boot from CD? USB stick? Play with your laptop at boot time look for options like 'boot options' while the screen is still black with white writing. Often holding down...

I have tried Ubuntu - but I did not like the desktop either except the way the taskbar/launcher worked, and menus at the top. Those were nice. But orange and purple? No thanks. Whatever were they thinking? I use Mint/Mate and find it fits the bill just right. Easy for windows users to...

I use 1and1 to host my website (such as it is) and to 'manage' my domains - I have my own - so I cannot comment on the particular package. Of their customer service I can only say 'at least adequate'. They have solved all my problems in a reasonable amount of time, clear billing. I have a...

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Cortana? Think 'digital creepy doll.' who reports directly back to her bosses on everything that you ask her......

In fact, just type your calculation into your browser search bar eg 27 * 3

Slight topic drift..... One thing that amused me was the fake 'wood block' flooring. Nothing wrong with a picture of wood stuck onto compressed donkey turds. But why is a picture of pine cheaper than a picture of oak?

IBM Hursley used to do a free fireworks display - contributions to charity. Not sure if they still do, but it was a fully professional 20 minute display. We can see a couple of big displays a year from our decking - almost. We get to see the aerial parts (the bits I like the best) but not...

+1 Linux Mint User.

I have a breadmaker by 'Andrew James' (whoever he is). Supposed to be good but I have the same problem. The timings are all wrong - and maybe they vary from loaf to loaf. As a dough-kneader it is great though. I make a loaf every week for sarnies. I probably over-knead the bread by running...