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Nice dogs indeed; dogs do add to our enjoyment of life. Though I have to disagree with your signature line: We have two recued collie-crosses. They do not have an evil bone in their bodies (evil is a human invention, after all) but each watches the other's treatment jealously to ensure fair...

I am not certain, but I would not give up hope. Conifers usual thrive in acid soil - though probably not that acid. Citric acid is an 'organic' acid (in that it is composed of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen, and also in the sense that it is produced in natural living systems) so if the sudden...

First - I applaud wholeheartedly and without reservation the generous help that you and those like you give on occasions such as you describe. This altruism is an example of what is best in people. At the other end of the spectrum, however are the people who recklessly endanger the lives of...

I do not know why you feel that you have to ask - if you read carefully the post in which I used not having a car as an analogy, you will see that I explicitly stated that I do have a car. I am not sure about the reference to spam. I am a partial vegetarian (I do not eat birds or mammals) and...

Thanks for the links to sites (especially the site dedicated to frustrating the BBC/TVL people. I think I may try the revocation of implied right of access together with warnings that I will raise a charge of harassment. I need to read a bit more about both first though (and as I am a lazy...

Historically speaking, it would be the expected move. Any new form of communication has attracted the interest of the government - first for control, then for revenue. Pamphlets, then books, the press, radio, tv. So licencing/taxing computers or the interweb would be consistent. I am not...

Well put. To push the analogy to it's extremes: I have no car. I have not had a car for 15 years. There is no record of me having a car at this address. There is no record of me having owned a car for 15 years. Why should I be threatened with court action because I refuse to sign a piece of...

Our domestic hygene engineer reckons that you should try good old-fashioned vinegar first. Let it sooak in a bit if possible. What have you got to lose? (We have both already lost our credibility - you for asking, me for answering :lol: )

Or that everyone has to pay, but there is an exemption if you can prove that you do not have a TV. That would make life easier for all concerned would it not? (hammer) That is the bit that annoys me. What they are doing is bullying - plain and simple. It verges on 'extracting money with...

Is it really law that I must declare that I do not have a television? I do not think that is so, but if you have evidence then that would change my position slightly. I have searched the BBC site and I can find no mention of a legal requirement to declare that I have no TV. Plenty of stuff...

We do not own a TV. We do not watch live TV programs on our computers. We refuse, on principle, to 'declare that we do not own a TV'. We have never had a 'visit from one of our enforcement officers'. Now they send us this letter. This seems to be very threatening, and I wonder if they are...

Good video quality - thanks for posting.

That looks really good. I keep toying with getting a better camera, but I need a reasonable quality of video. I have little idea of what the numbers mean even though I have written some video editing. Have you taken any video yet? What is it like? Phill

What a lucky find, and so typical of natures gifts - given when you least expect. My best wildlife occasion was on Dartmoor too.... walking north from Ivybridge with a bivi and such, and going slow as to enjoy myself. I camped by a stream second night and was awoken by splashing. Crawling...

I thought the page of results (and therefore the layout) was provided by the search engine, and not the browser. If this is so then the search engine may have changed it's format, not Chrome.

Have you considered a straw bale house? Providing you can lime render it seems a cheap and easy option. I did a lot of reading/research on the idea once, but was not brave enough to go for the self-build. If I was handed enough cash I would seriously consider it. Incredibly good sound/heat...

True ingenuity. Cheap, simple, can be manufactured by locals. The only downside that I can see is there is no profit in it for large multinational companies.

I agree, both with the environmental responsibility and that the installations are ugly. I have solar panels, but do not see it as 'cocking a snook' (lovely phrase). Tiles similar to those that you postulate do exist, but not in my price bracket, or I would have used them. (see...

+1 I remember a frustrating time trying to fill in a questionaire with one of those people that hang around in shopping centres. She wanted to tick the 'dont know' box, for me, but I wanted a 'dont care' box. I was apathetic, not ignorant. I was actually so well informed that it made me...

Excellent - like the warning. There are many reasons that I feel unrepresented democratically, even though the 'police and crime commissioner' election is the first in which I did not vote while eligible to so do. For example, I live in the constituency of 'Bridgwater and West Somerset'. I...