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I have been using Dewalt for years because at one time a friend could get really, really good offers on their different tools from the US. Stayed with them until fairly recently, but then tried a Ryobi SDS and then a Worx SDS. Both more than ok for home and semi pro work. The Worx in...

33 here in Aveyron, France yesterday. 35 expected today, 37 tomorrow.

I'm reliably informed that Monaco is a better place to live if you have a few bob.

I know the difference between weather and climate, but it's always seemed a bit obvious that our activities over the last few decades have moved global temperatures up a degree or 2 (or maybe a bit more in places), but if the sun goes behind a cloud on a sunny day the temperature goes down...

That would be fine, but being upwind would not be good.

And as an aside, if checking the oil level on a Briggs & Stratton 4 stroke screw the dipstick in, and on a Honda (and maybe others) check without screwing it in.

Depending on the configuration of the repair you might find a way to use a line of bicarbonate of soda with superglue dribbled onto it. I've found that to stick well to most plastics. Look on line and you can find black powder that also works and blends in with the black plastic. It heats up...

Is the 2 stroke mix correct? Some machines use 40:1 and some use 25:1. Maybe Google can help you find the correct mix? Edited to say that Fergie and I posted more or less the same thing at the same time..........

Lot Valley? Somewhere near us just south of Figeac?

A car with ctrl, alt, del buttons? There's a thought.

https://www.atelierultau.ro/piese-de-schimb/shopping_cart.php https://www.atelierultau.ro/piese-de-schimb/bosch-slefuitor-banda-0603270735-b7350-120-usa-p-224545.html That part appears to be common to quite a few different models. I have emailed them to ask if the part is actually available...

http://btcatalogue.bg/katalog-firmieng.aspx?comp=415&city=Sofia&n=Robert%20Bosch https://www.mtmc.co.uk/Bosch-PBS-75-A-/-3603BA1070-/-GB-230-Volt-Spare-Parts__p-162077.aspx Unless I'm completely misunderstanding which part you're looking for, mtmc appears to have both toothed wheels.

If you do a Google search for the part number you'll probably get some hits on sites in Poland or Bulgaria. I've sourced old Bosch and Hilti parts from there. Or search for "Bosch spare parts Poland, Bulgaria". When I get back to my pc I'll look up the names of the places that supplied me.

Or "Minister of the Interior"

We had a Ryobi strimmer that stopped working after a month. Getting anything fixed in France under warranty is difficult so I took it apart to find a broken connection on the motor because the wire was too short and it had pulled off. Spliced in a new length of wire and it's been fine ever...

I'll always try to fix stuff but in a lot of cases finding a spare part is nigh on impossible. I've been known to get bits from Poland, Bulgaria and Romania, particularly for old Hilti drills. Quite often if parts are available they are part of a much larger assembly and cost more than a...

How about cats? We can keep the dog off for a day or 2 with the gate, but the cats.........!!

Several (most) of the cheapo adapters in my kitchen drawer do not have the CE mark. I'm guessing that a lot of the Chinadapters do not.

Ok, so I'm in France where things work a little bit differently. A friend of mine has a barn which is not yet "renovated" but is in good condition. He keeps his car in it. A couple of years ago a small beam fell from the roof onto his car. The barn and the car are insured by the same company...

Something that hasn't yet been mentioned is the insurance aspect. When we moved to France we were told that using UK to EU adapters could invalidate your household insurance if there was an electrical fire, even if it wasn't a direct cause of the fire