Convinced that if every person had to live with a drainage field/tank rather than mains sewer for a few years we’d see no more stupid stuff down toilets or enormously rich groundwork companies for all those blocked soakaways and stinking gardens
Makes a change of scene from selling Avon, I guess
Harvia wood burning sauna stove
Wet fields and trees behind my house after a lot of rain
Rainy days are now a thing to look forward to. The crackle of wood burning, the sound of birds and rain, the smell of wood and greenery, a cold water pool to unwind in. Tried an infrared sauna on holiday out of curiosity… it just doesn’t compare. This is my happy place
Lewis Capaldi would be proud. It’s meant to be a great game though
Promoted me to leave after years of use. Reolink gives a better camera, more features, better performance and I control the data on my local NAS device with selective cloud backup. £75 one off price vs £180 hardware and £160 a year subscription
For now I just like the creative and hands-on nature of it all and the chat with all sorts from film industry pros to plumbers. I fancy making an old school pirate chest after the big snake... working name for the project is David Hisselhoff
I remember they wouldn't help me because they only operate via financial advisors. Massive red flag even if you exclude the poor fund performance and fees. Was talking to someone about guild certification. A possibility, one day, even if just for the kudos than any kind of career path
Worth digging out the T&Cs for each past pension. Some might charge for transfers under or over certain thresholds
I consolidated all of mine into PensionBee and it’s been great. You might not get new employers to agree to pay into it but even if it wraps up lots of smaller past ones they’re a great service and easy to administer. Avoid Royal London like the plague… dreadful elitist shitfest that was
To the cartoonist who drew this, well done.
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My best guess would be around impurities from scrap steel, but I’d be surprised if that can’t be accurately managed these days for generic steel. More specialised steels likely need source ores with very specific compositions or it’s not fit for purpose
Freshly forged serving spoon made of steel and copper resting on the anvil waiting for the wax finish to settle in
Heat, beat, repeat. A little twisting, punching, countersinking and riveting also helps on a lazy Sunday afternoon
Seriously impressed and daunted with the level of detail in these kinds of things. But the fun is absolutely in the learning
Challenged myself to learn to fly one of those A-10C planes in DCS World. Spent a few evenings now learning switches, control systems, cold starts and navigation. So incredibly satisfying to then blow up some trucks with the big gun and then proceed for a decent landing and power down
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Volcanic hill
Volcano surrounded by other volcanoes
Wine barrels
Black sand and stacked stone wind breakers to allow wine vines to grow
Volcanic landscapes, dromedary escapades and a little wine tasting
Palm trees 🌴 overlooking the sea towards some islands
Palm trees at sunset
A bitching new year sunset
New year swim
Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful… haha just kidding it’s lovely here and stormy and dark back home. It’s amazing
Ten horseshoes assembled into a Christmas tree decorated with baubles and led lights
Ten horseshoes welded together in my workshop in the shape of a Christmas tree
Tree of steel. Something I constructed over a few very late evenings when I should probably have gone to bed
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A project of nearly three years rumbles over the line. You know it's been a hard one when rather than crack open the drinks and celebrate you'd rather just quietly go to bed and consider how to feel about it the next day
A large Christmas tree with lights on it
The BFT is up. Stupidly big, impossible to lift myself. Needed to get help from a friend in the middle of the storm but glad with the end result. Smells amazing as always
View towards Slemish mountain in Co. Antrim early in the morning. The sky glows ominously orange and red ahead of a violent Atlantic storm making landfall
Took this the morning before the storm. The world looked like Mordor on my front doorstep. Red in the morning, shepherd’s warning couldn’t have been more true. We got a real lashing off that storm
Sunset from my back garden
November sunset silhouettes on one of the only non cloudy days this month
Haha this would make me Nöhaj… no-shark? So maybe a cinnamon bun. Cardamom makes it, sugar glazed top fakes it
Snow in my front garden and more snow in the distant hills
Decent overnight snowfall in rural Northern Ireland. Remote working is great on days like this 🎉
Feather letter opener, with talon and glass ball. Needs a name, still working on that part.
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It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
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Scarlet waxcap… maybe?
More scarlet waxcap… errr… caps
Some kind of russula? Striking colours on it
Puffball!
Some pretty mushrooms in the park today
One of the great revelations of 2024 has been making use of eBay and Vinted for routine clothes repurposing or buying. Honestly so much more satisfying than buying new than faffing in shops and paying vast prices
