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    Workwear trouser recommendations?

    Carhartt work trousers are well made and last better than anything I have previously bought. They also do 31'' waist rather than 30 or 32, which suits me better. About £50 mind. However, in this case, it seems that if you buy cheap, you buy twice.
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    For the frugal. Do minerals expire?

    I have just been into the local Mole Valley and, as is my want, bought 250 selenium and cobalt sheep boluses at 75% off. I have done this sort of thing many times in the past with things like blocks, boluses and minerals. I have always operated under the assumption that in a dried, powdered form...
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    Any swallows yet?

    First one seen yesterday, it brought a bit of hope along with it.
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    Lambing losses.

    As if to prove a point, I get up this morning, I find an in lamb hogg in the shed on her back, she later pushed out 2 aborted lambs. Then I go out to the field and find the sheep had flipped over the trough and trapped 2 lamb under there that had presumably been there for 24 hours or more. One...
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    Lambing losses.

    Around 15% sounds accurate. I have made my peace with whatever number it ends up at. I do my best, try and learn year on year. As long as I am happy with the effort and thought I put into it the rest is a roll of the dice. I persevere with weak lambs and non doers but the eventual outcome is...
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    Silage / Straw / Hay Price Tracker

    What's good quality, late summer wrapped round bale haylage worth currently, per bale? I have a surplus and might as well shift it. I am told that conserved forage is now short here in the South West which I thought surprising.
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    Openreach wayleave

    From my research it was around £10/pole/Yr. But that didn't come from anyone who was actually in an agreement. My one never actually ended up happening because they made a mistake as to where they were putting the post.
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    Openreach wayleave

    Is that about right?
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    Openreach wayleave

    What? For a single pole?
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    Openreach wayleave

    Following a car accident that snapped a telegraph pole, Openreach want to relocate said pole onto my land. What is the going rate for this and how much should I be asking? The line caters for hundreds of people. Thanks.
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    Idiots guide to Milwaukee.....

    Quick question... what do you all do with your expired power tools? Smash out the motors and scrap? Straight to the tip? I am building quite a collection and am wanting to have a clear out. It seems a shame to lose all of the components but I can't see an alternative to the above choices.
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    11 yr old lad new school few friends - is there any hope?

    Music seems like a good plan. Or drama for that matter. I never did either but was always very jealous of the crowd that did. Especially with drama, it gave the lads that did it a huge amount of female friends which could serve him and his confidence very well in his teen years. They always...
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    Applying for a Firearms Licence.

    OK. So my situation is that my father has become very ill and could pass away at any point. I am applying to avoid any complications in this eventuality. Can I just put all of his details (guns, gun storage, security, ammo location and usage, etc) on my application?
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    Applying for a Firearms Licence.

    Hi all. I am currently applying for my firearms certificate as we speak. I share a house with my old man who has a lisence, a question on the form asks if you share security arrangements with anyone. Is it simpler if I just have my own cabinet etc or can I just share his? Also, should I avoid...
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