Water company not only wants an air gap but the water has to overflow out of the drinker before it gets to the inlet level.
Had to cut the side down on some concrete drinkers to pass inspection
"Improving Our Lot" - Planned Holistic Grazing, for starters..
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Had to cut the side down on some concrete drinkers to pass inspection
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- somerset
the bliss of having our own water supply, even though we seem to be, constantly buggering about with it. Our recent week, on the 'mains' @ £45 a day, quickly makes you forget about the constant buggering about. And prompted the 'naughty' thought, of pushing our water, back through the metre, to see if it would change the direction of the dials ! We won't, even though our pressure is greater than mains pressure.
I dread to think how much we spend on water fittings a year, l cannot even see why, we use so many, but we do, thank goodness for e'bay, and pipestock. Had to pick up a T from local supplier, £14.10 + vat, pipestock, £4 ish, including vat, and delivery.
- Location
- southern riverina Australia
- Location
- Derbyshire
. .I've never seen ours siphon back out. Only when there is an air gap.
No air gap - no siphon
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- Owaka, New Zealand
Groundcover, if nothing else. Glad we don't get that bugger down here, all the same...Unsure what bindis are good for.... Unless you own the tire shop in town
- Location
- Quebec, Canada
The price and availability
- Location
- Quebec, Canada
Have you sold your stock? Are you moving soon? To a new farm?
- Location
- Glen Clova, Angus, DD8 4RD
The stock is gone and we are buying this place.....
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Retirement beckons.
Sort of......
- Location
- Quebec, Canada
BEEEEAUTIFUL!The stock is gone and we are buying this place.....
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5 bedroom house for sale in Kirriemuir, Angus - Blair House, Glen Doll - Galbraith
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Retirement beckons.
Sort of......
What a great adventure!
Is the land in front of the house included in the sale?Will you continue in agriculture?
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- Quebec, Canada
There seems to be a profusion of Blairs around: Blair house, Pete Blair, Jonny Blair, ( Tony too, but he’s not on this thread-luckily.)
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- Owaka, New Zealand
Anisochaeta gigantea "North Auckland worm"
one of NZ's endemic earthworms, this is just a bairn, they get to 1.3m or so and 10mm thick.
I think we now have them here because of the 'snake' marks across our track, can't really be explained unless these are making them
one of NZ's endemic earthworms, this is just a bairn, they get to 1.3m or so and 10mm thick.
I think we now have them here because of the 'snake' marks across our track, can't really be explained unless these are making them
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- Glen Clova, Angus, DD8 4RD
Blair Athol is not far from the new place......
Nor is Balmoral Estate
No. The whole plot is only 0.2 acres.
We may, longer term, try to gain the use of some adjoining land but aren't looking to really farm again. That'll free our time to spend much more of it out with the dogs, to get really involved in the valley community, to complete my degree and to really push my activism on influencing government rural policy towards agroecological "land sharing" farming rather than "land sparing" (re-wilding, mass forestry etc).
Like you say, a huge adventure!
Edut to add: Is also like to ski again and this is under an hour from Aviemore and Glenshee...
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- southern riverina Australia
My neighbors ancestors came from Blair Athol. Their property here carries the name.Blair Athol is not far from the new place......
Nor is Balmoral Estate
No. The whole plot is only 0.2 acres.
We may, longer term, try to gain the use of some adjoining land but aren't looking to really farm again. That'll free our time to spend much more of it out with the dogs, to get really involved in the valley community, to complete my degree and to really push my activism on influencing government rural policy towards agroecological "land sharing" farming rather than "land sparing" (re-wilding, mass forestry etc).
Like you say, a huge adventure!
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
We love to leave our mark on things 
- Location
- southern riverina Australia
2 legged blue healers....
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
- Location
- southern riverina Australia
Maybe that's what obelisk were invented for? To cock ones leg upon.
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
That's what high-input farmers are for?
I am/was…. Not decided on groundswell yet, haven’t checked the dates. Will let you know
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- Location
- S W Scotland
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