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Just processed my over 70 driving licence, it expires in Feb 22.

They ask to cut old licence in half and send back? when? Now or on receipt of the new one.

I have printed out the applicaton number so am covered by that, so it says?

This leads to renting an EV car. a couple of years driving and opt for a new model. No spares, no new batteries, no probs.

My front door is in a corner and the wind in certain directions lifts the outer flap, dog responds by barking thinking there is someone there. I tell it's the wind and after a while she quietens down.

I had to fit a cage as she will grab the letters and rip them up.

The outer flap only goes so far when lifted and of course it gets damaged as the spring is a plastic torsion rod made of unobtainium.

If you start cutting threads with a Hexagonal die nut the pressure will burst the die nut, just clean threads with them or use to identify a thread.. They are particularly good for checking long threads and as they go slack you can tell if the thread is worn..

Hexagon shaped dies are not used for cutting threads, they are used for cleaning damaged threads.

Thread cutting dies are normally round with a slit and can be adjusted in the die holder.

This brings to mind when i was using a large stainless steel ladle for lead mealting, the bottom fell out of it on the fire!

I have to go to the surgery and deliver the scrip and wait 3 days, but,when I go to collect I only get half the order and am given an IOU for whats missing.

Usually get to go back 24 hrs later. I sked why they dont order enough but got no clear answer. At least I can buy a paper and a box of cakes.

One point is that in 20 years I have never seen the same Dr. twice!

Edited By Clive Hartland on 24/11/2021 22:10:03

The principle of a lead acid battery that I was taught was that it will take what it needs to re-charge.

A battery low in charge will draw a deep current and as it starts to reach full charge it tapers off.

Beware overcharging, so take note of the time and check regularly on it's condition.

Channel 4 tonight 2030hrs. Your EV.

Bernard, perhaps you are thinking of the golden finish on old instruments? It is laquer mixed with Dragons Blood.

An interesting method as it is done hot, with great care as the laquer dries very quickly.

I tried for a very long time to find the amount of mixture and where from.

Maybe it is to hold the bridge up?

There is a product called Frigiline, mainly used on silver. Look it up, quoted at £17.00 or so per can.

Sprayed or brushed and is very thin.

The way to look at the tool is as if you were standing behind the late, all will become clear.

Austria has come up with the answer, A lockdown for 2 weeks for non vaccinated people.

The anti vaccs. are a problem as they are the transmitters and carriers.

The Yanks dont like, 'Yomping', that is marching from one place to another.

They like to be carried to a place , do what they do, and then be carried back.

These battle vehs. are fast and all terrain allowing hit and run a speciality. They would have a heavy calibre machine gun fitted as well.

A friends parents living in Medway were given an appointment for booster jabs in Clacton, notwithstanding there is a walk in station in Chatham!

farmboy, that is an interesting fact. In the army radio operatrores would use one ear to use the radio and the other to receive verbal orders from command.

Then, tank crew had a similar problem where the earphones were on one side but the other subject to the tank surondings.

In both cases one sided deafness results.

I joined the army at 14 and then progressed through training into using The Enfield No4 rifle. Then in the early 60's to the SLR. being a crackshot I was then exposed with no warnings to a lot of gunfire. Eventually being told I was 40% deaf and later posted to an Arty. Regt. with the armys biggest guns!

Now the progressive deafness has left me deaf 100% in the left ear and about 85Db in the right ear.

This is the point, any prolonged noise will cause deafness and I pity all the young people who have now attended all these music festivals where music is played at a very high volume and they will slowly get deafer and deafer as they age!

I cannot hear music or radio or tv sound and live on screen text, Nor use a telphone, any contact with medics and the like is a written note!

Talking to the dog walker she tells me they have no clocks in their house, so no time changes. They rely on their mob. phones.

Yesterday, Sunday, the TV still had not changed time. I havent bothered to look this morning.

It is a Valve seat cutter/grinder spindle, the wire cage is to take up the size of the valve seat guide. Nothing to do with gun barrel cleaning or wrapping abrasive cloth around. You get a set of them with the valve grinding machine and various valve grinding hobs to fit tye size of valve you are cutting.