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Hobbies and Interests / Re: Gardening
« Last post by Hugo on March 16, 2024, 11:22:55 pm »
My experience with Toby Hughes was really good .  He arrived on time, he was neat and tidy and his van was immaculate.
Toby started by using his camera on a long pole to see where the problem was and then used his machine to extract all the moss and debris in the gutter. Then he checked the down pipe as I thought that there may be a blockage there too.
I'm very grateful to Gwynant for telling me about him and I'll use him again as soon as I need to

On another note I had a coffee morning a few days ago with a retirement group and Arfon who is a volunteer at Bodnant like yourself was there .   He sends his best wishes to you and hopes that you have a speedy recovery after your operation.
He also mentioned your camera and we enjoyed seeing those nice photos of Bodnant that you have posted on here and look forward to seeing some more in the future
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Games, Jokes & Quizzes / Re: Quiz Time!
« Last post by Hammy on March 16, 2024, 09:50:31 pm »
8/10 with some accurate guesses, but who provides the Welsh geography vetting for that publication?????
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Hobbies and Interests / Re: Gardening
« Last post by DVT on March 16, 2024, 08:24:10 pm »
A couple of weeks ago a flyer came through my letter box for Ben's Gutters - as my gutters needed clearing I called them.  Price seemed expensive for my simple semi dormer house, just one gutter front and back.  The chap who answered the phone said it included checking the gutters, brackets and re-sealing if necessary.

A week later chap turns up with his ladder and pulls out the offending plant growth - both gutters easy access, took about 20 minutes.  I am recovering from operation so did not stand and watch him.  Went out and asked if he'd checked the brackets and resealed the end caps as they continually leak.

No, he had not re-sealed as that was a further ?25 cost - on top of the ?77 I had already paid.

I felt I had been conned and would not recommend them,  The gutter end-caps still drip water but not as bad, probably as the blockage has been cleared.
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Games, Jokes & Quizzes / Re: Quiz Time!
« Last post by Hugo on March 16, 2024, 05:13:55 pm »
8 out of 10 for me      My guessing has improved a lot in this last week      ;D
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Hobbies and Interests / Re: Gardening
« Last post by Hugo on March 16, 2024, 05:03:37 pm »
I'm daft but not that daft Steve        ;D
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Hobbies and Interests / Re: Gardening and House.... How to clear clogged gutters
« Last post by SteveH on March 16, 2024, 03:14:42 pm »
A reminder if in doubt about safety, get someone in............. :o

I was actually thinking of you when I posted the above........   8)
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Hobbies and Interests / Re: Gardening
« Last post by Hugo on March 16, 2024, 01:37:05 pm »
It's good advice about keeping your gutters clean but you can't always do the work yourself.    I have four gutters at various heights and have been able to clean three of them in the past but one is above a large glass sunlounge and I can't do that one
In fact Mrs H and I were sitting in the sunlounge when she saw a large clump of grass growing up out of the overhead gutter.    I didn't sat anything but the next time she went out shopping I got a ladder out and walked on the coping stones and pulled the turf out
I didn't mention it again until she said that "you've been on the roof again" and made me promise not to do it again, which I did promise
Anyway it did me a favour because I think Gwynant  recommended Toby Hughes a local person  who cleans gutters and I used him. I'll use him again and it's lot safer for me and at least I won't get ear if I use Toby
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Games, Jokes & Quizzes / Re: Quiz Time!
« Last post by DVT on March 16, 2024, 12:19:05 pm »
I think the question setters need geography lessons ... the question about snakes gives Milford Haven as a North Wales village ... the question about North Wales sea defence has Neath Port Talbot as one of the answer options !!!

I did not do very well !
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Science and Technology / Re: Climate Change....Sabrina Lee quits buying new clothes?
« Last post by SteveH on March 16, 2024, 10:04:41 am »
Climate change: Sabrina Lee quits buying new clothes

With her job as a TV weather presenter, it would be easy for Sabrina Lee to justify buying new clothes for work on a regular basis.

Instead she has set herself a challenge - to quit buying new clothes for the whole of 2024.

"There's pressure for me to look good because of my role and I know there's a lot of eyes on me," said Sabrina.

"But I'm a meteorologist, I studied the weather and climate at university and I also talk to the public about it... so I've realised that the fashion industry has a negative impact on the environment."

The fashion sector is responsible for somewhere between 2% and 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68545114
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Games, Jokes & Quizzes / Re: Quiz Time!
« Last post by SteveH on March 16, 2024, 09:56:22 am »
Test your knowledge of the news with our Big Fat Quiz of the Week

7/10 for me

quiz......... https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/test-your-knowledge-news-big-28829265?IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589
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