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Same here. No gas in our valley or for miles around. 64p per day standing charge and 23p per kWh The standing charge is too high but is tiny in comparison to the usage charges, especially in the winter. Luckily we have 2 wood burners which help but they don’t heat the whole house.

Anywhere in North Wales - land of the lukewarm welcome 😂

This x 1000 Done more than my share over the years but you couldn't pay me to go to a festival at all now. My daughter sings in a band and does the festivals every year but I won't even go to see her. Best gigs i've been to have all been low key small affairs, normally early on in the bands career.

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Our centre takes household items, furniture, electrical appliances etc so no excuse for dumping this stuff, the building materials thing is our local issue

My local recycling centre won't take any building materials, or anything to do with DIY without charging, it's run by a waste management company no longer the council. I've noticed hotspots where people are fly tipping more often than ever and it must be costing huge amounts for the council to clear it. Hardcore & Rubble, DIY Construction, Waste, Soil £2.00 per bag* (£20 per trailer) One bag per customer free (up to 20kg) Includes items such as breeze blocks, bricks, ceramics, concrete, tiles, flagstones, gravel,, slate, soil, sand, stones and tarmac. Wood and timber £4.00 per bag (5kg – 20kg), £30.00 per trailer load Less than 5kg free of charge DIY or construction wood includes fitted furniture, doors and kitchen cabinets; fences, sheds, flooring and decking Asbestos (Bonded asbestos only). £12.50 per bag or sheet. Asbestos must be double bagged/wrapped in plastic Residents advised not to break into smaller pieces or cut/saw it. Plasterboard £12.00 per bag or sheet or £30 per trailer Plasterboard should be dry and not mixed with other materials Gas canisters £6.00 each up to 10kg £11.00 each 10kg – 20kg £35.00 each larger than 20kg specialist gas canisters. Completely empty gas bottles only. Tyres (Motor Vehicles & Motorbikes only) £4.00 eac.h Commercial and agricultural vehicle tyres will not be accepted. No charge for bicycle tyres Plastic Windows £3.00 each. With or without glass. Single pane window only (double charge for multiple pane plastic windows) Plastic Door orDoor frame £3.00 each. With or without glass. Single door or door frame only (double charge for double door) Bath or shower tray £3.00 per item Single bath or shower tray only (plastic, fibre or composite) Insulation Material £3.00 per bag or bag equivalent. Products such as mineral wool and fibreglass insulation Roofing Felt £3.00 per bag Plastic downpipe gutteringor fascia £3.00 up to 5 pieces, £6 up to 10 pieces Just had a council tax increase of 9.34% too

I was an early adopter with the R5 and next to no RF lenses that I wanted were available so I bought the Canon adapter and used my existing collection, all high end white models, and they worked well. Bought my first RF lens and the difference in having a dedicated system was amazing so over the following months I sold them all and transitioned to full RF. Third party barely exists for mirrorless unfortunately

Haven’t been for a long time but certainly wouldn’t spend a few days there unless you have something planned, hiking or climbing , there’s a few museums and galleries and I remember eating well there, although expensive but no worse than prices in Switzerland. Others may have been more recently though and their experience might be different.

I come across this so often, it’s almost as though one is better than the other. I was a Nikon owner in the late 80’s, got offered a mega upgrade for a Canon and never looked back. Not interested in tribalism over something so petty. As long as it does what I need it to do then I’m happy.

They might seem left if you're American or maybe in comparison to some of the others you entertain. Boggled my mind a bit when I was in the States and watched for the first time

Lovely piece of kit in its day.

I planned carefully and most borders I crossed were either unmanned or the staff were nonchalant. Others just made me empty the sack and asked a few questions but I didn't really encounter any more than that.

I used to keep them in sandwich bags taped up when exposed, I think I guarded them more than my passport 😂. Bear in mind that I only had a rucksack too. A sleeping bag, bivi sheet and some clothes, I look back and wonder how I managed 😂

I grew up on Zenith and Praktika, took them on all my travels taking more than 2500 images. Took 50 rolls of 35mm with me and bought more along the way. Didn’t get some processed for years as I couldn’t afford it. Labelled and dated them and posted home whenever I could.

Anyone seen the third strip on third party sites? Looked at DHGate and BQL etc.

The only government position Badenoch should be near is cleaning the toilets. Detestable human.

Great camera. If I hadn’t been so invested in Canon for so long I’d have considered it. I also have full frame mirrorless, Canon R5 but managed to slim down the lenses to ones I’ll actually use. My RF100-500 just about lives on the camera now though, absolutely stunning lens.

Honestly, the best advice I can give is to get quotes from professionals for the big jobs, work out what you can do yourself, or friends and family (removing wallpaper, removing paint and prepping woodwork etc) as you will at least save on labour costs. If you are up for a challenge, do some plumbing yourself, as long as it’s not gas work. It’s not rocket science and the internet is full of guides and information. Good luck with your project, just bear in mind that it will always take more time and money than you plan for so leave a percentage in your budget 👍

Dangerous game, so many genres - I can help you with wife type excuses when you need a new cupboard for your equipment, several different sizes of bag, flashes, light deflectors etc etc. Start with “no, this one is years old or I’ve borrowed it from xyz, I got this when I traded in xyz I forgot, you have motorbike s so already know these 😂

What lenses are you using? What’s your preferred style of photography? I love landscape/seascape (easily accessible where I live) but mostly wildlife/bird photography now. Gone down the macro path too, thoroughly engaging but equally frustrating…

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It’s for his hair

A nice Riad in Marrakesh?? Gets into the low/mid 20's and a nice place to do very little. *no beaches so get a pool...

This will be a “me” trip, travelling alone to eat, drink and get some trekking in before I get too decrepit I would like to fly to Istanbul, rent a car and drive there, or go full on and take a bus to Tbilisi and drive to Batumi… In the planning process at the moment so undecided but it’s been on my to do list for a long time.