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Seeing this is the only living in a foreign land thread, I have serious question for those of you that have lived without "help" for some time. Since lockdown we have started to get into a rhythm with keeping the house clean, dishes washed and generally not allowing ourselves to go to bed with unattended chores. However, the laundry remains an issue for me, I'm the best person for ironing (fanks national service), so can work thorugh a weeks worth in 3 hours, however, that is indeed a pain and not efficient. I believe the sweet spot lies in a tumble drier, where you fold it directly out the machine and iron that which needs ironing? I would seriously lile to hear the most efficient way you deal with laundry? Thanks in advance

If money allows, DeWalt/Millwakee/Makita etc 18V If not Bosch will do you fine in 18V Whatever you do, don't buy Ryoby!

Same issue, my 14month Rottie unlearns leash walking in 3 days. I leave for work early so also on weekends only at the moment.

See DJR already pointed you in the right direction. Just a note with CCA timber - its usually so cupped or twisted that you spend more time correcting it than using it, so spend the extra cash on raw straight material or PAR ready to use. Puts the fun back unless you like playing with planers and jointers

I've done sleeper sections on a Ryobi, it is seriously time consuming and causes huge dust clouds. If you're not in a hurry, seeks an operation with a large and strong enough band saw or preferably circular saw to do the process for you. It is a two person job too, so if you don't have a helper with horse power you're buggered in any case Edit: I neglected to add that I had to anchor that Ryobi table saw with sand bags and a large chain, so rather not try it, its a PIA

I got fired due to a faulty Motorolla Pager (the one with the slanty line acroos the face and four buttons). Found myself in a poor signal area, missed the page, jobless! Was before the CCMA days and quite a bad experience for me. But life went on and I'm fine now, just running low on beer at the moment...

That turned out perfect!

You can tree staining it with tea, which works pretty good. Lots of resources on it on the interwebs Also, the steelwool and vinegar method could assist, interwebs again Another trick is to buy some pre-stained varnish, I often use light oak to get that honey colour onto white pine.

He's a teetotaler, was a state choir singer in his youth and one of the wealthiest stadium rockers ever. He's genious with big hair and brass balls and I spent my youth listening to them. I still do.

Nice, pitty you didn't ask here first as I would've advised you to just increase the mix ratio of the hardner a tad and then heatgun the surface periodically. That would set the curing process into faster rates (epoxy resin obviously) Still turned out nicely though!

Thanks Andy, also learnt something today!

I'm about 90% sure that's a 1914 Levis/Velocette frame, however, the motor throws me. BSA did the slanted motor as per your grand dad's picture but much later. Also, Royal Enfield, Humber and most other Brit bikes sused that style of frame, however, the tank in frame shape as this model is probably a Levis/Velocette, but that motor? Hope someone can shed more details, super picture! Edit: Triumph Motor fitted at that slant? looks like grand dad knew what he was doing

Die hammer is die wenner in die foto!

Kransie, jy het groot brons knaters, of julle braai nog saam?

Well done!

That is an absolutely fantastic conundrum to have! Sorry can't help here but if it was my money, the less expensive machine would do, but that's me

Stefmeister, be a bit more specific? In short, if it's a Ryobi question, STFA from it as you'll spend your life being frustrated.

His brother works in the electrical department here in Richards bay then!

The SR71 was detected by NIA and Airforce during its pass over South Africa. It was again detected a few times more (probably about 3) during the early 80's edit: or aircraft with similar capabilities operated by the US.

Serves you right for planting kale!

Jip the same idiots also want you not to have guns now too...as the saying goes, when they say you don't need it, trust me you need it!

Mine worked a bit on tufts of grass this weekend on the hike in the berg. The spot we pitched our tent needed clearing and the knife worked well. I remain impressed with my Honey Badger

Hi Ridr, There's no pre-booking system, so my advice from this weekend is as follows; - Try and pass through Phutaditshaba before 07:00, traffic is hectic through Qua-Qua on weekends - Gate entry is R100 at Witsieshoek, the hike will cost R180 for both of you. - The road is inaccessible to normal sedan cars, so you need something like an SUV or 4x4 (my RAV4 2WD handled it OK). Actually the road is atrocious in sections and fantastic in others. The first 2 km's is particularly bad, so be prepared. -Once at the car park you need to complete the overnight register with full details of your intended stay and return ETA etc. - Give Amphitheater Backpackers a try, we absolutely loved the facilities. They have a jacuzzi, the food is tops and deluxe room with dinner cost R500pp. They have cheaper options and I'll do that the next time as their communal kitchen has braais, gas, everything and not so far out the way as Mahai. - You probably know this; April is already very cold up top, so pack the warm stuff and we look forward to your report!

Thanks

Hike report; So hiked up Sentinel (chain ladder route from Witsieshoek) with my son who starts high school, this past weekend. Started around 11:00 from the car park. It was misty, cold and the weather showed no signs of getting better for the remainder of the day. We made it to the chain ladders at about 13:30, we stopped for many photo's and lots of chats with fellow hikers. The safer of the two ladders, the more centered (with rings for each rung) is not in use any more, I could not see why. The scary ladder on the left (Free State side ) is the only up and down ladder to the middle landing. So a huge traffic jam was experienced at this point. So we waited for the leaving hikers and fell in behind a group of 10 day hikers on the way up. This proved to be one of the coldest waits in a while, the sniping wind coming through was super unpleasant for us "subtropicals". We eventually made it up both ladders to the rock kern around 15:30. The mist was thick and impaired our movements quite a bit by the time we reached the Tugela river. I needed a cup of coffee so sat at the river and boiled some water. Whilst sipping on coffee and hot chocolate, the fog rolled in stopping us from proceeding to the falls safely, so we made camp about 20m up from the river, in earshot of the river in a nice grassy patch with a tiny rock wall close by. Typical of the season it started rumbling by 18:30 and from 19:00 to 01:00 it rained heavily, with thick mist/fog continuing. At around 01:00 just before the rain stopped, the temperature dropped steeply, although both of us were warmly dressed and in our -5 sleeping bags, I started to get seriously cold feet and legs. My son was cozy all the time and only complained about the lack of sleep due to the heavy rain. At just past 01:00 the temperature dropped again leaving me a bit worried as i had no additional layers to put on, but the youngster was fine so pa "byt toe maar vas"! As the rain stopped an icy wind started blowing but the temperature must've then settled down around just above freezing. The tent withstood the weather like a champ and we remained dry throughout. Dozing off i woke up around 03:00 with the full moon light waking me, still windy but clear. At 04:30 we woke again, started breaking camp and by 04:50 with first light in the east made our way to the falls. At the falls there were a group of 6 already snapping away at the spectacular site of the Amphitheater, Dragons Tooth and the falls. We stayed and watched the sun rise over Dragons Tooth, my son was in awe of the scenery, I was a bit teary eyed seeing his joy and amazement and also proud about how he handled the tough night night in isolation without a peep. Neither of us were hungry at this stage and the day was an absolute beaut! We listened to the falls, saw the changing light play on and over the rocks. My son is a budding photographer so he was in his element taking SD cards full of pictures with the best conditions ever. We eventually had to start making tracks for home and started our hike back. We filled our water bladders with fresh unadulterated water from the Tugela for the hike down. Going down the chain ladders around 06:00, those buggers were extremely cold making the climb down less than pleasant. Once both down we caught our breath and J wanted to now see how fast we could descend to the car park. So the race was on to see what time we could clock safely down with a few photo stops. We made it from the foot of the chain ladders to the car park at Witsieshoek in 65 minutes flat. It's approximately 8km's. A great hike which definitely changed the outlook of my teenage son forever. We made some meaningful memories together and he is a converted hiker. So much so that we planned out next overnight hike for the Easter weekend. Some gear that I purchased and worked really well for those interested; Tent - OzTrail Nomad 2 (withstood heavy winds, rain of biblical proportions) we slept two up, with mattresses and bags at the head end and plenty wiggle room. Naturehike split folding stove - very efficient, practical and light Shoes - El-cheepo K-way Blackburn boots (I won't try anything in winter with these though) That's it, happy hiking everyone! Happy New year