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    Undecided One Week Anywhere In the UK. Where Would you go for Birds?

    Be a toss up between Poole harbour for Ospreys and Sea Eagles and or the Pembrokeshire coast, with maybe a sneaky boatride over to Skomer for Puffins and SEOs. Sorry I always break the rules.
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    Topsy's Dartmoor Rambles

    Are there three different Sharp Tors?
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    What is this Gull Eating ?

    I know on Skomer they're very adept at catching Manx Shearwaters, they then rip off the wings before swallowing the rest of the bird, so maybe the same but with a Pigeon?
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    Capacitor replacement

    Admittedly I have an electronics background, but it doesn't look like an impossible job for a DIY'er. Lidl were doing a rechargeable cordless soldering iron recently that would probably do, if the X500 is similar in layout to the X370 video I just watched. The only thing thing to take care with...
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    Eye test maths?

    I would have said it's 10 feet as the image is on the mirror no matter what it is of.
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    Any members in New Zealand?

    If there are no direct responses then post them up or PM me, I'm not a Kiwi but my son in law is. He and my daughter have just moved back after a few years out there living with his family so should be able to help.
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    Any dog experts?

    From what you've said it very much sounds like you need a different vet to take a look, if they also rule out issues then you need a behaviourist. The simple fact is something is not right for this dog. From your posts I would look at diet - Chicken allergy is a thing...with symptoms such as -...
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    Any dog experts?

    Can you clarify, when it's alone with your wife does it do the ear and paws thing? I'm presuming it doesn't when alone with you. You and your wife need to be consistent, to the dog if humans are unpredictable then how does he know what you want of him, and ultimately all dogs really want is food...
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    South-West England Paignton to Dartmouth steam railway - photo locations help

    Spent my childhood walking the area, watch out for Adders in the summer Bridges Out by Churston Golf club...
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    Asking For A Friend.

    Vinted.....can't keep my missus away from it, she's picking up her favourite style White Stuff and Sea Salt tops and dresses for a quid or two. Get her a selection of bargains and she can resale anything she doesn't like. The local click and collect Yodel places are currently swamped due to...
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    Any experience in Central heating problems ?

    Sounds a bit like a faulty pressure vessel.
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    New Floor

    Joists may fit but if they've been installed whilst the property was built then the brickwork would have been laid around them, effectively the joists will be longer than the internal distance wall to wall, so to get a joist in you will either have to knock out the brickwork behind it to slot it...
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    New Floor

    If the joists are gone then you're going to have to gut it. Dig out all the old stuff fit new wall plates and mount joist hangers. I've done a bit with joists as part of my job removing and fitting home lifts. Toolwise a reciprocating saw, impact driver, tape measure and a hammer will do, acrow...
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