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After years of yearning, I finally ordered a kelly kettle 
By accident, my cousin left one of my car windows open last night and everything froze, so this morning saw me scraping ice off the inside as well as the outside. Scraping the middle of the windscreen is a pain because I'm very short, and despite wearing thermal gloves my fingers disappeared when Raynaud's kicked in. Upshot: I might invest in a) an ice-scraper with a longer handle and b) a cosy ice cover for the windscreen.
By accident, my cousin left one of my car windows open last night and everything froze, so this morning saw me scraping ice off the inside as well as the outside. Scraping the middle of the windscreen is a pain because I'm very short, and despite wearing thermal gloves my fingers disappeared when Raynaud's kicked in. Upshot: I might invest in a) an ice-scraper with a longer handle and b) a cosy ice cover for the windscreen.
Here you go Bluejoy, it's nearly two feet long:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hopkins-19...+Deluxe+Snowbrush+with+Integrated+Ice+Scraper
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hopkins-19...+Deluxe+Snowbrush+with+Integrated+Ice+Scraper
Arcticdude
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I've been wanting a Kelly Kettle for a long time too. What model did you order?After years of yearning, I finally ordered a kelly kettle
By accident, my cousin left one of my car windows open last night and everything froze, so this morning saw me scraping ice off the inside as well as the outside. Scraping the middle of the windscreen is a pain because I'm very short, and despite wearing thermal gloves my fingers disappeared when Raynaud's kicked in. Upshot: I might invest in a) an ice-scraper with a longer handle and b) a cosy ice cover for the windscreen.
Two more properties viewed today. One just a couple of houses along the road, with a great big garden that has a burn running through it, a useable loft space and a nice utility basement (including a lathe that the man might be prepared to sell to me). Unfortunately, the garden is also on a hell of a slope with a lot of mature trees on it.
The other was a longer drive out into the peninsula. It's an end-terrace house in a beautiful wee hamlet. Great big garden with sheds, large pond (I could breed koi carp to eat/sell), sunroom, and - in some ways, best of all - 6'6" ceilings upstairs that make me feel very comfortable. It needs some work in the heating and sheds departments, but it's worth a second look and I'll go out again next week.
Two more lined up for tomorrow.
The other was a longer drive out into the peninsula. It's an end-terrace house in a beautiful wee hamlet. Great big garden with sheds, large pond (I could breed koi carp to eat/sell
), sunroom, and - in some ways, best of all - 6'6" ceilings upstairs that make me feel very comfortable. It needs some work in the heating and sheds departments, but it's worth a second look and I'll go out again next week.Two more lined up for tomorrow.
Brent S
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What is a Kelly Kettle?
Arcticdude
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Basically it's a container for heating up liquids. It looks kind of like a big stainless Thermos. You can burn twigs and such under it to generate the heat. Look it up online.
Arcticdude
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I like the idea of 1/10th ounce coins. I've got some 1, 5, 10 and 100 oz bars. These are fine for storage, but difficult to use for smaller purchases if the economy tanks.
I'm having a hard time buying any gold now because of the price, but maybe I need to get over that.
Brent S
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I agree gold is insanely high right now. It was only 300 an ounce when I first bought it, close to 1300 right now. The key to everything investing is diversifying. I’m still looking for alternatives to stocks right now, but still do some.
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Nifty, twig-fuelled water boiler with cookware that attaches to the top. It's handy to be able to boil and cook separately at the same time.
https://prepareforadventure.co.uk/p...MI6qSS576I4AIVg7TtCh0kwABDEAQYBSABEgI7WPD_BwE
Arcticdude
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The house is coming along good now. I fired the plumber and the drywall hangers. The new plumber and the drywall guys will be out next week. Got the wood stove connected today. The house will be painted this spring to match the shop.
KateMTx
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That house is super cute!
Brent S
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It looks great except for all that white stuff all around it!
tmttactical
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It looks great except for all that white stuff all around it!
I could not agree more. Hate the white fluffy stuff.
Arcticdude
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We seldom get any rain in the summer so we need all that white stuff we can get. We've had some warm weather over the last few days and now we only have about 2-3 feet on the ground.It looks great except for all that white stuff all around it!
Arcticdude
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I really wasn't trying for "cute" on the house design, but the wife told me that cute was ok. Thanks.
The house looks really nice. Those trees are beautiful. The place looks peaceful and comfortable... and cold as heck!
jimLE
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Great looking place..but i think that i would of gone with a attached garage.more for convenience then anything else.
Arcticdude
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There's a couple reasons why we didn't go with an attached garage. First we would have needed to clear a lot of trees to fit it close enough to attach it to the house, plus it would change the whole character of the house. Next, it's more of a shop than a garage. And finially we get very little rain here and the snow is generally dry.
Brent S
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Only 2 to 3ft......
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