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Hi everyone, I've just moved house and I took my 6x6 B&Q aluminium greenhouse with me, but on re-building it, I find that a few parts have gone missing. While I can find lots of places that sell accessories such as bolts, glazing clips, etc, I can't find anything that sells what I'm missing, an ...

48. See you next Tuesday (as in the initials, C U next...)

49. I remember hearing someone utter a really quite expressive profanity, which when translated comes out as "Winking flipping stunt"

I'm the one who said it won't rise!

I suspect we could be in a speculation bubble with oil, the steep rise is too much in a short space of time to be explained by China or India. People are buying it as an investment, just as they were in the housing bubble that just burst.

And bubbles always burst!

Ok!

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Sorry....

? I dont think i understand what you mean, literally on the price tag? I don't know. Not in the shop I work in, it is printed on the packet. We have a fossil fuel based economy, so the best indicator of something's carbon footprint is surely its price tag. Anyone agree, or am I being too simplistic?

Isn't the carbon footprint on the price tag?

If that's scared you too much, try this one to relax you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ0K1g0P3UM

Today, I achieved ZWP in my shopping by visiting 2 local shops for meat, veg and fruit. The idea is to remove packaging from the bin waste as I have already done with recyclables and food waste. I currently empty the bin every 3 weeks but my target is 52 weeks. Can this be achieved? You might not r...

it can be done, but the amounts of power are fairly miniscule, and the equipment very expensive............ :cooldude: Minimise consumption, then go for a wind turbine/photovoltaic combination for electricity - think yacht or caravan! :wink: You could put together a rudimentary system for a few hun...

Is there any way to provide electricity from a wood burning stove?

Hi Has any heard of the "Compost Tumbler" it claims you can have perfect compost in two weeks!! Is this possible??? Would love to buy one but skint at mo!! Wondered if anyone had any idea's silmiar cause its only my first year and I'm impatient!! :bom: Heres the link: http://www.harrodhor...

Millymollymandy wrote:The amount of compost heaps I have, and the amount of firewood, is my definition of wealth.

I'd like to put that on a plaque and hang it over the fireplace!

caithnesscrofter wrote:whereabouts in the highlands?

We're not there yet, but we'll be looking in the Inverness-shire or Wester Ross-shire area.

Thanks for all the advice. I guess I can forget the water tanks for electricity, although I still want to pump groundwater and compost all waste to be 100% self sufficient with water. Coppicing is something I've been looking at as well. I'm very fond of rowan trees, and I've heard they're fast growe...