Stovax (Huntington, I think)

What sort of problem? Could an electrician sort it out? I’ve got a Carimali and most problems seem fixable by someone who is competent at diy.

About 6-7 tonnes (before seasoning) a year. Stove going all day from now until spring and most evenings through the summer. Doesn’t heat water, but living room door always open, so heats half the house.

Anyone roast their own?

Yes, started with a popcorn roaster. Now have a Gene Cafe roaster. Lots of of information on:

http://www.home-barista.com/home-roasting/

and

http://www.sweetmarias.com/instructions.php

Easiest and best way to have fresh coffee, which, as has been said, is essential for good espresso. Not so important for other types of brew.

Rural North Wales

I’m fairly colour blind, but I’m happy to wire plugs for personal use. Anything more complex with a greater range of colours, eg wiring Cat5 cables and I struggle.

Just wiring plugs “might” be ok. Consequences of getting it wrong are mostly serious though.

Elektra MXC. It’s pretty good.

I’ve got a one of these as well, good value for money.

Thanks for the replies. I’ll try and get a 20″ tomorrow, otherwise I’ll use the 24″
WEJ

Go Gaelic. Children who’ve had a bilingual education tend to do better generally, for a variety of reasons.

Prof Colin Baker has done a great deal of research on this: http://www.bilingualism.bangor.ac.uk/people/colin_baker.php.en

Good luck!

Photographer and County Councillor, Cabinet member with responsibility for Education.

From 1st of May, 10am to 5pm

Details:

http://www.eryri-npa.gov.uk/park-authority/press-releases/press-releases-2006/voluntary-cycling-agreement-on-snowdon

take some bags for your supermarket sweep

I think that is the point.

Up till fairly recently there was no public access to the track, however Conwy CBC were/are in the process of designating a footpath, with the landowners consent. There are currently no plans to allow biking on it, as far as I’m aware.

Sadly, I think it’s the same in a lot of rural areas. In Wales, we have the additional factor in that most won’t learn our language, which makes it difficult for them to integrate into the community. Those that make the effort to learn Welsh tend to be warmly welcomed.

My Full time job is a Taxi Driver but it doesn`t stop every body else working part time to supplement their full time job income – same thing really .

The complaint that some professional photographers have is about the rates that amateurs are prepared to work for. It would be like somebody in your town, who likes driving cars, offering a taxi service for 10p/mile or even for nothing in their spare time.

I use an Osprey Talon (25L?) and an Ortlieb waterproof bag on a seatpost rack. Works well off road as you can split the weight between the rucksack and the bike. You can bias the weight to suit the day, eg, if you think it’ll be a lot of pushing and carrying, then put most of the weight in the rucksack with the bulky, light stuff on the rack. Otherwise place the weight on the rack, and have a lighter rucksack.

I’ve used this combination a few times and works well for me.

For the current weather conditions on Snowdon:

http://www.fhc.co.uk/weather/weather.asp

Might be worth trying:

http://www.photomart.co.uk/

I’ve had good service from them.

Might be worth trying:

http://www.photomart.co.uk/

I’ve had good service from them.

This might help:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond3100/

Bought a car from them about 15months ago. Car as described, been reliable since. Delivered to my door for about £150 extra, easy and straightforward transaction.

I would expect a dealer’s margin to be grater than ebay fees. Might be worth trying a specialist dealer, like http://www.peterwalnes.com/

A commission sale from a specialist dealer would probably raise the most money, as long as you don’t mind waiting for it to sell. If it is a sought after camera, then Sothebys used to have specialist photographic sales now and again. They would be able to advise you of the potential sale price. Might be worth contacting them, or similar auction house.

I found it interesting and useful as it gave me a better insight to how other people think, compared to how I think (or not). Assessment would be a better word than test.

:wink:

Firstly, the quality of advice regarding coffee on this forum is probably as poor as the advice you would get on a coffee forum if you asked there about mountain biking.

Try coffeegeek.com or homebarista.com for useful information and advice.

In my experience, fwiw, I started with a stovetop and got fair coffee with off the shelf, pre-ground Illy. Slightly bitter though. I then purchased a Gaggia Evolution (similar internals to the Classic) better espresso, but inconsistent (mainly due to temperature variation and pre-ground coffee deteriorating rapidly after opening, and lack of control over extraction times. Got a burr grinder large improvement with fresh coffee, but a noticeable deterioration after two weeks from roasting

Purchased a coffee roaster and now only roast enough for a couple of weeks. From day of roasting there is an improvement in espresso for 2-3 days, good espresso for the next week or two, then a noticeable drop after two weeks.

I was still struggling with inconsistent temperature, so got a Heatexchanger machine and now get Espresso I’m very happy with.

Every step in this progression has improved flavour and/or crema in my espresso.

I would echo the Aeropress can produce very good coffee, (but not espresso!)

To sum up for fine espresso you need: consistent and accurate temperature control, 92-93 degree centigrade. Fresh coffee, less than two weeks from roasting. Ground within a few minutes of using. Good quality beans. Anything else, in my experience will not produce fine espresso. Cafitiere, filter machines and vac-pots are slightly less fussy, but not massively so.

Nesspresso’s contribution to coffee is the same as Argos’s contribution to downhill racing. IMHO.

I don’t think that I could deal with people quickly enough to make it worth while when on site. A competitor would usually take a few minutes to find and view their photos. The ones that then go on to purchase would take another couple of minutes for the transaction to take place. That sale would have to cover the cost of sales staff, photographer and someone to process and file the photographs. If you were to (optimistically) expect 20% of the contestants to purchase one £1 image then takings at an event with 500 competitors would be £100 to cover wages, travelling maintenance of equipment etc.

If you were to rely on internet sales, the success rate would be much less as people lose interest, or just forget to look. Only 5-10% of competitors would possibly purchase, even at £1 per image. Any savings on employing staff at the event would be negated by the reduction in sales.

In my experience, peoples interest varies from “wouldn’t even bothering to send an email for a free photo” which probably covers 50% of the population. To “can I have a copy of any photo with me in it, even if you can’t really make me out. Whatever the cost” which, sadly, are few and far between.

As a professional photographer, earning a reasonable income from events, (although not sporting events) I don’t think that it would work as a business model.
Happy to hire myself, all the photography equipment, 10 computers, printers (fast ones and big ones, if you need them!),7.5 tonne lorry, marquee all the wireless and cat5 networking equipment to connect it all up for a very fair amount. Payment up front, obviously :-)

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Many thanks,

WEJ

I've had a Citroen Synergie for a few years and it's been a great bike car. All the seats are removable which gives a large (3000L), flat load space. Sliding rear doors make it very versatile as well. Takes bikes upright with both wheels and seat post fitted. And been reliable as well.

Went on a couple of Himalayan expeditions in the 1990's(as a photographer/cameraman). The whole experience was pretty cool, but the highlight for me was walking alone along the Western Cwm, as the sun was setting. Spending two or three hours alone on a glacier with Nuptse on my right, Lohtse straight ahead and Everest on my left was one of the best experiences of my life.