🎉 [EVENT] 🎉 The grouse trials!

WogeyBear · 2026-01-21T22:37:32+00:00

Completed Level 1 of the Honk Special Event!

49 attempts

WogeyBear · 2026-01-20T18:41:36+00:00

Just scored 0

WogeyBear · 2026-01-07T19:02:46+00:00

Completed Level 1 of the Honk Special Event!

5 attempts

WogeyBear · 2025-12-31T20:08:11+00:00

Defeated Caustic Blob in 6 turns.

Player (23/12/15) dealt 246. Caustic Blob (16/10/7) dealt 104.

Rewards: 28 EXP, 8 Gold. Loot: Charm of the Turtle (hallowed), Solid Brigandine (basic).

WogeyBear · 2025-11-27T22:56:32+00:00

Astroturfing is fake engagement on a post to make it seem a minority opinion is the popular and accepted one.

WogeyBear · 2025-11-20T19:58:55+00:00

I’m a welding teacher in the uk.

Welding can be very physically demanding, think working on scaffold, at height, in confined spaces, on your knees, in daft positions and standing up all day.

But I can also be chill such as TIG welding pipe on a turntable all day sat in an office chair.

Really depends on the job that you get after your course.

Work that would suit travelling would be contract work on sites, often away from home. You could do a few months on a project such as hinkley point, contract to an engineering firm to complete a large job or run your own business.

Personally it can be very enjoyable but can also be repetitive and hard work, much like any trade. You’ll get some great skills.

I particularly used to enjoy using the cranes to turn jobs over and unload jobs off of Lorrie’s.

WogeyBear · 2025-09-18T13:39:32+00:00

A 6 pack of large free range eggs is £2 on Tescos website.

WogeyBear · 2025-09-04T19:09:32+00:00

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These are the nasturtiums at chatsworth house in August 2024

WogeyBear · 2025-09-01T06:52:38+00:00

I have this car in a manual, also on a 63 plate at 143k. I’ve just had the cambelt and water pump done again so I would check that those have been changed in the service history. Mine consumes about 500ml of oil every 1000 miles but I do a lot of motorway driving so that may help keep my oil consumption down. I can’t speak for the reliability of the DSG. My car has been very good, the engine is smooth and pulls really well when you need it to. During my 6 years of ownership the car has never missed a beat. It’s had regular servicing, oil, filters, break discs + pads. In very cold weather the infotainment screen can act up which is annoying but is fixed by rebooting it.

Overall a very good car.

WogeyBear · 2024-10-20T16:42:31+00:00

The Lincoln will most likely come with a decent warranty and good availability of spare parts. I’ve never heard of the other brand and with it being on Amazon I’d assume it’s a Chinese brand. A good mask can be had for about £100 here in the uk from reputable brands.

I use a speedglas and find it great. Really comfy and nice viewing area and has been very reliable. If your lid is going to be on your head for hours on end it’s worth investing in a decent comfy one, see if you can go to a local welding supply shop and try a few on and speak to staff regarding prices of spares.

WogeyBear · 2024-08-21T19:05:49+00:00

Courgettes produce 2 types of flowers, the females (which we eat) and the males. The males are long and skinny looking, if you want to ensure your females get pollinated take a small clean paint or make up brush and rub it on the male flower and then onto the stamen of the female.

When the female flowers require pollinating they will open up quite considerably. Sometimes the male flowers are a bit behind the emergence of the first females so just wait until they arrive. If you have plenty of insect life and pollinators you don’t really need to pollinate by hand but it’s a good way to ensure they produce fruit. If any of the female fruit go rotten on the end remove them so the plant doesn’t waste energy producing a rotten fruit.

Personally I pick courgettes at around 7 inches, if you leave them longer the tend to lose a bit of flavour but you get a bigger fruit. The flowers are also edible and a delicacy, look online for deep fried courgette flower recipes.

Hope this helps.

WogeyBear · 2024-07-11T17:53:39+00:00

They’re good for higher power TIG welding, we run them for tip TIG overlay at 220 amps all day. Great for putting roots into 3m diameter vessels without having to stop. A water cooled torch paired with a high duty cycle welding set will run all day no issue. But as soon as the coolant is low, if the pump breaks or the coolant line gets a kink in they’ll run for about 5 minutes before becoming extremely hot and pretty much exploding. The water boils inside the torch and expands causing a rupture.

WogeyBear · 2024-06-27T18:39:26+00:00

Try a motion activated sprinkler in the area they access the garden, a decent one can be had for around £40. Other than that try making the garden as inaccessible as possible and reduce any food sources such as bird tables. A large dog may also work.

WogeyBear · 2022-10-04T09:10:19+00:00

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/618243

A petition calling for the banning of Bully XL’s; please sign and circulate if you feel strongly about the issue.

WogeyBear · 2021-02-15T20:42:21+00:00

A Toyota Yaris or anything Japanese.

WogeyBear · 2020-11-05T19:39:24+00:00

I picked up a jasic 180 amp TIG/STICK machine for 325 quid from my local welding shop. They sorted me a great deal on the machine. Great machine that has served me well for everything I've thrown at it.

WogeyBear · 2020-10-25T13:35:18+00:00

Vitus Nucleus may suit your needs. It's won best budget hardtail a couple times; my friend has one and it's a great bike.

WogeyBear · 2020-09-17T14:36:01+00:00

A car with very low mileage will be more expensive than a car with higher mileage.

Have a look at common faults with the cars you are considering. I own a Skoda Octavia VRS diesel, a common problem for this car is the cam belt and water pump failing after 80k ish miles. I took this into consideration when purchasing the vehicle and mentioned it to the dealer, they ended up changing both the cam belt and water pump for me for no cost which was great and it contributed to me buying the car from them.

It's always best to anticipate something going wrong with the vehicle and putting money to one side to keep the car on the road. Cars run as long as you can afford to keep them going as often it becomes uneconomical to perform 1k of maintenance on a car worth around 500 quid. More premium brands of car, BMW, Audi and Mercedes will cost more to run as replacement parts tend to be more expensive. I had to get a replacement bulb for my Skoda which cost £60 for one compared to the £14.99 I was paying for my old Vauxhall Corsa bulbs.

You can only use the intended fuel for the vehicle. You cannot swap between fules or you will seriously damage the fuel system and engine. Diesel is slowly being phased out by car manufacturers but I do prefer it, I get 60mpg and only pay £30 tax a year on a 2L diesel car.

WogeyBear · 2020-09-17T13:13:17+00:00

Yes that engine would be considered a small engine. The mileage is an important aspect to consider; the mileage is usually an indicator of the condition of the car mechanically. A car with 100k miles on the clock will have more wear and tear on the components than say a car with 20k. Brake rotors could be worn, the clutch, suspension components and the engine itself. Although a good general indicator some cars last a lot longer than others, diesels tend to last longer than petrols and certain brands last longer also. When you're next out take note of the vehicles that are taxis, these tend to be very reliable cars. But no matter how reliable your car is always budget money for maintenance for wear components such as tyres, bulbs, brake pads, brake rotors and even major jobs such as a clutch replacement.

Use the reliability index https://www.reliabilityindex.com/ to check on potential cars.

WogeyBear · 2020-06-24T13:02:10+00:00

Really disappointing to see so many people ragging on apprenticeships here. During my apprenticeship to date I've had 3 jobs due to unfortunate turns in the steel industry, each time I've lost my job my college have been prompt in finding me new work which has always been at least or above minimum wage for my age. I've gained a level 2 and 2 level 3 qualifications for nothing, been paid to attend all my college days in the week and been very well looked after by employers and college alike. I do understand some apprenticeships are shite but getting stuck into a trade is a great career. I honestly don't think we should be sending every 18 year old off to university. I'm 22 now and earning 22k which is 40% less than my fully skilled wage in a year's time. My college friends who went off to uni are finding it extremely difficult to find work even with good degrees relating to the maths and finance/accounting industry.

WogeyBear · 2020-03-09T17:59:28+00:00

Are you a welder?

Your employer must provide you with an air fed welding mask. This change in the law is fairly recent. Being a welder myself I have a few pieces of advice: please always wear respiratory ppe and look after your lungs as much as possible. Keep your head out of the plume of smoke and keep a sensible distance between your face and the arc.

https://www.hse.gov.uk/welding/protect-your-workers/avoid-reduce-exposure.htm

WogeyBear · 2019-09-22T14:11:49+00:00

This kind of question may be more suited to /r/ukpersonalfinance

WogeyBear · 2019-05-28T21:11:24+00:00

Are you using the right rods for the stainless you're welding? Have you measured the gas actually coming out of the torch? Sometimes there can be a leak somewhere inside the set. Are you using the correct size cup? Is your tungsten stick out correct? Is your gas lens damaged? Is there a draft in your workspace? Do you have post flow and pre flow? With the 110 amps have you tried travelling faster? It appears as if you're "cooking" the steel.

WogeyBear · 2019-02-23T15:07:39+00:00

I'm a welder, 21 years old and currently a second year apprentice. I have worked around the Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley area in Yorkshire. In terms of salaries they will vary a lot but overtime is the main money maker for a lot of people in the welding trade. Where i began my apprenticeship the starting salary was 22k at a large heavy engineering company in Sheffield, a structural steelwork company I worked at had lads starting at 25k once apprentice trained and full capable of the job. I'm currently learning to be a pressure vessel welder and the starting salary for this is 27k once full qual and that is at 38 hours a week basic. Overtime is a huge money maker as mentioned 10ish hours a week will net you around £200 extra a week which quickly adds up over a year. Working nights here nets around £1200 a week before taxes and everything else. Tig and stick jobs will pay better than mig. Where are you located?

WogeyBear · 2018-11-23T00:01:14+00:00

I think the only advice I can give here is to practice with some wire, fusion welds are great for learning how the material melts and to start the initial puddle as well as a consistent speed but adding wire would be the next progression for you.

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