Eh? Not sure what you mean?
I'm one of those "small boat migrants".
Some Ex Pats like me were employed for their expertise that were/are not available locally
I’m sorry to disagree…. I’ve been to many remote regions of the world…and bodging is what they do best
Multi tool with locking blade?
Bodging has it's place when there are no alternatives but in the developed world it's the refuge of the incompetent.
Of course, bodgers were originally highly skilled, green wood turners. They lived, during the bodging season, in well constructed temporary huts called "hovels".
I've always assumed that the current meaning of bodging is a bastardisation of botching
Don't worry, I understood it, even if the others didn't.
Dont agree. For example he says that a machete is only made to cause harm to another person. It was and still is in many areas a simple tool for cutting trails through undergrowth.
Yes, a machete doesn't fall into the new "banned" category - a gardener carrying one for brush clearance work or opening up a path would be fine.
Well, with the councils not cutting weeds and grass around many esttes, you might need one to clear a patch to the shops...
That could cause raised eyebrows!
Another problem is that the Police have no real clue about Laws, perhaps not utterly surprising as their function is Order not Law but still annoying. My son was told not to film an arrest, but when a photographer he used to carry print out of law restriction on what he can photograph - which is basically everything that can be seen from public spaces except when specifically prohibited (ie MOD) - so anyone can film the police even if they dont like it while arresting some miscreant or innocent.
Yes, having done a lot of hedging back in the day, a good billhook is a pleasure.
All a load of billhooks
Have you tried handing her a boathook for clearing the garden and a billhook to help mooring !