Any question answered...

Sounds like a reasonable assessment, cheers

Mine says 18"/45cm but when I measured it as you have in your first pic it was 22"!

Marking on label suggests measurement is taken from body to tip (for mine at least!)

Ah okay, may have to rethink, thanks all for the input

Just checked Gmail to see if anything there like a B&Q receipt. Found an email reminder to myself dated 2007 to buy a 16" chainsaw chain but I think that was about three chainsaws ago...

Found the details on the chainsaw body but as I mentioned I'm 100% certain that I swapped out the bar from another saw

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Looks like this could be the answer. Four new chains and a new bar for £22. That should remove any issues about what length chain is correct and keep me in chains for years.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chainsaw-Guide-4-pack-Chains-Replacement/dp/B09ZKKFPW6/

Is there paid/controlled entry to the outdoor circuit at the Olympic velodrome, or can anyone just rock up and ride?

Road or MTB?

The paved cycling track.

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Paid entrance

If it helps it’s the cutting length that you measure, ie the bit that sticks out.

Seems to be £7 a go

https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/velopark/road-cycling#

Am I so out of touch with rail travel that a return for one adult and one 6 year old between Winchester and Plymouth would honestly cost between 200 and 300 depending on the dates/times?

Looking at August for a mid week trip for kiddo to see my mum and I can't travel at that time because of work so he'd be going with my wife.

Have tried GWR and Trainline. There was one at 130 quid or something but was a tricky time of day.

thanks and yes, that helps

Also check there isn't an event on at the time you are planning to go. Crit race etc

Basically yes.

An off-peak return for an adult and child is £210 ish. Add a Family Railcard (£30 for a year) and you get 1/3 off the adult and 60% off the child bringing it to £120 ish, or £150ish if you never use the Railcard again.

Didn't know about rail cards - they would absolutely use travel on trains more often if it wasn't so obscenely expensive so a railcard makes good sense - thank you!

Also look at splitmyfare.co.uk (or similar sites), that can take another chunk off, on top of the Railcard discount.

Also look at splitmyfare.co.uk

Good plan. In this case split at Taunton and you save about £15 buying open tickets. But more usefully if you split and can commit to specific trains then it seems there are Advance tickets available for some random dates in August that can do an adult and child with a Railcard from Winchester to Plymouth and back for about £60 which feels like a good deal to me.

What would 330 miles of car driving cost? HMRC think £150.

What would 330 miles of car driving cost? HMRC think £150.

It's possible to get a 72hr hire in Winchester for about £100, and you'd want about £50 for fuel for the round trip. Basically, if you're two adults travelling together, just lease a Hyundai.

Any recommendations for cheap noise cancelling ear buds, they are for my 16 year old to take to Reading Festival so 50/50 they may get lost. She has ASD and ADHD so will be using them to tune out when she needs a bit of peace.

Sainsburys Orange foam ones are brilliant but make sure she knows how to put them in properly - roll them up and put them in the ear before they expand. I’ve only ever found them in big sainsburys

Though I’m sure a couple of bottles of frosty jacks cider would be a more appropriate way to tune out for a 16yo at a festival

Sorry should have been clearer I mean AirPod type things but cheaper (I wear hearing aids so have no experience)

Re. Cider …. Fake ID is too tricky so it’s what you can smuggle in. I hear vodka coloured with food dye in mouthwash bottles is the way to go

My ex really likes these for noisy places, although she hasn't managed anything as loud as a festival in a while. Headphone wise I'm a fan of my Anker SoundCore A3i and they're pretty good value.

At metal gigs these days you'll find anyone over the age of 25 using something like these
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Senner-protection-festivals-aluminium-transparent/dp/B01FSO0020/ref=asc_df_B01FSO0020/

My question is do they have to be fully active noise cancelling? In ear buds can block out basically everything, just can't play music through them like you can airpods. If they must be ANC I'd just pick up the cheapest ones possible and make sure the tips are the right size to stay in https://www.amazon.co.uk/Headphones-Cancelling-Microphones-Bluetooth-Waterproof-Black/dp/B0BQF1BGN8/ref=sr_1_6