Any question answered...

^^^ My missus uses a couple of things that she's found better than araldite for plastic-to-metal (she makes jewellery): E6000 and Gorilla Super Glue.

Make sure the surfaces are clean and degreased.

Cheers!

Red and puss comes out. I washed it out with soap (painful) then vinegar (very painful) and finally rubbed in savlon (soothing).

Pic would be useful. Sounds like an infection of the skin, if you went to a GP you'd get antibiotics and painkillers. I presume that people who don't go to their gp do get better without these, so at this stage suppose depends how severe you feel it is. Admittedly it can develop into a very severe illness but I imagine you'd know to call an ambulance in such a situation rather than post about it on lfgss....

Oops, islington

Islington CC?

Red and puss comes out. I washed it out with soap (painful) then vinegar (very painful) and finally rubbed in savlon (soothing).

Had the same with an infected cat bite this weekend and it managed to fix itself.

Mostly

It should work in the dictaphone but in the same way that headphones sound completely different depending on what you plug them into there may be impedence discrepancy and a small cheap dictaphone maybe lacking in the power used in the preamp to get the best out of it.

These sorts of mic's were orginally used on those big semi-pro camcorders. But dslr is so popular now, that they market them directly at dslr's now and have redesigned the suspension bracket to be less fiddly.

I used to use a full size audio technica stereo video mic plugged into a minidisc recorder, and this was perfect for field recording. It was the "done" thing, I saw professional media people doing the same thing. The quality was superb. But now they make convenient all in one units like this;

zoom h1
http://www.dv247.com/studio-equipment/zoom-h1-portable-digital-recorder--73416

Here is a comparison
http://www.learningdslrvideo.com/zoom-h1-vs-videomic/

Cool, think I need to have a proper read. That looks great for what I have in mind though.

Cheers

Pic would be useful. Sounds like an infection of the skin, if you went to a GP you'd get antibiotics and painkillers. I presume that people who don't go to their gp do get better without these, so at this stage suppose depends how severe you feel it is. Admittedly it can develop into a very severe illness but I imagine you'd know to call an ambulance in such a situation rather than post about it on lfgss....

Cheers man. It's not particularly painful, it was the soap and vinegar that hurt. I reckon I'll give it a few days and see how it goes. I hate doctors and hospitals and try to avoid them at all costs, only ever been for breaks and head cracks. Home remedies ftw.

Had the same with an infected cat bite this weekend and it managed to fix itself.

Mostly

Islington CC?

Well that was obvious. Ta

Islington CC?

One of my colleagues has joined them and says they're very nice people.

Started by the forum's very own ShannonBall.

And boasts more than one forumenger in its ranks.

^ then my colleague is talking bollocks, no one from lfgss is nice.

Rageface

Pigeons have made a nest in the awning on our balcony. FUUUUUU etc.

I can close off the gap, trapping the babies inside and preventing the parents from reaching them...very easily.

My heart says let them fledge then close the gap, clear up the gallons of shit, everywhere

My head says 'I'm really sick of these pigeons shitting all over our quite nice balcony whilst we are at work. Plus, I really, really hate pigeons.'

What do I do?

Get a hawk.

Climb out onto the balcony and glare at them passive-aggressively until they decide to move elsewhere.

Wait for baby pigeons to fly off, then burn the nest and glue upturned pins all over the balcony and awning. It will be unsightly.

I'm thinking if I kill the babies it will be a warning to others

Cannot decide if this is pragmatism or evil

throw the nest to the ground, the parents will probably eat the dead chicks

Spikes.

I'm thinking if I kill the babies it will be a warning to others

Cannot decide if this is pragmatism or evil

It's only a warning if you mount their heads on little lollypop stick spikes.

I'm thinking if I kill the babies it will be a warning to others

Cannot decide if this is pragmatism or evil

It's only a warning if you mount their heads on little lollypop stick spikes.

Which also might be a little evil, granted.

Can someone lend me a hawk?

Or a cat?

Or a hawkcat.

NSFW/animal cruelty, also an option...

http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimage/1.5178270.1370939641!/image/3447786819.jpg_gen/derivatives/articleImgDeriv_628px/3447786819.jpg

Superb shot.

A hawkcat that fires lazers from its eyes

Pigeon spikes are so unsightly. I think the downstairs neighbours got some kind of electronic bird botherer and now they all sit in our balcony instead. rageface

Considering tub glue on all surfaces