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It's a distinct possibility.

Call it what you want, they're trying to get tanks to defend their country. However, it's not necessarily due to a shortage. In fact, it's much closer to parity with the Russians in terms of MBTs in Ukraine. But let's not be coy, every country in the world would take more tanks if possible...

One of the main benefits of the F-16 is that it can engage air targets are much longer distances, and in a mobile fashion. The maintenance isn't something that Ukraine/Allies haven't considered, it is one of the major talking points about handing them over. I'm of the belief that F-16 isn't a...

What you said about tanks is not true. Far from it. They have been unable/unwilling to use them fully because of the Russian defences/minefields. I'd be curious to know where you heard that?

Unfortunately for Russia. It has shown its hand far to early. It NATO has two new members since the war started, it shares a border with one of them. It also has more NATO equipment in Ukraine than it's ever had. Most of Europe is rearming and restocking, Poland massively so (it will be the...

To put it in perspective, when the invasion started, and for many months, Ukraine was never assumed to be "winning". Most experts and most people expected the war to be over in weeks. What transpired shocked most people, particularly some respected experts. The Russian advance faltered in...

All sorted and new kit on, thank you for the help guys, much appreciated.

If anybody is curious, yes it did hurt when that bit of kit broke. Luckily I wasn't up a ladder, but sadly I was below a nice PVC windowsill that objected to my head moving rapidly. Probably going to have to go and buy a new one, possibly not a roughneck one.

That's not the only one either. But as long as I can actually get to it, I think I might be okay.

Basically cut straight on where the red line is?

Hi guys, We have a downpipe with a hopper. Both are cracked/corroded inside and are constantly getting blocked. I've got PVCu replacement which I intended to use today after I removed the CI. Well, I can't get it off. I assumed (and wrongly) they are fitted with some type of bolt I could...

So I had a proper look at the wall. If I'm honest, I think I could silicone it, they're not nearly as big as what I thought, but some of the gaps are uneven, that's all. As for the wall, the kitchen is about 3 years old and all the walls were plastered beforehand (trade), and fitted by someone...

Thanks for the posts guys. I want to put sealant around the back of the kitchen worktop, between worktop and wall. However, some of the gaps are fairly big and the bead of silicone would be huge and unsightly. It varies along its lengths also. I've just had this as what I thought would be a...

Evening all, I'm having trouble finding something I thought would be pretty straightforward. I'm looking for either an L shape, or right angle strip of metal to go along a kitchen worktop, where you might normally have silicone sealant. Ideally it would be available in lengths up to 2.5...

Hello guys, I'm looking to build a breakfast bar that can fold up and be latched against the wall. It will have a leg that will fold down as the worktop is raised. Will not look particularly attractive however it will only be raised in situations where we need large amount of room in the...

Everything is oil based. I'm thinking of using the primer because some of the paint has been sanded down to bare wood in many places, and I think it would be quicker to just put a coat over all of it. My main concern was of an adverse reaction between new primer and old paint. I'm assuming the...

That's fine, regardless of the finish though, you still want it as cheap as possible and as quick as possible. I've made the mistake in the past of asking for quick, and cheap, and that's just what I got.

Got some bare wood that needs priming, so got some wood primer. Already got undercoat and gloss to put on. I wanted to put primer on all the skirting and stair parts that are already painted. It sounds like extra work, but I want to achieve the same finish on all surfaces, new and old. The old...

These are probably companies that started out with the intention of getting big jobs. Big jobs can be harder to manage, more people, more materiel, more time issues and more money. When the big jobs have gone quite, they go more residential and local. Some start with a big idea, but never take...

In summary, if my missus is having a go at me to do the silicone around the bath, can I tell her I can't do it today because I'm not a plumber or a tiler?