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<p class="has-drop-cap has-normal-font-size">Several months ago I purchased some Bluetooth ear buds because I was fed up with the corded ones getting snagged in my clothing when I was gardening. The first time I wore them in the garden the right one fell out under a pile of sticks and branches and I nearly lost them. After several other instances when one or other fell out I decided that I needed to try headphones.</p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap has-normal-font-size">After much deliberation I bought these because they folded neatly into bag so they would be good for travelling and they were made by the same company that made my corded earbuds.</p>
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<p>The sound production is excellent however I think they may fall off of my head when I'm leaning forward weeding. There is another minor issue in that the noise cancellation system is so good I cannot hear myself speak and therefore I tend to shout at people when I'm wearing them. Only time will tell how I get on with them.</p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap has-normal-font-size">I bought this Brother laser printer 15 months ago after having a series of problems with my inkjet printer. I decided against using Brother cartridges because they're three times the price and so far my replacements have worked first time. This week when changing the magenta it stopped working and refused to recognise it. The supplier sent a replacement the following day but it still didn't work. I bought a whole set from Amazon (delivered next day) and started replacing the cartridges one by one. It wasn't until I replaced the black cartridge that it stopped giving me an error message.</p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap">I then did a back of a fag packet calculation on what the three year cost of printing would be. It turns out that it's likely to cost me close to £500 half of which is the cost of the printer. My neighbours have bought into HP's service whereby you pay a monthly fee (£2 for 50 sides) and inks are sent when the machine sends a message to say it is running low. The three year cost of using the service including the printer would be approx £150. On this basis I could change the printer every year and it would still work out cheaper than the laser solution. I'm now beating myself up for not working this out in 2019. We live and learn.</p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap">One thing that is going well is the vegetable garden. I'm so pleased with the way it is I'm almost feeling smug which is never a good trait.</p>
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<p>I planted out the green (French) beans this week and because of the continued frosts covered them with a net tunnel. They have survived the frosts and seem to be growing well. I hope I have the same level of success with my runner beans.</p>
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<p>The sugar snap peas, carrots, and beetroot have all germinated. In the potting shed the cucumbers, red cabbage and sweet corn have germinated but no sign of the courgettes yet. I'm looking forward to getting more plants sown.</p>
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