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I have always had cats, so yes.

Here's Mavolio when he was about 3½ months old:

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They are brave little things. A few weeks ago, I walked from the car with shopping. I heard a meow, my 8 year old, but couldn't see her anywhere. Eventually I spotted her on top of our bungalow roof.
 

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Probate - do it yourself (via gov.uk website).

My dad died a few weeks ago, and an ex-colleague of his died in December of last year. I did probate myself (which isn't that difficult), and it took ten days. His colleague's was done by their solicitor - it took six months.

I'd have written this off as fluke, but when we had a preliminary valuation done the estate agent asked where we were with probate. Said we'd got it already, and he said 'Ah, you did it yourself then. It tends to take much longer if you have a solicitor do it.'

Seems daft that you pay someone to do something for you and it takes longer.
 
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Probate - do it yourself (via gov.uk website).

My dad died a few weeks ago, and an ex-colleague of his died in December of last year. I did probate myself (which isn't that difficult), and it took ten days. His colleague's was done by their solicitor - it took six months.

I'd have written this off as fluke, but when we had a preliminary valuation done the estate agent asked where we were with probate. Said we'd got it already, and he said 'Ah, you did it yourself then. It tends to take much longer if you have a solicitor do it.'

Seems daft that you pay someone to do something for you and it takes longer.
Firstly my deepest condolence for your loss, I hope you find the strength moving forward.
I wasn't aware you can probate yourself, really useful information, thanks.
 
Firstly my deepest condolence for your loss, I hope you find the strength moving forward.
I wasn't aware you can probate yourself, really useful information, thanks.
Thanks - it wasn't entirely unexpected as given his health there was a big chunk of relief, if I'm honest.

 
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Steel from pre-1945 (the atomic age) is highly-prized for particle detectors as it emits lower levels of background radiation. Most of it is obtained from a fleet of 52 German ships scuppered of the Orkneys.

Lead from Roman times is valued for similar reasons.
What, I'm wondering is, is the highly prized steel you're talking about emitting lower levels of background radiation because it was left under the ocean as well as being manufactured before 1945, or does that make no difference.
 
From Science Focus, I quote:

'Lead ore is naturally radioactive. Once it's been processed, it still contains trace amounts of Lead 210, which has a half life of 22 years. While it would take centuries for freshly-minted Lead to become suitable for use in particle physics, Lead mined by the Romans has had plenty of time to lose its radiation. In 2010, Italy's National Archaeological Museum honoured a long-standing agreement, handing over 120 Lead ingots - recovered from a Roman ship that sank around 80-50BCE - to the National Institute of Nuclear Physics to be melted down and used to shield an upcoming experiment.'
 
From Science Focus, I quote:

'Lead ore is naturally radioactive. Once it's been processed, it still contains trace amounts of Lead 210, which has a half life of 22 years. While it would take centuries for freshly-minted Lead to become suitable for use in particle physics, Lead mined by the Romans has had plenty of time to lose its radiation. In 2010, Italy's National Archaeological Museum honoured a long-standing agreement, handing over 120 Lead ingots - recovered from a Roman ship that sank around 80-50BCE - to the National Institute of Nuclear Physics to be melted down and used to shield an upcoming experiment.'
I am educated..... 🙂
 

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