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In Yorkshire, a bit of 2ins bi 1ins would do the same job and no need t'polish it either

I hope the flies don't come inside with the window open like that.

Sadly it was the giant house spiders, both me and the wife have a but of a phobia about.

Prof it needed a bit of thought as the block of wood, would need a lip to hold it in place (wind rattling the pane and the pull of gravity, leads to the wood falling groundwards otherwise)

The windows in my house can be opened by twisting a crank. I've just realized that I forgot to open them this summer, and it's pretty much too late to do it now.

OK! Problem still solved add 2 X 6ins nails, one at each end