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Morning all . Crystal clear here , going up to...who knows , reached 27c yesterday . Wife off to Hicktead for some horsying . I will watch the Lions second test .

No expert, but that doesn’t look like a Grandiflora, which are the tree size ones. Looks like a Soulangenea (sp) which stays much smaller.

To reward Israel for snatching so much of the Palestinian land in the West Bank and now destroying most of Gaza by not wading in with boots on the ground is a stain on all governments. A coalition force (with China to dissuade American nukes) is needed to mop up IDF and get some food and life back into Gaza. The Israelis were terrorists long before Hamas came on the scene - Let me recall to the House the details of the two incidents to which I wish to refer. First, there was the flogging case. On 27th December, a young Jew, who had been sentenced to imprisonment and caning, had the sentence of caning carried out. His offence, I believe, had been robbery with violence at a bank. On 29th December, a British officer and three noncommissioned officers were kidnapped and flogged. It was openly said by the Irgun that that was a reprisal for the caning of the youth. I

Since its creation in December 1987, Hamas has invoked militant interpretations of Islam to spearhead a Sunni extremist movement committed to destroying Israel. Hamas distanced itself from the longstanding Palestine To reward Hamas for their actions ie the unprovoked attack that triggered the latest round of confrontations is a dangerous path for any western government to go down.

I'm a little worse for wear but, bear with. I don't recall any specific discussions but there's been a few references. Google is your friend in these kind of scenarios

All 9 royal parks there is a total ban on climbing or interfering with any tree, many other parks will possibly have a similar ban in place, at the very least it would be prudent to find out any such rules beforehand out of common courtesy, besides which there are likely to be various fines in place for breaking park rules, you may be experienced enough to treat a tree with care, but imagine if everyone decided to climb it without your level of care, another fact to consider if a climber were to fall not necessarily using the appropriate climbing gear, that long grass would not help being seen and delay in medical help could be critical depending on any injuries. But as the op has already stated he will not be climbing in any public areas so I guess he will be just fine. he is taking a sensible approach.

220 MPs call for Keir Starmer to recognise Palestinian state WWW.BBC.CO.UK The PM says recognition of a Palestinian state must be part of a "wider plan" to ensure peace in the region.

They can get to about 20 feet so not massive but they also have a decent spread. Just keep pruning it back. My parents have a few that they just hack back every now and again none have died yet.

Few of the ATL on the drink it seems tonight 🤷‍♂️😂 I shall use the democratic process available to me when the time comes. That’s how it goes as far as I’m aware. I can vote to change things in the UK, I have zero capacity to change things in the USA.

Why should I! You asked that question not me. Im asking you who relentlessly attacks, day in day out, those who oppose trump why arent you there? Its not like you even have to disagree with trumps views, he just talks so much unbelievable shite I just find it comical. Its not political shite where they fudge an answer to a question its just utter bollocks, you should watch some of his interviews, they are comedy gold. You relentlessly attack the UK government, day in day day out, why aren't you in Westminster telling the gov what you think? A government that UK people democratically voted for blah blah blah blah blah Anyway, bait post replied to in full for tonight.

That would be great if that works. No idea how big it might get? I am concerned because it has responded to last year’s cut with such vigorous growth

You ain’t very good at this are you.

Keep family out of this you ****************ing sick obsessed deluded prick.

No interest, the American people have voted, the democratic process has given them the president they voted for. You should maybe be asking the members who post relentlessly about Trump day in day out if they are gonna be there to tell him what they think.

Taking his daughters a long long way away from Trump I notice. Not that he is a danger to young girls of course.

It would probably be OK with a trim. Like most trees though to keep it in check you will need to repeat every few years

I wish it was that easy. That’s why I got a transport consultant to help me. He was working with one of the firms I contract climbed for. At the time I also drove for one firm with DAF 7.5t and towed a big Scheisling. Didnt make a difference.

Recreational climbing is a recreation, no difference really to running or riding a bike around a park, the latter is frowned apon if its a busy public area, at the back of my local park has mountain bike trails. You wouldnt want to come across a pair of elderly walkers whilst bombing down a trail, but if you knock somone over in a predomantly pedestrian area - you'd get the book thrown at you. So the back of a publc woodland is quite acceptable. Chance of seeing anyone else is slim, just be sensible about it, be aware of people around you. My first 7 trees were frends and neighbours and removed them, one was a bit of a hazard tree so had help/reassurance with it. Also was November so doing it in the dark after work to make it more interesting. However they were all fairly basic trees. Theres a lot of parks where the grass around trees is kept long, up to knee or hip level thick grass. People and dog walkers will stick to the path. Those trees are ideal for climbing.

Enjoy the family time. There's also going to be people there that will not be nice to him, you're missing a big opportunity to shout them down.

An invitation to polish his bell would be an instant turn around for you though, g'wan you never know your luck!

Take a mate and go and climb a tree. If someone at a park mutters about bylaws, let them mutter, be polite, explain what you're doing, and explain you'll climb down when you're ready to.

That's a first for you, are you going to have cake or crayons to celebrate?

No I shall be in Northumberland seeing family. I have no interest in seeing the president of the USA on a golf course.

Their system is a lot more regulated compared to the UK in my experience, if you subcontract work from another company they may not v=be able to pay you without the right tax documentation