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Having a desk day to go back through some enquiries etc. Shake few bushes to see what falls out and a2ay for a couple of days next week so planning that too. Sounds still out.... Be good and return home safe! Mirror, Culls.

Morning all 🙂

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Good Morning Possibly last day (for a while) of M25/M4 Super Mario Carts Looking forward to a steady weekend already. Have a good one.

Lad is on holiday tomorrow, so last day of the week today. Dry till lunchtime, so best get a wiggle on. Easy conifer removal, should be a breeze.

Morning all. It is the morning, back to the normal commute, really not feeling it. Have a good one folks.

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Personally for thread repair in general I see a Helicoil as the proper engineering solution for stripped threads, and some of the top engine builders use them as standard in alloy cases in new engines. But I agree that with a short reach sparkplug with only 4 or 5 threads a Timesert is probably a better solution for most folk that don't have the correct tooling or experience. Without trying to blow my own trumpet over my working life I repaired thousands of damaged threads and I can say that I detested finding Timeserts in casing threads of an engine that I was repairing for every possible reason.

Yeah, aged 14 I got out blind bearings in motorcycles by sticking the case in my mum's oven at full whack until they just fell out... but as you say , sometimes the case needed thumped on a plank 👍

Ford just discovered thousands of old car parts in one of their plants,, they decided rather than scrap them, they would build a whole new car,, It's called the Ford Pubic,,, apparently it's made of old corsairs.

I thought that. Either he's got a half pallet of gold bricks on already or flat airbags.

I have no idea what the carrying capacity might be but with HSE and LOLER requiring scaffolding for the simplest of tasks, which previously just required a ladder, there are plenty of opportunities for a small amount of scaffolding.

There's probably a reason that he's got hundreds of vacancies. He's screwed a lot of people to make his billions. Have a look at the safety record of Tesla vehicles and their manufacturing plants if you get a minute. If he stuck to making and selling stuff he wouldn't be so bad; it's the fact that he now dabbles heavily in politics as well that's the concern. His, and similar figures, influence is now massive. And not just in the US either. I sense we won't ever agree on the bloke, so let's leave it there, in a civil fashion! Go on then, what do you suggest is driving political division? I'd say the media, traditional and social. Wealth inequality. Smart phones. The Internet. Folk conflating opinion with fact. Narcissistic politicians. Tech Bros. Random people on forums always seeking to stoke division rather than cultivate common ground. And the new kid on the block, AI. In no particular order.

they won't get much of a load of scaffold on there before been overweight

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Pat Mustard, firing on all cylinders in the south of France.

Can anyone give a rough price for planting 40-60cm hedging whips just to be guarded and some root ball trees 80cm to 120cm trees need to be mulched guard staked and tied Trying to get an idea of cost per a hedge whip and tree whip

The status quo suits many many people in the background Mark. You seen how much we are borrowing at the moment on a weekly basis??

🤷‍♂️Nothing changes with you, and never will. The prerequisite for decent, open and fair debate is honesty. You don’t have that in any way shape or form.

That's moderately impressive, assuming it's not still there.

UK government debt (known as gilts) is primarily held by a mix of domestic and international financial institutions. Major holders include private financial institutions (pension funds, insurance companies, banks), overseas investors, and the Bank of England. As of late 2025, foreign investors hold roughly 28-30% of UK gilts, with the Bank of England holding a significant portion (roughly 25-30%) via Quantitative Easing. Other (approx. 10%): This includes individuals (via National Savings and Investments), public sector bodies, and other entities. Private Financial Institutions (approx. 39%): UK-based banks, insurance companies, and pension funds are major investors, often holding debt for long-term security. Overseas Investors (approx. 30%): Foreign central banks, governments, and private investors hold a significant portion of UK debt. Bank of England (approx. 30%): Through the Asset Purchase Facility (Quantitative Easing), the Bank of England holds a substantial portion, though it is currently reversing this and selling bonds . The Debt Management Office (DMO), an executive agency of HM Treasury, manages the issuance of this debt. Who owns government debt? - Economics Help WWW.ECONOMICSHELP.ORG Government debt is primarily held by banks, pension funds, investment trusts. PRivate sector investors both domestic and... If the government owes so much debt perhaps we should invade whoever has our money and get it back.