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A Disco is way bigger than my 90 pick up and can’t turn in through my gate. wife has a new Dacia Jogger, it’s pretty well built and she is happy with it. The Duster 4x4 is very common here, engines are a bit in the small side though. I’d take a new Defender over two Dusters.

A mate in Finland has one with an Arb kit and a few other tweaks, tiny load space, a great to drive but not sure how well it would stop whilst towing though.

ah well if it takes our job, at least we can rely on Border Force if we need to score

If you zoom in theres another well defined face between the nose and mouth.

Probably not family friendly enough, but these Suzuki Jimnys look smart.

Taxis, buses, HGV, train, tram surely their cards are marked. Although after 9/11 auto planes where supposed to be the big thing but that never arose. Who knows what the next 10 years will bring. IIRC I read something that the MRNA stuff will soon make leylandii hedges only grow to 8 feet high and 4 feet wide! Bye bye bread and butter jobs.* * I might be making that bit up

Israel launches heavy bombardment on Gaza City as US says ceasefire holds WWW.ALJAZEERA.COM Netanyahu's decision to attack Gaza comes despite US-brokered ceasefire that came into effect on October 10.

Discovery is just as long as a defender or a freelander . Think you'll struggle on 4x4s Im in a similar situation, id be looking at a dacia duster 4x4, and apparently great off road - they beat the shitty new defender!

Border Force officer charged after 25kg of heroin found at Birmingham Airport NEWS.SKY.COM The latest charges come after two other Border Force officers were jailed last year...

driverless taxis will be a big cull at 1 April 2024: there were 56,400 licensed taxis, a 1.4% decrease from 2023 Driverless taxis to operate on London's roads from next year NEWS.SKY.COM London, often associated with the famous black cab, will be the first European city to get the driverless taxis.

We are looking for someone to assist with tree planting in the Cotswolds area if that might be of interest?

Thanks, exactly my thoughts. I reluctantly went for option 1 for this reason.

I read somewhere else it was 30,000 jobs to disappear fairly soon. The rise of AI Uncertainty for UK workers as Amazon to cut 14,000 jobs globally NEWS.SKY.COM The growth of AI has been blamed for the losses as Amazon said "this generation...

I used a 2.2SVe X Trail for light off roading and towing up to 2.5 tons. Used daily, for family trips, including to France etc. It had heated seats, sunroof and all the extras (-which I was convinced would break, but we're actually really great!) Paid just £4k and had it for 10 years..! A superb reliable 'compromise' type 4x4 vehicle. Land-rover and Landcruiser are solid capable work horses, that always hold their value well.. not cheap to fuel or tax tho. Always thought a (high-spec) Skoda Yeti might make a more modern alternative to the X-Trail, who likes them on here?

I was down the local paint shop yesterday when a delivery came in. I thought to myself "wow, they really do have a full pallet of colours".

I have decided to move my Defender 90 pickup on, as I no longer do a great deal of Forestry or require a vehicle with full off road capability, the wife hates it and it isn’t practical as I can’t take the kids/family anywhere in it ( 2 seats). I am looking at getting something newer but have no real knowledge of this market or what the options are. I need a family friendly 4x4, not a pickup, to tow a sub 750kg Greenmech chipper into gardens, across lawns and through relatively dry and level paddocks/fields. Decent ground clearance and something that doesn’t sit on its arse when the chipper is attached or is gutless when towing. I don’t want anything as big as a Discovery as the missus might need to drive it, so probably looking at a short wheelbase like a Land Cruiser, Shogun, Pajero, X-Trail, Freelander 2, Subaru Forester or maybe something like a VW Touareg. Any suggestions on makes, models that you have positive experience of or models to avoid would be great. TIA

Come on @kram. We were making progress. And people watching might be learning something too.

Yeah. Makes sense. Sort of. You're still swinging a weight around though, whether you threw it or not. SRT makes more sense. Or just climbing (ideally with a pole) still makes quite a lot of sense. Whatever. As long as you're mindful of where the weight could bounce. Related story: As a child, I was obsessed with grappling hooks from seeing one in the Gibraltar scene in The Living Daylights. I collected bits off ploughs from nearby fields, tied them to washing line and swung from trees with them. My mate, Robbie came over one day. Big lad. He went for a swing. The bit of plough came out of the crotch a good thirty feet up and pinged right into his head. Blood everywhere. Lucky to not be killed. Do recall his dad being annoyed. Don't recall how much he came over to play after that.

Inspired me to clear a load of crap out of the way and get mine out again. Been sat in the barn for quite some time now but fired right up with jump leads. Battery completely knackered (was fitted with a winch and wasn't powerful enough) so ordered a new one. Drove beautifully. Thought petrol might have gone off but apparently not

Have you considered a career as a trainer?

As I said, for isolation. Do your throw, get it down, too many limbs. Attach the heavy weight and another line, you can isolate the exact limb you want for setting a cambium saver. No risk of smashing the greenhousenor killing anyone. Throwball on its own doesnt have the weigt, often gets stuck with the friction of two lines.

We are a community garden. Happy to accept 1 load of woodchip for mulching our ornamental beds - we are only on site once per week so please call in advance to check we can accept your delivery

Good access to tip, hardwood or softwood logs & cordwood, lenghts and rings.

She was awesome in that role