Making the news today....

[tree-fancier123]

seeing as the OP has curated one of the most popular threads in the Lounge, I suggest he is made a moderator, so he has the power to  quickly go through and delete at will, like pruning out the wild type mutations on a variegated tree or shrub

 

 

[sime42]

"Quickly"?!

 

[sime42]

Here's some hyped up non-news, with a green/arb tint to it.

 

Shear madness! House swallowed by hedging on sale for £45,000 (and wait until you see inside!) | Daily Mail Online

WWW.DAILYMAIL.CO.UK

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Nature has truly thrived in the garden of a property located in Merseyside as vines and weeds have wrapped around the...

 

 

[Johnsond]

All aboard TfL gravy train: Huge rise in Transport for London staff earning more than £100,000

APPLE.NEWS

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1,319 people earned a six-figure package in 2023/24 - up 72% on the 766 whose earnings...

Some bloody good wages being earned “ on the buses” 

[Whoppa Choppa]

Alan Bates accepts Knighthood... Really?! Didn't think he was that gullible. Shocked. Sell out.

[Stubby]

18 minutes ago, Whoppa Choppa said:

Alan Bates accepts Knighthood... Really?! Didn't think he was that gullible. Shocked. Sell out.

Declined OBE though .

[Stere]

Thats alot of fat people

 

 

 

 

 

How is France dodging the global obesity trend? - Big Think

BIGTHINK.COM

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Waistlines are expanding in nearly every country, except for a very skinny list of nations bucking the trend.

 

[Bolt]

2 minutes ago, Stere said:

Thats alot of fat people

 

 

 

 

 

How is France dodging the global obesity trend? - Big Think

BIGTHINK.COM

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Waistlines are expanding in nearly every country, except for a very skinny list of nations bucking the trend.

 

I’m glad they thought to include this infographic.

 

 

Not sure any of it would have made sense without it.

 

[Mick Dempsey]

1 hour ago, Stere said:

Thats alot of fat people

 

 

 

 

 

How is France dodging the global obesity trend? - Big Think

BIGTHINK.COM

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Waistlines are expanding in nearly every country, except for a very skinny list of nations bucking the trend.

 

If, and it’s a big if, that is to be believed.

I can only attribute part of it to the relative lack of opportunity to buy snacks in garages etc.

In the UK you can buy crisps, drinks etc at a myriad of outlets all day.

Here the garages sell petrol/diesel and maybe some oil.

You have to take your food with you every day.

You can go to a supermarket of course, but that’s a bit more of a commitment than grabbing a handful of sweets when you’re passing a garage.

[sime42]

That's part of the cause probably. In a lot of UK garages now you actually have to fight your way through aisles of tempting crap to get to the cashier. They make it difficult just to go straight up and pay.