Mark J

Are you saying you condone killing of children on either side? That's a lot of people to die in order to level Gaza. No 'Citizen Smith' outrage here, I've been to Palestine and seen how things were. It's a lousy state of affairs. @Mike Hill do you reckon that Hamas blew the hospital up with stray missiles as they are now reporting or do you reckon the Israelis did it as first reported?

Rumours abound that the IDF were well aware of planned incursions by Hamas and did nothing. It's unlikely we'll ever find out the truth. What I do think is that anyone defending or justifying the murder of children and innocent adult civilians on either side of Israel's apartheid wall wants their sick heads read.

Those tickets will get you a foot in the door. Minimum wage for a 40hr week is £21,673.60. You need to decide how you want to go about it. You could likely get in with one of the 'bigger' firms and work with them for a year or two, if it's a decent outfit they will have decent climbers/groundies that you will learn a lot from plus they will also likely have the resources to allow you to practise aerial stuff as part of your work, they will most likely want a 40hr week though and may not be attractive to the better climbers out there. When I got into tree work I worked with a smaller outfits from the outset (I only went to a bigger firm for six months while a shoulder injury healed), the benefits of smaller outfits are that they usually have decent climbers/groundies, you can learn a great deal by carefully watching what they do, also many of them prefer to work 'job and knock' which suits arboriculture. A down side is that there might not be too much scope for practicing things due to time/money constraints. Getting utility tickets is something to look into once you're happy up a tree and on the ground with a saw. I think that contacting local firms and seeing if they need a groundie would be a good way to go about it in the first instance. Aboriculture is quite a small world, most people know someone who has worked with someone else, if you build up a good reputation you will be on your way to better money. Best of luck!

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I'm not convinced of their impartiality.

True, but without testing the powder there is no proof that it was indeed an illicit substance. Even if the climber thought it was speed or coke he might have shady dealer who peddles a caffeine/creatine/benzocaine mixture and labels it as something else; he might also have found it in his wife/kid's bag and was waiting to confront them when home. The best thing to do is talk to him, I think, and get to the bottom of it. It's a slippery slope when people accuse others without any proof.

Perhaps it wasn't class A drugs in there, maybe it was some electrolyte powder to counteract dehydration. You could just ask him what happened, if you sense bullshit then send him on his way, if he seems straight then maybe have a word and then decide whether you should send him on his way or not.

Maybe it's the brain fog from long-covid.

Why don't you just say which 'certain segment of the population' you refer to? Why hide your prejudice? Are you ashamed of your views? We very nearly had the military on the streets of London not so long ago: Chris Kaba: Army stood down as armed Met Police officers return to duty WWW.BBC.CO.UK Up to 300 officers had stood back from firearms duties after the prosecution of a colleague.

They had a liberal COVID policy which you liked, is Sweden a good or bad place in your view?

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Staggers the imagination mate.

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Yes, seriously. I suppose this and the XL Bully thing distracts many from the shady dealings of our current gov, and demise of the climate etc., but I genuinely don't understand which timings you are hinting at. Could you be a bit more clear?