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The thing is it's not just me is it? You have been called out in public for your incessant BS, insulting behaviour and general conduct, (that drags the whole forum down), many times on here, by many different people. It's not just the shadowy cabal of ATJ suspects, (whoever they are exactly). I'm sure you've been advised to tone things down in prvate on here as well. It has nothing to do with too many questions, moral high ground, smart arse shite or blinkered and biased assumptions. Or Covid. It's about respect and common decency, that's all. There's plenty of strong opinions about, from both sides of any debate; everyone else can dicuss these in a more or less civilised manner. By putting forward coherent, informed arguments for and against a certain opinion. You don't have to degenerate straight to insult and abuse as soon as anyone has the audacity to disagree with you. You'd actually get more support for your way of thinking if you didn't do that all the time. (Like the weird, smelly guy in the corner of the pub, cursing and berating anyone who comes within range - he's never going to convert anyone to his viewpoint). Just an idea. Bite me!

I hope not, Gurdwaras do a grand job of feeding the homeless, poor and needy. Those mahusive cauldron things they use are amazing. Good, tasty grub too.

It's probably worth pointing out the risks of Silver Leaf as well. Better to do any kind of pruning work on Prunus trees when, (if), the weather is set fine and dry. The fungal spots are more prevalent during damp or wet weather. So it's normally done during mid-summer.

I'd be interested, knowing not much about stump grinding. Or banana picking.

Well, that's a surprising sentiment. By any normal standards, (and certainly by JD's own standard), that wouldn't normally be considered a horrible thing to say. If someone interacts almost exclusively via insults, abuse and bigotry then whatever point they're trying to make rapidly gets lost amongst the unpleasant, tedious noise. Offensiveness doesn't get you very far without at least some rudimentary knowledge of a subject, some ability to form a coherent argument, or even just some oratory skill. Trump being a perfect example of this. He generally talks bollox, but he has a certain way with words that captivates a few people.

Quantum field theory is a bit deep for this thread.

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£5 or a 4 pack of beer. If it really was in short supply. You should be able to get that amount for free I'd've thought, without too much trouble., just by keeping your eyes peeled when traveling around.

You appear to be completely incapable of engaging in any form of discussion. Insults and abuse do not count as discussion, it's just seen as tedious noise. Rather than resorting to that, you'd look better for lying low for a bit. § What's the point of joining a forum if you're not going to contribute anything positive, or even just thought provoking?

This sounds like sods law at play. If it doesn't want to split when you want it to make firewood. I was coming at it from a woodwork or wood turning perspective, it's got a bad reputation for splitting before or after you make something nice with it. Splitting as it dries and shrinks. I think a lot of the plum side of the Prunus family have thorns of some description. Or maybe what you saw are old small branches that died off and then got eveloped by the bulk of the trunk/branch. I've seen that with other timber.

Too dark for Acacia, that's more golden. Unless the colour of the photo is off. It's some kind of plum, or other variety of Prunus.

It was me, I did it! I mentioned the story in the New thread Stubs, but it was quickly eclipsed by the normal guff.

There's always some common ground to be found somewhere, as long as you engage in reasonable, considered discussion. I still maintain that the average hardworking, obese American, just trying to get on in life, isn't going to be able to work a 16 hour shift in a Chinese style sweatshop, 6 days a week. Yer man would've done better to prioritise fixing the ****************ed US food system before starting the tariff flip flopping. China does indeed have a reputation for industrial espionage. Although that's probably out of date now. They're years ahead in most manufacturing processes and tech. development, including in renewable energy generation most importantly. Trump just hasn't realised that yet. Who knows what the hell they're capable of on a military front as well, they're not just an economic danger potentially. On the Israel/Hamas conflict. No one has ever disputed the fact that what Hamas did was brutal, barbaric and inhumane. Nor the fact that it obviously needed a response. The nuance you are missing here though is that Hamas is not the entirety of the Gazan people, (innocent women and children included). Similarly, not all Palestinians are Hamas members, most aren't. Also, it's about the proportionality of the Israeli response. 30.48 : 1