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sime42

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  1. Fair enough, only messing. I thought it looked lower but must be the photo, or my eyes.
  2. Yeah, I thought it was Elder where the fairies lived. Witches though, they venerate Rowan, so don't cut them down either!
  3. Grand firewood too. Is that like a fisherman's 5 foot?!
  4. That was kind of my thoughts, kick on with them as they are. A pair of leather gloves I had once used to get much too hard and stiff after they'd been soaked and then dried. I got pissed off in the end and deliberately coated them in chain oil. They were lovely and supple after that, with the added bonus of being a bit more waterproof. Too slick and slippery initially but that soon wore off.
  5. Very envious of that I must say, looks great. I love skating but never had the opportunity to try the "wild" version. Interesting that you've had to clear the snow off first. Is that a lake, if so do you check ice thickness before committing? Or is it shallow enough not to be a danger?
  6. Well, would you look at that; the sun and temperatures above 3deg. Something we've not seen for weeks now.
  7. Wolves anyone? Stumbling across one of them in the Highlands would certainly be a little more spicy than an erroneously released pig or overgrown domestic cat, as has happened a few times recently. Reintroducing wolves could expand woodland areas and reduce CO2 – study WWW.FORESTRYJOURNAL.CO.UK The reintroduction of wolves to Scotland could lead to the natural expansion of woodland and help combat climate...
  8. Wow, a twoer I thought smuggly. Until I came on here and saw I'd been pipped at the post. Wordle 1,339 2/6 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
  9. No, thankfully I have never been under fire, in a life or death your or him situation or been on active service. I've not once questioned the honour, bravery or sacrifice of the service men who gave their lives for us to have our freedom from Nazi domination. I don't think anyone on here has actually, people have merely been trying to highlight the tragedy and needlessness of innocent, non-combatant lives being lost. Not sure how it's happened but you've got your wires crossed somehow. The responsibility for any crimes or atrocities committed lies squarely with those at the top of the command structure, as is normally the case. Anyway, that all happened 80 years ago, I'm more concerned by what's happening in front of the eyes of the world right now. WW2 and the Gazan conflict can't really be equated, but we should've learnt from history not to repeat the same mistakes and crimes. A serious question for you now if I may. Do you make any distinction between members of Hamas and the general Palestinian people? Or conversely, the Zionists and the rest of the Israeli people?
  10. 26.9 : 1 No worries Dave. I know you're a digital kinda guy, the discussion has moved onto more analogue concepts now. Something can still be very bad, even if it is not quite as bad as a very very bad thing. I'd rank the actions of Israel in Gaza to be on a par with some of the worst Allied actions in WW2, but not as bad as the Nazis, (and Hamas). Out of interest, do you differentiate at all between members of Hamas and the wider Gaza population, largely Palestinian?
  11. Yeah, I know what you mean. They're lovely animals, full of character, (to put it diplomatically!). On the other hand, Donkey Salami is very good.
  12. Donkeys are probably more reliable than what they were using.
  13. Bingo! That's just the point isn't it? Israel isn't fighting the Nazis and their industrial warfare state. That was 80 years ago. They are now the state of industrial warfare, fighting a ragtag bunch of evil terrorists with some rockets and lots of tunnels. Hamas themselves are clearly a group of evil barbaric individuals who need stopping and punishing for their vile deeds, but the rest of the Palestinian people, the innocent women and children? 26.9 : 1 Maybe you can justify to yourself what happened in Dresden, but can you really, in clear conscience, do the same about what's happening in Gaza? Where are the munitions factories, the industrial infrastructure that Israel is disabling? It looks at best like a collective punishment on a huge scale, with more land grabbing, and at worst an act of genocide. I agree with you, war is shit, this isn't war though. 26.9 : 1 It's a bit naive to think that this episode in Middle Eastern history is going to bring peace and stability to the region. Far from it, it's just cultivating generations worth of future hatred and suffering, on all sides. And now the area is going to be requisitioned by the US and turned into a luxury Trump golf course. WTF?
  14. Bombing of Dresden - Wikipedia EN.M.WIKIPEDIA.ORG Bombing of Hamburg in World War II - Wikipedia EN.M.WIKIPEDIA.ORG
  15. Wordle 1,338 4/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Well, I didn't feel very ..... trying to get that one.

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