sime42
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Wordle 1,371 3/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Well, this is highly unusual.
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Interesting. So is that a river that only flows during winter?
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I wasn't going to complicate things by mentioning that!
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I didn't think it stated an exact figure, but yes, under 60%. It's worth listening to. The just-in-time system that our food supply works on is doomed as soon as there's any serious disruptions. We've got no storage any more, no communal larder. Some other countries do, like Scandi and Baltic states, for obvious reasons. Switzerland has enough stored to feed the whole population for three months, may be increased to twelve soon.
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No, I think you'll find that it's Levant .
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I was confused at myself, why I had the idea that you lived next to Heathrow.
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Oh. Don't know where I got that from then. Thanks for the info anyways! ☺️ I only knew of a Levant in Cornwall. A spectacular tin mine on the cliffs of the north coast.
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One word sums it up really. Redundancy, (or resilience/preparedness/functional backup) - it was lacking. Like a lot of our critical infrastructure, systems and public services. Food, medicine, power, water, telecoms; I don't suppose we'd fair well as a country if any those was catastrophically interrupted. Things would get sticky pretty quickly. Doesn't bode well for the future, in these troubled times. The Food Programme - Are We Prepared? Could the UK Feed Itself in a Crisis? - BBC Sounds WWW.BBC.CO.UK Five years after the first lockdown Dan Saladino asks if food systems are better prepared.
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You wonder how blokes used to get a decent haircut in years past, before the advent of Turkish barbers.
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Don't you live somewhere nearby? Must be a blessing in disguise for you. The difference is stark
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Depends on the angle of the fracture/break I'd say. It's effectively a scarf joint so anything < 45 ° maybe?
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Not quite, there'll be more lawn to mow.
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I thought you could earn 20k a month post Brexit, that's why it's such a good thing for you?
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Wordle 1,370 X/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 Bugger.
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Uh oh, have your vehicle's technical specs. to the ready lads and lasses! To be able to comment on this discussion we now have a new qualifying question. Opinions on the Potus will NOT BE TOLERATED unless adequate off-road and towing capability can be proven.
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Does anyone use loppers or secateurs for Laurel cutting? I think that's an urban myth, or maybe a homeowner only activity. Loppers and saws are only for reductions of hedges that have "got away".
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I do believe you're right, on closer inspection.
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What is it, Slasher/Brushhook? I did similar with a fork years ago, and it's still going strong. Bound with thick Sisal Twine, bonded with PVA glue instead though. Not as smooth as a babies bottom!
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If you caught them in the dip on the value graph, before they became collectors cars you could get them for a very reasonable price. An awful lot of car for not much money. Bullet proof too, especially the earlier W123 diesels. You could probably run them on lard if you wanted! There's a reason they're still plentiful in the Middle East and Africa.
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Old Merc estates give the Volvo's a run for their money. My beat up old W124 was just grand until I got a van. Probably more load space than the bloated modern pickups and far more than all the crappy SUVs.
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Nah, Privet beats Laurel hands down every time for me. Much easier to get a decent finish with the smaller leaves and higher density.
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That cave rescue bellendery was the first time that he started to show his true colours, (or lack of), I think. The poor guy is probably still suffering from the legacy of that ridiculous, unfounded, defamatory remark by Musk. Made when he threw his toys out of the pram because he wasn't allowed show off with his new toy. I know who I'd want to be rescued by; I'd choose actual real people with years worth of cave rescue experience, any day of the week, and twice on a Sunday!
