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Brexit paves the way for gene-edited crops WWW.BBC.CO.UK Ministers will relax regulation of gene-edited crops to allow their commercial growing in England.

You're right;- I've just got lots of projects in WIP status.

No unfinished projects is truly something to be proud of. Similarly, I'll have a good go at most anything myself around the house and garden. I don't like to pay someone else to do anything I might be able to do. However, my list of unfinished projects is long and varied!

Expensive way to run a car though. [emoji50]

Strategic national infrastructure such as tranpsort and energy requires some goverment planning & investment, or market inducements. Why no decent facilities for truckers built into the road system if that is a problem? Is more rail freight not a viable alternative? Truckstop has being closed down by gov as they said site was needed for a custom check... https://arbtalk.co.uk/assets/set_resources_21/6554b6be8c0d829a8bf63ae0c82cf121_link.png' alt='6554b6be8c0d829a8bf63ae0c82cf121_link.png'> HMRC back in for Holyhead truck stop with workers told jobs going for a second time - Business Live WWW.BUSINESS-LIVE.CO.UK UK Government had struggled to find an alternative site while Brexit has badly impacted trade at Roadking Similar issue with lack of decent charging network for electric cars, as left to the market.... Or new builds not being made 3 phase like in other EU countries for charging cars, or regs for decently insulated new houses to future proof for energy price increases being very lax. Instead just carry on with fitting new gas boilers....& rely of market forces to fix all problems More rail freight would be a very good idea, it'd kill several birds with one stone. Probably not at all viable these days though as the infrastructure is just not there. If only £98billion could be spent on improving it ................

Doesn't look 200 years old does it? They must be very slow growing.

Hard to believe that this guy is screwing us all over the least..........

Exactly. The worrying thing is that a lot of people don't seem to see this, and actually that he acts in their interests. There must be some kind of weird mass delusion thing going on. Having a near to nonexistent opposition party obviously doesn't help matters.

Petrol driver shortage: Visa scheme planned to ease problems WWW.BBC.CO.UK The move follows reports of a number of petrol stations shutting due to a lack of tanker drivers.

That'll look the business once you've painted it black. In theory there should now be less heat going out into the room that you've got the stove in. I wonder if you'll notice the difference.

Sweep the flies? It's normally soot that people are trying to get rid of. [emoji12][emoji23]

Ummmmmm, doesn't quite look the type to be doing big jobs of any type to me. Apart from filling up plastic petrol cans!

This is the Wankpuffinry we are up against .... .

I don't see a problem here, both very sensible policies again On the issue of littering I'd go even further. Increase the fine to something hefty like a couple of hundred and also make the perpetrators do a couple of weeks of full time litter picking. To really bring the point home. There really is no excuse that I can think of for such behaviour, in any circumstance. Possibly controversially, I would also classify dog shit as litter, if it's in an urban environment. Drug abuse is clearly a much bigger issue to resolve. It's not as simple as punishing addicts. That's just pointless and unfair. Obviously punish dealers and traffickers as harshly as possible but we're never going to stop the supply as long as there's money to be made. Anyway, history shows that prohibition never works. It's a tired cliché but we need to treat the cause of the malaise, not the symptoms. That is a huge subject! Addendum. The issue with drugs in prisons really needs to be tackled. That should be much easier to stamp out or at least severely curtail, than drug supply and abuse in wider society. Apparently a significant number of people acquire a drug addiction in jail. That's not right.

Thank you. That looks good. Did you choose aluminium for its excellent conductivity? Actually, I guess you are gathering the heat predominantly via convection, is that right? Very impressed you managed to cut that hole with a core drill!

There are also such things as Beetles, heavy wooden hammers used for wood working and hedge lsying. Anyone know the difference between Beetles and Mallets? I've got a feeling that Beetles are bigger and heavier, but I'm not sure. This is quite interesting, but doesn't really answer the question. The Mallet and Beetle – Lost Art Press BLOG.LOSTARTPRESS.COM 267. A mallet should be made of some very hard wood, and, if it be not made of a knot, the ends of it should be banded, like the beetle, to keep it from splitting. That part of a tree, if it be tou…

That sounds like a really good.idea. Got any pictures?

Oh Jesus, thanks for reminding me! When we moved house about five years ago one of the big reasons for me was to get away from our neighbour's 5 or 6 cats that were constantly shitting in our garden. It was like their personal litter tray, bloody disgusting. They also have the habit of burying it in soft ground, waiting for you to find it as you're planting or picking your veggies. Something that dogs don't do. I complained to the neighbour but to no avail. I went as far as speaking to Citizens Advice about it; they told me that there was nothing within the law that can be done about the issue. Outrageous. Don't get me started on ******** cats.

They're little cnuts indeed, best not to get started on the subject of squirrels. We've noticed that they've recently been having a go at our medlars and edible Hawthorns. Before they're even ripe again; makes it even more frustrating.

Personally I think cat shit is even worse. It stinks worse somehow and it's smaller so easier to miss and inadvertently step on.

I've certainly found that to be the case with hazel nuts. Sometimes I've seen trees stripped before the nuts have even reached full size.

I don't think you need worry about being mean or even unethical. It wouldn't be without precedent on this forum of late. It'd be interesting to see an analysis of how some users conduct themselves on here. May even be an insight for themselves perhaps.

This is "Farmers Lung", or a variation of I think. That's a fungal lung disease, in that case from handling mouldy hay in confined spaces

Reckon you're in the wrong game mate, you should be a Safe maker or a Security Consultant! Lots of good advice there.

Don't they always look to be asleep?!