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No, I didn't know they were a thing. I hope you're allowed a few more than 6 attempts.

Good to have you back Will. That's a life affirming story. Glad it's all worked out for you.

The front passenger footwell is a useful space. I've been known to use it a few times when I've been concerned about overloading the rear springs on the car or van. Ideal for dense things like blocks or bags of sand/aggregate/hatdcore.

Brilliant. I think time spent on rope swings should be a compulsory part of every child's childhood. They impart all those essential life skills like:- tree climbing, knot work, physics, and tree/limb/rope safety assesment. Not to mention the benefits of being physically active outside in the natural environment.

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Agree with all of that. I was making a somewhat tongue in cheek suggestion; based on his values and character, rather than the practicalities of the idea. He seems to me to be someone motivated largely by altruism, unlike most politicians today. Just look at his work on environmentalism, visionary, decades ahead of most other institutions, or indeed people.

Aw shucks, not you again Blagger. Are you still smarting after getting called out for your BS again? Let it go. I was sharing my thoughts on the King, I didn't ask your view on Brexit or the EU. You could try and find some common ground, (surely a man like you is a big fan of the King), rather than trying to reopen a toxic, divisive debate. .........Oh, hang on ....

Fair dos dude. You didn't say where you live btw. The road WhatsApp group is about the extent of my community involvement. (And that's disappointingly mundane, compared to the saltiness of some I've heard of). Never even dreamed of being in a club or committee. Too tedious and too much commitment for me, and I'm not at all interested in any perceived sense of power to be derived from playing petty politics. That said though; I do think it's important to foster the sense of community in your local area. It's something that has been largely lost in recent decades. I'd always much prefer to use local independent shops or tradespeople, rather than the ubiquitous big national or multinational companies.

Definitely just a Guy with a Chainsaw. Lots of experience of Lopping and Topping no doubt! That looks like a class bit of topping work. It looks terrible but I also think the tree will be fine. In the short to mid term anyway. Those cuts might shorten it's overall lifespan, but it's much too early to tell yet.

Are you married Gareth? You always strike me as someone who still lives with his parents. Just idle speculation like.

Good to see the King wielding his soft power to undo some of the damage done to our relationship with France over the last few years. Whatever you think of the Monarchy as an institution: I believe he is alright, on a personal level he's a decent guy. Most of the values that he stands for are fundamentally good. IMO. I'd happily have him as Prime Minister. I'm sure he'd do a better job than the current and previous three at least. It goes without saying that he's more honest than Boris, and more intelligent than Truss. King Charles is helping 'reinvigorate' shaken UK-France relations WWW.BBC.CO.UK There are high hopes for Macron's three-day visit, but how close can the nations really become given past mistrust over Brexit...

Sycamore Gap tree trunk installed at The Sill WWW.BBC.CO.UK A piece of the Sycamore Gap tree trunk is unveiled at its new home near Hadrian's Wall. TFFT!

It's all about the way you tell 'em!

Fair play to you. I love a good lasagne, but it's not something I've attempted for years, it always seems like too much work.

Corroboration. Your BS has been called out, again. You don't have a leg to stand on. If you have an issue with asylum seekers and refugees then say it. Don't make up BS about illegal immigrants.

Found it. Thanks.

Hosepipe ban for Yorkshire Water customers as reservoir levels dwindle WWW.BBC.CO.UK Yorkshire Water warns the ban could last until the winter months with more dry weather forecast.

So, back to your assertion that the NHS is being used to care for tens of thousands of illegal immigrants. Have you got any figures for that? What percentage of them access an NHS service, after arriving yesterday? It's just that the vast majority of non-indigenous people, immigrants, that I see in healthcare settings are elderly, male and female gender of equal proportion and quite often obese, to a greater or lesser extent. I.e. not the demographic of your average seafaring, rubber dinghy borne "illegal". (You'd expect fighting age males to be pretty fit and healthy after all). I'd wager that the obesity epidemic, and lesser public health issues, are costing the NHS considerably more than immigrants. Along with private healthcare parasites sucking money out, due to creeping privatisation. What do you think we should do to combat those things? Combatting immigration won't help with them at all. Not to mention the fact that the NHS is hugely staffed by immigrants. That's a whole other strand to the conversation. Its complicated. Any thoughts, care to discuss?

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Thanks, that looks about right. The ones on the ground had definitely fallen from the tree, not fungi.

Done. Everything watered ready for the 30 degrees tomorrow. Here you are. Fill your boots. Again. So, back to your assertion that the NHS is being used to care for tens of thousands of illegal immigrants. Have you got any figures for that? What percentage of them access an NHS service, after arriving yesterday? It's just that the vast majority of non-indigenous people, immigrants, that I see in healthcare settings are elderly, male and female gender of equal proportion and quite often obese, to a greater or lesser extent. I.e. not the demographic of your average seafaring, rubber dinghy borne "illegal". (You'd expect fighting age males to be pretty fit and healthy after all). I'd wager that the obesity epidemic, and lesser public health issues, are costing the NHS considerably more than immigrants. Along with private healthcare parasites, creeping privatisation. What do you think we should do to combat that? Combatting immigration won't help with that at all. Not to mention the fact that the NHS is hugely staffed by immigrants. That's a whole other strand to the conversation. Its complicated. Any thoughts, care to discuss?

Later buddy. I need to finish a load of watering before darkness falls. In a bit.

Fill ya boots buddy. PS. Why has Mick been demoted to Dempsey again, is he on the naughty step or something?

Just four questions to be precise. And yet you couldn't answer a single one. Not even an attempt to back up your claims. That tells us that there's no way you can defend your assertion, there's not a shred of coherent argument or reasoning behind it. It's just more falsehood and disinformation, aimed at stoking division and disharmony. The same as most of your "contributions" to this site. There's only one real Blagger on here. I've no doubt you'll come back at this; but for all our sanity, at least please try and refrain from mentioning the object of your current lunacy again. Even better, engage in some meaningful discussion on a topic. Any topic