sime42
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Rodent.
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Jobsworthiness of the highest order. Kew woman fined £150 for pouring coffee down drain in Richmond WWW.BBC.CO.UK Burcu Yesilyurt says the fine is "disproportionate" while Richmond Council say it is in line with its policies.
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"Did you like that?" I could watch him at work and talking about stuff all day long. Not seen any other close calls like that one - such was his expertise.
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A hero of mine.
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Fire escape I reckon. Why the 8 wraps and 2kgs though OSM?
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Bit like a Holtzman shield in Dune.
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I do hope we don't end up in a VHS / Betamax situation.
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Tis the season to see Fungi, fa la la la la....
sime42 replied to David Humphries's topic in Fungi Pictures
Ah, that makes more sense. Thank you. I thought perhaps it was growing from a shallow section of root. That looks eerie. Fitting for this time of year. -
Wordle 1,585 6/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 🟩⬛🟨⬛🟨 🟩🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Crap week in the Wordle world for me so far.
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Tis the season to see Fungi, fa la la la la....
sime42 replied to David Humphries's topic in Fungi Pictures
I tried Beefsteak Fungus once. It was edible, but that's as far as I'll go. Similarities are in appearance only. Best left where they are. That whopper above is the first time I've seen one growing on the ground. They're normally on tree trunks, so no need to kick over any wanted ones! -
Of course we do, but I was trying to maintain a pretence of civility. Well, until the third pint at least!
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Indeed Sorry Davey, you've lost me. What's your point? That shows China as the world's biggest polluter. We all know that, it's long established knowledge, nobody has disputed that. There seems to be some debate over which country is second place, that's of interest, but other than that this is just old news. What's your angle? #readthewords
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Wordle 1,584 X/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟩 ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩🟨⬛🟩 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟨⬛🟨🟨⬛
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You missed the operative word Davey - "World". China being part of the whole. Read the words.
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Yeah, large-scale Biomass is BS. We're all agreed. "Impatient coal burning" - nice! Especially using fuel that's been shipped in from the other side of the world to be burnt. Makes more sense to bury local stuff in the ground, as silly as that sounds. Biomass is just a way for dumb politicians to appear to be doing something, without actually doing anything to upset the apple cart. It undoubtedly is a cash cow for some foreign based companies, (because we've allowed them to take advantage), but it also serves a critical purpose. How else is the world going to reduce CO2 emissions without substituting renewable for fossil fuel energy sources?
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If you establish yourself as the site fool-cum-lunatic you're bound to attract a certain amount of ridicule. So if you think China is a piss poor example, then which country would you choose for it's commitment to renewable energy sources? Bhutan is 100%, and they don't have trains, which you'd like, but they're obviously a special case so you're not allowed to pick them.
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If you're happy to just quit then stop whining about it all the time.
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Ok, nice. Thanks. Some of both then.
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No, not entirely, as I've not personally done the calcs. I do however have no reason to think that they're fabricated. Dot.Org sites are generally pretty trustworthy, being non-profit organisations and all that. Obviously I'd need to see a James Garvey post on LinxedIn to fully trust the figures. Interested to hear about your counter argument though. Have you got some insider information to share, some "alternative facts"? Which country is actually leading the charge when it comes to commitment to renewable energy sources? Don't tell me it's Pakistan or something!
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Why cubier blocks? Chainsaw or physics considerations?
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Have you done any reading, which example do you choose? So Brazil are leading the field currently, in commitment to renewable energy sources. That was a surprise to me, probably not to you though. China ain't doing bad either, they're up there in the pelaton. We're not even on the board, the UK definitely has work to do. Share of electricity production from renewables OURWORLDINDATA.ORG Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal sources.
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Because I said the discussion on countries's commitments to renewable energy sources was for another week, my weeks start on Monday. But again, I agree. The threat posed by China on the global stage is huge, spying on us being but one small facet. We, the rest of the world, should be putting up a united front. However, Trouser Cough doesn't agree, so they are having a field day, forging ahead with their designs whilst we stand divided. Another reason we should have our own renewable energy manufacturing industry. In the UK we have our priorities all screwed up. So much political resource and discussion is taken up by a few illegal immigrants that we forget to focus on the real issues. China, Russia, Iran and whatever other hostile states are out there, are a far greater threat to our national security than the <10% of our immigration total. It's weird.
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Another week At least China acknowledges that we have a problem, and is moving at pace towards addressing it. The US meanwhile, with Trouser Cough at the helm, doesn't even recognise that something is amiss.
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Foolish!
