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A life well lived. Legendary laugh as well.

True, though I think it reflects a general detachment from the natural world, rather than the participation trophy thing. Yeah, let's not get into that cluster pump of a discussion again. At least, not on an empty stomach, I've not yet had my lunch.

They are green spaces, and do currently limit the spread of Barrett rabbit hutches and their paved over surroundings, but they're not generally public access spaces. Unless you happen to be a member. Plus they're pretty much a grass monoculture, albeit neatly mown.

You jest but I bet a lot of the youth these days think that food is made in shops.

Wowsers!. It was neither an April fools nor bear baiting. Why's it such a bad idea, why are golf courses so great? Or are there just more golfers than I realised? If we've got to build more houses I'd rather they were built on golf courses or brownfield sites rather than farmland.

Admittedly I'm biased, not being a golfer, but to me they just seem to be a completely unproductive blot on the landscape. Ever spreading, like a rash. They've got next to no wildlife/biodiversity or ecological value and only a very limited amenity value. Why not therefore convert some of them to housing estates? Architect defends ‘provocative’ housing plans for Enfield Golf Club ENFIELDDISPATCH.CO.UK Founding director of Shoreditch architectural firm RCKa says that building homes on golf courses could be a way to... Building houses on Britain’s vast, exclusive golf courses makes sense for everyone – even golfers | Phineas Harper | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Such radical plans wouldn’t just help tackle our chronic lack of housing, but also let the sport shed its elitist tag, says Phineas... I was looking at Manchester on Google maps the other day, for something unrelated, and was astounded to see how many golf courses there were, just on the south side. All that wasted land.

Glad someone has mentioned Lapsang Soushong - the Grand Daddy. Proper big boy's tea!

Sounds like a nice commute to me. I love the peace and quiet that comes with snowfall. Not heard of heated socks. How do they work then, battery powered?

UK spends more financing inequality in favour of rich than rest of Europe, report finds | Inequality | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Inequalities of income, wealth and power cost UK £106.2bn a year compared with average developed OECD country https://equalitytrust.org.uk/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/ReportCostofInequality-1.pdf

Beevers?

France warns people off Black Friday clothes deals WWW.BBC.CO.UK The French government has launched a campaign encouraging people not to buy new clothes during festive sales.

Yep, it's a load of tosh. More imported yank BS. The likes of Amazon must be laughing their way all the way to the bank at this time every year. I bet they can't believe that so many consumers are still falling for it.

Good on them. Opt Out of Black Friday | Gränsfors Bruk Sweden WWW.GRANSFORSBRUK.COM We are distancing ourselves from Black Friday, along with our sister companies Woolpower and Svedbro Smide, and will...

Shouldn't that be M rather than H?

Yep, they look like the most likely contenders. Thanks. I've seen bumblebees looking like that buzzing around the place before. I think they nested in an air vent in one of the house walls one year. Those 'orrible multiculturalists coming over here in their little boats with they're foreign food and there foreign bees. Their even taking over our nest boxes now, it's outrageous! 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Cheers but it doesn't look like the normal wasp nests that I know. They're made of regurgitated wood, paper like stuff. There was non of that in there. I found the same thing once before, but that was between two scaffold planks stacked on the ground. Different type of wasps maybe?

Found inside two bird nesting boxes this afternoon. It looked looks like some kind of cocoon structure, all glued together with silky stuff. Incredibly strong, it was a real struggle to prise the lids of both boxes open. Any ideas?

Who's Albert Pike?

My idea of fun; Facebook M.FACEBOOK.COM Almost as good as putting bangers and crow scarers in cow pats! Or pumpkins. Or water.

Not great this year, on the small side, but good nonetheless. Anyone else?

Interestly, the red fleshy bit of the seeds isn't poisonous though, just the actual seed inside. They taste mildly sweet but not really worth bothering with; having tried them out of curiosity.

Epic piece of work.

Agree with all that but your first point is pushing it a bit - I don't think anyone can be worse than Johnson. He's left a huge list of fckups. Just look at what's coming out of the Covid enquiry. The moral pygmy wasn't much worse than Trump or Bolsonaro. The deadly failings of a moral pygmy - The New European WWW.THENEWEUROPEAN.CO.UK Boris Johnson’s lack of focus and lack of humanity cost lives during Covid. Yet instead of facing charges, he is raking in... Richy Rich Rishi seems to be further to the right, but he feels slightly more level headed and much less dishonest than Boris at least. The EDL and other knuckle draggers must have been well confused on Sunday; being called to arms by someone who looks like one of their sworn enemies. (Maybe they fortified with extra rations of Stella and white powder). Weird times indeed.

You don't need insurance. Any decent company will cover you with theirs at this stage. I reckon actually knocking on doors is the way forward. Meeting people in person goes a long way, rather than in writing. They can tell far more about you, (and you them). Even a phone call is better, more opportunities for discussion and social interaction. Spend a few hours visiting local firms. Late afternoon, early evening might be the best time.

I think you've just got to try a few more places. Those that have said no so far must be a bit foolish and unreasonable. There's always non-skilled, labourious, work to be done that doesn't require tickets or prior experience. Especially if it's being done for free! As long as you are prepared to knuckle down that should be all that's needed to start with. Don't give up yet, you'll get there. Just need to find a decent outfit/boss.