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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.

You wonder how blokes used to get a decent haircut in years past, before the advent of Turkish barbers.

Don't you live somewhere nearby? Must be a blessing in disguise for you. The difference is stark

Depends on the angle of the fracture/break I'd say. It's effectively a scarf joint so anything < 45 ° maybe?

Not quite, there'll be more lawn to mow.

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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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.

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".

I do believe you're right, on closer inspection.

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!

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.

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.

Nah, Privet beats Laurel hands down every time for me. Much easier to get a decent finish with the smaller leaves and higher density.

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!

If it were me I'd keep the Beech portion of hedge. It's a completely different sort of animal to the conifer hedge, much better suited to the job from almost all respects. You can keep it well under control at the desired size far more easily. The conifer will always be a battle; so I'd concur to removing that and replacing with Beech or any other non-conifer type hedging plant, or a fence.

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I had a mini copper pans fetish a while back. I was quite tempted to invest in a couple, but got put off by some stuff I read about them being really rather delicate. As in the silver coating wears off easily unless you're very careful. What's your experience of them so far? How are they holding up? What's the cost of getting a pan silvered roughly? You see them fairly often at car boot sales, antique/vintage shops and the like, for not much money.

It could be that The Donald doesn't actually realise that there have been hurricanes ripping through. It's become standard practice for him to stick fingers in his ears/cancel/ban/deport in response to people saying things he doesn't like, or god forgive, criticising him. I mean, scientists and weathermen, what are they for? All they do is give us advice, warnings and bad news? Might as well get rid of them . As NOAA braces for more cuts, scientists say public safety is at risk WWW.PBS.ORG As severe weather season kicks off for large portions of the country, climate scientists warn cuts at NOAA and NWS could put public safety in jeopardy. More money well saved? They'll be closing libraries and burning books next. Oh, hang on. Trump executive order slashes funding for 7 federal agencies EU.USATODAY.COM In an executive order, President Donald Trump deemed the seven federal agencies as \ It's like a lesson in how to dismantle and destroy all those things that made a once great and civilised country.

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