sime42
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Lovely job there. The colour variation in the timber is particularly pleasing.
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I didn't realise I was being that ambiguous, but fair enough. No, that wasn't what I was saying.
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And carers, and fruit pickers, and meat processors, and nurses ...........
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I don't think immigrants are destroying this country at all;- it's Boris the lying buffoon and his little fans, and a few other small minded people that say immigrants are destroying this country! The country is largely run by immigrants anyway, when you consider who it is that mans all the vital services.
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Ummmm, I've heard that. I hope you're right but I think that's just the sales pitch.
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The bill for HS2 now stands at £98billion, and no doubt counting. Just think what good that money would do, if it wasn't being spent on destroying our green and pleasant land just so a few fat cats can save a few minutes on their journeys to London. It could go a good way to filling the Social Care hole for starters.
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Good plan, but100+ floors up? That's some rope. Why not have a parachute instead?
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So I'm just watching a documentary on ITV about the World Trade Centre attack. It's mainly just lots of footage taken by people that were there or nearby. Public and emergency services. It's powerful stuff, actually quite harrowing at times, seeing poor folk jumping out off windows etc. I can't even imagine what it must have been like to have to make that decision. I didn't pay much attention when it happened 20 years ago, probably too young.
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Any particular reason for that? Is rosewood more heat or fire resistant or something?
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The wood is actually quite attractive inside and surprisingly solid. Prone to splitting though I seem to remember.
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No idea about the shears but there was an attractive young lady on the Niwaki stand at the last APF show!
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And in screwing the small producer it's leaving the door open for big companies to come in and import wood from all over Europe and beyond, hence massively increasing the "log miles" going into wood burners. Is that really a Green Scheme? Well done Mr Government!
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Please help identify why my hedge looks dead
sime42 replied to suavegarve's topic in Tree health care
I'd go with this suggestion. It will probably be a constant battle with the caterpillars from here on in. And if they don't get the hedge then Box Blight will! I think Box's days as a hedging material are numbered sadly. Earlier this year there was a feature on Gardener's World about suitable replacements to Box. I can't remember the episode but it was a few months ago, I'm sure you can find it. It turns out there are actually quite a few good alternatives. I forget the name now but I think the favourite was a NZ plant. -
Strange to think that was written 51 years ago. Apart from the DDT reference you'd never guess, it's so pertinent to what's happening today.
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Poor thing. Worth saving a biscuit or two of that. Interesting structure. It looks like the tree was splitting into at least 4 stems shortly above that point. Though maybe the two "eyes" then died off.
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I think they are.
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That tree will have eaten them completely in a couple of years.
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Long reach hedge cutter / pole saw. Recommendations.
sime42 replied to flanagaj's topic in General chat
Don't forget the guy in the van alternately sleeping and staring at his phone all day. -
Very important I'd say.
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Often prussic cord and knots take a bit of time to bed in. They tend to grip better once there's a tiny bit of wear. You might need an additional wrap initially, which you can then take off again after a while. Also I think there's less grip on a wire core flip line anyway, regardless of cord type or knot. Due to the rigidity of the wire cable in the middle. Personally I find a thinner prussic cord much nicer to use for all applications. I've got 8mm Ocean Polyester, works lovely.
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Overcast and chilly here. Not windy or wet though on the plus side. We're in the middle of what they call a "dirty high" pressure system I think.
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Oh well, mustn't expect too much. She is a politician after all.
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Probably fueled by a bit more than just shandy, given his track record.
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is self-isolating WWW.BBC.CO.UK The first minister said she had been identified as a close contact of someone who had tested positive for Covid-19. She's not doing a Boris then by trying to wriggle out of doing what the rest of us are meant to do. No special "trial schemes" for her.
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The Army Rumour Service (ARRSE) | Army Rumour Service WWW.ARRSE.CO.UK The Army Rumour Service (ARRSE) is the unofficial voice of the British Army. Why not visit our hugely popular Discussion Forums and legendary British Army Encyclopedia! There's serious debate on... Just had to look it up myself. A summary would be good though.
