nepia
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Bloody foreigners!!!
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Stupid boy Pike
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Introduced to the South Downs NP in 2008 Mick I became aware when I saw a pair doing very impressive courtship tumbling using the cliff updraughts next to Cuckmere Haven about seven years ago
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Feeling some serious shockin' - no g - at the news
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Yes, you can whack them. I removed one a few years back that the owner hated and so had pulled all new growth from annually; it never got the message
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Three sycamore stems to remove from two trees. Located behind shops with rear access 'road'. Bordering rear residential neighbours. Access good only on foot though drag could be much worse. Anyone interested? I've sold the job rather well I think ☺️
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I also like Billy Connolly's method: I'm stark naked and I'm opening the door in 5-4-3...
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Stunning timber. Any sensible turners would be drooling at the prospect of that. Pity Steve isn't still here. Or is he...? @se7enthdevil
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Did the A23 feature Mick? An embarrassment; it really is disgusting but not alone sadly. As for the idea of all those horrible people throwing stuff out of their car windows I never see it. What I see is plastic sheet, dumpy bags and the like that could only have come off commercial vehicles. I hang back from dustcarts and recycling material carriers as they're the worst offenders!
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That's a very good point; there's a massive difference between humour and gloating. The latter really is pretty sick but if we stopped humour every time someone felt offended humour would cease to exist. That said I think the original post was a bit close to the knuckle; explaining the difference between that and humour is difficult as it wasn't gloating. Just too soon maybe as we don't know how bad His Maj is.
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Mark, I've ping ponged between Direct Line and Hastings Direct for several years now. Worth a look maybe
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This one of ours is a thermometer when the burner's lit; the hotter the room the longer the cat
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What a rewarding project; well done!
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Beautiful; love it. I attach our version. Trust me, you are nothing like Mr Ed. But that was a long time ago; he was an Arbtalk pioneer who, um, knew his own mind 😊
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Well yes but I wasn't thinking of milling grade stuff, more arb leftovers; it's a common garden tree in the south east. But I take your pedantic point! 🤣
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The tree's dead isn't it? That lump I'd guess has been popped out under wind stress
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...and then some. I burn exclusively softwood at home; if I was offered a load of WRC I'd politely decline it
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I'm with the long gone Mr Ed: crap firewood. It spits, it cracks (though some people like the sound), burns in moments and I find gives out very little heat in that time. Any wood's good kindling if dry and small enough. I thought I was going to have to burn my way through a couple of dumpy bags of offcuts, along with longer pieces, left over from having the house re-clad but Men In Sheds are getting it 👍
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I live in the area Mick is referring to - the Sussex Weald; nearly all the naturally grown trees - and many of the planted ones - are oak and hornbeam. I haven't noticed any fussiness on the part of hornbeam as to what aspect it wants its clay; anything goes it seems though perhaps waterlogged is taking things a bit far. But planting on a slightly raised bed has to be a serious option -
Very pretty but needs better protection for the food from the rain. Sorry to be negative but I speak from experience of trying various pieces of log etc; rain ingress is always an issue. The food even spoils in mesh feeders sometimes where the birdies have 360deg access
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Posssibly @Mike Dempsey
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That'll do eh Stubby?!
