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I can't get close-ups like you AJS; this is about the best I can do. Silver-Washed Fritillary in the garden last week. I've been surprised by the number of butterflies this year as I found almost none overwintering in the logs. So perhaps the majority are immigrants? Except for the massive recent hatch of Meadow Browns and Ringlets that is.
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Skoda say they're taking this on board and at some stage there will be a relevant software update
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My wife has a Skoda EV. The most complained about feature apparently is the inability to permanently disable Lane Assist; you have to do it every time you get in the car and that's four screen actions! But lane assist is bloody lethal! An automated function that grabs the steering from you when you cross a white line?! No thanks. It does give you the 'jolt' it's intended to though; my heart skips a beat every time
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As ever the centralist answer to a training need, here driver education, is legislation. it's the lazy way out.
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I'd say domestic cat in that clip, no question, but I also totally believe in the presence of larger-than-domestic cats being out there; there are too many reported sightings for me to doubt it yet none apparently of 'big dogs', i.e. wolves
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The evening session yesterday was incredible. The last session of the last day of the last match to decide whether Aus win the series or whether the series is drawn. Aus need 131 to win and have 7 wickets standing. Eng win with SB taking the last two wickets. Legend
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Never seen this tree species before....what IS it?
nepia replied to beefheart's topic in Tree Identification pictures
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Eng made all sorts of mistakes at Edgbaston and Lords, where Bairstow cost us probably 100 runs with dropped catches. There can be no complaints about the weather at Old Trafford robbing us as we gave away both the first games.
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Never seen this tree species before....what IS it?
nepia replied to beefheart's topic in Tree Identification pictures
There is a cut leaved alder; I have one in the garden. I think that's a good shout -
Stop Stubby. Stop right there. No more fish innuendos for Cod's sake.
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Four days?! **** me Mark, what have you got there? Please answer soon as you can't reply while dangling from a nearby tree by the neck
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Not a positive response I'm afraid but one born from experience. It'll wreck your body! Remember you'll be asked to cut the hedges no-one else wants to. Is your body up to hours of locking your legs against a tripod ladder while reaching across a 9' wide conifer hedge that's 10' tall with a long reach hedgetrimmer?! It gets your neck, shoulders, back, hips, knees. I stopped taking new hedge work soon before my 58th birthday and have never looked back on the decision; tree work's a doddle in comparison! If you're still up for it then I'd say rates vary across the country.
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A 4-5m specimen from Barchams will cost you just over £1k; do the math when compared to moving that! The chances of successful establishment are probably in a similar ratio!
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Unusual I'm sure but it's a bit early for wasps in numbers isn't it? August and September are the months
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I saw the Tourists at Reading University and later the Eurythmics at Wembley Arena: I was underwhelmed by the live performances both times given the great music they wrote. Dire Straits... the best name ever for a live band. Wembley Arena again and they were truly awful; the only bits of Mark Knoppfler that moved were his hands and lips. Dire indeed. Steve Winwood at the Albert Hall: another disappointing one as the acoustics were dreadful - every song sounded the same. The place should stick to classical music! Best gig ever for me - Peter Gabriel at ?Earl's Court. The man's a magician. So imaginative and does so much with so little in the way of props. Saw him again years later Wembley Arena when he has more rotund and had his daughter as his lead backing singer. Still excellent.
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They were brilliant in Brighton c1980. I don't like Geldof much but he is certainly a performer; half the gig was him talking to the audience and forming an excellent rapport. He's quite the showman
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Hastings Pier Pavilion was my local venue in the late 70s; saw The Stranglers twice, The Clash, Steve Gibbons Band, Eddie and the Hot Rods and many others forgotten
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Trouble with Wasps? Here Are Some Tips & Tricks - Gardening Guide - Bloomling UK WWW.BLOOMLING.UK 2015 has been an incredible year for wasps! Here's our tips for keeping them away from your garden party! There's a claim here that CO2 is used at the nest for alarm purposes. If true it would follow that wasps are naturally attracted to our heads which may make the deWalt safety specs irrelevant to this conversation
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Good to see the great sport discussed on here at last! So... Bairstow out as he butters his fingers before standing behind the stumps and can't bat at the moment? Ben Foakes as replacement. Discuss. It's gong to be a tough call re recalling Anderson for Old Trafford but maybe Ollie Robinson's back isn't good so that may play into the selectors' hands. Anyone know what happened to Stokes' hamstring/glute the other day? He was really struggling during that amazing 155 knock but seemed fine a couple of days later if not sooner.
