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Very sorry to hear Mark; what a kicker. What does your future hold do you think? Jon

I wouldn't touch it with anything sharp; leave it. The roots and stem will strengthen themselves as long as the staking allows a little movement; flexing is crucial to strengthening. That is a seriously wispy specimen though; presumably you got it on the reduced?!

What should happen - and has to me - is that you inform your insurers who treat the matter as a claim at the time. Come renewal time you get hit with a higher premium because of that claim (unless your policy allows for a claim with no hurt to your premium as some do). When, after many moons, your insurers are satisfied that nobody - that's you and the other party - is actually making a claim against them - they'll reimburse all the extra cost. Too good to be true? Well I'm no fan of the insurance industry - it's morally bankrupt - but it has happened to me.

There is a member (that doesn't seem to post any more) who was interested in large pop stems for just that purpose! He is Southampton way I seem to remember Have just seen another thread with the guy's moniker - gensetsteve

We have had an exceptional many months of rain that has been the end of many plants so there may not be such a 'problem' with the laurels other than the weather. If you want to persist with what you have I agree with the suggestion of mulching. Otherwise perhaps replace them with something else - Lawsons Cypress maybe.

His family are billionaires (is that right?) and he doesn't come across as a megalomaniac; I don't get why he took the job in the first place. I guess he's tried it and is saying to himself '**** this for a game of soldiers - I'm off' but is too proud to resign so needs voting out. He's done that very, very well.

That's professional level stuff; is that what you do? It's brilliant

Well if leaves are looking darker than before I'd guess the thing's breathing a huge sigh of relief at being out of the nutrient-starved bucket and is about to burst into growth. I'd be worried if leaves were turning brown and dropping but it sounds like the reverse is true. I hope I'm right here as it would make a nice change from the usual vein of similar threads where the explanation to the poster's question is 'it's probably dying'! You seem to have done everything right; just look at that luuurvely mulch 😊

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Sorry to hear Eggs. Never had it myself thank goodness but seen it in others and the effects are obvious. I can only suggest as some of the above which are known to work often though probably not always: hard exercise definitely as it releases endorphins which are feelgood chemicals produced by your body. As an aside to that I used to run non-competitively but still pretty hard - 8 miles in 45-50 minutes for example. After cooling down and having a shower I felt on top of the world; my mind was buzzing in a good way and my body felt purged - refreshed. Diet also is a factor: alcohol; yeurgh! I can't say I know how you feel but I think you're going to have to take a deep breath and say **** it; I'm going dry for a bit, avoiding processed crap food and doing some hard exercise. Doesn't need to be running; anything that makes you sweat hard and leaves you puffing will do. Good step btw opening up about it; that has to help. All the best to you; it can't be nice Jon

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That's what I thought but what look initially like an ovipositor is actually a leg when you compare to other pics. I think. Personally I'd say @peds suggestion was better

Depends on the marker eggs. Presumably the cops that stopped you confirmed there was one and confirmed your id: they should get back to the officer originating the marker and let them know so that they can have it removed. The above applies if was a marker relating to specific information; 'no insurance', 'no MOT' etc are down to DVLA. If you're concerned I can only suggest finding a Police Station with a front desk in a week or two and asking - take ID and proof of ownership with you

I was referring specifically to the import of power from Shetland and the mainland infrastructure construction; I think that's a separate project. I can't speak for Beatrice 1, 2 etc

But can you blame SSE? Their project management leaves something to be desired certainly 🤭 but the project to bring wind-generated leccy to Scotland from the Shetlands isn't their baby; they were told to do it by Ofgem and given a 7-figure budget for it

Sheds bigger than 25m tall?!

Some idea of the scale of the construction involved. First pic is, I believe a cable laying boat. In the second cop the orange and yellow people on the roof; the building's 25m tall and sunk 4m into the ground. Having scraped off as much as possible with machinery more depth was still needed hence the video VID-20210323-WA0005.mp4

Cable has been/is being laid between the Shetlands and the receiving switching station in Caithness; that's built, switches etc are in place. the building's ****ing mahoosive

GA Groundcare I am very happy with. They do a good job, turn the blades round quickly (no pun intended) and are sensibly priced

I'd stop right there (!) and enjoy life a bit. Tbh I don't think any of that would be great in 15 years time. Insects, dry rot, degradation of the lignin will leave you with a lot of fragile balsa wood and dust I'd say. I'd say especially that the ash and beech won't last but actually believe that the others will suffer similarly. It would be great if someone more knowledgeable can say I'm talking rubbish but I've had logs of my own at just 5 or 6 years old and have had to give them to the beetles. Sorry to be so downbeat but re-read line 1 and comply!

Yeah it's 15mm. I'm going to add a short length of plastic/rubber so the water can be directed downwards as it coms out horizontally with some force; that tank (we have two) is 1200L!

This discharges pdq! Simple plumbing

Some turners like it, some pass on it because it's 'plain'. It's an awkward timber to work with because firstly it discolours rapidly and secondly it splits for fun. But if treated carefully it spalts well and then it's more appealing. Overall though I've learned to go with @Mike Dempsey who, btw, breaks the mould; but then he's a professional, not a hobbyist.

The planning officer/department that allowed that lump of Lego to be built so close to that beautiful ?late medieval building should have been kicked into next week and back