daveindales

Just finished reading 'Forgotten Highlander' a book about a scots experiences as a POW of the Japanese. Read the whole book in a day. One of the best and most moving books I've read in ages. Highly recommended. Taken prisoner, starved almost to death, tortured, suffered with cholera, dysentery, Beri Beri, malaria. Transported in a death ship and sunk by the Americans, survived for 5 days adrift on the ocean. Finally, transported to Japan. Nagasaki of all places, where he experienced the dropping of the atomic bomb.

If you get the chance, give it a read, and remember what some people went through for our freedom.

There it goes again. Never heard any ringing all day. As soon as I check out this thread, I can hear ringing.

Missed that one!!!

I also find that by concentrating, I can make the ringing louder.

I'm wondering if tinnitus can be in part psychological?

I only become aware of the ringing if I think about it, or am reminded of it. I'd never thought about it for months, and as soon as I read this post, I can hear it.

Anyone else experience this?

Taken a look at Zelkova Serrata and the leaves do look a bit like those. Still not sure though

To be honest, the bark did seem a bit 'beech like', if it is Nothofagus it's the first one I've seen in the Dales or since leaving college over 20 years ago.

Ok, I'm quite good with my tree indents usually, but this one has me a little stumped. Both sides of leaf are rough to the touch. The twig, together with the rough leaves remind me of elm, or perhaps zelcova.

Defiantly not Swedish whitebeam, before anyone says that.

Three men captured by female savages are told their dicks would be removed in the appropriate manner according to their job. 1st, was a lumberjack so his would be chopped off. 2nd, was a butcher so his would be sliced off. The 3rd was laughing, when asked by his captor why he said " I work for Dyson"..

In answer to your thread title…… not very well

 

I almost never give people a date. Usually just a rough idea such as "sometime in August" and tell them I'll ring the night before to check the following day is convenient.

 

I also tell them to feel free to chase me up if I don't ring them within the time frame I mention.

Same here. I find the weather up here plays an important role in organising my workload. If it's too bad, I simply don't work. You can't predict the weather, hence its a call to customers over the previous weekend or the night before.

Splitting hairs, but it's just over £2100 for the higest band in K&C. Just checked. I pay just over £2000 for a band E bungolow in the Yorkshire Dales.

Probably time there was a reassessment of council tax rates and brackets. Saying that, if it was free, I still wouldn't want to live anywhere in London.

I think pensioners should be means tested for all they receive Timon, a fair few of them are in mansions and sitting on very healthy nest eggs while others are in desperate need. The elderly are all living longer and drain an amount of cash from the pension/healthcare/housing pot that is totally unsustainable and disproportionate to the contributions made during their working life. I feel it should only go to those that need it most however unpopular that is. We all know there is nothing in the kitty and owe it to future generations not to rack up more

 

Bob

So, you work hard all your life. Save some money for a rainy day. Hopefully leave a bit to the kids. And get penalised for it.

Meanwhile, your lazy neighbour sits on his backside all his life. Never has a job, gets everything for free. Including a larger pension than you get?

I know these examples are at extreme ends of the scale, but surely that can't be right?

My son is going to study full time at myerscough this year. FdSc Arboriculture. Just wondered if anyone else on here is doing the same course?

Tim, this is what we're all entitled to seeing as we were all born here:

 

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I think we all agree with that.

And this book contains what some people think they are entitled to.

The Tories got roughly 40 seats more than comrade Corbyn. Not a great result for them, but some people seem to think Corbyn came out on top. He didn't.

I'm no Tory fanatic, and I think somebody could do a better job than May, but I'm struggling to think of anybody who would do a worse job than Corbyn, Watson, Abbott etc.

This country needs strong leadership to battle with the EU bullying buerocrats. Like I say, I don't think May is the best for this job. And if I'm honest, I'm not sure which of the Tory potential leadership candidates would be best, but the left wing alternative would have been a disaster for the country.

Solo leak after a year or two. I'm using berthoud at the moment. Had them for a few years now. No complaints and no leaks. A better sprayer than solo and a far better sprayer than cooper pegler.

I once bought a cheap solo type sprayer having used solo sprayers in the past. Was a load of rubbish compared to the proper solo. Wouldn't buy another.

But, for that price it just might suit you if only occasional use.

I didn't know that regarding spinach, thanks. I think you're right that it's only approved for sale for use on bracken.

To be fair though, the fact it's been used for decades doesn't mean it's 'safe'. Can any herbicide be truly safe?

Totally agree. No chemicals are safe. What I meant was, that it wasn't banned due to concerns over its use on bracken. I spend most of late July and early August spraying bracken on moorland. I'm ultra careful when spraying, always using a marker dye. Any split shows up blue. Always washing overalls and clothes every night after use. You can never be too careful.

For the last 5 years (I think!!) asulox has been available in may/June and then withdrawn in October. Every time it's withdrawn everybody has to return their left over chemical, by law.

 

I can only assume that every October they are hoping to have a different and safer chemical ready for sale the following year, but this doesn't happen so they release asulox again!

 

Until there's an alternative to asulox they can't stop selling it, otherwise all the millions of pounds of grants given to upland farmers and foresters will have been wasted. Left unchecked, bracken will come back in 3-5 years.

 

Cheers.

I don't think the safety of asulox was ever in doubt. It's being aerial sprayed for decades. The reason it was banned was because for some reason, it was sprayed on spinach crops. This was banned, by the EU, in turn resulting on it being banned for bracken and dock control as well. In fact, I think it's still banned for use on docks

Started in forestry at 15 in 1985. Was the first job I was offered. Then went to college for 3 years. Myerscough and Houghall and started up own small business in 1995. Still doing it now.

Making the news TOMORROW:

 

Serious civil unrest, rioting and disorder follow Grenfell Tower fire.

 

Lack of coordination and control at aid stations, frustration and anger fuelled by grief, wanting to "blame" someone for lost family and friends, all topped off with a big dollop of Corbyn sponsored suggestion of asset stripping "the rich."

 

US News: Corbyn suggests using luxury Kensington properties for Grenfell Tower families - PressFrom - United Kingdom

 

He knows full well that he's fanning the flames with such talk - it would have been much more rationale and effective to simple suggest "empty" properties be brought into use but he has specifically targeted "luxury" properties in true, traditional Communist revolutionary style.

 

Rioting and disorder very much suit his agenda. That's a stark example, for me, of the true danger this man poses.

 

Whilst not a fan of military aid to the civil authorities where it becomes necessary due to inadequacy, incompetence or greed of other departments. In this case, it may be prudent to have some military disaster relief expertise on site to take charge of the apparent chaos, and to be prepared for the transition to civil unrest.

 

Hope I'm wrong!

Agree with everything you've said. Especially about Corbyn. Why aren't you a fan of bringing in the military?. Personally, I would like to see the military become more involved at times of unrest. The army etc is still to pay whether training, at war or helping with disaster relief.

Eating my lettuce now. Potatoes, beetroot, onions, parsnips doing ok. And of course, got 14 tomato plants in greenhouse, coming along. Growing pak choi for first time, along with a few herbs.

Peas a disaster

As long as we don't have to start driving British Leyland cars again I think we'll manage somehow....

 

 

Timon.

totally agree. ive been in some of the worst. my mate used to have an Allegro. one of the worst cars ive ever been in.

Last year around this time I felt elated. We were leaving the EU, the economy was plodding along ok, and Corbyn was promising things he couldn't deliver.

I don't see too much has changed. I'm not May's biggest fan, but I believe she or her tory replacement can still get a good deal in Brexit talks. Don't forget,Germany exports around 750000 cars a year to Britain. Both need some kind of deal. If a deal can't be agreed, then we should walk away, and establish our own trade deals.

Corbyn would have been a disaster in Brexit talks.

Too many people want to see Brexit and this country fail. There must be some positives living here? plenty of people risk their lives trying to get here.

And plenty of people gave their lives so we can live as we do.

Congratulations, your now qualified to run for Tory MP of Sudbury.