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Probably quite a lot - mind you it’s lime so they might bring it back when they find out how poorly it burns 🤣

The sections that have narrowed are where they pass through the muscle wall so not suitable to stent. I’m now stuck here for at least another two days while they check the medication is doing it’s job

Thank you! Well the upshot is they didn’t do any stents as the narrowing arteries are in the wrong place ffs! They’re starting me on some aggressive medication to improve the blood flow, heart muscle pumping etc Then as an outpatient I’ve got to have an mri to ascertain whether I have actually had a minor heart attack and what damage has potentially been done. So gonna have to have a rethink on work strategies and roles, trying to take more of a back seat and supervisory position

Type of tree will help as some are more desirable than others and is there easy vehicle access, will it be down, machine for loading or rings to handball? Free or beer tokens?

I don’t remember seeing one. Only recall loads of ladybirds, biting and a surfeit of greenflies often getting into the potato salad - couldn’t tell the difference between them and chopped parsley 🤣

Yes I remember that happening on frinton beach when I was 10

Hard to tell - I’ve seen the video but not sure how to upload here?

Thanks guys! Angioplasty finally booked in for tomorrow morning - it’s been the waiting around and the boredom that’s been the hardest thing to deal with tbh. Staff have been great, food not bad considering 👍

About 7 times I think I saw them - Hammersmith odeon back in the early 80s and the last time was Milton Keynes bowl supported by Jethro Tull, another of my favourites 👍

Thank you 👍

So for the last three weeks or so I’ve been getting increasingly fatigued, out of breath with a bit of tightness across the chest, so much so that walking at normal pace for 50m saw me breathing like I’d sprinted 200m - that’s unlikely at the grand age of 60 mind. Finally managed to get into the quacks on Monday - straight to a&e from there. Diagnosed with exertional angina. Had angiogram yesterday afternoon - two blocked arteries ☹️ Currently awaiting transfer to cardiac unit to have a couple of stents fitted which could take a couple of days to a week Very luckily I seem to have avoided a full blown heart attack and there’s only minor damage. I eat well, don’t smoke, like a few beers/wine, could work all day no problems including a bit of easier climbing when I fancied it. No previous symptoms before a month ago - never imagined it would happen to me. My wife’s had 3 heart attacks, 6 stents, full bypass, femoral anrtery bypass and is often in a wheelchair so I have to be there to care for her. So please - any warning signs, don’t ignore them and think “I’ll be fine, it’ll pass” - get yerself checked out 👍

A mate has them in his freezer for the odd meal. Says they taste better shot in the autumn when their diet is more nuts and vegetable based than in the spring and summer when they predate a lot of birds eggs and baby birds

When you’ve got to go you’ve got to go! I bet there isn’t a single one of us who hasn’t done the same when we’ve needed to

Thank you Doug 👍

Chucking it down this morning so postponed our couple of jobs till next week. Bit gutted as had it all planned out with an early finish as it’s my 60th today. Wanted to be home by 4, showered and out for beers by 6.30 and a decent Thai. Now I have to find excuses not to sit down sorting the accounts and other admin 🤣

F..k! Bet that smarted a tad 🤮

My local dealer tried to sell me a 4stroke Honda hedge cutter- can’t remember the model. Felt very heavy and cumbersome. Bought an Echo HCH185ES instead for less money and so far very happy with it 👍

Henchman or similar tripod with all three legs adjustable. 8ft goes up to 9 1/2ft and covers most of our domestic work. But I have 6ft and 14ft as well. Toying with 16ft but not sure I can justify for once or twice a year

Wow - good crop! hoping to make some more jam in the next day or two, preserve a few, then in a week it’s the next tree will be fully ripe. Not quite sure what to make from this lot ?

Not everyone can do it themselves - that’s why lots of us make this our jobs 👍

Just a slotted spoon in one hand and teaspoon in the other- yes it seems never ending but made more bearable with a nice cold beer on the go 🍺

This 100% Its what they’re designed for 👍

I’ve got two Damson trees, different varieties as one is always about two weeks later so I can spread out the picking.

A bit of both - always have toast and marmalade/jam for breakfast but give lots away to neighbours, friends and some of my favourite customers. Seems to be well received and get swaps with some veg, fruit etc Fig chutney goes down well at my local pub on cheese night. The Bramley apples are numerous this year if not as big as usual due to the lack of rain. Apple pies and crumble will be going in the freezer soon as well.

The annual damson jam making has started for me this evening - reckon I’ll have four or five batches this year, perhaps 60-70 jars. Many years ago I’d have been down the pub/club on a Friday night - now look at me - making jam 🤣