Bren.
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I use one of these when working away in places where it's worth staying on site. I've spent weeks at a time staying in it and is EASILY the most comfortable hammock I've ever stayed in. Goes up in less than 30 seconds and combined with my Exped Downmat Lite (cannot praise these highly enough), Snugpak 4 season bag and Snugpak Tarp (so I have a place to cook and read/sit when it's raining, this makes a real difference to the outdoor living experience, it's never any fun only having a sleep space when it's raining), make for a very comfortable setup. http://www.eurekatentscanada.com/products/view/413
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Firewood logs | Mattishall | Gumtree Or is it just some sort of optical illusion?
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Can't believe that he actually advises that it's a good idea to cut from a ladder, we all know how that ends.
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Might be able to lend you an allen sythe, but I'm working away at the moment so won't be for 6 weeks or so.
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I'm not sure what you are saying here, from a biological point of view, tolerance is usually applied to environmental factor, not pathogens. Resistance would imply that a organism can contract a disease, but recovers, and immunity means just that, it will not contract a disease. From an evolutionary point of view, resistance is the best hope hope for continuing to see Ash trees in our landscape in years to come, but too many people are ready to cut one down as soon as they think they see symptoms.
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Sorry, my point was that I suspect that many people are seeing symptoms where none exist. 3 or 4 years ago, if you saw dying leaves on an Ash tree, you would not immediately be thinking Chalara. Now it seems that any sign of ill health is put down to it without thought for any of the other possible causes. Ash Bud Moth, for example could be a cause of sickly looking trees, or it could be simple Ash decline caused by poor soil conditions round the roots ( compaction, ploughing etc). Nope, gotta be chalara! Whats annoying me is that the conversation seems to have stopped when it comes to the Ash. We are all too ready to consign it to the history books. And talk of cutting down infected individuals really pees me off, where are our resistant trees going to come from if we don't give them a chance to show that they are indeed, resistant.
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I'm amazed at all the chalara "experts" who are suddenly popping up. Just because they are late/ have some leaf die-back/ look a bit sick, doesn't mean its chalara. Yes we will lose most of our Ash trees, yes it's tragic, but to be honest I would be very surprised if most of the country has mature Ash trees displaying diagnostic signs of it yet. I live in Norfolk and outside of coppiced and sapling trees, it's very hard to spot signs of it yet. some trees, but not most. This is all getting a bit like the Salem Witch hunt. Just take a deep breath and calm down
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True it will take a long time to heat, but will also take a long time to cool. My other half is a book conservator and whilst old books can tolerate heat changes, they do not react well to rapid changes (apparently). My mate (also an architect), who designed it, assures me that solar gain will be enough to keep the place warm, even in the winter, but that the large store of heat in the floor slab, plus the heavy insulation, will prevent any changes in heat from happening too rapidly.
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True, I'm currently building a new workshop for her indoors. 64m2 and no heating. All of her heating requirements will come through solar gain and body heat. Timber built, but with a massive, 16 inch thick concrete slab for the floor with 8" of celotex underneath it to act as a heat synch. 8" of celotex in the walls and ceiling with a 1" service gap and 1" celotex backed plaster board to finish. Should be toasty.
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Sorry, not quite sure how that happened.
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Lends the lie (again) to Cameron's promise that the Tories would be the greenest government ever.
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So why the hell are going into fracking then?
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Ah, in that case I retract all my previous statements. Oh hang on, THIS Daily Mail? http://www.buzzfeed.com/tabathaleggett/ridiculous-daily-mail-headlines The First one is my favourite.
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I live in Norfolk, of course I've seen it. I'm also involved in a survey project that is mapping it's spread through a NNR ASNW site in Norfolk. All I'm saying is that this has got a bit out of hand. Just because Ash don't seem to be doing well this year doesn't mean it's chalara.
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Get a grip.
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WTF is going on here, you all sound like a bunch of hysterical nutters. Yes the Ash is late this year, it is sometimes.
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Wouldn't fancy snedding up after.
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:biggrin::biggrin:Sorry dude, sometimes you just can't suppress the geek inside.
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I think the point is in the spelling. It is the same all over the world and means that everyone knows what you are talking about, writing about, or indeed trying to order. Common names are pretty much meaningless in this context.
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No one can tell you how to pronounce Latin names. All the Latin speakers died many, many years ago.:001_smile:
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I'm not sure, I think you might be right, but I THINK (and I've got no references for this), that it might apply for the purposes of trade. However the binomial system does seem to be more strictly adhered to in the plant world generally. For example in the UK we have (if memory serves) 43 different sub-species of Bramble and they all have (again, if memory serves) seperate binomial names, but collectively are known as Rubus fruticosus sp. agg. Taxonomy is a very complex subject and one I have a very limited knowledge of from my Ecology degree days.
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Under the original Carl Linnaeus system all names were indeed only binomial, however this was before the existence of sub-species were recognised, so, for example the Tiger (Panthera tigris) was simply known as such across it's entire range. More recently the various sub-species have been recognised and so we now have the Tiger (Panthera tigris) and several sub-species such as The Bengal Tiger (P. tigris tigris). The tigris tigris descibing "the original species" if you will, but also Sumatran tiger (P. t. sumatrae),Siberian tiger (P. t. altaica) etc. They are all recognised as being of the same species, but are recognised as different races if you like (although biologically speaking a race is a slightly different thing). Hope this helps.
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Ooooh nice.
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Can have three. The third is used to identify a sub-species.
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For Groundwork you are imo, better off with a folder. I know they don't look as cool, but having stuff you don't need strapped to your leg/waist can become a pain. especially when doing stuff like snedding as it can get snagged. I've got, Pocket Boy, Oyakata, Sub Zero. All are good saws. BTW, if you do get a Pocket Boy, the Laplander will go straight in the bin, mine did.
