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Oddly enough I find little difficulty in recognising and discounting the "fake" news and "fanboy" accounts, from factual material, though obviously I would be susceptible to a well crafted document based on a factual skeleton, with spurious info carefully woven in. Though Wikipedia (and other reasonably independant sources) provide a factual backdrop. Anyway, if I require "insider" info I will merely ask our bridesmaid, and a life long friend, to ask her younger brother, who is a high flying Exec with Royal Dutch Shell. P.S. And for Aeronautical insight I got a contact inside Europe's areospace oversight committee(he left a "high flying" British Aerospace, or Rolls Royce job, for an even more cushy job in this Quango) As in a bloke born in NI who did "A" Levels in NI, then went to Toulouse to study Aeronautical Engineering, in French, nowt like doing things the hard way. cheers mth

But perhaps those lacking a detailed knowledge, said knowledge gained through working some esoteric aspect of any exploitative industry, can have a better holistic understanding of the industry, as a whole, through reading and sageful dispassionate insight. I.e. those working too close to the coalface often cannot see the wood for the trees. So to speak. mth

I was watching a few youtube clips of drilling rig operations, and accidents. FFS! Arduous unrelenting physically demanding work, in a confined space, with apparently, a high risk of getting mangled, maimed or killed. I realize they do not show the periods spent standing about, while the fresh length of drill string is getting drilled in. but nonetheless. mth

Or mine! yet:001_huh:

Since the Yanks bought wood by the cord, the "entrepreneurial" woodcutters would, if possible stack the wood they split around a hollow centre, which left the perfect hiding place for a slave or indeed any lowly paid servant to hide & doze the day away. Hence the expression, or so I understand.

Never mind the, as yet untapped Falklands oil reserves, never never never mind the potential even furthur south .. .. .. P.S. Technology, including AI Robotics will make smaller, more difficult to access reserves financially viable to exploit, and allow for the more efficient scouring of previously depleted fields.

All of our dogs are neutered, but if you are prepared to put up with his wanderings, AND he always returns(whether led by his balls, or not?) Meh, Or "Suck it and see" A lovely looking dog btw. mth

For me, just back from another 200 mile jaunt to Malin Head and back, stopping for a long lunch. "Bring it on" The self driving bit, even if only practical on "A" roads,(at first) at least the humdrum motoring to get there could be more relaxing, AND if it becomes practical on the scenic bits of road/track,even better, I can then rubberneck better. N.B. Some of the L12345 =local roads in the ROI will be a proper challenge for a self driving car!

Gonna need fornicating big batteries to get a 747 airborne mind.

The only specific I quoted was Saville, I totally agree it was wrong that it took so long to get to the bottom of the Police wrongdoing at Hillsborough,(though whether better Police planning could entirely have prevented deaths or a disaster is a moot point?, bearing in mind supporter violence at football matches at that time) I too was appalled, but hardly surprised re the Rotherham sex abuse scandal. And I dont doubt the Thatcher backed Police attitude to the miners, in which I might add, as a non Scargill following bolshie miner supporter, Mrs. T had my wholehearted support, and I not unreasonably suspect there were many others of the same mind. etc etc etc But I still think we risk loosing any hope of finding the absolute truth, however distasteful or unpalatable it may be to some who were, or were related to, or knew persons directly involved, due to the media led lynch-mob court of hysterical public opinion. fact Like my father knew an old country gent, well into his seventies, who got a badly bust arm as a result of a well-weilded RUC baton the time of our Duncree protest. His reaction? I should have known better, than to be there, so he sucked it up and said no more. End of.

Except that any Public Enquiry, in todays society of permenant dissaffection, and absolute refusal to accept any responsibility for ones own misfortunes. Cannot work, nor certainly not please all "sides". And I cite our very own, and badly abused Saville enquiry. mth PS The parents behavouir in the Charlie Gard case was another facet of our "blame" sombody else culture, if they had of had any feelings for the wee tot, they would gladly have let it "slip away", instead of courting publicity/milking it for all it was worth, and for whose ends?, certainly not the tots, in my experienced cynical opinion.

At the time I could only figger barstardchops Brown, sold the UK Gold cheap, to help nobble the £ Stirling's value, against the Euro, to make "their" machinations to get us to join the Euro easier?

I like yer tyres Sur!

Working on canal gates perhaps, using/working with Ironwood perhaps?

Possibly?

Capped, or on a decreasing scale, after say 3 no, then capped, to keep it open ended is as feckless an approach as the breeders who avail of it. tough.

Actually, and inevitably and unfortunately the genuinely "poor" effectively target themselves, through either being unable to know how to claim, or so feckless with the monies that they DO get, that it can never be enough. While the savvy benefit claiming underclass are up to all the dodges and know how to maximize their, more than generous, claims. Tough, but that is life in all its manifest variety. And, despite regarding the Bible with a deal o healthy scepticism, there is a lot of soundly observed wisdom, regarding the foibles of human nature contained therein; such as "the poor will always be with us", as indeed they will, regardless of funds, however generous or unlimited, directed towards their welfare, and for the forseeable future. cheers mth

Ye know whut, hit werks better after a pint o Guinness Sur! So! The Peach tree is hiding directly ahindt the Left Hand Door pillar, the swinging side i.e. tother side fray the handle, beside/below the switches. EDIT (i) Bill 'n Ben are coming back in July to finish off. (ii) Should be surfaced later this year, since I couldnay surface finish until I was done importing a few thou tonne o hardfill up the front lane/ave. cheers MtH

Oh Er Mrs. that whatchamacallit looks wile handy Rob, ah wile pity ah dony actually need one o them. cheers mth

Well she sure is a peach as well, plenty o action photos on Facebook too. PS This bloody computer as decided to update itsel and no longer recognise my wee Sony camera, gerrr!

The facade the front door is set back between the East wing and the West wing, leaving a gap 2.5m deep by 4.0m wide, in plan, so a glazed wall erected 4.0m wide by 6.0m high to close the space in, with a flat roof over, I will try and post photos. cheers mth

We finally last summer glazed in the 2 story gap at the exposed front door. Bought 2 vines and a fig, with a near dead Peach:001_rolleyes: tree threw into the deal. One plant for each corner.(and before anyone comments, yes the Vine roots are outside:001_tt2:) Cut holes in the concrete subfloor and planted all last backend. The Peach flourished, produced masses of blossom early in the spring, and set fruit, but most fell off very small, only leaving one to mature. I check:laugh1: each morning, and behold today it was on the floor. It was good!(and the stone will get planted) Hopes for more next year:001_rolleyes:. mth

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Ah!, thats why our insurance is so fecking expensive then!, us with zero claims since 1987 when we first bought a dwelling.

That statement about not investigating sub letting(in respect of the Grenfell fire) cannot surely be correct. Since numbers(of persons at risk) is key to fire safety planning, and any such plans rendered useless, or certainly less useful, foolproof or "robust" by illict subletting/overcrowding, in the event of a fire. In this case I care not re the tenants/occupants legal immigration status. mth