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Back to yer man, the leader of the Wagner group, and his uprising and march on Moscow, with zero reprecussions? The only plausible explanation I have seen suggested it was a set-up to draw out the revolutinary minded malcontents within Putins inner circle and the wider military. Which appears to be the only logical explanation.

I have a car mad cousin, whose father bought a Fiat Miaforia 132 way back about 1978-1980, went like stink, but basically dissolved in the N.I. rain. Anyway he maintained that(and a whole lot like the woes of British Leyland, in that in so far as I am aware the Communists/Unions held sway in the factories) that the Fiat steel plant was in a coastal location and the coils of steel were sprayed with seawater to cool them(which I simply dont believe could be the case!), more like the coils sat on open rail cars and got a liberal coating of salt from the wind off the sea, and nobody cared. Cos Dad bought a Regetta, with a bullet proof diesel engine, but the bodywork needed a full respray inside of a 12month, due to rust bubbling through, but it still melted away, despite the local respray..

About the only 2 religions I have time for would be the Sikhs and the Bahais, hmmm, wondering if I could Buddhism?

Ony fule knoes . . .

I was lucky that the rats that built a nest in the 461 van, totally ate the big heavy rubber grommet that goes through the bulkhead/firewall, but did not touch the PVC insulated cables that ran through it.

We have always been very cautious with borrowing, but that aside, I am totally perplexed or bemused that anyone, young or old, having functioned well enough to be in a position to purchase a house, could NOT see that interest rates were stupidly stupidly artifically low and could and would only go one way, and therefore "game" the numbers to understand the possible additional monthly costs. As I seem to recall we did any time we considered borrowing money. Or lock in to fixed rates for 3 to 5 years, even if it meant paying a fraction more each month. Also, re increasing material prosperity, the number, or percentage of Range Rovers, and other such luxury vehicles on the roads is as staggering as the prices I see displayed on the windscreens at a local dealership. Ditto the growth in the number of coffee shops, and people using them. etc etc etc

I am now suffering from winch envy, thanks for that mates!

I observed my father, on the saw, with his brother on the International B250 tractor, cutting down large ash trees some 50+ year ago, and the urgency of the "GO GO GO" at the crucial moment. A gear low enough to prevent inadvertent catostrophic stalling made for somewhat limited "get-away" speed. And was educational.

Being aware of that constraint, I would only therefore climb just over 1/2 as high up the tree. Which in itself is surely a safety advantage? Eh! OSM A good point about lack of line speed resulting in the force of gravity outpacing the winch line.

Surely part of the optitum line pull capacity is what size/weight of a tractor the winch is for to be mounted on? Bigger aint necessarily always better. Sometimes a "wee handy" is easier lived with day to day. And if only for an occassional extra heavy pull, a snatch block might be worth considering?

Good God! You should have told her to add Fairy Liquid to the hot water, to get those salad greens properly clean.

Anyway I recall that 50 odd year ago, a local lad that had went to work on the building sites in London, and was home visiting family gave us a turn in the hay field, he turned up wearing a lovely and clearly expensive 3 piece suit. When ribbed about his attire he said they bought these wonderfully tailored hard wearing suits for labouring in, plus one could then wear them to pubs and clubs, or even sleep rough in them! Then skip them and buy another.

My wife and I were dismayed at the lucicrious rules and laws introduced during Covid, along with the bait of free money for, "business loans" and pretending to work from home, whether on 100% or 80% wages, and the very ready compliance from the populace to fall into line. We both realised that normal society was therefore ****************ed. My wife was a teacher and was genuinely concerned at how the school childrens education and futures were going to be ****************ed. I was Ex Council and knew how the significent numbers of lazy ****************ers with the Council would game the system. We both knew how the unscrouplous business types would game the system. We have been proved correct in all respects. Plus long Covid and Social Anxity was an absolute gift for the DLA/PIP grifters. Society is truely ****************ed. No apology for the censored expletivies, since it is the only way I can express the true depth of my enduring despair.

The cousin runs a Honda engined generator/welder, it has been playing up this while(and no disgrace to it with the use it has seen) back to the supplying dealer a few times, without success, until they finally fitted a cheapie Chinese copycat carb. Now 100%. I was up there today an he told me this pertinent snippet.

What exactly is the "legal limit" for cocaine, ZERO I can only imagine.

I simply looked at the best power to weight ratio when I bought the wee 026, though I was lusting after the then 036, I can only presume that the Pro saws will always have higher power to weight figures(and be significently more expensive) than the hobby/farm models. But back then, in the middle/late 90's, I also figured the Stihl hobby/farm/pro lineup was simpler to understand than the vast array of Husquvarna models on offer.

May I comment that I am perhaps a trifle sensitive to tradesmen looking at the size(largeish, but very plain) of the house we built, then computing the acreage it is sitting in, and thereby adjusting there prices! I fear it does happen, consiously or unconsiously, "cos, hey, "they" can afford it", Btw. Tis is a phrase I have heard farming neighbours use in respect of better doing neighbours. No Ferraries, Bentlys or RR's here though. Only 2 parked-up scrap cars in the back field!

Cept we took the opportunity to stock up with a refill which was needed plus 2 extra 34Kg cylinders of propane when oil prices went nuts after Russia invaded Ukraine. And, guess what, over here at least, in N.I., Calors prices were contractually fixed, guessing for a 12 month period, so we only paid the fixed pre-conflict cost. And a 34Kg cyl lasts us a 12 month, near enough exactly.. Cos, I know, cos for a couple of years in a row, the cylinder ran out on Christmas day! And, for Gawds sake, dont tell me freezers are expensive to run, since the wife keeps 3 filled, a 21 cu ft chest freezer outside, an full size upright one in the utility, plus the Yankee style fridge/freezer in the kitchen (and it used to be 4!, until the other comrade 21 cu ft outside shit itsel) Now need to get over the mountain and raid some of the massive quantities of wild garlic that has invaded the hedge bottoms around the brothers garden.

The shite I listened to about magic infalliable Yellow Rattle while I was with the Council was boke inducing. I favoured beneign neglect, for nature, though despite explaining(despite lacking any formal "education" in the subject matter) that for a pretty grass filled hay meadow, one needed to allow the grass and flowers to seed, and then cut and work the cut forage until dry enough for hay, to ensure the seeds were left behind, before removing the arisings, to impoverish the ground over years and years and years. Nope sow Yellow rattle and then bale it off for silage. FFS!

Sorely disappointed I am, I was expecting to read about a young(an with supporting YouTube video, natch) and upcoming chainsaw juggler. Still well impressed Ollie, regardless. Marcus,theHat

Eggs, I also clearly stated my clear belief(& personal knowledge) of how susceptible to abuse the postal voting system is, and how widespread this abuse is, based on the phenomenal rise in the numbers demanding a PV, almost certainly managed by various political factions and parties. As was the case here in N.I. 50-45 year ago. What can be done about it is something of an intractable problem, is the problem, but the first step would be to correctly manage eligibility for access to a PV. Oh! Re Bojo and I.D. cards, I agree with the assessment Andy postulates on Bojo's likely stance, the clear difference between Plod demanding to see an I.D. card "whenever" and the need to prove who you are when voting. Again this need for voter I.D. has become more pertinent in recent years with the greater general mobility of the population and excerbated in certain "ghetto" areas in larger conurbations.

What "demographic" was your polling station located in? Like a traditional settled rural area, or a more "metropolitan" area Peter?

My strongly held POV on this matter goes back to Shakespeare, "Methinks he doth protest too much", (to be innocent), which is to say, those on the left know rightly how widespread voter fraud is, which is exactly why they are protesting so vociferously. And the blatent abuse of the postal voting system, FFS! Tower Hamlets anyone? And, folks, bear in mind that we here in N.I. have always been at the bleeding edge of voter turnout and voter fraud(And my father was a local Councillor, 40 year ago, so I have some personal knowledge), which is why, along with our PR system, we need to produce ID to vote, and this is closely monitered by party reps in those finely balanced or critical wards. So, perhaps both PR and voter ID need to be introduced for all elections in England Scotland and Wales. Would that keep everyone happy?

Joe, I fitted a Nextbase, they supply various models with compatible/add-on rear cameras. Crystal clear footage too and simple to fit.