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Well said "J", I totally agree with your observations above. mth

Indeed Spud, But! the death toll from other ailments that were NOT dealt with BECAUSE of Covid, could well exceed the true Covid deaths (i.e. not including falsely Covid recorded deaths) and I believe I saw some figures to this effect. And of course there will be multiple other mutant strains of Covid, which may be even more untreatable.. Plus, God knows what other lurgy comes in out of the blue and completely blindsides a world obsessed by Covid, like most all Armies fighting the next war based on their experiences in the last war. Doh P.S. I also saw a chart hi-lighting the decreasing winter mortality, year-on-year, in the UK, over say this past 20 years, probably due to more proactive health care and the Flu innoculation programme, so in part Covid may simply be playing catch-up on all those who cheated death in these previous years. My take is, we will live with Covid, or die with Covid, but we will be unlikely to avoid Covid, since it is a virus like the Flu, which has not ever been eliminated. So life simply MUST go on, regardless. Marcus P.P.S. I hope me nor mine catch Covid, especially with wor daughter spending 6 weeks(and poss more) in a Covid positive ward.

I had a fresh tomato yesterday, , with a few sprogs coming on, AND flowers for more! From last years as yet unpulled out tomato plant behind the glass at the front door, in an otherwise unheated space. So late they are early! P.S. I mentioned moving the glasshouse to Senior Management no later than this morning. Ya Boo Sucks!

Her be brimming! see pics;

Ye Ha! Bring it on. The rain that is. Cos me wee pond has finally brimmed! And in the best place for the overflow. mth P.S. But we had a glorious crisp dry sunny day yesterday.

I have several items new bought, but now not new, but kept under cover, where the PC has effortlessly and cleanly peeled back to the bare steel. Not prepped nor primed obviously. Anyway imho PC is best applied on top of hot dip galvansing. Or just leave it galvanised if possible. But cheap and impressive sounding, and people are easy fooled. Gerrr!

I line the 4 sides of the grate/firebox with finer split conifer, and crumpled up newspaper or torn-up cardboard in the middle, light, and then place a few more finer split sticks on top. And leave the door ajar on the snib for say 5 to 10 mins. Then add more sticks. Simples

I remain totally perplexed by this event.

On that note; I had my 1984 DB1490 out Friday past "footering" to warm her up before parking her in again. At tickover revs, minimal steering input and quite without warning "Phoofht" accompanied by a gargle of hydraulic** oil round my feet, plus no steering! If that had happened on the County road, especially on a roundabout for instance . . . Even 12mph would have been scary fast. **actually Super Universal tractor oil I believe, but will check.

Erm, your Honour, is that actually legal?

I feel for your innocent Valmet, but at 60+ have started to understand being thankful nobody was hurt/badly hurt. Marcus

I have pondered why they bother with 12V as well as their 18V, what does 12 do that 18 cant? Ditto re other brands.

Well I pulled a few smaller split Sitka from beneath the stove, between 6 and 9%, then pulled a couple from the box I brought in 24hr earlier, about 10 to 12%, and the ones from the logpile in the shed, were showing 12 to 15%. And based on how easy any of these logs are to kindle, with scrumpled up newspaper/cardboard, I could believe these figures. They were all end grain readings without splitting afresh. I appreciate my meter could be a bit optomistic, but my gut feeling is it cannot be far wrong, since I bring in random sizes from the logpile, and use the finer split bits to light the fire, generally after letting them sit 24 hrs squirrelled away beneath the stove. But if the wife has squandered my carefully hoarded kindling stockpile I have bytimes simply picked up fresh brought in cold sticks and used them, with no signs of dampness being evidenced when doing so to light the fire. m

Wherewill the shit go?

An Axe! How much training, RA statements and ambulances-on-standby are needed to facilitate that endevour!

Must check some o mine tomorrow!

So tell us more?

If it were that simple . . . Why would "everybody" not be doing it?

I heard you!

That dammned Green Eyed God is afflicting me right bad right now.

I dont know about insects but the cock Robin is getting wile territorial round the bird feeder. Plus I saw a couple of trout rise in the pond yesterday.

That would also have been a very sound pick. I grew up with a 540 Universal, and a Fiat 640, both were indestructable. Though that Duncan cab was a proper bastard on the unwary/uneducated elbows!

Dinny tempt me . . . Since ah always had the hots for Deutz. And still do.

I actually got 2 of those, I cannot fine a use for them but still wear them, kinda like a male corset. My excuse is they keep the phone from falling out of my shirt pocket, without being too warm. BTW Can anybody inform me what their role was in the Army? Blacksmithing was my only notion, but then the plastic zip would be liable to melt.

Snce I have spent the last 1/2 Hr laughing like a loon, I shall share the source of my mirth. Behold; What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year? | Defector DEFECTOR.COM All reports are taken from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s database of emergency room visits, all... The comments are where the mirth starts.