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breffni

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  1. Sir John Hackett wrote a good book about a possible Third World War. It is obviously fiction but gives a good overview of how a conflict could have progressed. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  2. They wouldn't have needed to invade, if they had defeated the land forces in Germany and stopped American reinforcements arriving Britain would have been forced to sue for peace I think. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  3. Really the UK would get nuked? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  4. It's ancient between the Greeks and the Turks. Istanbul was formerly called Constantinople which was the capital of the Byzantine empire. The main religion here was Greek Orthodox. Constantinople fell to the Muslim Turks in 1453 which was the end of the Byzantines. Greece was controlled by the ottoman Turks until the Greek war of independence in the 1820's. After ww1 Greece invaded turkey to try claim back what they seen as their ancient lands and were defeated. So a lot if history between them! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  5. Oh but you need them incase those nasty Russians rise again.........., Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  6. Ye some do. We used to go to the bog every year to turn the cut turf. Hard work! Peat briquettes are widely sold, great burning but crap environmentally. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  7. Peat extraction has decimated most of the raised bogs in the Irish midlands. It used to be one of the main fuels used in electricity generation in Ireland but not so much now. It was also used by most households as a fuel before oil and gas took over. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  8. I also have the original version of the book it is really useful, covers so much stuff, can lend to people if they want to have a look. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  9. Middle one of 5, older brother and sister and 2 younger sisters. One little girl who is 11 months Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  10. Ye right next door to the church, great wee spot Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  11. Excellent photos bob. Did you go into the stag next door? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  12. It's true most people don't care. When I was home in Cavan a few wks ago some trees had been 'pruned' for the council. Right mess tears everywhere and I was talking to a resident who thought it was a great job! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  13. Are you on holiday there mate? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  14. It's mad the attachment we have worth dogs and other animals. Me and my ex have a spaniel and when we broke up we decided the best place for her was at my ex's mam and dads place where we lived. I see Stella a fair bit and keep her for a month at a time but I still miss her like mad. I got one of her pups now do that helps Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  15. Excellent Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  16. Gm is a no no I think. Big corps controlling our food supply even more so than now- bad times Regarding the human population, our only hope of long term survival is a move off planet. The sooner the better. More and more people demanding more and more from a planet which is really a closed loop. I know that population growth is slowing and that it should start to level out towards the middle of the century but by then there may be 9 billion of us! We should be exploring the asteroids and maybe not so much planets like mars. The asteroids have all the resources we need and don't have the handicap of strong gravity for us to get to and get off. Anyway bit of topic! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  17. Had a look at one this morning and they are real nice. Seem so smooth on a rope, didn't climb with one though. Very compact Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  18. McLeod trees whoop whoop! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  19. Hello all I've started grinding wheat for flour and was curious does anyone else do it? Also what grinder do you use, I have a little hand one but it is crap! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  20. I want to get some static rope for my lanyard. I use blaze but it seems to endlessly get caught on the saw Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  21. Cheers:) Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  22. An oak from today, reduction and thin. No before pic. I did remove the branch that sticks out slightly on the right after lunch Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  23. This job was actually Saturday, taking down a decent sized poplar. 2 of us went up and had it down by ten:) bit of clean up although all the wood was staying Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  24. Scumbags Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  25. That burger looks epic Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

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