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true enough - I'm quite happy for them to destroy the planet for future generations, as long as they will send me copy carburettors through my letterbox for £15, better than paying £100 from a local dealer.

just because China aren't as bad as US or Canada per capita, doesn't mean they are in the clear, rather being responsible for 35% of world CO2 emissions, but only 17% of world's population means China are still world climate enemy number 1. All the coal they still burn - absolutely atrocious.

China is still twice as bad as us - and there are billions of the blighters at it

what you are getting at is China is not the worst polluter per capita (US is the highest polluter per person at 14 odd tonnes CO2 each per year) China only 8 tonnes and the angel like Brits at a mere 4 tonnes. Just going out for a drive now to bump ours up a bit . CO₂ emissions per capita OURWORLDINDATA.ORG An interactive visualization from Our World in Data.

China vs. the world in CO2 emissions Total Emissions: China is the largest single contributor to global CO2 emissions. A 2023 report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) found that China was responsible for 35% of global CO2 emissions, exceeding the combined emissions of all developed economies.

even with tyres it's asking a lot of the slabs - I don't own a 500i, but that would have been my favoured tool - along with another tool to lift it off the ladder/ spikes

sorry can't comply - had my fix of attention seeking behaviour for now. Time for me to withdraw and compress

wrong - all of those subjects are indirectly connected to black/ asian muslim rape gangs.

race, religion, political and or sexual persuasion. There aren't many news items not about the above big 4. Black muslim gay Reform members are volunteering to break the Birmingham bin strike - and good on them. The BMGR volunteers said the workers on strike over a mere £8000 pa pay cut were letting the community down. 'If the money isn't enough for them they should leave and do another job', said one outspoken BMGR volunteer ( who had recently been released from prison for taking part in 7 gang rapes in 7 months).

new posters are only allowed to talk about tree stuff for the first 1000 posts, unwritten rule

you've previously used the analogy brain tumour, now it's forest fire - never anything negative to say about Israel. (Hamas are the baddies - Israel is only right to defend itself). What a joke. Palestinians have been killed by Israeli land thieves in the West Bank for decades Palestinian territory – encompassing the Gaza Strip and West Bank, including East Jerusalem – has been occupied by Israel since 1967. The UN Special Rapporteur has determined that Israel has imposed a system of racial oppression and discrimination that satisfies the prevailing evidentiary standard for the crime of apartheid, a crime against humanity. On 19 July 2024 the ICJ issued an advisory opinion – endorsed overwhelmingly by a subsequent UNGA resolution – detailing that Israel’s continued presence in the OPT is unlawful, asserting Israel must end its presence as rapidly as possible, immediately cease all new settlement activities and evacuate all settlers.

from the above article Tensions rose sharply and quickly after two members of Hamas's elite forces were shot dead by gunmen from the powerful Dughmush clan in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood. One of them was the son of a senior commander in Hamas's armed wing, Imad Aqel, who now heads the group's military intelligence. Their bodies were left in the street, triggering anger and raising the prospect of a major armed response by Hamas. Hamas members later surrounded a large area where more than 300 Dughmush gunmen were believed to be holed up, armed with machine guns and improvised explosives. made me remember this - Israel covertly trying to arm clans to kill off Hamas Netanyahu confirms Israel arming clans opposed to Hamas in Gaza WWW.BBC.CO.UK Israel has been criticised for giving weapons to a group of "criminals and felons".

still an attractive tree - and it's not as if you can get the nice thick silver birch trunks like that by replanting any time soon re the decay in pruning wounds - half way down France it's warmer, maybe they fare better than in UK

nice colour - euonymous alatus?

no such tree as betulina pendula, or is there?

I would be saying that in my opinion decay will spread into the trunk, may be safe for years, decades even, but for reasons you state will be expensive to fell if left till no one wants to climb it. The top cuts on reductions often rot down inside to form rot pockets a foot deep. With the limb I would have suggested leaving a 6ft or more stub, contary to arb and BS practice, but that way the rot would take years to reach the trunk. Only on birch. Ash, sycamore etc that cut would probably occlude within say 5 to 7 years. Birch is diffuse porous v most UK hardwoods that are ring porous. Not a decay expert, but from memory the books do talk about the differences in susceptibility to decay of the two structures

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more pervy than biblical

"the men beat on their drums and the women beat the men"

no dole then, so work or workhouse magic mushrooms had evolved by Victorian times, they used to neck a load then go mad to heavy techno of the day

In Victorian times it was fine to get whacked right out of your skull Sherlock Holmes, the most famous consulting detective in literature, used occasionally cocaine and morphine to escape, as he said, from “the dull routine of existence.” This was nothing unusual in Victorian times because sale of opium, laudanum, cocaine and morphine was legal. Victorian users took these dangerous drugs as self-medication and as recreation.

now that is quite well articulated 'problematic if someone is trying to weaponise the Manchester attack to silence protest against the genocide' Well done Zack - only problem is they are only projected to win 5 seats last time I looked. Maybe you can boost them up to 7. That support of Palestine when everyone is railing against antisemitism is commendable in my view. The IDF killed hundreds of Palestinians this week, not just two

Ask the Indians forced onto reservations - immigrants always cause trouble. There is no future without war and suffering - it's already baked in. We just have to learn to take the rough with the rougher