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Yes - UK governments - con and lab = short sighted retards The Government Pension Fund of Norway is composed of two entirely separate sovereign wealth funds owned by the government of Norway. The Government Pension Fund Global, also known as the Oil Fund, was established in 1990 to invest the surplus revenues of the Norwegian petroleum sector. Wikipedia AUM: US$ 1.626 trillion (March 2024) Founded: 1967; 1990 Owner: Government of Norway

Can Hezbollah overwhelm the Iron Dome? The Israelis seem like bullies to me out there - stealing land from Palestinians in the West Bank etc I know the rapist murdering Hamas aren't exactly angels either, but it just seems unfair the US has pumped up Israel with so much firepower they can ride roughshod over their Arab neighbours. I can see the other side that the Jews have been targeted for centuries culminating in the holocaust, and this has caused them to want to be stronger than any possible adversary, hence the nukes and all manner of high tech ordnance. Apparently they've done 35000 odd in Gaza, flick a few switches and much of Lebanon would be gone UNITED NATIONS, June 21 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday he is profoundly concerned by escalating tensions between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah and that U.N. peacekeepers are working to calm the situation and prevent miscalculation. "One rash move - one miscalculation - could trigger a catastrophe that goes far beyond the border, and frankly, beyond imagination," he told reporters. "Let's be clear: The people of the region and the people of the world cannot afford Lebanon to become another Gaza."

seeing as the OP has curated one of the most popular threads in the Lounge, I suggest he is made a moderator, so he has the power to quickly go through and delete at will, like pruning out the wild type mutations on a variegated tree or shrub

majority of them look fine - new laurel can also wilt and die off in a drought. I would leave all of it and hook out any dead ones, mix in a bit of gravel for drainage and replace with the same - even clay can dry out in a really hot summer - if it does get really dry (maybe test by digging down somewhere near) consider watering during July / August

peds you have been very negative about Farage, but seem unwilling to offer an honest and straightforward explanation of your thinking - Johnson asked a reasonable question I was one of the idiots who voted for Brexit - even though my Mum lives in France and the exit has made it more difficult for them to stay there and travel back to UK, we didn't fall out over it, but she did fall out with a UK friend of hers who voted leave. Immigration is the only reason for me, although net migration is still way too high under the Tories post brexit, my appraisal of the situation is that without Brexit we would be another overspill housing estate for all the poor countries that have joined the EU. Horrible human nests are spreading across our once beautiful countryside like a concrete cancer. I read Farage wants to limit it to 600k in - minus the est 500k UK residents who emigrate, to leave a net increase of only 100k, much better than the recent 600k pop increases of the past few years. Farage said if limiting working visas means there arent enough care workers and farm workers, then wages and costs will have to go up to fill those jobs. The land and environment is all there is - when a species with opposable thumb and forefinger dominates to the tune of 8bn it has the same effect as a plague of locusts - Farage is rightly reaching for the bug spray

only trouble is no way to bail out quick at the top, say he messes up and gashes an artery - don't tell me he never risks it without a rescue climber, or at least a letter to his loved ones

so Taiwan at the bottom with a supposed 10000 guns between 23.4 million people - they need to order 1 each PDQ before China attempts anything

No wars with Trump - because he would cast himself as a genius dealmaker and solve Ukraine by handing the Russians a huge chunk of the territory. Biden I think has had the most difficult job in trying to help the Ukrainians keep their country, whilst avoiding the appocalypse. Just yesterday Biden agreed to allow US munitions to fire into limited areas inside Russia to prevent Ukraine's much smaller army being overrun. Germany so far won't give them Taurus - my guess is Russia will win if the West won't risk some brinkmanship, after a Russian victory in Ukraine any nuclear bullies e.g China will think they can expand their habitat

Agree, but it seems the power insn't 2 in all cases A whole website devoted to EMFs and health Power law variations in the field from a power line WWW.EMFS.INFO The fact the brain works on charged ions conducting a current means it could be messed up bad if too close

No vote unless your great great great grandparents were born in UK

having left a big sticky up bit and a big bulge on one 'corner' on a supposedly finished purple plum haircut the other day, I certainly won't be throwing my hat into the ring I came up with the usual excuses about trees not being perfectly symmetrical and geometrical in nature, but on revisiting the garden a few weeks later I realized my pruning skills were only slightly better than the dreaded gypos

there's also the risk of airborne fungal spores infecting fresh pruning cuts, pruning now means the tree's anti- microbial defenses have some time to block up the pipes and seal it off before most of the spores are released in autumn

I thought he was on about Only Fans - a well paid side hustle for some

wow OF - a no holds barred approach to climbing the property ladder -whatever it takes, no matter what

it seems to me you quoted my post without really thinking about what I wrote. Clearly not every person who invests will make money, I mentioned a few members who do have a high investment, but are making money. Shutler has bought himself a nice smallholding out of it, from what I've been reading. Some people just are good at retaining and gaining new customers - their reputation precedes them

how can it be a mugs game? What you mean is most people aren't intelligent enough to know how to build a good reputation, intangibles that build a moat around their business to help protect from competition. Members aspen, greygit, arbwork, et al they have far more gear than most. They aren't poor mugs

which means my suggestion of stripping and returfing may have been a complete waste of time and money. Do you think the meadow grass was in the seed they used? They are cutting turf, fertilizing and then regrowing on the same fields? Seems almost grounds for a partial refund, don't know the legalities if you are evem allowed to leave a negative google review

If it isn't a big lawn (under 200m2 say), he could hire a turf cutter, strip it, then either top soil and reseed, or re turf. Then meticulously scour the new lawn and fork out out each broad leafed invader grass clump as they reappear. Or spend a day or so forking out all of it out now, (will be difficult to eradicate if its prevalent, as there will be seeds) then fill in with topsoil, cut the lawn very low, scarify and overseed. Or get a brain transplant. https://www.rhs.org.uk/weeds/coarse-grasses

may be worth a try with aerosol solvent (Easystart, carb cleaner, electrical contact cleaner) take spark plug out and spray some direct into cylinder, can also take air filter off and spray a bit into intake, failing that put a a carb kit in it

lots of people want high screens, a development on sloping ground where neighbouring properties can overlook is one reason. Was on this the other day, took about 4ft off back down to second floor gutters. Mux of bay and laurel, ok if they can afford big plants to start it quick

I punted on a 'barely used' pair of these on ebay - had a year out of them so far and looking good for at least one more year. Probably would pay the new price - I like the Haix airpower range, comfy for me and hard wearing Haix AIRPOWER XR3 toe-cap/midsole waterproof breathable safety work boot WWW.EBAY.CO.UK You never compromise. This is ensured by the resistant outer leather. The right shoe for your feet. The integrity of your feet is essential. The boot is therefore equipped with a composite toe...

my Stihl cutters I undo the torx machine screws on the gearbox cover, usually at the start of an all day job, takes five mins, use a tub of lithium grease 500g and just smear it in

It's the owner's taste - same as trimming the bushes

If that was asked of me I would hire a rotavator and stump grinder. And tell them I can flatten it out, not make it hoizontally level, and then seed it, the only reason for spirit level is a base for garden building. If using grass seed it wants doing while theres still a few rain showers about A decent wide landscaping rake and or lute for the soil. If you can borrow a roller even better

I have not used a 2511, but my 360TES has been going over 10 years, not as powerful as 200T, but more reliable ime. Radmores has the 362WES exactly the same price as the 2511, quite a bit more power for logging up small stuff, and 8.4 lbs Personally if I can bring myself to 'invest' in a small logging up saw I would like the more expensive new 43cc Echo CS-4310SX (weight 9.5 lbs) that is on a par with a Stihl MS241 Echo CS-4310SX Petrol Chainsaw (42.9cc) - Radmore & Tucker WWW.RADMORETUCKER.CO.UK The most powerful and lightest chain saw in its class. The ECHO CS-4310SX is a professional grade, mid sized chain saw suitable for a wide range of applications, including felling. With...