TGB

Going to bed early, makes a move healthy, boring as hell at parties and in bed by 8pm.

That's neat - I'm interested in beekeeping in general and by that idea very much so. You'd still need to keep up the animal husbandry, with Varroa Mite being prevalent in the UK, etc. But the notion of not having to clear the kitchen et all and not having to store a whole bundle of harvesting equipment. Well it makes me smile.

How does one gauge the correct raker depth? I know someone who bought one but don't know if he ever used it.

Katie at FoxMedics - interesting read and worth keeping in mind. I often have minor cuts and thorn punctures, especially when hedging.

Nice calming thought all and funny at the last.

Used to be handed out like pills. Then it went 3yrs., then 5yrs, now I believe 10yrs. if you've not had one in last ten and you're worried, because you've been injured by sharps, etc. then get one.

Fountains have gone bust..? Dear me, that says something but I'm not sure what.

It's life Jim but not as we know it. I'm a doctrr. Not a doorstop! I'm a doctor. Not a builder I'm a doctor. Not a miracle-worker. She canna take much more.

Live long and prosper.

That is disagreeable news! May he continue to live long and prosper in whatever universe he now inhabit.

Damned if you do! Damned if you don't!

He said he turned or attempted to turn it the wrong way.

Don't know about Arabic. But certainly in Swedish, French, Spanish, Maltese, Greek, Turkish, Italian and maybe more. http://www.ladybirdflyawayhome.com/pages/foreign_lang.htm

Are there any present sings if bats in said trees or neighbouring trees that would be disturbed by the felling? If there are bats in residence, you better be mighty careful around them; don't want to be dragged through the mire over bats.

I presume the lobsters fall off the branches, as the tree falls. That must be quite a feat of juggling. Do you catch by hand or use a net? Though I know pots ate the more traditional method.

What do you do with that amount of clippings? Just wondering.

The 1st and 3rd lines were meant in jest and in themselves were meant as a p***take. I realised the joke beforehand. But back to the thread... Why does distressed furniture, just sit/stand there? Is there a helpline for distressed furniture? I suppose a telephone table/seat would have the best chance if there is such a thing.

That must have been a sharp/sudden realisation, that what had thought to have been a good idea a minute before. Was in fact a karma killer. Good luck with the saw and if in future trouble, there's always Spud or the local dealer.

Is that an 'ageist' comment? Besides, he's not that old. And was that an 'ageist' comment?

Ah, if I'd only had a tele lifter at my disposal. Maybe worth a thought next time round. I like the idea of not having to carry a small bucket of tools, when there's a big one just below me.

Skyland Equipment FR Jones & Son Etc.

Glad to hear your head is in control of your life and not the other way round. After last year or so, the less stress the better. One has to enjoy ones own life. As the Chinese proverb goes, "Enjoy yourself. It's later than you think."

Heck. You could cut in two counties at once with that bar.

Nice looking shed... and the tree.

Not only you. In '92, a relative of mine was having major building works done to their house. The builder condemed a mature Laburnum on sight. For no other reason, than it would make erecting the scaffolding slower. Not impossible, just slower. He didn't inform the homeowner of his intensions and on a Sunday morning, the b****** sent two lads, with panel saws to fell the tree. He'd offered them a full day's pay if they did it on the Sunday. It was sheer luck I happened to be around that morning. When I found them 2/3s if the way through one of three main stems. But they'd already severely damaged a second. I got them to stop. They were surprised I wanted to save "an obviously dead tree". I asked how they'd come to this puzzling conclusion and they replied, that the builder had told them so; and as was evident, the tree had no leaves. This being late December, it wasn't a surprise to me. I then had them carefully remove 'all' the side branches off the terminal nearly cut stem, (after they'd taken it from the tree). And had them carefully saw this into 75mm blocks. After seasoning, I gave some of the blocks to members of the family, who to this day, still use them as paperweights and candle holders. After the paid spawn had departed, I tidied the cut. Wrapped a a clean mildly bleached cloth around the remaining damaged stem and over-wrapped with plastic film. I didn't have a glue whether this would work. But it nursed it through the building work and survived for another dozen years. I slept in the property that night, just in case the builder returned in person, he didn't. But at just after first light, he did turn up with a bowsaw in hand. To confronted by a less than happy camper. He was threatened with criminal damage and sued. He settled out of court. Without the counter-balancing weight of the missing stem. The remaining good stem developed a severe lean and I had to prop it after a couple if years. The tree now puts on a magnificent display in full bloom. And of course the smell at night or after a shower is devine. But it's never fully regained it's canopy or majesty. And the homeowner - is stil upset by the whole affair. And apart from signing the final handover of the renovated property, has never spoken to the b****** again. At the time, the homeowner, (a well respected member in their community) had close links with a number of council members. I can't remember the builder being awarded any further work by the council in quite a large area.