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They had started taking orders for stuff they hadn't got. That pissed me off enough to go elsewhere, no point saying you have something in stock and then not delivering for a fortnight because you'd lied. Still, sorry to see them go and sorry for those caught up in it all.

Senescence is the word you were looking for.

I have 3 pairs of those Knipex pliers and they are indeed very useful. Middle size does most stuff

I was just wondering how their family will feel when tourists start arriving to gawp at their demise.

Not if you use it for cleaning trailer sockets, you can get a new one of them for just a few quid.

3 this evening

Rosy apple aphid is what you've got.

I am a member of a couple of fruit and veg gardening groups on fb. Pretty basic stuff on there but it makes me feel clever. In reality there are tips to be had and it's nice to see folks growing quality produce. What astonishes me is just how many people have no clue whatsoever about growing stuff, sometimes you wonder if they are joking but they ask the most bizarre questions. My favourite was on the benefit of adding coffee grounds to the compost heap and the question asked was if instant would be just as good. Seriously wtf moment for me but if you don't get what the coffee grounds are doing then maybe it's not such a dumb question. Loads of people sowing runner beans, sweetcorn, tomatoes, cucumbers in January and then getting all upset at the other members telling them it is too early. People growing broad beans and asking when to harvest without picking just one and looking inside, then asking what to do with them because they have never eaten them before, do you cook them in the pod and is the pod edible. People pulling up their entire garlic crop mid May when the first one they pulled up should have indicated to them they weren't ready yet. There are some pretty stupid people on there but for the most part actually growing something is so alien to them they haven't a clue. That is what comes as the biggest surprise but no doubt they would be just as surprised at my complete ignorance of the latest fashion and which brand of trainers I should be wearing. Different worlds! Encouraging to see just how many are giving it a go and pleased for the rewards they are getting from doing so.

Regularly have two on my feeder, one feeding the other. Just the one this morning.

They don't know where it is which to me means it might not even be on the bottom. I would think it is going to take more time than they have just to find the thing never mind recover it. Best of luck to them of course.

My lunch today was a stir fry of broad beans, peas, mange tout, brocolli, pak choi, red onion, green onion, onion flower heads, carrot and chives. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Only the carrots weren't grown and picked by me 10 minutes before lunch out of the garden. Son does the same at his place and sent his 2 sheep off for slaughter yesterday. No alienation here. As for a beef farmer not knowing gooseberries from potatoes I am not really surprised, most farmers have no idea whatsoever about farming apart from the little bit they do. Have always found that quite odd.

ps. my Dad is 82, he used chemicals more than I did and the ones that weren't banned by time I came along. No cabs on the tractors then either. My uncle used a mist blower in the orchards with no cab and only wet weather gear as protection, he was constantly drenched in whatever he was using. Another uncle also used chemicals and everything was filtered through a Woodbine. He's no longer with us but was in his 80's and as far as I know his death wasn't related to chemical use. So two uncles and my Dad having used numerous chemicals with no real ppe to speak of have all got away with it. Their eldest sons all have cancer though and one of them hasn't made it through. Makes you wonder but nothing to prove anything.

I put a lot of the decline of insects down to a correlation with the decline of livestock, particularly cows, in the fields. Could also be down to the removal of many of the organophosphate and neonicotinoid insecticides resulting in extra reliance on more broad spectrum chemicals like pyrethroids. Dursban worked well on the target pests and didn't seem to harm the beneficial insects too much, same goes for Aphox which is an organophosphate aimed specifically at aphids. Calypso was a neonicotinoid that they claimed could be sprayed when apples were in blossom as it was harmless to bees ( I never did). The alternatives left are pyrethroids that will wipe out everything, good or bad. I don't use them as they do more harm than good in an orchard. As for cancer, I am hoping they will tell me this coming Monday that my throat cancer has been controlled by the chemo and radiotherapy I went through earlier this year. My cousin worked with me all my working life, both of us exposed to all the chemicals mentioned and both of us diagnosed with the same cancer at pretty much the same time.Was that down to chemicals, drink or smoking? Who knows. One of my tests apparently had markers for HPV so it is just as likely due to excessive muff diving which I prefer to pin it on. Given my time over I'd do most of it all again, probably more recreational drugs as I never really bothered with them (too pissed). There is a chap called Ed Straw on twitter that posts a lot of research into the effect of glyphosate on bees, he claims it is harmless to them but the surfactants/wetters used alongside the glyphosate are the harmful element. Worth a squint if you are interested

I put a lot of the decline of insects down to a correlation with the decline of livestock, particularly cows, in the fields. Could also be down to the removal of many of the organophosphate and neonicotinoid insecticides resulting in extra reliance on more broad spectrum chemicals like pyrethroids. Dursban worked well on the target pests and didn't seem to harm the beneficial insects too much, same goes for Aphox which is an organophosphate aimed specifically at aphids. Calypso was a neonicotinoid that they claimed could be sprayed when apples were in blossom as it was harmless to bees ( I never did). The alternatives left are pyrethroids that will wipe out everything, good or bad. I don't use them as they do more harm than good in an orchard. As for cancer, I am hoping they will tell me this coming Monday that my throat cancer has been controlled by the chemo and radiotherapy I went through earlier this year. My cousin worked with me all my working life, both of us exposed to all the chemicals mentioned and both of us diagnosed with the same cancer at pretty much the same time.Was that down to chemicals, drink or smoking? Who knows. One of my tests apparently had markers for HPV so it is just as likely due to excessive muff diving which I prefer to pin it on. Given my time over I'd do most of it all again, probably more recreational drugs as I never really bothered with them (too pissed).

I have used all the chemicals mentioned so far and worse over the years. I guess Cymag was the worst, produced cyanide gas and put down rabbit holes. In the past I have assumed they were safe as we were told they were, I now question it a lot more but there are plenty of instances where there is no viable organic methods applicable on a commercial scale. Have to say I actively choose any chemicals that are kindest to natural predators and that pays dividends. Yet to be convinced glyphosate is a baddy and wonder what on earth will happen when that gets banned as it surely will.

Work of art 😎

So many people will have absolutely no idea what that's about.

Once upon a time it was considered hilarious to lift a horse's tail and put a lit cigarette butt onto the horse's anus. The horse automatically clamps their tail down onto it and thus the merriment begins. Normally done when there is someone sat on said horse. edit: this was in response to the previous post, I didn't just randomly come here to tell you about it

Think it's a mixture of not knowing how to spell Josie and thinking the Spanish left the internet post Brexit

It would do it the world of good to give it some harder work now and then. I de-coked my 674 on a flail mower last week, that cleared it out.

Figuring out why there are so many criminals in the first place and addressing that would help. I reckon giving teachers some of their rights to discipline kids would be a start. Another problem with prisons is once in there they learn new tricks and can be even more of a nuisance when they come out, it certainly has no effect on reforming the convicted. Simply building more prisons does sod all towards fixing the problem.

I saw something nasty in the woodshed.

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