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If they threaten to charge you just refuse to say which post hole it was

Seriously? If they can't be bothered to bury it properly and mark its presence it is their lookout. I wouldn't pay that's for sure. TBH in remote places they must be used to it, happens regularly to my line. (not due to me I hasten to add) and never heard of anybody having to pay. Not much chance of fibre optic on a remote moor either.

Might light mine yet, if I can be bothered. Think I will get the one in the kitchen going, cook my tea on it and then have a scalding hot shower. I have got an immersion but it's set very low, having the fire lit will make it scorchio!

Just say you found it like that.

How does not wearing gloves knacker your finger joints?

Supposing it were a giraffe or a deer that did actually cause the damage, would they have had to be able to swim? Just can't figure out where the pond is in all this. Looks like hedgecutter damage to the ends of the branches, I guess that would have needed flotation tyres too.

Deer damage? I think a giraffe would struggle to reach that high.

It isn't sold via mail order, sorry. Maybe it is something I should look into but packaging and postage are way more than what the cider would cost. I am glad to see folk buying cider via the internet in the winebox type dispensers but it is expensive packaging. Maybe I look at things from the wrong viewpoint. I am good at convincing myself that people won't pay a lot of money for cider (or the p&p side of it anyway).

At Woodfest there were a few selling cider. One was Rosie's Triple D. Three different versions of it, one matured in stainless barrels, one in ex whiskey barrels and one in ex port barrels. They were all nice but i preferred the port barrel matured version. I bought half a pint from one of the other stalls to try (before having the Rosie's) and it was damned awful stuff! Do people actually like the severely highly tannined bittersharp versions of west country style cider? More often than not it's not fit to wash a cobblestoned yard with IMO. It also surprises me to hear people like Katy cider, I can't stand the stuff. There are not many single variety ciders that are upto much and that definitely isn't one of them. Don't get me wrong, I am definitely not against west country style ciders, Rattler is very pleasant. Did you know that most of the commercial ciders are little more than alcopops really. I forget the exact figures but a great many are only about 25% apple juice, the rest is sugar and water. Very few are made with 100% apple juice. The proper ones are of course.

Sorry but I wanted to see if there was some sort of thrill to be had from getting people to watch rubbish vids. OP seemed to get off on it and it got me curious.

I lied about the jogger.

The naked jogger towards the end was the only interesting bit

Thanks Wasn't there on Sunday to see what it was recarved as. Didn't know he started again.

Bit boring really.

Don't think I posted these pics. (click on them for bigger pics)

Our farm shop (Willington) is easiest but a few local pubs, restaraunts etc sell it. Not easy to get hold of unfortunately. Obviously I am biased but I really do think it's a very good product. Not a West Country type cider as it is made using dessert apples rather than cider varieties. Biggest problem is it is about 8.4%. Don't sell much because folks are usually wasted after one bottle. Customers like it, pubs don't.

I make it.

A big old oak tree in one of my fields was hit by lightning one morning. It instantly vapourised the sap and the whole thing just exploded. This was a proper big mature oak in what was parkland, all that was left was a few feet of trunk. The bits were scattered over an area up to 100yds from the trunk. 100 yards is a damned long way! I would love to have seen it happen bit it would have scared the hell out of me. I most certainly would not want to have been up it at the time. I have a few other trees that have been hit over the years, it usually just takes a strip of bark off from the top to the bottom, a couple of inches wide.

Fire was lit last night. Not because it was cold (far from it) but it is the only cooker I have. Missus lit it and told me to cook tea.

Plenty of rape in flower recently. I expect the bees will be in there rather than messing about in gardens. I have seen plenty of hover flies about.

He was only actually fined £10k

I enjoy any tree for what it is, not whose it is. I am very lucky to actually own a few trees I consider a bit special but they would be just as special if someone else owned them.

I "went on a diet" last year and did lose quite a bit. Think I got down to 14 and a half stone. I'm 15 stone now. I used an app called Myfitnesspal on my iphone, use it to count calories of what you eat. I quite liked it and it definitely helped. Don't know about you folk but with working outside all the time I am affected by the seasons and I always get what I call a winter coat. About half a stone extra in winter. As soon as the autumn comes I can't help but eat all the time, I honestly think it is hibernation instinct setting in. Gave up drink altogether for a couple of months. Didn't make any difference to anything as far as I could tell. I am listening though

From what I can make of the article he still profited anyway.

Why's that? I appreciate it isn't the best regime but why would it cause problems and what problems? Stopped smoking very nearly two years ago but I expect the habit of not eating came from before that. It's not so much a habit, just something I can cope with. More through being too idle to make a packed lunch and never have bothered with breakfast. I'm 49, active, fit and healthy as far as I can tell and seem to be doing quite well on it. Wouldn't harm to be a stone lighter though.