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WirralBoy

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  1. A PHYSICS LESSON PHYSICS.mp4
  2. All round fitness - what do you do to maintain it? What about taking up archery? Archery.mp4
  3. DAVE ALLEN . . . . . . . remember him? Health advice . . . . . . . Dave Allen Worms.mp4
  4. TOM & JERRY Tom & Jerry.mp4
  5. Exercise your dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dog Exerciser.mp4
  6. Simple Surf & Turf Surf&Turf.mp4
  7. OUCH ! Bump - Ouch.mp4
  8. Happy Easter Arbtalkers. Happy Easter.mp4
  9. Now homeless :- Tree Fell.mp4
  10. A BBC News item :- Urgent solutions are being sought to a council's ageing workforce after warnings that its tree surgeons are "too old to go up trees". A report for Gateshead Council showed 29% (1,494) of its employees are aged 55 to 64. Only 12% (614) of workers are aged 25 to 34 and the authority is now advertising apprenticeships to try to recruit more young people. A mere 5% (242) of the authority's staff are aged between 16 and 24 . The report to the overview and scrutiny committee illustrated a shortage of younger workers the departments of environment and fleet, property and assets, and integrated social care. Blaydon councillor Steve Ronchetti told the committee: "If you look at the tree surgeons, they are too old to go up trees now and consequently the council has to bring in contractors to do the tree work, just when they are at their most expensive. "The other thing is, looking at the age profile you're going to see over the next 10 years a massive pressure on the pension scheme." The Local Democracy Reporting Service revealed the current situation presented "challenges for the council in relation to succession planning to ensure that services have staff with the right skills and experience to deliver an effective service". The environment and fleet department has introduced an arborist apprenticeship. Dunston and Teams councillor Dot Burnett told the committee: "We have got to identify what the issues are around recruiting people and if it's because of pay or conditions we have got to look at it. "If we are going to look at the age profile, we need to have a look at the whole situation as far as employment is concerned." Four social worker apprentices have been created and recruitment is ongoing for three adult social care employees. An urban driver apprenticeship is being offered to 12 employees in the highways and waste services department. Officers are also looking at five-year plans to ensure adequate numbers of apprentices for the construction arm of the council. BBC LINKY :- Gateshead's tree surgeons are 'too old to go up trees' WWW.BBC.CO.UK Gateshead Council is paying contractors to work on its trees because of its ageing workforce.
  11. Confucius he say "man with no grass in garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . he look forlorn"
  12. From the Gov website:- (regarding DVLA licence renewals) Last updated 17 January 2022 Our online services are working as normal and without delay. This is the quickest, easiest, and often cheapest way to deal with us. We recommend that you use our online services where possible. If you apply online, you should receive your driving licence or vehicle registration certificate (V5C) within 5 days. If you have posted your paper application to us, here are the dates of applications we are currently processing. Processing dates for paper applications The following information lists the date we are currently working on for our most popular paper applications. The information below will be updated weekly until further notice. Type of application Date currently being processed Renew a driving licence with a new photo 26 October 2021 Apply for a first provisional driving licence with UK identity 28 October 2021 Renew a driving licence if you’re 70 or over or after disqualification or revocation 26 October 2021 Apply for a first vocational driving licence 13 January 2022 Renew a vocational driving licence 12 January 2022 Apply for a driving licence with non-UK identity 26 October 2021 Apply for or renew a tachograph card 12 January 2022 Apply to change your name or address on your driving licence 27 October 2021 Tell DVLA about the sale of a vehicle 10 January 2022 Vehicle registration certificate (V5C) changes 31 December 2021* Apply for a replacement V5C log book 21 December 2021* Register a vehicle for the first time (including previously used and imports) 6 January 2022 Retain or assign a vehicle registration number 7 January 2022 We are processing paper applications in the order we receive them. If you sent your application after the dates shown above, please do not contact us as it has not been processed yet.
  13. Which beach is the tree on? Could be the effects of the salt water spray.
  14. Mine will be safe then. I've never been labelled "manly"
  15. The above was the opening post. "nobody seems to own it". All (every bit) of the land in the UK is owned by somebody. If there is doubt about ownership then enquiries need to be made to establish fact. OP, you can't start recklessly felling trees just because "my client" told you to. In this case you have already suggested that your client does not know who owns the tree or the land so you know that her instructions concerning the tree will be suspect. Do the sensible thing and walk away.
  16. You stand on really dodgy ground. If I send you an email asking you to demolish Nelsons Column because I own Trafalgar Square, would you go and knock the column down? Don't be daft. If you are not sure that your "client" has legitimate ownership or authority then back away.
  17. If you go to the website and click on the item description, you'll see what the last bid was. That will be the price the item sold for. At the bottom of the item you choose to look at, you will see clickable options to "previous lot" and "next lot" giving you an opportunity to scroll wherever you want.
  18. Two days ago I received letters from my GP surgery to "come and get your shingles and your flu jabs" Went today. Two nurses. One injected flu jab in one arm and the other the shingles jab in the other arm. Done and dusted in less than a minute. Apparently, it is in order to have both jabs at the same time otherwise there has to be a gap of at least four weeks between them. The shingles jab is only required once in a lifetime.
  19. Six pages and only one person posting anything sensible. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and he's called The Village Idiot. What is the subject?
  20. Yes, I agree. That should reduce a certain users post count substantially.
  21. Well there. Huge great picture from MW Tree Services, but nothing that would help to answer the OP's question. Any other bids?
  22. Just a reminder that your tribute is to the 343 firefighters who died in the Twin Towers disaster on 11 September 2001 in Manhattan, New York. God bless them all and also those who died later as a result of what happened on that day. I visited the site in 2002, with my son, and we had to walk apart because we were both in tears and could not speak. Good tribute, Dervishcarving.
  23. Back in 1975 I had a temporary job, in a factory in Ashton Under Lyne, spraying non-stick coating onto flat metal discs that were to be shaped into frying pans. A bit of research may lead to just what you are looking for.

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