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perhaps the car was racist !!! or the ramp ...

Out and about today ☺️

I have had a few in the past , best thing is to avoid them getting to you in the first place , always long trousers and boots , sometimes gaiters as well , long sleeved top tucked in to trousers etc etc ...When I get home and shower I check , but it is not easy to look everywhere on your own body !!! when I have found one I usually put soapy water on them and shave them off , this does leave the head /jaws in place a bit like a thorn ...but...the disease is inside the belly of the beast mixed in to your blood that it has taken , and as others have said if you squeeze them in any way you are potentially injecting yourself with a dose of your own blood that is now potentially contaminated , I have not found the tick removal tool to be easy to use at all .....

I have seen for myself and on TV programmes the price of sea food in Europe and just cannot believe what they seem willing to pay !! especially for stuff that has no market here (yet ) but they fished out their own stocks the Med in particular ...

Brixhams most valuable catch is Cuttlefish !! and virtually all gets exported ...in fact the UK exports 70% of its catch and we import 70% of the seafood we eat !!

Brixham is NOT tiny compared to Newlyn , in fact it lands the greatest catch by value , due particularly to shellfish , however at the moment there appears to be an Octopus invasion causing issues , however approx 5 tons a day are being landed at Brixham for sale on to Europe because we don't eat them !..... Did you know that Harrods has a greater turnover than the UK fishing industry ???

definitely laburnum...

that would be "untitled " then !!

I ride a 125 cc bike and the BACK of my helmet is like that !!!😁

It is the quietest time of the year for Arb work , it nearly always is ......also I know other trades that are pretty quiet as well , I did a bathroom refit in March at home and had no problems getting a plumber or electrician at quite short notice who commented that it was pretty quiet on the work front ...I was pretty quiet , that is why l decided to do the bathroom ....

I am pretty sure that it is Monterey pine , the grey streaks is a kind of spalting that affects the sapwood , a bit like blue / green stain in whiter softwoods , often hidden by tanalising ...

It appears that to leave deadwood , or create standing deadwood is particularly trendy at the moment ...for wildlife reasons ...

It has been officially the driest March of my lifetime ( since 1961) had a few jobs cancelled due to bird nesting concerns and it is fairly quiet workwise and I could not be happier !! free time in good weather is not that common ..

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He is legally obliged to "offer" the branches back to you .....so accept them !! you then deny him of the wood , if you feel that is his motivation for cutting them off ...or ...he may be doing you a favour by pruning the excessive trespass of your trees , or you may have to do it yourself , or pay to have it done ....never a good idea to get in to disputes as it has to be declared if / when buying / selling house ...