ArthurBottlesworth

They are in order too ( can't spell alfabetical )

I was thinking the old integrated farm where they planted up the odd corner for trees because the boss liked a bit of roughshooting and they would also come in for fence posts is disappearing When we moved here 25 years ago an economical farm was about 100 acres, then it moved to 400 acres, don't know what it is now 600 acres? upland farming is in a mess across the whole of the EEC so governments will at some point have to do "something about it" experience suggests they will go the agri business way..... The small family farm is morphing into an agri business where what matters is £££££ The forestry Is pure agri business, if they can get a few quid for letting landrovers chew up the tracks they take it, if farms go the same way then if farms an get ££££ for chopping down roadside trees they will take it....

The verb “cleave” is the only English word with two synonyms which are antonyms of each other: adhere and separate

What bothers me is that farmers/landowners will strip out every tree for biomass cash..... Not just from woods but also from verges, field edges , odd corners etc Every tree will have a price on its head....

" And, you know, there is no such thing as society" M Thatcher Oct 31 1987 "people must look to themselves first. It's our duty to look after ourselves" same interview ..........

Saw one in village in limousin last year Looked very sad/hard way to make a living Probably do better if she sold firewood from a trailer in a laybye .......and bugger all cost involved I've often wondered about getting laybye coffee shop to sell firewood ..... Would seem to fit their business model.....especially if firewood producer delivered logs to their shop..... And very convenient for customers who want couple of nets.....make sure nets well labelled and link to online shop / telephone so they can buy in bulk once they have tried your wood..

It'll be sorted out over dinner in a very nice house belonging to a member of H of L who probably went to Eton, we of course will never know about this dinner... Bottom line is toffs will reorganise system to maximise their income....they own the land and have their hands on supplies so unless you own your own supplies ( or have long term contracts in place ) there could be trouble ahead... I'm told that landowners are looking from wind turbines ( which don't really work) to biomass ....government policy will follow ...... The big money will then move in .....you won't be able to compete because its not in their plan to have competition...... It will of course be presented as a GREEN INITIATIVE and lets be honest very few of the UK population ever visit a woodland....so they won't care....

I had great little business Gov't brought in legislation -I thought it would make little difference Had to do govt six monthly return, rang govt advisor and she said " have you only allowed a week to fill in this form!" A week twice a year !.....plus rest of crap Before I chucked business was spending at east three days a week on crap Did legislation sort out industry problems .......not in my opinion

Lot of plane crashes up here too, I was probably last bloke to see last one before it crashed... There is book about them if your interested All I know is that if six foot blokes dressed in silver start mooching about then I'm off......

Cept this was in Leigh near Wigan ! Berwyns are a funny place, Nothing would surprise me up here, See also Berwyn Incident ! ( british roswell )

Just ripped my rayburn royal out...... Had it new in 1991, it was dirty, inefficient and didn't work very well..... We smashed it out and the internals were pretty well worn out The rayburn in my old house was great by comparison Could stack it up on friday and go away for weekend, come back sunday to warmish house, riddle through, add coal and away it went..... I think a fifty year old rayburn is better quality than new...... But with price of coal.........not worth it anymore ....

Walking dog and a plank fell out of a clear sunny sky, light wind Plank is perhaps not the work, could have been piece out of pallet or packing case Flat piece of wood perhaps five feet long and five inches or so across Watched it fall several hundred feet It was spinning quite fast on longitudinal axis Landed inrough ground I searched but couldn't find it Very very weird

Used to go in a scrapyard He had loads of odd spanners lying about He just picked one and if it didn't fit made it a bit bigger with angle grinder Worked for him

Had claim where guy put his sons vegetable racing oil in his car Mineral Oil turned to sludge and blew engine Insurer paid for new engine, but I was allways dubious, struck me as perfect way of getting free recon engine ...... But couldn't prove it.......

It's amazing what will run When I was insurance assessor We had guy with jag on motorway It dropped a rod but kept running for couple of miles Until the whirling rod cut the engine block in two The driver said " it was making a bit of noise " I think they call it mechanical sympathy .......

Fabulous, wish I had the skill

My neighbour is selling off a couple of chunks It's been valued at 2 acre patch £10k 4 acre with couple of home built cabins that have been there 12 years plus £40k I think you could pay the finance costs for the £10k patch withfirewood if you were so inclined Hadn't appreciated woodland was going up at 13% same as agricultural land

Couldn't agree more ........

A lot of it look a right mess - I've been looking at newt fencing/sheets too ........that seems a bit of a waste of time

Would have been much much worse for Fred Dibnah up a factory chimney No where to go and everyone watching

Can you tell me what the purpose is ? I've oftem wondered

When you grow up you take responsibility for your own business When your a kid you expect daddy to do it for you Time to grow up ......... Especially when daddy is making all sorts of reasons to stop you gowing up......

Conservative Party, you have two cows, one is owned by an aristocrat so he gets the exclusive right to supply the dairy, the hse raids the other producer and fine him so much he goes out of business and has to sell his cow. The auctioneer went to eton with the aristocrat and knocks it down to him at a bargain price. The business development guy for the local council is in the masons with the aristocrats farm manager and gets him a business development grant to develop his dairy. The aristocrat went to eton with editor of the bbc good food guide so he wins the prize for best free range farm in the UK. He gets exclusive contract to supply BBC at inflated prices and is plugged relentlessly by Hugh Fearnley wotsits who also went to Eton. Original owner of cow is employed on minimum wage to prduce the milk, and manage the farm...he is the only one who ever goes on the farm Aristocrat gets awards for business enterprise and development. He gets onto question time where the Dimbleby he was at eton with makes him look clever and knowedgeable......he is brought into cabinet as special advisor,

Think your right there mull29....

Plus gov't is supporting larger farms to install biomas burners..... Have you tried offering farmers £££££? Time to get some supply contracts in place? Then you have guaranteed supply and your future is assured...