ArthurBottlesworth

Change locks on other trucks ---today

Is this a scene from "The Hobbit does Dallas"

So much for free trade.......

They'll do 10 and get fed up Bet your there next week

You nee to put nearest town with price so you can map it.....

I'm sure you feel better doing something I feel crap when I'm not working This weather has really got me down lately, its just too much

The thames valley is constituency of defence minister So military called in as soon as there was a problem ... Is this what they call "joined up thinking?"

I was logged into arbtalk on ipad And opened arbtalk in second window Page opened and showed me all my account details, instead of home page.....

I know nothing about windblown trees like these But why did he cut it so high up? Surely safer to cut it lower down and do series of cuts till its on the ground ......... Scared the bejesus out of me .......and despite what he said went with hell of a bang ...... Is there video showing how to do it safely?

I get really fed up for two days a month Took me years to work out its when its the dark of the moon ( no moon) I think if it had been at full moon I'd have sussed it much sooner Might be worth keeping an eye on it... Yes its weird .......

When I was insurance assessor Had huge tree fall out of churchyard onto mohammeds car Car was reduced to 18 inches high Reported back to insurer They told me to tell mohammed that ' it was act of god and not paying' You know when something isn't going to go well Wrote and told mohammed " act of god insurer not paying-" Started chain reaction Vicar rang - explained Rural dean rang - explained This went on all day until eventually Bishop of ****** rang me Explained to him it was ACT OF GOD AND INSURERS NOT PAYING To which he said I AM THE BISHOP AND I'M TELLING YOU YOUNG MAN I'M HAVING NO ACTS OF GOD IN MY PARISH ! That was end of the matter This is 100% true

When I was assessor got call to go and look at american mobile home belonging to a large national company Somebody at co had told them to strip it down They had left engine in bay but removed every part from it including crank, pistons etc --- Utterly bonkers - they then quoted company £15k to put it back together At this point company discovered someone had fitted a turbo so warranty was invalid Garage were out to screw company, and thought they had them Early days of internet, but I contacted USA and bought brand new crated engine for £3500 moved vehicle and saved them £10k I could never undertand why they hadn't removed engine ..... Did something similar in mercedes main agent with international sports star He'd taken it in with ' funny noise ' from engine Mercedes agent had removed engine and totally stripped it to every component Nothing showed lightest damage/wear so bill was totally down to him He did it again following with another assessor Exensive hobby Have had both mercedes and bmw garages strip engines that have thrown a rod through the block --- just to check if its repairable ! Then invoiced customer for 8 hours useless work ..... I hate mercedes and bmw garages,

Dont bother the powder will be wet Put lovely dint in landrover bulkhead when wind caught the door Wondered why wipers not working --- had come in through back door when I opened it ........ Aarghhhhh

Properly properly horrid Snow n rain so not sticking But hell of a gale Arctic almost Had 12 big trees dow 2 days ago More sure to go now

I thought tv news from thames valley was interesting The people there were complaining council hadn't delivered sand bags ....... Why the hell haven't they gone and bought some ....its an emergency stop fannying about .....mastic your doors shut, yes that means go and buy some mastic .....and yes that means NOW .....

I'm feeling like that guy in hitchikers guide to the universe who has his own little rain cloud that follows him around ----- makes him very depressed Went to Oswestry yesterday , it was bright sunshine and dry and I wondred why I was there when I could be doing something useful --- got home and it was snowing and raining again Horrid weather

All sounding good, did you go for thermostat option? How warm is house on full chat? I think we have herald in the old den, we use room as bedroom now so haven't used it since I renewed door glass and seals last summer ......really needs new bars as well - its a very early model and slightly different to current one Used to get the den incredibly warm when we used it daily

Thats v impressive Any problems with it? Seems to be toss up between this and dunsley yorkshire

Does that mean Ican't wear my Jimmy Choos anymore?

Thats very like my jotul number 1 in kitchen Will burn pretty much anything, I've even burned wet alder on one occasion When we had power cut wondered why woodburner rusty, it wasn't rust just glowing And if you pile embers in font of flue roars away in seconds Downside is very dusty when you open door No hot water which I want for central heating

Lots of real people ......doing real things I'm heartily sick of the mad world we live in .......politicians who know nothing, government employees who know less but tell me what to do ( continually), people wasting ( my) money on crap, the cuddly bunny brigade, just makes you want to scream Just want to close farm gate, padlock it, and retreat until they find their senses.....

At moment I have three woodburners two jotuls and a multifuel but its all a bit too much effort, got screwed last year as we had 14 feet of snow and logs were stored 200 yards away, electric bill was over £1500, So this year demolishing derelict barn next to house and putting "patio" right next to kitchen door, at end of summer will remove table chairs etc and fill patio with ibc containers next to kitchen door ....... Looking to replace jotul in kitchen with new model to run around 10 radiators and hot water Never had house with central heating, so will be new experience for me ! Any suggestions re make of new woodburner gratefully received ......Trying to keep costs down too ........

Guy who mentioned this to me was ex defence guy ......your actual rocket scientist it was bothering him a little bit .......

But are they stored properly.....? Are we 110% sure they haven't cut budgets .........they have everywhere else If they suddenly start talking about cholera or summat similar and move in the military to thames valley then I'll put two n two together....... Plan for the worst hope for the best

Somebody pointed out to me last night that there are numerous biological and chemical weapon research facilities along thames valley, and they keep their "stock" in underground bunkers Lets hope they are flood secure......