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On New Years Eve at our friend's house, their beautiful golden lab spent much of the time on the sofa with her head on my lap and my hand over her ears. The two Airedales in my Avatar were very bold in all situations and used to me hunting with them and my 12 gauge where they never showed any kind of distress. In fact just going to the gun cupboard would start them off jumping around and barking with enthusiasm. But they hated fireworks. Not timid enough to hide under the bed but you could tell they went quiet and could not sleep and were not happy Both sadly gone now and missed.

I know I will be accused of being a grumpy old git but I have just returned from Copenhagen after Christmas and the New Year. Christmas Eve was bad enough but the fireworks at the New Year started at about 5 pm and continued till 3 am.and I felt that I was in a war zone. They were not an organised display but a whole series of mini bombs which were lit in the streets near cars. All had exactly the same formula so there was no build up to a climax. There were fireworks every night from December 23rd till I left on Jan 1st How was it for you lot in the uk? The pall of smoke which fell across the city and smaller towns like Rungsted was nearly as bad as 911 and we were wondering in these days of global warming and air pollution what is the actual damage inflicted on the environment let alone the lack of sleep for those that need it and terrified animals I found fireworks a thing of wonder when I was a kid and as they became more refined and the displays were well coordinated it was fun, Now I find them just an irritant. Am I turning into one of those people my parents used to warn me about!

I was so upset with the loss of my Airedale in 2013 that I just have not been in the right frame of mind to go through it all again. All fifteen years that is. Here is a clip for all you dog lovers to cheer us all up at a sad time [ame] [/ame]

Winter of 63 surely Stubby and perhaps Summer of '69 for us old axe men!

Greylag goose nested about twenty feet up in a thorn tree in our garden this summer. The geese had flown off to graze in a nearby field.. shortly afterwardsof a robber jackdaw looks at the nest with bad intent See what happens next! [ame] [/ame]

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Now don't get the hump!

I am trying to think of the exact position that you would be in to give yourself a view of the Mortons toe that would put you off your business!

I'd be happy enough with twenty past eight!

Lionel Blue lives on! They are already out there, but maybe not much use for tree surgeons! 25 Cell Phone Towers Disguised to Look Like Something Else TwistedSifter

About the same as twenty Christmas trees bought from Lidl!

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I agree, it must be a generational thing and a bit too slow for fast living iphone generation! But " half way up I met the branch coming down, and received a severe blow to my arm I was now swinging out from the tree. When I reached the limit of my swing I was heading towards the branch again. Halfway through the swing I met the branch once more and received a severe blow to my shin I slid to the ground and must have taken leave of my senses as I let go of the rope The branch was now heavier than the rope and came down and gave me a severe blow to my head Many small pieces of broken branch fell around me and landing on them caused many lacerations. I may be late for work tomorrow! "

I think that you have to allow for the fact that there are fifty years between Gerard Hoffnung's 1958 original classic and the Corries version!

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1950. It has been converted to petrol now from petrol/paraffin The only unoriginal bit is the small frame I welded up to stop the linkage sinking with a mower on the back. Completely removable though. Original Fergie spanner. Where did it live when new?

Queen's Fergie

Excellent video, excellent music and excellent Fergies......especially the V8!

Beautiful to behold! We have a Little Grey Fergie father bought in 1960. Petrol/paraffin. Looked in the log book the other day and found that the second owner was none other than H.M. The Queen Sandringham Estates and the logbook was signed by one Major Billy Fellowes the land agent and father of Sir Robert Fellowes who married Princess Diana's sister Jane. Perhaps the Queen was a bit hard up in 1950 so she had to buy a secondhand one! Apparently it is only on the Sandringham Estate that the Queen appears in the logbook as she owns it privately. The Rolls and other limos come under the Royal Household or Duchy of Cornwall. The little fella still does the occasional day's work grass mowing in tighter areas with low branches Your little fellas look very well cared for! Respect!

Obviously let him spend the night together, got some girlie action followed by some satisfaction! This could be the last time!

Well I picked up all the pieces that made my saw blunt Might even find it full of sand Cos' he's a Voodoo Stihl Lord knows he's got Voodoo Stihl

I am not familiar with the 7 ton but I know that this five ton Portek has no hydraulics or hydraulic ram on it. It is all electric, electric motor and kinetic flywheels. I have tested it on some fairly tough bits of Elm that I could not split with my trusty X27 Fiskar and although it took two or three goes on the Elm it did eventually split it and never has become stuck in anything.

We have found it to be an excellent machine, well built and quiet. You need to be firm with the handles as the rack will sometimes kick back and catch you unawares if you are not holding it firmly. My neighbour keeps wanting to borrow it and I have trouble with him not returning it when he said he would which must be a good advertisement It does punch above its weight but we use it at home in our woodshed where my wife can cut smaller stuff for the Clearview Pioneer 500. She likes it because it is fast and quiet. I have mounted it on a waist high table and the splits fall into a barrow so she does not have to bend all the time All the bigger stuff is dealt with by the Palax 600 Combi. I would say that the splitting power is nearly as good as the Palax but of course with a fourway splitter and conveyor on the Palax there is no contest for output from long log to firewood loaded in a ton box.

The blindingly obvious solution to the problem is to ban internal combustion engines and replace them with renewable energy powered electric vehicles. Don't blame the trees, blame the humans!

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