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Just think. We've another four years of salivating at the world's ultimate mother and daughter....

Tbh, I think this is why Trump got in. People are fed up with political correctness.

Ohhh, so you think the electorate are so stupid that they cant decide the candidate that will act in their interests? I guess we might as well let the Queen reign over us then? Wow! Someone that can tell the future! What else does our crystal ball tell you? Did your crystal ball tell you that Trump would send a few tweets and Ford deicide to open a new car plant in America instead of Mexico? A couple of thousand jobs is hardly a "soundbite". Where did you get your crystal ball? Or are you someone that makes stuff up on the internet to appear smart? Why don't you consult your crystal ball to see how long "right wing populist politics" lasts? I predict it will last a long time as Westerners are getting fed up with politicians that don't listen to them.

Do you think the traditional politicians have done a particularly good job? It was traditional politicians that got us involved in Iraq and Afghanistan. How many US/ British servicemen died there? Tens of thousands? How many civilians died in Iraq and Afghanistan? Millions? Did our involvement in these countries improve them? Areas like Detroit are economic disasters because the car manufacturers moved to Mexico. It was traditional politicians that signed the trade deals that allowed the car manufacturers to move to Mexico. Whenever Islamic State commit a terrorist attack it's traditional politicians that lie to the electorate saying that the attacks have nothing to do with Islam. You say "populist" like it's a bad thing. The main duty of a politician is to look after the interests of their electorate. However traditional politicians seem to ignore that and invite third world migrants to the West. You Liberals could have had adult conversations about things that concerned the electorate. However you decided to shout down debate with the cry of "racist" and "bigot". It's people like you that have forced people to vote for the likes of Trump.

Who told you that? Are you the managing director of Nissan? Do you have a crystal ball? The fact is that the UK will continue to buy cars after we leave the EU. It's also a fact that the weakening of sterling has been brilliant for UK manufacturing....

Two weeks ago Ford cancelled a new car plant in Mexico because of some tweets Trump made. The plant was half built and suddenly Ford decided to open a new car plant in America. That's a couple of thousand new jobs in America. Not a bad start for the new President. "Uneducated white democratic"? In your last post you were accusing Trump voters of being bigots. It appears that you are the bigot. Trump's mum came from a humble background. It's possible that he will stand up for the working man more than you think. The West badly needs politicians that actually listen to the concerns of their electorates. I think Trump is one such politician.

Tbh, I think it's the Liberals that have been stupid. For the last 50 years they've been telling everyone that "all cultures are equal" and "there are no disadvantages to mass immigration". I think western electorates are now being forced to accept that some cultures arent very good and don't belong in the West. We are starting to see that mass migration is turning the West into the same s@&£ holes that the migrants have come from. Anyway, do you have anything intelligent to add to the debate? Or do you just have childish insults to add?

Trump's mum is Scottish and he owns some golf courses in Scotland. I think Trump will look favourably on the UK. Rightfully or wrongfully, I think the political landscape is changing. I think western electorates are getting fed up with political correctness and western politicians putting foreigners ahead of native populations.

Whatever you do all the best to you. I'm not an arborist, but if you fancy taking some photographs of someone sitting at a desk designing a road give me a shout.

Not tree related, but in 1998 I went to India for a holiday. I hired a taxi with driver and translator for a morning. The cost was £5 (about $6 at today's exchange rates). I also went to the Taj Mahal. It cost 23 pence (30 cents) to get in.

I plant my trees in an area with a lot of roe deer. I use 1.2m shelters and they seem to protect the trees OK. I had a look at a tubex supplier and they say a 1.2m tube is OK for roe deer: Tubex Tree Shelter | Alba Trees Nursery - The Official UK Stockist The costs of the tubes is a fair up front investment. However you should be able to use them again if you don't mind using them with a slit up the side. I went into a neighbours land and "acquired" 100 shelters that had been previously used and discarded. Is there any old stock fencing nearby? You could make shelters by making 1.5m diameter rings and placing them around your trees?

Why do you want a 5 foot high shelter? Do you have lots of red deer browsing your trees? I normally find a 4 foot shelter protects from everything apart from red deer, sheep and chavs.

tbh, unless the schoolkid has had similar problems in class I see no way that a 6 year old would think "it's easy, I just find the number that means adding diagonally left and right adds up to the same total".

If the site is waterlogged the tree roots won't go below the water table, that means you'll always get a lot of trees getting blown over. If it was me, I would probably plant water loving trees (like willow and alder) on the wetter areas and let the oak and beech grow on the drier areas. I would also dig a massive pond. An excavator doesn't cost that much to hire a day. If you have fish in the pond they should eat the mosquitoes. When it comes to earthworks a larger excavator can be cheaper than hiring a small exactor. A 1.5 tonne exavator can get bogged down while a 10 tonne excavator can sit on a dry area and clean out the wet areas.

Is it not more to do with surface area? You put your washing out on the clothes line and it drys in afternoon. You leave it in the washing basket and it doesn't dry.

I'd have thought the obvious thing is to put a thread on here to see how much you could sell the timber for?

What do you all read? I've read a fair few newspapers over the last years. However I got fed up with reading a lot of the pro migrant articles over the last few years and stopped buying them. I used to buy the FT but stopped when they became too left wing (and pro Bremain), I then read the Herald but stopped after a ridiculous article saying we should let all of Africa into Europe. I read the Guardian website to see why the left wing are hated so much. I also like the Times. LOL, I've also just started a digital subscription to the Daily Mail. I've no intention of reading it but it's good to know that my money is going to a paper that hasn't become overcome with political correctness.

There is something a lot more beautiful than a table that you could turn this tree into....

How much would it cost for someone to make their own kiln? I can't help thinking someone that was good at welding could get plenty change out of 5 grand by making their own. All they'd need is a shipping container/ insulation/ old stove and a fan.

I was speaking to a labourer on a building site this week. He said in the summer he was working an 84 hour week and clearing £1,200....

That's a lot of ivy....

are there any businesses in the area that require a lot of heat? I cant help thinking greenhouses/ laundries/ swimming pools etc need a lot of heat throughout the year. Perhaps see if it makes sense for them to buy a sawdust stove and you sell them the sawdust? Failing that I'd be burning the sawdust to dry logs.

how about getting an under 25 work visa for Australia?

Why? I cant help thing carpet on the roof and sides will make it top heavy and difficult to drive round corners.

Perhaps briquettes could be made cheaper if a "glue" was added to the sawdust? We've all played with "papier mache" as kids. If flour can make paper into a strong material maybe a few bags of flour would bind briquettes together?