matelot
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Yeah, those East European workers are brilliant. I had to take a tree down in my garden. I got some Brits in to give me a price, they quoted £500!!!! I then got a couple of Romanians in to quote, they wanted a far more reasonable £300. I had a good chat with them when they were doing the work. They said they spent 8 months of the year working like mad in the UK, then 4 months back in Romania living like kings. When they were working in the UK they saved every penny they could (they slept in their transit) so they could spend it back in Romania. They were a couple of right good hard workers, if you want any trees cut down give me a PM and I'll pass their number onto you.
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My MP is now a 20 year old student that worked in a chippy.
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matelot replied to Rt400's topic in General chat
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You might be right. Are you in Iraq?
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Fingers crossed for UKIP
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Why do you want to buy trees from Scotland if you are in Ireland? Is there any reason it has to be larch? I'd imagine scots pine would be a lot stronger...
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I think the problem with H&S is that it's applied with no common sense. I work as a civil engineer in construction. On one motorway site I was working on the delivery lorries had "Highway Maintenance" warning signs. The H&S guy made the haulage contractor replace the signs with "Motorway Maintenance".... You work out how much it would cost to replace the signs on a few dozen vehicles. Maybe a thousand quid for no real H&S benefit...
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Are there any special hazards on the site? is it next to a school etc?
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if you kill the grass you'll just have a muddy mess? it's the grass roots that hold the soil together? how about using grasscrete? it gives a solid surface to park on and still has grass.
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End of the tree planting season (nearly)!
matelot replied to thorndene forestry's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
is it cheaper to plant by hand or tractor? how flat does the site have to be for tractor planting? -
I'd be concerned that during winter the pipes freeze and burst. I also understand if sunlight gets into the tank you can get algae. Both problems could easily be overcome though. If I was going to di it I would use an IBC tank - cheap and cheerful.
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I didn't think it had been particularly dry in the last few weeks? is it dry bracken that is burning?
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someone got fleeced! no one would pull the wool over my eyes like that!
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I don't think I said that all Muslims hate every other culture/ religion... but it is common knowledge that Islam does cause more than it's fair share of problems.. has anyone ever seen Hindu/ Jewish/ Sikh Terrorism in the UK? Well a lot of people read the Koran and find justification for killing. You really think we should open our doors to everyone that "respects our culture and way of life"? People in this country are getting their benefits cut so that the government can give benefits to immigrants. Why should Brits be denied medical treatment so immigrants can get medical treatment?
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thanks very much. the article you link to shows a photograph of 10 people protesting.... admittedly the article says there were about 500 people in the crowds, but it's strange how they never showed a photograph of the crowd. when salman rushdie wrote his book the "satanic verses" 7000 Muslims protested against it in Bradford. After the London bombings were there any protests? More British Muslims fight for ISIS than serve in the British armed forces. edit British Muslims gather in London to protest against Muhammad cartoons | World news | The Guardian "Thousands of British Muslims gathered near Downing Street to protest against cartoons showing the prophet Muhammad and voice opposition to “insulting” depictions." thousands protest in London against some cartoons... no wonder UKIP are doing well.
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I've never said all Muslims were terrorists..... Why don't the Muslims that deplore ISIS speak out against ISIS then? Why didn't Muslims speak out after the London bombing? Someone says "Pak1" and all hell is let loose with white liberals frothing at the mouth and getting indignant, while if there is a terrorist attack the Muslim community are absolutely silent. Did anyone see any obvious Muslims protesting against the Charly Hebdo attack? Were they not protesting against the attack because they agreed with it?
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perhaps you could explain why? Did I just imagine the London bombings? Are those 700 brits in Syria trying to convince everyone to lay down their arms and live in peace? What qualifications do you have to decree who is and isn't a Muslim? The argument "they aren't real Muslims" is starting to wear a bit thin whenever Muslims commit a terrorist attack.
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why don't you go to Syria and tell them that then? I wish people would accept that a number of Muslims want to kill everyone that does not worship in the same way as them. It's absolute madness to let them into the country.
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You really think a few thousand Europeans could go to Africa and enslave a continent? It was Africans that sold other africans as slaves... The race industry has done a very good job of brainwashing people into thinking that white people are the route of all evil.
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I'd imagine most of the 700 Brits that have went to join ISIS are from an immigrant background, the London bombers all came from immigrant stock. Maybe we should stop allowing immigrants in that come from the same mother countries? I agree that the West intervening in Iraq etc was a mistake and has inflamed tensions. But if it wasn't Iraq it would be some other excuse, extremists killed 19 people for publishing some cartoons. Brits have been beheaded in Syria after they have went out there to help people. I think it's time to stop pretending that it's our fault that we are getting attacked.. Any sensible immigration policy should stop people that hate Britain and British values staying here. It really is that simple.
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so who do I vote for if I'm concerned about immigrants trying to kill me and my family? it's labour/tories/lib dems that invited all those immigrants over in the first place. They are also the parties that love the "Human Rights Act", the laws that prevent us deporting terrorists. ONE Norwegian shot those children up, how many Brits have went to fight with ISIS in Syria? Is it not 700 now? How many immigrants are on the news each week after being arrested for plotting terrorist offences? Can you see the difference between a lone madman and a culture which has significant members that want to kill everyone that is not like them?
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I'm concerned that we allow people into the country that want to kill me and my family. For me the only party that questions immigration is UKIP, so I will vote for them.
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LOL, I'd send all the liberal do gooders in the country off to Syria. See if ISIS wants to hold hands round a campfire and sing "koombahya".
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Surely the area of racism that needs addressed is people that feel the need to kill others because they are a different religion? Is that not a million times worse than calling someone an "Asian"?
