TIMON

Schmeichel Jackson

Edit: sorry, wasn’t nice.

Not often you see drums as the lead instrument...

Talking of clown shows... The Clinton Foundation were given the task of rebuilding Haiti after the Earthquake in 2010. They were still sending blankets and tents there in 2015..... nothing to do with Bill and Hillary’s friends securing the contracts to do the rebuild and all the money going ‘walkies’ of course....

I'm on about the reply from Timon, its blank, Stubby! Not the dog one.

There must be / are good ‘uns Ti. 
 
I suspect you could speak with some authority on the subject. 
 
It’s the trouble with bad apples adversely affecting the whole barrel (if that’s not too many metaphors [emoji23])

There isnt one honest charity out there, every day there is a story about about how they are run, here is todays
 
Royal charity spent 98% of its cash raised in one year on paying just 10 staff, probe reveals  | Daily Mail Online

Thanks for the reply’s didn’t expect it end up like this. 
All advice is welcome. 
I have used the grab before on an older flip line and always found it worked great that’s why I was surprised when putting this one together. 
I have loaded the grab at it still slips, I’m going to contact the shop and the manufacturer for advice. 
Also there is no way I will be testing at any height if I’m not 100% happy that it is working properly. 
What do most people these days use for there flip lines as I’ve only ever used wirecore lines?
 

Merry Christmas all my Arbtalk friends..

Living Colour tribute to White Stripes (prefer this to the original)

So the quick witted bartender says “I’m sorry we don’t serve faster than light neutrinos in here”
A neutrino walks into a bar.....

In many cases addictions are acquired through exposure to trauma of sorts. I think decriminalisation of possession for personal use is a wise idea. (I'm aware that there will likely be a counter-paper out there too.)

Drug Policy in Portugal: The Benefits of Decriminalizing Drug Use

WWW.OPENSOCIETYFOUNDATIONS.ORG

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This Open Society Foundations report documents how decriminalization can reduce drug consumption...

I also think that there needs to be more money pumped into the system to encourage rehabilitation and to prevent people from falling into addiction in the first place. It currently takes months to even get on a waiting list.

 

Fining addicts is like fining the homeless, it's a vacuous pursuit. Litterbugs deserve to be fined.

 

@TIMON  What's your take on it?

What would really help is more help and funding for programmes that actually work... at least that way those that genuinely want help to conquer their addictions can get help.

(Trouble with that is... as soon as the government decide to fund a programme, the money comes with so many strings and conditions attached, the programme inevitably loses its effectiveness because of red tape and interference from ‘experts’ who are anything but..,,)

Decriminalisation won’t stop people taking drugs it will just mean that ‘dealers’ will become licensed. Perhaps there’s an opening for Mr Bezos there..

Prohibition doesn’t work, but it at least provides a small measure of resistance against the tide.

Locking people up doesn’t work and being at the mercy of drug barons inside due to addiction is a hell on Earth.

More incentives for people to get help is what is needed.

Edit: Now that the Taliban have free reign in Afghanistan, I imagine the flow of cheap heroin through Pakistan will increase.

This and the 'remarkable trees' one must be among my favourite threads anywhere ever. What a fascinating, amazing and hilarious tribute to wood. Thanks all and hope you keep finding them?
These two were both spotted this week and i suppose they could equally have gone in 'Fungi pictures'. Not the best of examples here by a long shot, but maybe worth a look :
 
1. "I wish i'd looked after me teeth...." (dentistry by Agrocybe cylindracea)
2.  Anyone lost an Easter Island 'moai'? statue? (poker-faced lips by Gymnopilus junonius) 

Serious strings....

You need to have a word with those backing singers, they're seriously cramping your stage presence.
 
Not going to attract any young and impressionable groupies like that!

Hell no I much prefer to see the ladies, talented family Timon