TIMON

What about his friendship with Hamas and Hezbollah? Are they the kind of people we want to have open dialogue with as well? Timon.

I WON'T offer any guarantees if we have to drag out through the house. I show them how to tape up the vulnerable edges and surfaces with cardboard and promise to be careful but the risk is theirs. Timon.

Common ground....,at last!!!! I knew we'd find it sooner or later. [emoji106] Timon.

Handy looking tool that, Mick. [emoji106] Timon.

By the time this stuff comes out we should be able to "Bluetooth" the battery power to the saws [emoji41] Timon.

Thanks Mick. [emoji106] Timon.

Watched a bit of the debate earlier. No one seemed to have any thing of any real value to say or be able to get a word in edge ways. Bashing Nuttall made for a good diversionary tactic. Our society has some very profound problems which no one seems to have any real answers to. It really is a case of finding the least worst choice. (Nice weevil reference MrJ) I don't like the rise of religious extremism but I don't want to be ruled by a xenophobic. I hate that elderly people can't afford to turn their heating on in the winter but I know that the country has to balance the books. I feel privileged to have the NHS but can see that it needs to be reformed. Who could we trust to do that without cocking it up or worse still turning into a gravy train for their mates? Then there is the small matter of stewarding our armed forces and the defence of our nation..... I'm sorry but there's no way I would trust Corbyn and Abbot with that. As much as I don't like the Tories (I grew up in the South Wales valleys and my stepdad was a miner during the pit closures) I still think they are the safest bet. Timon.

Unusual work. Great shots. Beats the stinking connie reductions [emoji106] Timon.

That has got to be the lamest excuse for a tune I've heard in a long time. Regardless of the politics Timon.

Obama was very polished when it came to using his mouth. Trouble is, it's more than just talk that is needed from politicians. Timon.

I think it's very relevant. After all the same sort of thing is now happening in this country. Timon.

It was so good to see Corbyn come out and condemn last weekends massacre of 52 Coptic Christians in Egypt..,,,,, Oh wait....... [emoji849] Timon.

And Hamas and Hezbollah. Not to mention PIE [emoji107] Timon.

Is he any relation to Brian by any chance? Monty Python has a lot to answer for if it's true....... Timon.

In fact most suicide bombers are not actually what you would call "pious" islamists, rather, they tend to be just pathetic insecure delinquents trying to find some twisted way of becoming someone. The real evil ones are the filthy scumbags who teach radical Islam and put them up to it. A lot of it started with this charming gentleman. http://www.thetower.org/article/how-the-mufti-of-jerusalem-created-the-permanent-problem-of-palestinian-violence/ Timon.

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Cool video. Action packed with some big lumps letting go. Really enjoyable. [emoji106] Timon.

If only we could convince the would be jihadi gangster of this. Paradise would lose some of its appeal for sure. Timon.

Sounds like a good set up and solution Rich. Got any pics? Thanks Timon.

I love a good debate but this one is going round and round. I'm getting dizzy now....Everyone seems to be getting distracted by the immigration/racism argument. The real issue is the fact that British Muslims are getting radicalised in BRITAIN! How's about we, move the discussion on and use our collective wisdom to start suggesting some positive solutions to a problem that is already here in the UK? Timon.

Never had the pleasure of meeting him. Very sad. Condolences to his family and loved ones. RIP Timon.

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Thanks Mark! [emoji106][emoji106] Timon.

Can't get the videos to play, the app keeps crashing and won't send the crash reports.... grrr. Looking at this video brought it home to me how much stick we give our rigging kit as most of the time the tree is the strongest link in the system. When I LOLER people's kit I often wonder "how many times has this gear been taken past its SWL?" I can't tell by checking it... How many of us know the SWL of our weakest link in our rigging kit? or the different configurations (and stay below it?) Fair play to you for posting this, it's given me a lot to think about. Thanks [emoji106] Timon.

I can understand the concerns over this issue. I don't know the stats but it's plain to see that this thread has seen the most traffic. Irrespective of the subject matter, if I was a stakeholder in this forum I would have concerns about whether this is detracting from the main purpose of the forum. I also know of one member who told me he rarely posts pictures of his work anymore as he finds that a lot of people just want to pick it to pieces, which is a real shame as it would be a valuable contribution. I'm not trying to be unduly critical of an excellent forum and industry resource but I say this because the "lounge" issue isn't the only thing that puts people off Arbtalk. I remember when I was new to it a small number of people were sometimes quite unkind to me, because of my beliefs, but, hey ho.., Perhaps a solution to the lounge political/religion threads attracting people who come along to" grind axes" that never get used on trees, would be to not allow "members" into the lounge until they had earned their entry by virtue of a reasonable amount of participation and contribution on the Arb-related areas of the forum. Steve... you need harder bouncers at the lounge mate.... (sorry, couldn't resist) [emoji106][emoji846] Timon.