trigger_andy

I like the idea of water butts as a means of weighting Slabs. Easy to put in place and then fill then drain after. Saves a lot of back breaking work. 350 litres is of course only 350 kg of weight. Might be worth adding more considering you're trying to remove bows/warping as opposed to trying to prevent it. How long did you soak the Slab and how did you do this? Id imagine you'd need to completely submerge the slab for about a week to be effective. I was watching a video on soaking wood chunks in water before putting them on the BBQ to create smoke. The guy added dye to the water then cut the chinks up after 24 hours of being submerged and it was surprising how little the dyed water penetrated the wood. And this was maybe 2" cubes. Maybe steam would be the best option? Build a crate and buy a Wallpaper remover or two, leave for 24-48 hours and then weight down.

What diameter was the trunk? Almost seems a shame to burn it.

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I could live with that. As long as the tax on people who worked for a living did not increase.Sounds good in principle, would never work in reality. people have gotten far to used to allowing the government molly coddle them. Once the same dossers who currently live off of the Dole have blown their allocation they and all the bleeding hearts would demand more for them. Inevitably via green eyes and then through either an increase in tax on those who work of a reduction/removal of their UI. Would never happen. Far to many bleeding hearts out there. It could be argued its not the children's fault so they need taken care of financially and then bingo, the worse elements of the UK are breeding like rats again and coining it in. With so many currently being on furlough and receiving 80% of their previous wage everyone seems happy to doss about at home. Suddenly swathes of people are to scared to return to work, which is convenient as they have more free cash than ever. Now clearly Im no economist but if the people of the UK are not producing anything how will taxes be raised? Its all well and good saying Robots will produce it all for us but I simply cant get my head around how that would work. If people are not earning a wage how can they buy anything? Surely inflation would go through the roof, it sounds utterly unsustainable. It also sounds like communist BS if Im honest.

In this scenario would everyone get UI regardless if they worked or not? Or would the UI stop or decrease with the more you earned actually working for a living?

i think he means something like this? https://www.forestry-suppliers.com/product_pages/products.php?mi=14961&itemnum=75058

If you have a vid it would be great to see. I really cant envision how the lifting bracket works. Why would you need to lift a log if milling in the Vertical? Will be weeks before im home and its bugging me. Ive got a hookaroon and tongs coming in the mail soon as well. Save my back time!

I never stated it was a fact. Its merely my opinion. As you say its impossible to prove either way. But if there was a bet to be made then Id be so confident in my views Id bet the house on it. There's a huge different between stating something is fact and they shying away from that when you get your arse handed to you.

not sure if that's an attempt at humor or you genuinely believe that. Its hard to tell.

I see the left love to get their panties in a bunch over Dom breaking the rules but these deluded clowns get a free pass and silence. At least now we have the left and right agreeing its a pointless waste of time trying to enforce it any longer. I certainly wont be. If cornered i'll say BLM.

Id bet the house on the percentage of those 'protesters' voting Tory being single figures.

I initially took offence at that but then realised it’s true. ?

Still a touchy subject? That’s mad.

Ah thats right, so it was. Sounds like something you'd suggest though.

Not about anything when he was in office no. But if he's seen something off the record, and there is no record of him seeing it, and its after he's retired then although I'll assume he's skating on thin ice I doubt there is anything they can do to him.

Ah thats right, you're the plank that was telling us all to piss in the sink to save the world.

Oh, sorry. I thought you said it was the same guy. I dont know actually. It matters little to me. Its the position he held that to me is the important bit. I dont need to know or care about his political leanings.

you seemed to take offence about him voicing his valid claims about Corbyn. As a warning? If you believe its true then maybe its the right thing to do? If he has seen some evidence, but cant share it then even more so? We're not talking about some dithering old MP here, we're talking about the former chief of the M16. Someone who is clearly astute and has the education and intelligence to back up his point of view. I seriously doubt he'd put his head above the parapet and further risk his reputation without good reason or evidence. It sounds like you've taken a personal objection to both of his statements and have then formed a hostile opinion about him, which of course you claim otherwise.

What? Where did I even remotely state such a thing? You may very well doubt it. Personally I think its quite naive to believe that its not a distinct possibility. There has been a plethora of leaks to the media on both sides of the Pond within the last few years. Is it so far fetched to think that leaking something like this to someone who held such a high rank and has the respect of many? I dont think so. But again, Im not saying its whats happened, but I think he deserves to be heard and not told to shut his mouth because he cant wave a document in front of the camera. I think you have a clear prejudice against him and its clouding your judgement somewhat. Its like reading an opinion from mark J on the Tories, you know damn well there will be no objectivity in his thoughts and reasoning's. It will be nothing other than hate and bile.

Read my previous posts and then read what you've just written. Maybe have someone read them for you? But then think carefully about how little sense your comments make.

Better to be thought a fool than open your mouth and confirm it. If you dont think that someone who is 70 years old has anything to offer society in ways of knowledge and wisdom then I'm sorry, but Im not going to spoon feed you as to why. Im certainly not saying all 70 year olds should automaticly been taken at face value. But when they have had such a distinguished career then yes, I feel they deserve to at least have they're words considered.

Well, you're free to scoff. Thats certainly your right. Others should be free to carefully consider his words. If your opinion is that anyone over 70 should keep their mouths shut as their opinion and knowledge is no longer valid then more fool you. In fact the more you share your opinions the more that becomes apparent.

No, as I said his comments would have to be weighted for worthiness. His past position as the head of M16. He has, in my opinion, earned a degree of respect and his comments should be treated as such. Im not saying thats 100% whats happening. But I dont think its beyond the realms of impossibility he still has a lot of contacts who would pass him, or at least show him or discuss with him classified infomation. I dont know if his claims are true. Id certainly consider them with the respect due to someone who held the position he previously did. I think Trump ignores almost everything told to him by men and women in their relevant senior Military, Intelligence or security Position. What Trump does or not do has no bearing here.

Thats not shit stirring, that is/was a legitimate opinion. Considering Corbyne is a terrorist sympathizer and openly supports various factions then I'd say his qualified opinion is valid. Id also like to see some proof, but I doubt he's in a position to hand out classified docs like that. Having held the position he did shows beyond a doubt that he is qualified to make such claims. Personally Id welcome more of his opinions, with or without proof. They can be weighed for worthiness but at least someone has the balls to speak out.

Damn! Whats the plans for it? Are you building it?