Steven P

25 millions of Musks money apparently didn't make a difference

Second the large amount on lawns - the mower will shred most of the leaves, perfect for the compost heap. Blower useful for paths though.

Biologically he does.

err fact check time.... Look back at all your fresh starts in the post (ie where you are not throwing out the abuse but pasting a link from reliability news source, Linkedin). Why is it that NONE of your making the news reports EVER feature white criminals, despite them committing the same crimes as the mostly Asian men you report on. Fortunately there are members on here who have the ability to use google, do a quick fact check and prevent this forum becoming a cess pit of racist hate that your posts repeatedly are trying to drag it down into.

I've not had a chance but a local teacher was talking to me about it - hard to watch but made her have to stop and think. She recommended it, so I'll try to catch it sometime - kind of conversation we had was that most parents would do well to have a watch

No, wrong one Peds, he's the good guy, not the bad guy!

Stay healthy and active but have a plan B (or C or D). Example - my current waste of time / fitness regime (call it what you want) is running, might be that one day the knees will finally go... plan B is to dust off the bikes - so when the knees do go I am not sat at home "Oh, woe is me"... there is a new challenge waiting to go for. Too many retired people sit down, put Richard and Judy on the TV and that is them.

Topping up oil - never have the same barrel that the garage uses so I just get a 1l pot from Halfords - the make depends how flush I am feeling from Halfords own up to Castrol or whatever. Most people do the same. If it was a problem we'd know about it I reckon. Above disclaimers apply though, highly engineered machines might need specific oils, run around Passats will take anything for example.

Do you reckon he is beginning to understand Putin a little more: Trump lashes out at Putin as Ukraine ceasefire talks stall UK.YAHOO.COM Donald Trump said he was “pissed off” with Vladimir Putin and threatened to ramp up sanctions on Russia as Ukraine ceasefire talks stalled.

Whoops! Forgot to come back to this... 81

Only 1 way to find out! (Small story: I made a wheel barrow hopper out of pallets - first lockdown, couldn't get into a shop - anyway, that hopper has outlasted the rest of it, admittedly the donor parts were all ready 10 years old at the time, if you don't try it will never work)

Got to look at the numbers, I reckon it would be pointless adding in if I was about to retire in a couple of years and had the spare cash - keep that cash and take less cash out the private pensions. Not sure though if I had the cash whether topping up the private pension or state pension would pay off better - would need to guess how long I'll to for, and if all the private stuff will go on till the end like the stat pension will. Tricky!!

Read it again Gareth and put your understanding head on. For charity and altruistic works we are at opposite ends of the spectrum, your 'home' that charity begins in is a lot smaller than my 'home', that is OK. That is not the point I was making. I didn't go on to the long period of peace we are enjoying... but having a strong financial interest in another country is one of the best peace making tools there is. The EU and no major conflicts within that group - strong financial interests, the US, no conflicts between states cause the finances are intertwined. To a more modern take, Trump whether he realises it or not is offering to invest heavily in The Ukraine but in doing so is offering to invest militarily to protect those assets he wants to control. Look at Israel (as a well publicised example), 4 billion in trade within the middle east, out of about 70 billion in exports - small amount of trade to their nearest neighbours... and coincidentally little incentive to hold a ceasefire. Finances rule and control the world and as above hard cash flows, yes, but the softer side, the no conflicts flows the other way

Gareth, while the sentiment is good, look out for yourself - which is the American way, unlike the European way of helping all in society. Trumps process for doing so is fundamentally flawed. There is nothing wrong with helping others. There is probably a moral duty in fact if you have a lot to help those with not a lot. The worlds tax systems intentions are this, tax the richest more and that is passed down to the poorest. The US as a nation has a lot, as do a lot of European countries. The richest in the world have been showing the way morally for the last 80 to 100 years now. The rest of the world, rightly or wrongly, have benefitted and indeed rely on this help - pretty sure you have said the same before and know all this. Bear with me though as the point is coming up next. So Trumps process of - without warning and suddenly - turning off the tap is going to lead to millions around the world suffering great hardship, driving them into poverty. It is going to stall the economic development, and democratic development that these funds have helped promote. Not just the odd one or 2 families but millions, and suddenly. In countries where there is great hardship you get great migrations as the populations move onwards to find better lives - humans do it, all the animals do it, a basic need in life to look after your young. So don't whinge here in 12 months time when there are a lot of Nigerians knocking on the door asking for help... and housing within the UK. Similarly from the US southern borders, suddenly turning off the money tap will increase pressure on border crossings. Don't whinge, it is a natural consequence of suddenly turning off that tap. But back to the top again, this sudden stop of all aid.... if it was done more slow and in a controlled manner these hardships can be mitigated to some extent. The US can use its power and knowledge to put in infrastructure to help these countries be self sufficient, to reduce their reliance. It hasn't always been done so before, and Trumps first administration was no better than any other in this respect. Sure you are going to be able to pull up headlines of odd cases, and sure you are going to ignore all the good works to make a political point, that's what political commenters do well, and why 'fact checking' websites are flourishing - we know the political commenters out to make a point are generally heavily biased - including the press and the linkedin they read. But point to take from these few words, the biggest problem is that this assistance stopping suddenly and without warning will cause great hardship. With great hardship will create great migration. Don't whinge at that.