Steven P

Most often it is the set of the saw that's the problem - as above most blades now are hardened so won't sharpen. Might be just me and depending on the saw but when you can get 2 for under £20 at B&Q it is not really worth the time to sharpen them (woodworking saws), otherwise if the saw was more than say £30 would be worth the time.

'Making the news today'. It was making the news, so was relevant to comment here. Why are you trying to distract from the story of a white man attacking his wife? Doesn't fit your racist agenda maybe that only coloured, immigrants or Muslim men can attack a woman perhaps?

They only take the case on if the accused are 'not white'... a rich white man accused of crimes against a woman... not a peep (sorry, 19 December, in the US 'Epstein Day' - is another example - from that side of the atlantic)

Takes up more space, but dries quicker and burns quicker so that space is emptied quicker - not like you would be storing it for years taking up space. Always thought a little better than some softwoods, but subscribing to the cost benefits of 'free' (££ free, time is another thing), I'd take and use it. Paying ££ by the m3 for it I might give it a miss though. I take it as a general rule of thumb that the less energy dense woods - softwoods generally - dry quicker than hardwoods, in mine acceptably dry after a season (wind is channelled down the drying stacks), where hard woods will take 2 years. As a side, willow does carve as well if you ever want a shot at spoons or whatever - and if they go wrong it started as firewood and ends as it too.

Beginning to agree with you.

Likewise, I think you are also wrong - but that's what we get when 2 people able to think discuss things from different sides of the argument, rational discussion which is nice to see. Appreciating the civility. Likewise lunch here shortly, can resume later, though a bit minging out there today - my job is routing cycle cables in a new frame rather than cars.

If no one had a gun then there would be no one shot If a tiny portion of people had a gun then there would be a tiny portion of murderers with guns. If we all had guns then the fights outside the pub on a Friday night would turn out to be gun fights. Similarly, if all guns had a magazine of say, 25 rounds then the murderers would be able to shoot 25 people before they have to stop, pause, reload and give time for all to escape If all guns only had 2 rounds loaded, then every 2 shots, 12 1/2 times as many pauses would be needed. Cannot see the problem with this since the hunters are highly skilled, only need 1 shot not 25 to kill their target If all gun owners had 2 guns.. with 2 shots each.. then the most they could shoot is 4 rounds before reloading. The issue in Australia isn't illegal guns, the father was authorised to have a gun, able to fire off hundreds of shots in quick succession. The big issue here is the type of guns he was allowed to own and use.

Israel doesn't have any interest in peace in the region though. The more it's neighbours attack then the more it justifies the land grabs it wants. So it suits their agenda to keep some violence going against it's neighbours, keep some hatred in the region, some attacks on Israel and Israel can then take the land it wants for 'protection'. Neither side are pure victims, neither side are pure aggressors. Neither side want peace in the region - or indeed as Bondi Beach shows, worldwide.

Yes. So long as the laws are applied evenly and fairly to all. Only good experience with the UK so the rest is based on that... I reckon would also cover the rest of Europe, and much of the world too. Far safer if very very few people have them and even fewer have anything semi- or fully automatic. I'd also go as far as the Australian politicians are asking, why does anyone generally need more than 1 or 2 - a few very specific cases I would guess but in the UK hunting does not need more than 1 gun, maybe 2, and considering the hunters tell you it is all about skill there is no need to have more than 2 shots before reloading. I reckon. However I suspect there will be tears and tantrums before bedtime with some of the views I am predicting that will be put forward tonight and a general acceptance by some to not respect the views of others.

Even on the most 'grismal' day (new one for me!) there is usually sunshine soon after. Perhaps a metaphor for life Mark?

Linkedin. Credible news source didn't you know.

Just about to say the same. Reckoned that someone (their son) couldn't handle his views and his madeuppy syndrome. It is not all about Trump, politics, or whatever, sometimes people do shitty things without it being one of the top 2 or 3 favourite causes of the moment. Not all about Trump... but who is this referencing, could but the orange idiot himself. “He was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession with President Donald J. Trump, with his obvious paranoia reaching new heights as the Trump Administration surpassed all goals and expectations of greatness”.

So for all the posts you put on here, your direct action is 25 seconds on a ballot paper every 4 years? No letter to the local MP, no letters to the local councillors, not stepping up into real world politics? Ever attended a local political meeting to voice your concerns? All talk and no action, a pretty poor showing from one so greatly upset that it takes up your every waking moment to read the linkedin every-so-factually-correct-unbiased posts. Kind of undermines the message you want to send out "this is only important enough to write a strongly worded forum post. And no more" What a rightard you are.

No, the OP of the question, not you. Happens more and more, don't know if attention spans are eroded with ticktocks and youtubes, but many questions are asked on forums, the OP never pops back to read the replies, or to offer further information or thanks.

The initial charge for the dead battery will be charging it from the good battery - have to watch out that you don't get a large rush of current, battery to battery. My view would be an old dumb charger with a current limiter to see if that will do the job. Lead acid batteries will tolerate paralleling batteries, not sure with lithium if it generates a large heat - never tried though. However much it is annoying though, how many hours are you willing to spend working out a fix and are the value of these hours more than a new battery in the first place - 10 hours of your leisure time = new battery? - add them up, getting advice, sourcing the kit you want, fiddling about to make something work / not work and try again.... though I am enjoying reading the thread to see what fixes there are out there so maybe 'getting advice' doesn't count as much.

Joined 5th December, posted 2 questions, never been back... I reckon so to.

I'm afraid. They are just Leylandii, sorry. (Added the correct punctuation here now that the thread appears to have run its course.)

.... Still staying at home watching Antiques Roadshow and screaming at the internet... actually go to the beaches? Get off their back ends to do something to fix what greatly upsets them? Nah, not even a letter to their local politicians, no thoughts to suggest realistic and practical changes we can make to reduce the small boat crossings. Nothing. Zip. So we get: 'Still screaming at the internet...'

But this is a digression from Dementia Don, lets see what this week brings and the Epstein photo albums.

Storm wasn't for 4 weeks! At the same time, legal migration, the ones actually coming to steal our jobs has fallen in the last year, from the 600k the Tories left to 200k now. Well done Labour. EDIT: In the last 7 years there have been bigger storms, storms that have lasted longer, worse weather than the last 4 weeks, this is why this is newsworthy. Bigger and worse storms didn't affect the small boat crossings for as long.

???? You would have thought that would have been mentioned here wouldn't you given the intense scrutiny channel crossings receive on this arborists forum.

Thought so, Mr Rightard, you double posting tonight?

Ahhh, Liverpool. 2 sets of PJs, bed time ones and ones for best, going out PJs.

Yup, think bark free surface area - the more the better

This is true, we have lost all the concessions that Thatcher won for the UK, we would start again as a new member including things like taking the Euro. Once out, no going back under the same terms and conditions. If the politicians (listened to the current 'will of the people') worked to go back again I reckon all our past membership would give is a fast track membership. The Brexit vote was a hastily thought thing to appease the Tory back benchers giving Cameron a hard time, his gamble failed, and as they say, act in haste, repent at leisure