Steven P

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

Load of poplar, to me the smell was a bit 'sheepy',

Not really, as far as I can tell none of the other Presidents, or other world leaders feel it is necessary to take regular cogitative tests, they have nothing to prove, and nothing to hide. Now as for 'voluntarily' I am not sure how much he phoned up the doctor to say "hey, can you test my mental state again, 3 months since you last tested me". Sure, regular doctors appointments, keep him fit and healthy, but... there are no 'regular check ups' in the world where they test your mental abilities... every 3 months... unless the doctors are worried and monitoring you. Just accept it that Trumps team are worried from what looks like onset of a dementia, are testing him for it regularly now, and that we should be worried that the man with the nuclear button isn't all there. As you say there, at his age there is an increased risk of him loosing it.. and we, the world, should be prepared that one of his minions might be stepping into his shoes when he does so. I reckon for the thread started out as 'next US president' then these observations are relevant and worth noting.

Worrying that the most powerful leader in the world is loosing his marbles is nothing then? Commander of the most powerful military might not be all there... and that those around him are worrying as well should be a cause for worldwide alarm really. How many other world leaders are subject to repat cogitative tests then?

A third cogitative test for Trump this year - surrounded by 'many' doctors. I'm not at that age yet but how many near 80 year olds are taking routine cogitative tests as a part of their medical care? and how many do 3 in a year? I put 'many' in quotes there, worth this bit of humour - of these many doctors, 'some of them' Trump 'didn't know'... because those that he does know of course only give test results he likes - perfect physical health, foot bone spurs, acing mental tests... and so on... and then last week he was given a special award...

Yes, I saw that last night somewhere. Roughly 50-50 vote, the old voted 60-40 for Brexit, the young the other way, 40-60, balanced out with a tiny majority to Brexit. 5 million old people died, 5 million young people are able to vote now gives a theoretical remain majority of about 4 million if the vote was now - assuming those who have changed their minds either way balanced each other out. Considering that the young will inherit and want to be a part of the EU we should pay attention perhaps to this.

There are a few places that will repair batteries. Not sure how comfortable I'd be sending dodgy battery through the post but you might get a local place you can drop it off at. Think my brothers work gets their sent away to be repaired or has someone on site that will do it. Probably cheaper....

... in the neighbours garden