Steven P

To be honest, if you are a shining example of someone who never drinks, I am glad that there are those who do drink! You do appear particularly grumpy this week though, not sure if it is having to spend family time at home, you have popped your cork too early that your orange god is visiting, withdrawal symptoms that you are not hanging about with other men in your latex scuba gimp suit, or just PMSing. I would try a drink - might lighten you up a little

Still cannot un-see it: May I be as bold to suggest that an ex Met DCI might just have a bit more understanding of policing than an Arbtalk leotard.

Also halting the flow of 'regular' immigrants and tourists to the US... not a policy as much as no one wants to go there anymore.

Oooh, this is going to make a few heads spin: Trump - the orange god - says "Starmer is a good man"... so either Starmer is a good man or Trump is a liar. Hmmmmm

I think that is a point that many have made, Israeli military interventions into Gaza... a rip roaring success?

Taking his daughters a long long way away from Trump I notice. Not that he is a danger to young girls of course.

It would probably be OK with a trim. Like most trees though to keep it in check you will need to repeat every few years

Anyway, Trump is coming to Scotland to play golf. I reckon his golf courses could do with one of those windmills he dislikes so much. Perhaps also one of those 'P' shaped holes and a loop-the-loop one. That would make things better. Anyway, might be worth wandering along, take the family, point out to the children what most rapists in the US actually look like. Or if your point of view is the opposite to mine, take the family, point out to your children what the leader (?) of the free world looks like and pray he doesn't invite them over for a meet and greet.

Shamelessly copied: Just a reminder to the people of Scotland for when Trump arrives to pillage more of your grass lands and natural beauty spots and to lie about his Scottish roots and heritage and ramble on about his love for those proud Scots. Trump relentlessly bullied, harassed and intimidated one of your kin ! Right up until their death aged 96. A little frail 92 year old Scottish widow (Molly Forbes) who steadfastly refused to sell her farm house and small amount of land, so Trump could extend his unpopular golf course in Aberdeenshire. Trump workers set up numerous flood lights to shine 24/7 into Molly's farm house. Trump ordered loud machinery to work through the day and night and weekends. Trump cut off Molly's water supply and workers "accidently" cut through a power cable supplying Molly's home. Molly would also find Trump workmen constantly trespassing on her property. Molly said that what irked her the most ! Was that when Trump made his first approach to her. Trump was not asking if Molly would be open to consider selling her property to him! He was actually and very arrogantly telling Molly that she would be selling her property to him and at a price he would set! Molly described Trump as "Not right in the head" and a "overbearing bully" after a personal phone call from Trump. Which Molly said started off very polite but quickly turned dark and menacing, when Molly again refused to sell her home to the Trump corporation. Trump did his usual name calling and insult throwing. Describing Molly as crazy and senile and not a very nice woman. Molly never sold up or gave in to Trump, right up to her death 4 years later aged 96 ! Despite Molly's final years being filled with continual harassment and intimidation. True Scottish grit. So while Trump puts troops in full combat gear on the streets and thousands of heavily armed MAGA hat wearing lunatics to riot in the capital and B2 bomber planes in the air ! All to intimidate and do his bidding. Just one single frail little old grey haired Scottish widow stood at the front door of her family home. Wearing one of those all knowing Scottish frowns on her weathered 92 year old face! That stare that literally told Trump to.. "go **************** himself " Something that no one in America and most of the world is prepared to do at this time.

All I can think is Kylie, an Icon, la la laa, I just can't get you out of my head, boy that's all you ever think about.... Remind me where to pay the rent for your head space

Diversion.. JohnsonD, count how many posts you have made today without actually saying anything apart from distracting from the topics in hand. Only saying you weird leotard.

Talking of Thickos, hasn't this been explained about 3 or 4 times above and still they cannot understand that the Essex police were doing a standard procedure when it comes to crowd control?

This amused me: Talking about a TV show "failing TV show, the lowest ratings for years"... kind of irony since Trump is also suffering from his lowest approval ratings ever. Failing? Anyway, Epstein, Trumps first bestie. Apparently the judge looking at these things says the evidence put forward in 2007 Grand Jury cannot be released - no real justification to do so apart from appeasing Trumps baying mob. Noting that the evidence put to the Grand Jury is dwarfed by what the FBI has... and yet it is the small amount Trump was pushing to get released... which would have quietened his fans without implicating himself. So I suspect in the US the baying mob of Trump fans will be asking for snippets from the FBI... who are reputed to have all the good stuff. Suspect that Epsteins files there will be cross linked to files they have on a lot of other people, your Tangoed god no doubt has his own archive too. JD Vance being quiet this week. Hmmm. Curious.

This I reckon: If you look at any crowds the police will escort them - whether it is protestors or football fans, standard practice. So, yes, rumours to wind up the thick stirred in a big pot by Nigel (Multi-millionaire of the people)

A good work ethic, not afraid to dig in and graft, and making the most of what he can do - should be held up as an example of what we can achieve if we set our minds to it.

Do you know why it wouldn't be road legal?

I'd be guessing the first part would be to split the pipes away from the water - much like the gas and electric pipes are split out from the energy, split the companies in 2 to allow a type of competition to exist.. and be cheaper to buy back 1 part

Ahh, we were talking about 2 different things last night. Crossed wires. You are of course correct and to keep up with your analogy, there needs to be a gate house but once you are OK to pass you should be afforded the hospitality, safety, opportunities and sanctuary all free abuse and intolerance that we would all expect to be offered. Your gatehouse is often the missing link though in a politicians thoughts in the last 5 years or so, suspect it would mean having to talk to the French of all people, and the wider EU... who will of course want to trade bargaining chips. Not something Johnson, Truss, May or Sunak were willing to do with the Brexit negotiations.

How much would it cost to buy back from owners only in it for the ££ ? Hmmm... more than it is worth I suspect. (the pipes and so on are all assets and until they actually break are valuable - even if they need replacing, the buildings, pumps, equipment - they'll all be listed as having a value even if obsolete and need thousands spent to replace... but the cost of replacement will be spread over many years - the balance sheet will be skewed - own loads of stuff, but not much liabilities this year... will be over priced for what needs to be spent I reckon)

Do you have a local big cat? Puma?

I think you are misunderstanding Mike. I think only an idiot would be thinking any of the crimes highlighted in this thread are exclusive to one portion of the population or another. They are committed by all and when you look at the available statistics none are more represented than others (give or take small variations). I also think you would have to be an idiot to believe that a single factor is the identifying cause of the criminality; it isn't just the race (highlighted many times above), but things like your economic situation, where you live and 101 other things. The charge of racism is well levelled when despite knowing the above, one chooses to only highlight one race rather than focussing on the crime itself. Some of the crimes highlighted are horrific but are only a footnote to the race of the perpetrator. One thing I do believe is that the members of this forum are not racist, they are good people, no harm to others if they cause no harm to you. Being a member of any forum you are accountable to the ethos of it. If all a casual visitor sees is vitriol and hatred towards non-white races that is the perception they get about all of us. That is not who we are as a group. This is why I believe it is important to note, to highlight and to call out intolerance. I am not a racist, I don't believe you are, but accepting the many racially biased posts paints us in that light.

FFS! Stubby... please keep this one quiet. Don't want the world taking all of that too. ( I am like minded, it burns well, dries quick, the energy in it is released as heat quick (hot fires) but you need to refuel more often... but if anyone asks, it is rubbish and here is my address if you want dump it there)

Loads from facebook... I would be wary - usually it is leylandii or similar, the big money is in hard wood which is rarely given away on facebook. Reading your posts above, sounds like you have a bit of a yard available - could be a better option to talk to the local tree surgeons direct and persuade them to use you as a tip site - plus side is it is delivered (might have to pay fuel money), bad side is it is going to be more softwoods than hardwoods. Rather that than random bits of wood from back gardens.

I wouldn't say you could earn all your wages off it, but there are plenty of firms round here selling firewood so the numbers must add up somewhere.

Nothing to do with apologists, all to do with the ONLY criminals that JohnsonD highlights on this forum are foreign and Muslim. Why is that? Slightly related but wrong thread and talking of apologists.. your hero, Trump, the white Christian, he is a rapist too isn't he but you are very quick to defend that man (?). Why is defence of the white rapist OK?