Steven P

Problem with this discussion is that it is very circular, as a forum we get as far as "the problem isn't at Calais / France" and the another stands up shouting "they are still coming" and we go back to the beginning, very rarely acknowledging world events that cause the 'push' for migrants to leave home, very rarely acknowledging that migration can be a benefit (as in the NHS staff noted above), but straight back to following Farage and the Daily Mail and shouting at boats... but standing up to do something you feel strongly about... nah... to much effort. Yes, global events, and UK domestic politics, of any party, are going to do very little to affect them once the migrants have had that push to leave. Ahh but we can whinge that our taxes are being used for overseas aid, to reduce that 'push' and then wonder why they are leaving in greater numbers. As you say, a complex issue, as a forum we'll get nowhere so long as it keeps getting dragged back to standing on cliffs at Dover "none shall pass! Oh, they just did"

Not quite up to the same skill level but I make my own handles for The Boys throwing axes (a slightly shaped stick essentially). Appear to last as long as any I have bought.

As Macron says, and we all know, small boat crossings increased exponentially since and because of Brexit. Anyone want to take responsibility for voting for that shit show? Or just sit behind a keyboard moaning, all talk but no action? Might want to consider, have you written to your local MP / SNP representative, have you any considered solutions (apart from shouting "though shall not pass"), have you looked at the causes of small boat crossings, considered what can be done to stop them leaving their own countries in the first place.... or is al lyou ever did was moan constantly to a forum of tree surgeons? Stand up and be counted? No?

All my working life - professional companies and not small chancer outfits - PPE use is mandatory to the point of "No PPE, No Job" rules... these last few comments and the thread on helmet chin straps... professionals, it shouldn't be a discussion or an anecdote, PPE should just happen. Only takes a couple of Gareths videos to let the message sink in. (My anecdote, had an office role, looking at PPE for explosions and fires, the sales rep had a big book of injuries - going from minor burns to full on hard core - and used to guess before a sales meeting how far through the book the buyer would get before stopping him.. and then mark a second time how far they actually get.. he reckons no one got to the end before the message sank in... same as chainsaw videos only takes a couple for the message to be understood)

Ahh, yes, that must be true.

No, nothing to do with the speed of the FBI. Do you read the same words that I type? What I am saying is that Trump is trying to shift the blame for him being in the files... that don't exist... into a conspiracy that he thinks Obama, Comey and Biden sat down together to invent (probably needed to invent in the early 80's too). As my first line says though, this story is in the news this week, today, about this threads headliner, Trump, and has relevance. He is not one to stand up to be counted, as shown here, he is one to shift the blame onto anyone else for everything. Just one more example of that.

So the story of the hour, Trumps friendship with Epstein rumbles on - thought it would be a 1 week wonder before Trump did something mental to shift the headlines, but the US press has a sniff of a good story.... From todays news: "Trump once again defended Bondi on Tuesday, saying “she’s really done a very good job.” Asked whether Bondi had told Trump that his name appeared in the files, Trump replied, “No, no.” “She’s given us just a very quick briefing and in terms of the credibility of the different things that they’ve seen,” he said. “And I would say that, you know, these files were made up by [former FBI Director James] Comey, they were made up by Obama, they were made up by the Biden, you know." ... the files (the ones that don't exist)... were fabricated by Comey, Obama and Biden... but the 3 of them kept very quiet about them after their creation, during the last 3 elections, during Trumps various court cases (particularly the rape ones), and missed the opportunity for an easy hit as Trump was attacking Biden and Obama. I guess the plan is playing out, create the files, place them quietly in the FBI, sow the seeds that they are there into the MAGA fanbase, wait till Trump spouts all the conspiracy theories about them, brief the press. To make all this convincing they would have have to make this plan in the early 80's - all the photos of Trump with Epstein and so on as a background - just in case Trump ever wanted to follow a political path. No, 'fabricated by Comey, Obama and Biden'... is another of the Orange Gods lies. He knows well what is there and what he is named in. He knows well that this would sink his credibility.

Might amuse some, might not, 'Libtard' is corrected by my computer to leotard - I don't think I can take that word seriously again! (Leotard left double standards)

I've had a couple of top floor flats - one in Edinburgh - both had a loft hatch - wonder if yours might have the same and some loft space you can access? What solutions there might could also depend if you are renting or the owner (ie can you change anything in the flat) Last thing... flat - modern? 60s style or tenement? Tenements for example might have the clothes drier hanging rack in the kitchen... something similar might work with high ceiling elsewhere in the flat for climbing stuff plus a dehumidifier?

If the boundary is currently disputed, marked as it should be or otherwise as above then adverse possession doesn't work as I understand it - only works if the original landowner (you) isn't disputing things? For the tree, you might mention to the neighbour that while the boundary is under dispute / discussions that they can only go to the line their side of that border? Assuming some civility with the neighbours. Does the tree cause them issues - as DaltonTrees says?

Here, as in the US there is a confusion between 'asylum seeker' and 'illegal immigrant', to some the 2 are the same thing. So before illegal immigrants crossing the channel in small boats could be sent straight back to France, since Brexit those agreements were void. There is no mechanism for them to be returned, once in the UK they are here, cannot be sent back. This made the UK more attractive. Asylum seekers are different, we give them shelter under national and international laws until their claim is rejected (and they used to be able to be returned) or are given refuge status. In both though, the UK and the US there is a great deal of blaming - the past or current administrations depends who you are - and a great deal of forgetting who was in power when and caused / failed to address problems previously. Noting that Trumps rhetoric of expelling all illegal immigrants is hitting the buffers in the last few days now there is some realisation that they are not a massive population of criminals but the majority are in the US are actually working, earning, doing the shitty jobs that the rest don't want to do but are essential. Very similar situation to the UK, a minority are criminals (the same as in any population) but the rest just want to earn... and the only jobs available are the shitty essential ones no one else wants to do. Take away curry anyone? Delivered at the 'gig economy' with real time wages far below minimum wage... don't see many UK graduates doing that but we all want a Saturday pizza watching the BBC

...so why can't we do the same now? (suspect biggly that the ones moaning the most about immigrants are the ones who also supported this change in the first place)

Really? Zero small boat crossings when Tories took power of course. A proper thriving industry created by their policies.

swamped?

Curious one that came up last night - Virginia Roberts (as she was then)... anyone want to guess which club she was working at when she was introduced to Maxwell / Epstein....

went past there at the weekend, doesn't look 'right' now

Trump is the headliner of the thread, it is a fair assumption that he is referenced in the comments. I note that you are new to the forum (a member for 10 weeks or so?), in the threads you can remind yourself of the topic at the top of each page Here look for: and you'll see what I mean

I would be going for the educated types, as Sime42, suggests the accumulated knowledge of doctors, scientists, psychologist et al.

Thought you'd all gone off topic over the weekend, but nicely brought it back to the current POTUS there.

So autism and ADHD are spectrums, it isn't digital that you have it or not (kind of), in the past when most of us were growing up to be identified as having it you had to have very clear behaviours. Over time being able to identify someone as having them has improved, and can be identified at a lower level... and so more and more people get a diagnosis. Often makes no difference to their lives apart from being able to identify some of their characteristics and why they are different to others. Now there are a lot of people diagnosed, before there weren't. Having a diagnosis isn't a problem to the world, just one of those things. Nothing to do with the MMR jabs, measles jabs or other vaccinations - MMR jabs are given about 6 months before ADHD / Autism can be diagnosed as a coincidence. Coincidence picked up by mumsnet and RFK Junior, broadcast to the world as fact, but wrong, in fact anyone believing either of those 2 should be barred from having kids anyway.

Probably better to ask the species later in the year when they are ripe. All of mine and the neighbours are 'small green' types just now - where I know I will get 'Snow White', 'big cookers' and next door 'small and sour' (I know what mine are, no idea what she has, came with the house). Not sure if it is the right thing or not, but if you can identify any branches on the tree that don't look 'right' lightly prune them, clear away leaves from around the base of the trees in the autumn. Chances are that if you have just bought the house these trees might not have been looked after so well in the last few years - apples do well to get a light 'hair cut' every so often to improve air flow round the fruit - better ripening and some disease control - if you want post some pics of the trees and someone might be able to advice if they need looking at. As for the apples - as oldfella says, perhaps peel them first.

Some people would have looked at the lot you were being dealt and moaned, given up... some would look at it like you have as an opportunity and the universe giving you a hint... sounds like things are only going to get better and better.

However the conversation has moved on since then - King Charles - good or bad?

are you still talking about illegal immigrants or asylum seekers (who are here according to UK and international laws, legally)? See your link says "asylum seekers"

There is a massive difference I think in how long you are invested for - Prime Ministers are fighting to keep their jobs from day 1, all their policies have to be pleasing else they are out the door.. look to the politics on this forum to see how quick the crowd turns if they are unhappy, where as the king in invested in being the king for the next lot of years... a long term project and has the foresight to look long term in the future. Could cause 'discussion' here but the House of Lords has a similar long term view of the world, rejecting the quick fixes that will break in 3 or 4 years but looking to a long term for changes.