Steven P

Is that true? Hypersonic bollocks?

... and CDs too!

Not tried the 4301 for comparison but the MS181 does me OK, servicing not done too much apart from spark plugs and filters but it is lasting well enough. Light tree work? 2" up to 6"? I'd go battery. Not sure what Homebase are doing just now but there might be a deal in there (closing down sale) - I got a decent battery saw for half price when my local one closed down a few years ago.

Might find the phone book out also and give some of the local tree surgeons a call. If you are lucky or make the right offer (beer, cake, petrol, cash) you might also get a load of logs delivered if you can take them as well

It is Buckfast down my road, if I had known that is the beverage of choice I would have moved to a better area. Another full carrier bag this morning, just from the end 1/4 mile of my morning walk. Dog poo bags have stopped for now... I think they realised when I dragged them all out the hedges and left them on the road side.... no more poo bags and someone else cleared them up, result!

But in comparison, a small country, holding back a massive country with very limited resources which was my point. But you are only comparing land area though, which to be honest does not represent power, if so that would indicate that after Russia, Khazakstan is a European powerhouse If you are to look at all the other European countries, the Ukraine falls low down the list with almost every ranking.... apart from your land area. So big bully boy invades small nation. Small nation is using its resources wisely to make every Hyrvnia count.

Think the respect thing - Putin has no respect for Trump but is not stupid to fire a nuke into the heart of Europe. No respect though. Trump in a month has got things moving.... so long as 'moving' you mean 'telling The Ukraine to surrender' Biden and Obama.... are you resorting to the old argument of "This guy is bad but look over there, bad guysd too so this bad guy is OK", though I suspect that Biden and Obama weren't accepting that the Ukraine just roll over and let Russia invade at will. That's Trumps playbook.

Russia :Area just over 17,000,000 sq km Ukraine area just over 600,000 sq km (about 3%) Russia GDP $2,000,000,000,000 Ukraine GDP $ 900,000,000,000 (about half) Russia population 143,000,000 Ukraine population 38,000,000 (about 1/4) Russian Army (before Ukraine war) about 1,000,000 Ukraine Army (before Ukraine war) about 200,000 (or 1/5) Yes, it is a little country.

True, perhaps it's because I consider most social media sites like a public bar - you will get everyone in there eventually but the ones in the bar at 5:00 on a Wednesday afternoon (for example) are perhaps the not the ones out there grafting. Ask away but... I'd take a recommendation with a pinch of salt to double check.

A couple of clarifications: Trump: Not good, obviously the words I wrote were confusing. Trump didn't stop the war in 1 day. His involvement particularly with that press conference and cosying up to Putin has condemned many more Ukrainian deaths than if he had done nothing. Putin does not respect Trump. 'Spunking it up the wall'... a small country fighting a military superpower and - get this - mostly holding its own - Putin was a bit surprised that they weren't a walk over. All the military power of Russia is being held off by what little The Ukraine can acquire. The amount at their disposal holding off a multi-multi-billion war machine sounds like they are are making every Hyrvnia count. So what to do? Well, Trump can try his 'day one' master plan. That might help. Failing that he can use that great respect (?) that Putin has for him to agree an immediate ceasefire till negotiations can occur, that would stop many many 'horrible deaths'. Imagine the MAGA public reaction to see a 'communist' leader sitting in the oval office chatting to the president ('Communist' = 'Russian' in their educated eyes in most cases), sure that will go down well!

Well if that is the case, what is Putin giving Trump: Trump doubts that Russia poses a cyber threat? Really? And he thought that Biden was loosing his marbles. Putin has some serious dirt on Trump (reel back a week or 2 on my thoughts on some of Trumps weaknesses). Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats UK.YAHOO.COM Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’

He was ready for peace 3 years ago. Biden doesn't have the ear of Putin, Trump apparently does*. Remember Trump saying very early on that he could stop the war in a day? It has been many days. That war is getting nastier with his involvement. *... or vice versa.... Putin certainly has the ear of Trump for 'unknown' reasons, I very much doubt that Putin has any regard for Trump.

So your problem is he didn't wear a suit? News just in 3 years ago, but Zelensky is quite well known for ditching his suit at the start of the war. Well known enough that all (apart from 1) world leaders know and accept it. To have a go because of what he wears? In all usual press conferences - taken after a behind closed doors talks - the 2 parties come out all smiling and either praising the talks as the best thing ever (queue Trump and Starmer as an example), highlighting the good things to make both sides look good, or they come out all smiling with "still work to be done, but progress is being made" (Macron and Trump). To come out and have 2 grown men sitting in their metaphorical front room having a go at another for not wearing a suit and falling at their feet begging? Serious case of petulance, dummies spat so far out they'll probably find them in Toronto. It is also an open invitation to Putin that the US is not going to back up anyone in Europe, he has an open door to take what he wants - mark my words here, that press conference is not stopping the killings in The Ukraine that Trump so desperately wants (?) but quite the opposite. Watch the early spring campaign from the Russians and come back here to tell me that Trump and particularly the sycophant Vance took the right tact in the press conference. Don't forget either that is all it was, a press conference to report on the discussions that they have just had. Not 2 bully boys trying to get their own way.

It was a good chunk but edited.

Very correct, it transcends political affiliation, Republican or Democrat, previous US administrations have generally been honourable, but all with faults. Last time around and this time around I have never felt so close to a global political catastrophe as when Trump opens his mouth. Self serving and with no thoughts of anyone outside of their own heads.

Not every business advertises on the free advert that is FB groups... TBH not a place I'd be looking first for a tradesman.

To be honest he didn't actually get a chance to speak, shouted down by the pair of them. Remember who is the guest in whose house here - if I had a guest over to just so me and Mrs could shout at them (that is how the press conference appeared) then I'd be asking who has the respect? Vance was pre-loaded with the question, came from nowhere, with the intention of humiliation.

A bit of Friday fun: Frustrated dad sticks fake legs in huge pothole UK.NEWS.YAHOO.COM James Coxall has been left fuming at the state of his village road after a pothole appeared eight months ago

I missed that video last night, will check it out later.

Ooooh, slippery slope there Gareth!! "Well she was legal in Thailand" (or was it Brazil, or Argentina, can't remember). Though yes different countries have different ages for all sorts - consent, drinking, voting, military service and so on, so have to apply the law to the country the act is committed in. In the case of Tate it is Romania, US or UK. Did they bring in that law in the UK though, for sex tourists, if under the UK age of consent they can be prosecuted in the UK? Can't remember, a digression though. Anyway, back to the case of Tate, yes, an open mind but it is tainted by having 2 or 3 jurisdictions investigating the same crimes to an extent of saying "when you are finished with him, can you extradite him to here" in the case of the UK. If it was me, I wouldn't be inviting him around to dinner anyway, and if it was my son doing the inviting would also be suggesting he picks his friends more carefully.

Under the age of consent.

Under house arrest, passports confiscated, Trumps team has a word, passports returned and they are off to Mar a Lego. Didn't realise they were also under investigation in the US, so that makes Romania, UK and US... to be investigated for child rapes in one country might be bad luck, 2 is a bit questionable but 3? Watch this space for them rocking up for dinner with Trumps boys.

That's because there is no defence offered for Trumps actions so smoke and mirrors, look over there, don't look here. Here is another, 'The Donald' has put in a word for the accused sex trafficker and accused child rapist Tate, pressured Romania to let them leave house arrest and travel to... Florida... Where Trumps Mar A Lego home is of course. Trump has a certain blindness when it comes to child rapists, showing itself again. Andrew Tate and brother Tristan ‘leave Romania for the US’ UK.YAHOO.COM Andrew and Tristan Tate are reportedly on a flight to Florida.

So the paid mouths that defend him (and are having an ever more difficult job) have been saying for weeks along the lines of "Trump will say things off the cuff, as he is thinking them, and it is his actions you need to look at" Or he opens his mouth without thinking is the message... but to put this out on his twatter feed took consideration and thought. Looking forward to what the hired mouths, sorry PR staff, err spokespersons, say to defend this and justify it. They are gong to be worth their weight in gold soon with the work they are going to do as he looses more marbles. Perhaps their weight in gold could be taken from the massive legged statue? Kind of hope that they give him a handler to censor his twatterings before he presses 'send' Should I do 'and in other news' (but related).. some find that a popular method.. so in other news, all hell hasn't broken out in Gaza 2 1/2 weeks later.

10 houses each enjoying the tree, adding £5k to each house price? Soon adds up I guess if you want.