Steven P

Pretty similar - (In the UK) the advisors from the Civil Service are the same, the conclusions from that advice will be similar but some emphasis where to spend or save money will change, and some ideas ignored for 14 years will be tried out to see if they work.

That's the story of any political party though - look to the UKs own general election and the claims the Tory party were making "Improve this, fix that".... but they had so many years in charge it shouldn't be broken

also reckoned on the news that the thoughts are some of the hatches were opened, which also might have filled the boat with water - take away the air pocket inside and it won't right itself so easily perhaps. Another image I scrolled past was the mast broken in half sticking in the sea bed (just a drawing). Who knows, suspect many factors all adding up at the wrong place, wrong time.

Its going to grow and cover the window? Give it a bit more time, see what it does next year - my fruit trees took a few years before they fruited well

Generally yes, both biased though The Guardian isn't quite as raging at the world or stirring up as much hatred.

The guy is there whinging that there is an apparent 'team' coordinating an orchestrated attack on his posts and thoughts, there isn't - if he doesn't like the (many) negative comments to his posts then I was suggesting there are other more sympathetic places he can post than a forum for arborists. Simple. Happens that I personally feel discrimination against the disadvantaged (and in fact any discrimination), should be highlighted rather than staying silent which can be seen as a tacit agreement. Without someone checking their views the posts often get more extreme and that is not a good thing. So yes, where he is wrong (and he often is), I am happy to tell him so.

I thought it was comprehension that was the issue today. I'll maybe word it differently... perhaps you feel there is a 'team' against you is because the consistently biased topics you post 'making the news today' are not the topics the members want to read all the time, I don't believe that the other members share your prejudices. Your constant postings to fulfil your political agenda (on an arborist forum) is going to wind people up. Maybe take a step back from posting your agenda... all the time... and you and your imaginary team will get along famously. Look at the common ground we all share - 'playing with chainsaws' to give you a hint on the news and topics that we -all- might find interesting. Just a thought.

There is nothing unsubstantiated, you are trying to be contrary just for the sake of it. The post I wrote was an opinion piece, is comprehension going to be a problem this week?

This always amuses me, there is no 'team' no matter what your delusions suggest, we are not ganging up on your, there is no team effort to slate your posts. Just might be what you post and are obsessed about are not the right topics for this forum - bearing in mind a lot of the members here spend their days with a chainsaw, constant threads slating asylum seekers (and not economic immigration), Muslims (and no other religion), anyone who isn't white, the left of politics, and any opportunity in the news to bring them to this forum... just a thought... that isn't what people want to come to read - might be speaking out of turn of course, but a quick run down on all the news, the good, bad or funny. So if you are constantly bringing those subjects to the forum then you are going to get a response from the members, it is not a team effort, it is just the forums way of saying change the subject, broaden your mental horizons from hating anyone thing that isn't well, you. (and to bring some balance to your posts, you missed a couple of stabbings and murders over the weekend - good white British men arrested for them. You never mentioned them, why is that?)

Yup, same with any clubs and after school things - have to be toilet trained. It is not hard - we went a bit off the beaten track with the smallest and no nappies, the way we saw it you train them to go in a nappy and then train them not to go in the nappy so we just missed a step.. but had a lot of sudden side of the stops, toilet trained at about a year. Eldest one I couldn't find any clean nappies one morning (eco friendly reusable) so he just went without from then on, at about 2 years old fully toilet trained too

I put it down to access to the Black sea - he has Crimea and if he can control the land both sides of that inlet behind the Crimea his black sea fleet has a pretty well defended safer port - as it is the Ukraine has half the coastline which could be a threat. Turkey has been friendly to Russia which allows the fleet to get out of the Black Sea. All about power rather than food or resources I reckon, though there is some oil down that way too he might be interested in eventually

Just a bit of balance, the foreign types do not have a monopoly on being a bit stabby however if you read any of your news comments that is what we would be led to believe, Why would that be? (likewise, we have our fair share of unvetted people, with no criminal record but with mental illnesses, the foreign types don't have a monopoly on that... but listen to your rants you might believe otherwise since the white British people never get a mention, why would that be?)

also to note that that White Welsh girl who went a bit stabby pleaded not guilty yesterday. Another piece of psychotic scum that should not be walking the streets of the UK.

Just had a look at the users manual online, not a lot in there about sweeping the flu - so I'd assume it should be reasonably obvious. If the sweep cannot find how to send the brushes up the chimney then maybe they should try going downwards - and then it will be obvious where the soot is coming out and gives a clue where to brush from next time? If you are getting is swept I'll be guessing you are giving it a good clean anyway so perhaps have a good look to see if there is anything obvious. In the manual there appears to be options for a right angle bend in the flu behind the stove or a straight flu out the top of it, which way around is yours? A straight flue / chimney should be OK to sweep from the top, a right angle bend should have some sort of access to stop if blocking at that point

Didn't see any but I was just looking out the window,

This argument always makes me laugh. Under international laws and UK laws, as a country we have to assess and process asylum seekers, there is no such thing as an illegal asylum seeker. The way they enter the country might be illegal but that does not make their status illegal. Just to re-iterate the Tory success of the last 14 years is a very profitable small boat sales business in Calais. 1 million legal migrants, 0.07 million asylum seekers in the last year. Where is the migration problem? The government sanctioned or those fleeing their home countries to avoid being killed or persecuted,. I don't suppose I have to remind you that to claim asylum you need more than "I just fancied living in the UK" as a reason and that actual "I was going to be killed for my beliefs" might be beneficial. And we keep the asylum seekers in poverty, pocket money only, no right to work, hotel living, crammed together, nothing to do all day, and then wonder why they are getting a bit stressy. Why not substitute them into the legal migration quota, let them do jobs and work, earn a living, reduce the burden on the tax payer and give them back some hope? But of humanity. Reduce the legal migrant numbers. If they fail their asylum claims, off they go, home quick sharp, if they are accepted then all is good...and they can save up to go home when conditions in their own countries improve. Just a thought.

Work experience is invaluable.. but the 'employer' has to be switched on. I've had a couple of youngsters sit with me for a day each, often with about 10 minutes notice "This is Bob, look after him till 5, show him what you do". I think takes effort from all sides - employer, teachers, and student to get the best from it. Things like the Duke of Edinburgh Award and the Scouts / Cadets do some volunteering stuff and for longer term which is perhaps more useful... if you go to the right places and not just a tick box exercise... But given the right opportunities I'd encourage anyone to do it

Come back and comment when you do instead of general comments on your perception

For better or not, letting that one slide today.

As mentioned above a couple of times, if "The Accused" admits guilt, holds their hands up, it was me, it is les onerous on the police to provide enough evidence in court to secure a conviction. Often all is needed is a confession, judge will make a judgement. If the police have to gather the evidence then they have to do a thorough job, cover all avenues of the defendants arguments to secure a conviction else the accused will walk. This takes more time. It is not rocket science, spend 10 minutes in an interview room "Was it you?" "Yes"... off to court job done . Compared to full house searches, DNA evidence, lab work, CCTV records, multiple witness statements - and each piece of evidence has to match and be water tight to avoid a defence lawyer exploiting it. I reckon the 2nd option takes more time. If the Rotherham (child) rapists had held their hands up "Was it you?" "Yes" then they too would have been banged up years ago also. No 2 tier law and order, but a diligent police force who are up against idiots this week who think it is OK to throw rocks at them and slate them on social media.

maybe, however, where in the 11 minute clip is James OBrien telling a load of rubbish here

Farage has a massive following in the UK and when he quotes that well adjusted 'influencer'.. err rapist (allegedly) Andrew Tate that the murderer in Southport was a Muslim (incorrectly), named him (incorrectly), a recent arrival in the UK (incorrectly) and an asylum seeker (incorrect too) you have to wonder how much of his words were taken as truth - especially coming from an MP (allegedly.... turned up in Parliament... once). I will lay part of the blame for inflaming things at his door, likewise to Twitter, and the press who are advertising ahead of time "riots are expected to occur here, here and here".. so we all know where to go throw bricks at the police. The press are not the ones inflaming things for months before now... that was Farage... Edit here: Just catching the afternoon news: From the Telegraph: Tory leadership contender accuses Farage of ‘fuelling conspiracy theories’

However the land thing isn't asylum seekers or religion, it is the million government sanctioned immigrants - the ones who come here to 'steal our jobs', they are the ones putting pressure on housing, finances and so on. As a country we can (and should?) be able to offer sanctuary to those whose own countries want to torture or kill... and yet it is the same asylum seekers who are demonised by the likes of Farage, Robinson, the right wing press and so on. Images of a blow up dinghy are quite news friendly. A family immigrating through Heathrow - looking like you or me do as we return from holiday are not exciting pictures. The recent riots have been fuelled by the constant press / Farage / etc.. going on and on about asylum seekers, 'fighting age young men', religious hatred, any coloured person commits a crime it is highlighted yet similar crimes by white population is passed by without comment... and the idiots have sucked it up. You're right though housing problems could be solved if we half the number of immigrants but we are focussed on the wrong sort of immigrants. Noting that Robinson is quite happy in his £400 a night, 5 star hotel in Cyprus this week. Remind me what he does for a job that can afford that... (Cyprus.... maybe those who know these things, do the Russians take any special interest in the UK involvement there I wonder....)

So he wasn't there to try to score politcal points on Harris, why was he wandering about the tarmac then?

Battery measured in AH - Amp Hours? To do the same amount of work, larger volts will take fewer amps (Power = Volts x Amps type of equation, volts go up, amps go down, power stays the same). (And with the maths, Say power output of, for example 10, and 40 volts, amps would be 0.25. Same power 10, 18V, amps will be 0.56A, about 2.23 times larger than 40V Amps... which coincidentally 53 minutes is also sort of about 2.23 times longer than 23 minutes..... same power output but longer run time for the same battery capacity)