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Nah, this sort of wishy-washy, hand-wringing, bollock-brained nonsense doesn't take into account how big a shitstain Trump is, and how much better off humanity in general would be if he were to suddenly disappear from the scene. It cannot be stressed enough that the bare-faced ineptitude of Trump's first four years are set to be replaced with unmitigated malice for his (potential) second four. There's still been no comment from the right of the aisle on here about Project 2025 and the horrors contained therein, which means either ignorance of the depths of its evil (which can be remedied, of course, by doing a little reading) or full understanding of it and tacit agreement... which is much, much, worse. The bullet that killed Hitler came a decade too late, Stalin should have been left to die in a puddle of his own piss long before his 8-figure high score came to pass, Mussolini should have been strung up years before he had the chance to get the trains running on time. A stitch in time saves nine, and 3 inches to the right could have saved literally millions.

Absolutely no opinions on guns allowed unless you've ever used one!!1

I wonder what the rhetoric here would be if Biden had has a snippet of an ear taken off. I don't wonder very hard though. Anyway, news headline: Trump Not Seriously Injured at Campaign Rally: Bullet Entered One Ear and Exited Through Other

Anyway, another photo from the scene. Shooter was lying on a rooftop 400 feet away, wearing a short-sleeve t-shirt. I guess he had the right to bare arms.

Fair point.

Trump narrowly survives assassination attempt, by the looks of it. Dammit!

Nice. With one of those, and the biggest tiny wee thing you can reasonably wheel around for taking to the end of the back garden, you'd be all set.

Is that firing straight into the back, and pto off the engine, or self powered? Elegant.

It's a shitty situation all right, but even if he's barely more than a corpse by November, it is imperative that he beats the alternative. He is most definitely the lesser of two weevils. The alternative: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gYwqpx6lp_s&

I'd imagine the game plan at this stage is to get him over the finish line then have him walk around in front of the Texas School Book Depository (or, you know, just wait around for six months...), and let Harris slide into position.

When I first started towing stuff I was incompetent and dangerous. I still am... But I was, too. - Mitch Hedberg

Maybe he picked up 2 left slippers accidentally?

Not sure to be honest, some point in the last 6000 years though. He does move in mysterious ways.

Ready for another controversial opinion... Shoes belong outdoors, and you are a monster for trekking anything into the house. That's why God invented slippers.

Edit: I've just seen the bark in the other pictures you added, that's not a beech. So the below doesn't necessarily apply any more! --- So look, it's had a bigger haircut than beech usually enjoy. The tree will probably panic and send out a heap of spindly growth from just below each of the top pruning points (and from the base, and from anywhere it gets a lick of sunlight...), they'll all vye for pole position to become the new top of the tree, and it'll selectively self-prune the losers out over the next 15 years. The winners will try and grow into a tree the same size as the one it used to be, but they'll be growing from a weak join to the old growth, which will be further weakened as the cuts turn into rot pockets, amazing for wildlife and habitat creation, less good for the structural stability of the tree. It'll need to be trimmed back more often than anyone will be willing to pay for to keep it at a safe size from here on in. If it escapes and grows too big again (sorry, not if, when...), you won't find as many people willing to climb it to put manners on it again, it'll be a big machinery job, it'll be more expensive, and it won't get done. Alternatively, trees can be quite good at just carrying on when they've been damaged, and they often bounce back from worse that nature would normally give them. So let's wait and see! Shame, it was a very pretty tree before, but I'm sure whoever pulled the trigger had their reasons. Might be an idea to plant a few replacements around the area to take over when this one has to go.

Jesus, thank god for that.

Is this a photo from after they'd packed up and gone home, or are works still ongoing?

Pure, fresh grass cuttings in a thick carpet just give an overdose of nitrogen to the roots of a tree as it starts to break down, which can burn them, chemically. If it's heaped up against the trunk in a big pile, the heat of the decomposition can also burn the tree physically, literally cooking the cambium. As it rots, the grass can form an airtight mat around the tree, preventing gas exchange to the roots. If it's just grass trimmings from the grass itself under the tree, and not a dumping ground for the whole lawn, it's grand, the soil will digest it no problem. And grass clippings can be used as a mulch, but carefully, and sparingly. It's great at weed suppression. Doesn't look the prettiest in my opinion, better off composting it (or just leave it on the f*cking lawn, let the grass feed itself...!) and mulching with bark or woodchip instead.

No point wasting it. I rinsed out a whiskey bottle earlier with a tiny splash of water to get a last little taste of it.

Let's try it again, dogs firmly instructed not to be idiots.

Tricky to tell with the angle, but you look awfully close to going over a 33% reduction there...