Doug Tait
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Was just thinking about you and your Dad as I tapped the window, again! The 'bloody little ens' have all but given up competing with pigeons, doves and countless corvids here. Not to mention all the times I look at the feeders and there's a neighbour cat sitting underneath, tail flicking with anticipation. I think all the cats around have a rota so there's always one on duty!
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Often see trees damaged by machinery but not noticed any that have died outright so quickly. Would be interesting to know what temperature the cold air pocket is, compared to the other tree
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Wasn't acting like an old un yesterday Gary, was great. Rampoozling (thanks roboted!) around the wind farm after hares, helped put some escaped lambs back and a big walk with his pack mate in the evening. Think she keeps him feeling young, you know the saying 'as young as the woman you're with', well she's only 9. That's Cassie, but we call her Poppes which is German for wee arse.
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14 today. Had a paddle while the sun was out, then home for liver
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She does use fingers and elbows, progressing to stones. One is positioned on the knot then struck with another stone. You're right it's a sweet relief, but leaves me quite spaced out for the day afterwards
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Thanks nepia, understood. The better half sees a Chiropractor regularly so I will mention it to him. Fortunately the massage costs me nothing, she's a good friend and I often help with her dog so mutually beneficial. I don't fully understand what she does, but she finds 'knots' in the muscle and uses stones to break them up somehow, she calls it treatment but it feels like assault!
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Thanks for the advice. It's something I've had for over 30yrs and have seen many professional people about it, Doctors, Chiro, Physio. They all found no reason. Then a Beautician friend said she thought it was muscle tension and offered a treatment, which was a brutal 90 minute massage involving being hit with stones. Can go for months without any problems after it though. Stretching helps, yoga ball helps, but it gets worse over time when using saws and strimmers or driving a lot.
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Google thinks that Moss requires specialist bacteria to break it down due to the high Lignin content, which may not be found in the average compost bin but more common in soil.
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Moss might take longer to rot down as it has antibacterial properties. It was used as a wound dressing back in the day because of this.
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They are good. Discovered them in the gym at the climbing wall and think they're much more beneficial than hanging from something by my arms etc. Though I don't have back pain as such, I get numb arms and headaches from tension in the back muscles
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You tease!
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Found the same thing as headgroundsman. Was given an ash hoover as part of the maintenance kit for a biomass boiler I was looking after, unbranded but it looked like R2D2. Think I got 1 minute of use for every 20 minutes of cleaning the thing. It burned out and wasn't replaced.
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Hear a lot of people that like Makita saws but I've no experience of them. My mate has a husky 435 for doing his firewood and general tidying up, used at most 4 or 5 hrs a week and very happy with it. Decent, reliable little saw for what he needs. If you can find the money to get training it's worth having. You can learn a lot yourself, I think husqvarna did a 'forest working guide' which covered basic felling cuts, tension and compression, kickback etc, all important to understand. Get the appropriate PPE as well.
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Khriss I don't doubt the police and courts can be unpleasant , and I can understand why many people have no trust in them. But how does non compliance improve the situation they're in at that moment. As it happens I always get out the car as well, and go to them. I think it says you should in the highway code (if it's still called the highway code)
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That gave me something to think about. I won't argue there may be situations when it's legal and sensible not to blindly do what you are told, but if an Officer points a weapon at you and says get out the car, it's not the time to discuss if it's a lawful order.
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I'm fairly sure everyone is expected to comply with a direct instruction from a Police officer. Can't understand why so many don't, especially if you believe that you haven't broken the law
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Hadn't heard of this but having watched the footage I can't see how the soldier was trying to comply. He was told repeatedly to get out the car and chose to stay in it, with the doors locked, trying to discuss why he should get out and what his job is. Wonder what the outcome would've been had he just got out when asked and answered their questions.
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Noticed similar, I put peanuts on a windowsill, blue tits land on a branch close by to assess things before grabbing one and taking back to a branch to eat it. Coal tits seem braver and go straight to the nuts, often stay to eat a few and then disappear
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Find it's hard to get decent bird photo's. We walked at a wildlife reserve at the weekend, plenty of ducks, coots, swans etc but not a decent photo to show for it. Your pics are good David, the Robin photo is my favourite though, it is excellent.
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I think if the guy had done what he was told the situation would never have happened. When I was young and very stupid there was an occasion when I found myself being detained by armed police. The only thing in my mind, despite being drunk and extremely wound up, was listen carefully and do exactly what I was told. Didn't even consider another option. Worked out too. Being quiet, compliant and saying yes sir a lot to the chaps with the guns led to a night b&b and a lift home in the morning. Everyone was happy with how it ended!
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I see what you mean. Have only seen them occasionally carried by the Police here in Scotland and they look like yellow plastic. You'd hope though, someone entitled to carry a weapon for their job would be well trained to recognise what they were holding, especially in a stressful situation.
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That would make sense Stubby, but I'm unaware of the rules. I can't claim to have any training to carry firearms
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That was my first thought, having seen the footage the officer was actually shouting 'taser, taser, taser' as she drew and fired the pistol. Did look like a mistake, maybe she was panicking. Agree with Trigger Andy though, often when these stories come out I think what did they expect? Never been to the US but I know if the Police point a gun at you and your reaction is to fight/run you're at risk of being shot at regardless of how right or wrong you are.
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Large Bramley apple tree - what to do?
Doug Tait replied to Pidgeonpost's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Thanks for the update Pidgeonpost, nice to find out what happened -
Had over an inch of snow during the night, disappearing quickly since the sun came up. And a few more clouds than Mull!
