Living Planet

[perrykneeham]

You're doing what the BBC'S done: going with the lurid gossip and ignoring the findings of multiple juries who, I assume, had access to a more complete range of sources.

I'm not saying that I think the bloke is necessarily innocent, but I am curious to hear what special insight the BBC has that allows them to gainsay the courts with such uncritical authority.

[perrykneeham]

That being said, he was a cigar smoker. Big red flag, that.

[mids]

Oct 29, 2020 9:32:15 GMT Repat Van said:

Oct 29, 2020 9:27:58 GMT mids said:

You know you're reading a BBC report, right?

No. I had no idea.

[Repat Van]

Oct 29, 2020 9:46:27 GMT perrykneeham said:

You're doing what the BBC'S done: going with the lurid gossip and ignoring the findings of multiple juries who, I assume, had access to a more complete range of sources.

I'm not saying that I think the bloke is necessarily innocent, but I am curious to hear what special insight the BBC has that allows them to gainsay the courts with such uncritical authority.

I’m not ignoring anything. I am merely commenting on the article before me.

Which is typically what happens on this news board.

[voice]

We're getting a couple of chocolate lab puppies tomorrow, one for us the other for my mum.

A boy and a girl, as we're getting em on the day of the democrats retaking the white house and senate I suggested we call em Joe and Kamala or Chuck and Nancy, but Mrs. voice didn't appreciate the joke sadly...

[perrykneeham]

Who else do we know with a pair of chocolate labs?

[flatandy]

I bought myself a Fiskars 36 inch super splitting axe yesterday, then discovered that all the logs from the chopped down trees in the garden are too long to be useful in my fire, so now I have a chainsaw coming in a couple of days. The axe easily broke apart the log I tested it on, and was super-satisfying to use. Making firewood might be my winter exercise plan

[perrykneeham]

Fiskars make good kit IMHO. Plastic's fine. I bought a mattock the other day. It's ace. Manly.

[voice]

I got myself a snow blower on the weekend, no more shoveling for me

[jimboky]

Nov 3, 2020 11:54:07 GMT flatandy said:

I bought myself a Fiskars 36 inch super splitting axe yesterday, then discovered that all the logs from the chopped down trees in the garden are too long to be useful in my fire, so now I have a chainsaw coming in a couple of days. The axe easily broke apart the log I tested it on, and was super-satisfying to use. Making firewood might be my winter exercise plan

If you just cut the trees it may be to green to burn in fireplace, at least for now, give them till Jan or Feb, I miss my fireplace

[flatandy]

I was looking at snowblowers. They ain't cheap, though. Basically a grand for something that's worthwhile, as far as I can tell - anything cheaper will only clear the amount of snow I'm OK shovelling.

[jimboky]

I only have a 80ft driveway, I have an electric snowblower, seems to work fine, a little less then $200

[voice]

Some years we can get a few feet of snow, and its wet heavy stuff electric blowers do better on powdery stuff i was advised.

[flatandy]

That's probably about as long as my driveway. What brand of snowblower did you get? Two stage or one stage?

As for the trees, I think I'm waiting until next year to burn these ones, and will spend silly money buying wood from someone else for this year.

[jimboky]

Nov 3, 2020 16:37:08 GMT flatandy said:

That's probably about as long as my driveway. What brand of snowblower did you get? Two stage or one stage?

As for the trees, I think I'm waiting until next year to burn these ones, and will spend silly money buying wood from someone else for this year.

It is a Greenworks, but like Voice said if you get snow in feet it may not handle it, I usually get less then 6" and it does ok, if you do get the electric one be sure you have heavy duty cord, I use 12ga cord,

[mids]

Nov 3, 2020 16:24:54 GMT flatandy said:

I was looking at snowblowers. They ain't cheap, though. Basically a grand for something that's worthwhile, as far as I can tell - anything cheaper will only clear the amount of snow I'm OK shovelling.

Welcome to seasons.

[hammerhead]

Nov 3, 2020 16:46:57 GMT jimboky said:

I usually get less then 6" and it does ok

Ah well, so long as she's happy,

[flatandy]

We had 4 inches of snow last week and I was fine with a snow shovel. But I just don't know how much snow we get here.

[voice]

I got a Yardman 9hp, Canadian made, not a bad price m, much less than the usual Husqvarna most appear to use round here

[wetkingcanute]