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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,301
    That ^ is the anti-christ in a tube. Which is actually not a bad thing but I ain't going to eat it.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,308
    masjer said:

    pblakeney said:

    masjer said:

    pblakeney said:

    masjer said:

    All sheep farming should stop, freeing up the complete waste of land for something better--rewilding. Britain is in the lowest 10% in the world for biodiversity, so (as we're in a climate emergency) it's maybe time we did something radical.
    Don't believe Countryfile, sheep are a biodiversity / climate disaster.

    You do realise the most likely alternative will be housing and not rewilding?
    Somewhat ironic given people were replaced by sheep.
    Only 5-6% of the entire UK has been built on. If some of the sheep fields were used for housing, it would be a tiny percentage of that land. i.e still millions of hectares left for rewilding. A majority of sheep farming is in highland areas- perfect for rewilding, cr@p for housing.
    Try Googling Highland clearances.
    I think you are confusing the term highland areas (uplands) as the Scottish Highlands. Anyway, parts of the Scottish Highlands are being rewilded. I don't think anyone will move back there to return to crofting.
    Not crofting but you could makes fortune from Airbnb etc. Mostly my point was that people did live there prior to sheep farming was introduced.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,317
    Do we need a farming thread?

    SC could argue that every subsidy should be stopped, RC could tell us how much he hates the countryside (apart from riding through it), Pross could tell us stuff about sheep, and I could give you a description of how to do bovine artificial insemination.
    https://www.facebook.com/unanglaisendiois
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,137
    briantrumpet said:

    Do we need a farming thread?

    No.

  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,301
    briantrumpet said:

    Do we need a farming thread?

    You're at it again.
    Given we're down to about 2 dozen reg'lars, maybe Cake Stop should have 1 thread.

    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,354
    pinno said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Do we need a farming thread?

    You're at it again.
    Given we're down to about 2 dozen reg'lars, maybe Cake Stop should have 1 thread.

    It might make Cake Stop more interesting :)
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • womack
    womack Posts: 566
    Stevo_666 said:

    pinno said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Do we need a farming thread?

    You're at it again.
    Given we're down to about 2 dozen reg'lars, maybe Cake Stop should have 1 thread.

    It might make Cake Stop more interesting :)

    The only thing that would make it interesting would be the return of Frank Wilson.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,301
    womack said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    pinno said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Do we need a farming thread?

    You're at it again.
    Given we're down to about 2 dozen reg'lars, maybe Cake Stop should have 1 thread.

    It might make Cake Stop more interesting :)

    The only thing that would make it interesting would be the return of Frank Wilson.
    But aren't you and Mr Wilson on the same spectrum?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • de_sisti
    de_sisti Posts: 1,283
    An Ultegra CS-6500 9s cassette will not fit onto a Dura Ace 7800 hub (due to the 'stepped splines' on the hub).
  • masjer
    masjer Posts: 2,653
    edited December 2021
    Here's something that might be useful.
    If you have an old laptop (or PC /Mac) that's outdated and running like a drain, you can convert it into a Chromebook using Neverware CloudReady.
    It's free.
    Did mine yesterday, it now runs like new.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,354
    womack said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    pinno said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Do we need a farming thread?

    You're at it again.
    Given we're down to about 2 dozen reg'lars, maybe Cake Stop should have 1 thread.

    It might make Cake Stop more interesting :)

    The only thing that would make it interesting would be the return of Frank Wilson.
    Hedgehogs everywhere are shuddering at the thought.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • womack
    womack Posts: 566
    pinno said:

    womack said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    pinno said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Do we need a farming thread?

    You're at it again.
    Given we're down to about 2 dozen reg'lars, maybe Cake Stop should have 1 thread.

    It might make Cake Stop more interesting :)

    The only thing that would make it interesting would be the return of Frank Wilson.
    But aren't you and Mr Wilson on the same spectrum?


    I admired Frank's forthright views in a world where one has to "stop and think" before every sentence.
  • womack
    womack Posts: 566
    Stevo_666 said:

    womack said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    pinno said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Do we need a farming thread?

    You're at it again.
    Given we're down to about 2 dozen reg'lars, maybe Cake Stop should have 1 thread.

    It might make Cake Stop more interesting :)

    The only thing that would make it interesting would be the return of Frank Wilson.
    Hedgehogs everywhere are shuddering at the thought.


    Hardly seen any for a long time now, not even squashed dead ones on the road. Used to have a mother and young in our back garden but nothing for some years now.

    They reckon less than half a million left in UK.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,354
    womack said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    womack said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    pinno said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Do we need a farming thread?

    You're at it again.
    Given we're down to about 2 dozen reg'lars, maybe Cake Stop should have 1 thread.

    It might make Cake Stop more interesting :)

    The only thing that would make it interesting would be the return of Frank Wilson.
    Hedgehogs everywhere are shuddering at the thought.
    Hardly seen any for a long time now, not even squashed dead ones on the road. Used to have a mother and young in our back garden but nothing for some years now.

    They reckon less than half a million left in UK.
    Yep, I've not seen one for ages and our new place is pretty good for wildlife - foxes, pheasants etc.

    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • vincesummerskRoxcBTr
    vincesummerskRoxcBTr Posts: 1,069
    Saw a live hedgehog a couple of years ago, but since then only a few roadkill ones. Recently got a wildlife camera trap so be interesting to see if we spot any!
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,317
    First.Aspect said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Do we need a farming thread?

    No.


    I suppose, in fairness, I have just given away the entire content of the thread already.
    https://www.facebook.com/unanglaisendiois
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,887
    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Do we need a farming thread?

    No.


    I suppose, in fairness, I have just given away the entire content of the thread already.
    You didn't learn anything about farming in this thread then?
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Do we need a farming thread?

    No.


    I suppose, in fairness, I have just given away the entire content of the thread already.
    Start a sub-thread on how best to phase out the subsidies
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,137
    TheBigBean said:

    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Do we need a farming thread?

    No.


    I suppose, in fairness, I have just given away the entire content of the thread already.
    You didn't learn anything about farming in this thread then?
    I learned a lot about Dutch farming. It is just the same as farming elsewhere, but flatter.
  • masjer
    masjer Posts: 2,653
    First.Aspect said:

    TheBigBean said:

    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Do we need a farming thread?

    No.


    I suppose, in fairness, I have just given away the entire content of the thread already.
    You didn't learn anything about farming in this thread then?
    I learned a lot about Dutch farming. It is just the same as farming elsewhere, but flatter.
    First.Aspect said:

    TheBigBean said:

    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Do we need a farming thread?

    No.


    I suppose, in fairness, I have just given away the entire content of the thread already.
    You didn't learn anything about farming in this thread then?
    I learned a lot about Dutch farming. It is just the same as farming elsewhere, but flatter.
    + more dikes.
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,137
    masjer said:

    First.Aspect said:

    TheBigBean said:

    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Do we need a farming thread?

    No.


    I suppose, in fairness, I have just given away the entire content of the thread already.
    You didn't learn anything about farming in this thread then?
    I learned a lot about Dutch farming. It is just the same as farming elsewhere, but flatter.
    First.Aspect said:

    TheBigBean said:

    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Do we need a farming thread?

    No.


    I suppose, in fairness, I have just given away the entire content of the thread already.
    You didn't learn anything about farming in this thread then?
    I learned a lot about Dutch farming. It is just the same as farming elsewhere, but flatter.
    + more dikes.
    And tulips. And clogs. Keep them coming, RC loves this sort of thing.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,308
    When you have a general power cut in your area it affects phone masts. And 2 bar signal is useless for streaming anything.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,354
    First.Aspect said:

    masjer said:

    First.Aspect said:

    TheBigBean said:

    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Do we need a farming thread?

    No.


    I suppose, in fairness, I have just given away the entire content of the thread already.
    You didn't learn anything about farming in this thread then?
    I learned a lot about Dutch farming. It is just the same as farming elsewhere, but flatter.
    First.Aspect said:

    TheBigBean said:

    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Do we need a farming thread?

    No.


    I suppose, in fairness, I have just given away the entire content of the thread already.
    You didn't learn anything about farming in this thread then?
    I learned a lot about Dutch farming. It is just the same as farming elsewhere, but flatter.
    + more dikes.
    And tulips. And clogs. Keep them coming, RC loves this sort of thing.
    Nothing like a few Dutch stereotypes
    https://youtu.be/_LlPU6KenjU
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • womack
    womack Posts: 566
    Fish 'n chips is no longer an affordable working man's lunch.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,119
    I'm still on a renewed Beatles obsession, but this is crazy "By the middle of March 1964, the Beatles were the biggest band in the world, responsible for an astonishing 60 percent of the American singles market. "
  • womack
    womack Posts: 566
    kingstongraham said:

    I'm still on a renewed Beatles obsession, but this is crazy "By the middle of March 1964, the Beatles were the biggest band in the world, responsible for an astonishing 60 percent of the American singles market. "


    Personally I never got the Beatles but wouldn't knock other people's musical tastes as it is a very personal thing.

    Always been a Soul man myself but of late been listening to some of my wife's albums, Stray, Fanny, Melanie and a few other bands / artists I had previously not listened to and found myself quite liking them.

    I suppose one's ear / taste changes over time.
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,137
    I think the Beatles are underrated because so much of their early stuff was such trite pish that made you want to write to your MP and complain that anyone could let them loose with valuable audio equipment.

    If you took the body of work from about Revolver onwards, and spread it over 15 years rather than 3, they'd be considered one of the greatest bands of the 70s.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,119
    edited December 2021
    First.Aspect said:

    I think the Beatles are underrated because so much of their early stuff was such trite pish that made you want to write to your MP and complain that anyone could let them loose with valuable audio equipment.

    If you took the body of work from about Revolver onwards, and spread it over 15 years rather than 3, they'd be considered one of the greatest bands of the 70s.

    And Rubber Soul was only 8 months before Revolver, with Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out and Paperback Writer/Rain in between and not on the albums. (Rain would happily sit on any of the later albums.)


  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,137
    kingstongraham said:

    First.Aspect said:

    I think the Beatles are underrated because so much of their early stuff was such trite pish that made you want to write to your MP and complain that anyone could let them loose with valuable audio equipment.

    If you took the body of work from about Revolver onwards, and spread it over 15 years rather than 3, they'd be considered one of the greatest bands of the 70s.

    And Rubber Soul was only 8 months before Revolver, with Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out and Paperback Writer/Rain in between and not on the albums. (Rain would happily sit on any of the later albums.)


    Whatever they were smoking should be available on the NHS. Would provide a huge economic boost.
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    That next Thursday it will be 20 (twenty) years since the passing away of Stuart Adamson, he of Skids, Big Country et al. Xxxx we who survive are all getting old.

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