tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post504860389853703416..comments2023-09-28T13:28:52.243+01:00Comments on Raedwald: A national Memorial for Eco heroes?Raedwaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11699610899843349594noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-53563453867978055562019-07-15T21:23:18.662+01:002019-07-15T21:23:18.662+01:00Please sign up to my new petition re the Finnis sc...Please sign up to my new petition re the Finnis scientists findings about Climate Change having insignificant links to human activities:<br />https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/267519/sponsors/new?token=7MnJGjCEyL3IGOcct2ve<br /><br />Help stop these "green" taxes, windmills, etc.!Ed Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-42584545131643928432019-07-10T13:45:01.682+01:002019-07-10T13:45:01.682+01:00No, lasso yes, the bolas are a neat tool for savin...No, lasso yes, the bolas are a neat tool for saving a lot of energy! Lasso - either on foot or in the saddle - means you still have to 'tumbar' the animal. Once down you could get its tail up round its legs* to prevent it jumping up whilst being branded/treated. <br /><br />Span Owshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-75399361633863789212019-07-10T08:00:01.154+01:002019-07-10T08:00:01.154+01:00@Span Ows: thanks! In corroboration I'd say th...@Span Ows: thanks! In corroboration I'd say that I read in wartime Britain our wheat yields were dropping because of lack of animal fertiliser since we'd slaughtered so many animals to increase arable production. We were close to a crisis when the war came to an end.<br /><br />Ever use bolas?Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284329249862764601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-13918945403830131222019-07-10T00:12:31.746+01:002019-07-10T00:12:31.746+01:00@ Sackerson, presuming you mean the vegan bit and ...@ Sackerson, presuming you mean the vegan bit and not the starnge deaths then the latest I have seen is:<br /><br />https://www.sott.net/article/416231-So-you-re-a-vegan-but-are-you-really<br /><br />That link is to recent article in The Australian but I have seen others plus my work revolves around feeding animals, plus I used to ranch beef in South America so have a dog in the fight.Span Owshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-61714730003567788042019-07-09T19:22:43.184+01:002019-07-09T19:22:43.184+01:00@ Paul T
Yes your edible parts will be gone quite...@ Paul T<br /><br />Yes your edible parts will be gone quite rapidly, though much will depend on how long your kids take to position the carcass. <br /><br />So it's either carnivores or those with a preference for carrion. Or snails.<br /><br />But they will be stuck with the skeleton. <br /><br />So expect to be dumped on the banks of a crocodile infested river. All gone within an hour with only your teeth fillings left to mark your passing. Smoking Scotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-48594201910773799752019-07-09T15:03:53.313+01:002019-07-09T15:03:53.313+01:00Geez, your burial ideas are a bit flash. I have g...Geez, your burial ideas are a bit flash. I have given instructions to my daughters to bury me in a cardbord box that shipped a fridge and clearly marked 'Sanyo" or similar. And as you can't dig a hole on my property as it's tropical rainforest with a mass of roots just below the surface, just leave it downwind in a far corner. No need to plant the tree either, I'll be feeding then and gone in a couple of weeks.Paul Tredgetthttp://www.possumvalley.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-76960007276918699902019-07-09T14:50:24.316+01:002019-07-09T14:50:24.316+01:00Why do we need straws at all? Why do bar tenders ...Why do we need straws at all? Why do bar tenders plop a straw my drink? I left childhood before the Festival of Britain. And no, I'm far from ga-ga.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-85777203509868619262019-07-09T13:57:55.580+01:002019-07-09T13:57:55.580+01:00He's a sophisticated "European" reme...He's a sophisticated "European" remember.Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-5773723869081960002019-07-09T13:23:49.489+01:002019-07-09T13:23:49.489+01:00C.Edward, just who besides yourself do you comment...C.Edward, just who besides yourself do you comment for? do you by any chance believe you are not viewed as the village idiot here?Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-37361392217945832512019-07-09T13:08:08.373+01:002019-07-09T13:08:08.373+01:00In the meantime, the less imaginative had to while...In the meantime, the less imaginative had to while away the hours with the time-wearied can-of-petrol-and-box-of-matches pranks, bless 'em...<br /><br />Eeh, those were t'days.Cheerful Edwardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-23637696449575554832019-07-09T12:49:58.209+01:002019-07-09T12:49:58.209+01:00...if you got really bored, then there was always ......if you got really bored, then there was always the old sling-the-bike-frame-into-in-the-electricity-sub-station wheeze, wasn't there?Cheerful Edwardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-9775603473510152622019-07-09T11:44:12.157+01:002019-07-09T11:44:12.157+01:00And just remember the fun that you could have, wit...And just remember the fun that you could have, with seven pounds of weedkiller from the hardware shop and a few bags of icing sugar. Broke windows a quarter of a mile away.<br /><br />Tsk. How we laughed...Cheerful Edwardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-2558159852031896772019-07-09T10:32:35.079+01:002019-07-09T10:32:35.079+01:00When desks had ink wells and dip in pens. When are...When desks had ink wells and dip in pens. When are they going to ban Biro's /sRACnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-24789572348548224522019-07-09T10:15:27.244+01:002019-07-09T10:15:27.244+01:00.... or as blow-darts for firing small hard chewed....... or as blow-darts for firing small hard chewed paper pelletsRaedwaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11699610899843349594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-47216278084071250972019-07-09T10:04:10.717+01:002019-07-09T10:04:10.717+01:00It's all coming back to me now. Paper straws w...It's all coming back to me now. Paper straws were ace, they had just the right length, diameter, weight and balance that when fitted with a pen nib, made a perfect throwing dart RACnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-75272223505596835172019-07-09T09:58:10.541+01:002019-07-09T09:58:10.541+01:00Remember the paper straws from your schooldays, th...Remember the paper straws from your schooldays, they remained tubular for just about long enough to drink a small bottle of milk, and that's all which was required of them. Plastic straws don't have that defect, they would in fact be re-usable, but we don't re-use them because it would be impracticable. So why did we need them? <br />RACnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-86974706652969498352019-07-09T09:36:27.293+01:002019-07-09T09:36:27.293+01:00
@PoisonC - whoever thought banning plastic straws...<br />@PoisonC - whoever thought banning plastic straws would make any difference to the way the world works is equally dumb....Dave_Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-26231282825843517022019-07-09T08:46:53.869+01:002019-07-09T08:46:53.869+01:00Steel drinking straws are an accident in waiting. ...Steel drinking straws are an accident in waiting. The thin-wall steel is actually quite sharp and it takes little pressure to puncture skin, let alone an eye. Whoever thought them a good idea is a dumb-ass!Poisonedchalicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877122279794559618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-70825714255461017432019-07-09T08:41:55.616+01:002019-07-09T08:41:55.616+01:00I carry my plastic McD's straw with me at all ...I carry my plastic McD's straw with me at all times.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-49847040858592854822019-07-09T08:26:44.584+01:002019-07-09T08:26:44.584+01:00You are mistaken in your inferences from my short ...You are mistaken in your inferences from my short post, Raedwald.<br /><br />Just for one thing among the great many, try imagining a world without jazz?<br /><br />Look, I know that you have a bee in your bonnet about H&S, but you still look both ways before crossing a road, I surmise?<br /><br />It's normal for people to do what is reasonable to minimise danger. To do otherwise is plain silly.Cheerful Edwardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-58082505123122081812019-07-09T07:36:18.256+01:002019-07-09T07:36:18.256+01:00Edward, you're a fool.
Your blind hatred for ...Edward, you're a fool.<br /><br />Your blind hatred for all things American - a loathing which I imagine would justifiably earn you the attention of the US security authorities - provokes some risible attempts at trolling from you.<br /><br />I've never met anyone who lined themselves up in the Boeing vs Airbus debate in nationalistic terms. Most folk like me who do a lot of easyjet / ryanair flying will have a preference for one aircraft over the other on comfort grounds.<br /><br />If you really imagine my readers are as unsophisticated in their preferences as you are in your own bigotry you are mistaken.<br /><br />Either up your game or your trolling days are over. Raedwaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11699610899843349594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-34379004839164336622019-07-09T07:36:15.172+01:002019-07-09T07:36:15.172+01:00@Span Ows: interesting - can you provide links, pl...@Span Ows: interesting - can you provide links, please?Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284329249862764601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-47750156404978106842019-07-09T07:27:08.705+01:002019-07-09T07:27:08.705+01:00Well, however you make the case for wilful stupidi...Well, however you make the case for wilful stupidity, the Saudis have just cancelled an order for thirty Boeing 737 Maxs, as have others.<br /><br />You didn't talk them round, for some reason.<br /><br />Cheerful Edwardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-18122933410534294852019-07-09T06:56:53.110+01:002019-07-09T06:56:53.110+01:00I am fortunate enough to have a "right on&quo...I am fortunate enough to have a "right on" sister (a real one), and she, having carefully introduced me and "my partner" (wife) to her friends etc.. throughout the last 40 years, has suddenly changed her tune and started employing really old titles.<br /><br />A second cousin of mine has formed a partnership with her female friend and the female friend has just recently produced a child. I was told by my sister that Claire might be a bit late, because her wife had just had a baby and was still organising herself.<br /><br />Later on I heard her talking to someone else about Claire and her wife. Next thing you know, they will be talking about chattels and dowries etc..<br /><br />Anyway, my point is that along with daft antics like trying to repeat the feats of Harold at Hastings, lefties have a habit of changing the language very suddenly and then chiding ordinary sensible (normal) people for not knowing the new=speak.<br /><br />More pertinently though, this did happen to my oldest cousin (who is now 85) when he was 12, he fell over and landed face first in a vegetable patch that had pea sticks in it. He lost an eye and my mother who was there was forever paranoid about rakes and sticks and anything else pointy and sharp.<br /><br />So this is definitely a problem, and one that we thought had been fixed with tinned peas and plastic straws, but that is progress for ya.<br />Stephen Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16628822966183977715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-91395951635075484182019-07-09T06:12:48.559+01:002019-07-09T06:12:48.559+01:00Span Ows - Indeed. The RoSPA detailed serious acci...Span Ows - Indeed. The RoSPA detailed serious accident statistics used to give me much pleasure, and I recall I once wrote a post on deaths and serious injuries caused by cheese. Raedwaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11699610899843349594noreply@blogger.com