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    The Law Knives sharp objects etc,,,,

    Durulz - I do see what you're getting at but I'm inclined to agree with MF's response. We ARE all allowed to paint our house whatever colour we like (exceptions made for a few things like listed buildings and the like) but the average street isn't rainbow coloured. We can spend all the time we...
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    Air pistol for rabbits?

    Gah! What have you DONE to me? I'd never thought about shooting handguns apart from my inevitable range-visit with a good friend who's going to take me shooting when I'm next in the states. (I believe her granddad owns a bona-fide Tommy Gun - dunno if I'll get to play with that though) Now...
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    Air pistol for rabbits?

    I will - I will. I dunno about muzzle loaders though - could they be more fun than hooning down untracked snow in the French Alps on (and I say this unreservedly) THE BEST snowboard in the world (yes, it is, mine's better than any other - end of story!)? Actually now I think about it - I...
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    What have you made this year

    Right now you're all sods and I'm insanely jealous... When my allotment kicks into overdrive next year I'll be making plenty too though. This year has been a slow year on the making front. I've been so caught up with work I missed most of the foraging (made up for it in sloes though!). I...
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    Ginger wine

    If you're in the neighbourhood you should drop in. It's on the road from Grassmarket up to the Royal Mile (on the left as you go up the hill). I believe there's one in Glasgow too. Go with a bit of time on your hands and try the wares... they don't stop at wines either: whisky, spirits...
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    Air pistol for rabbits?

    Well on THAT front... Toddy ---> :twak: <--- Me Sorry - I'll shut up now. :p 30 years should do it - have you kept your hand/eye in since then on air or anything exempt? I keep meaning to head down to my local range - I've always loved shooting the few times I've done it. (Air rifle...
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    Air pistol for rabbits?

    :lmao: :You_Rock_ Cracked me up that did.
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    Ginger wine

    Not really all that nice either. (I absolutely love their ginger beer though.. FAR too drinkable to be a good idea.) I tried this stuff about 2 days after trying the Crabbie's gear for the first time and the difference was a surprise. I thought it was really nice and t'other half agreed it...
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    The Law Knives sharp objects etc,,,,

    Some good posts above. I'd summarise the situation thus: You CAN carry a folding pocket knife (defined as a non-locking blade with a cutting edge no longer than 3 inches*) without "good reason" provided you do not intend to use it as a weapon**. (Though it would be illegal in some places...
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    Downshifting

    With the part I've put in bold, I don't think I could disagree more. There's no worms in that can... it's inevitable. I'm not aware of any practical power source that could pull a plough like the diesel engine in modern tractors, and unless there's some incredible leap forwards there's never...
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    Air pistol for rabbits?

    Folks - just to clarify for those who may have missed it... he asked about shooting from around 2m away - that's just over 6 feet. Not 10 metres, not the 20 to 30yards air rifles are often shot from - just 2 paces away. A pistol is like any other gun - used correctly and with practice, it's...
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    Fruit ID wanted - crab apples?

    They are in the 1¼" to 2" range. I'd be surprised if they were wild trees. They are in that regular one-every-50-yards-or-so pattern of planting you find in housing estates. Planted in this manner...
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    Fruit ID wanted - crab apples?

    How do folks? Another "have I got this right?" post from me here. Today I picked up 4.2 kg (about 9¼ lbs) of what I think are crab apples. The fruit are a bit pear shaped and have quite a bitter aftertaste. Any verdicts? Crab apples or something else useful (or not)?
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    Hedgerow Harvest time!

    I had a nice accidental forage today. I'd driven to the printer's to pick up a drawing and on the way home something caught my eye at the side of the road. After a quick mirror-check and some heavy breaking I backed up to find a scattering of what I think are crab-apples (I'll be posting a...
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    Hedgerow Harvest time!

    I went back to my sloe-spot yesterday and came back with 2.2kg of the things (weighed after getting rid of errant stalks, leaves and dodgy-looking ones). That's just shy of 5lbs for the less metrically inclined. I was really surprised how many had shrivelled up. The last time I was there a few...
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    volkswagen

    OLD Volkswagens are certainly a time-sink to keep running (but "old" I mean the air cooled era - bugs and "campers") I don't know about the water cooled side of things (and know precious little about the air cooled either!)
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    Think UK rules on knife carrying are bad?

    Tengu... My apologies, I don't know WHAT I was thinking. You are, of course, absolutely right. (Nothing against teachers there, some of the teachers I've known have had an incredibly positive impact on my life, Mr Jordan, Mrs Nuttall and my dear Mum being the real stand-out examples - it's the...
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    Large Blue butterfly by David Attenborough

    No matter who you listen to it's all just an argument of internal consistency without a solid basis of fact and some rather hefty leaps of both faith and logic. <edit> I'm not giving examples as it leaves the door wide open for nit-picking and distractionary discussion </edit> All pretty huge...
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    Think UK rules on knife carrying are bad?

    School kids should be required to bring a pocket knife to school. Formal education about how to use them. They are probably MORE useful than pens and pencils and schools teach their use - why not knives too? End of story.
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    Thieving Little Toerags.

    Wedgie... now THAT sounds like a good idea. It'd be horrible to set it off accidentally but for scrote-deterrent it sounds just the job. :D