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Good luck in your new challenge.

My son would agree with this. His work sometimes involved joint planning with senior military personnel from different major powers. He was much respected for his grasp of military strategy despite never having been in the armed forces. One of his most successful strategic plans was based on his...

My elder son, now 53, was addicted to D&D in his early teens. He went on to get an MA in Medieval Studies and eventually became director of strategy for one of the largest international charities.

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dog

Is there a similar technique or gadget that works on garden shears?

Our GP has just posted her annual warning about this pest. I was stung three or four years ago and still have an area of damaged skin as a result, so I pass on her warning as I do each year. The Blandford Fly is prevalent in areas with water nearby, especially the banks of rivers. The females...

I read once that the sign of a competent outdoors man is not the ability to light a campfire but the ability to put it out safely.

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Guarded

I suggest looking at Jamaican cuisine which has a long tradition in Bristol.

Petrified

Lack of use over Covid lockdowns has resulted in flat batteries in the campervan. I successfully trickle charged the main battery a few times but it only held a charge for a few days at a time. Last week, when I left the van at our friendly local garage overnight so they could make an early...

Chuck

It was when I was a child. And so was ascension day. But not New Year's Day in England until a long time after I was old enough to celebrate it- many a time I went to work with a crashing hangover and lack of sleep. When I started work, like most people my working week included Saturday...