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True, but I have a feeling they start with this, and before we know it, it covers everything under the sun. The real problem isn't being tackled. We have laws about knives in public, and fair enough, but there are some little girls and a soldier that would say those laws didn't make a lot of...

Just watched a yt from fast jet performance, an ex fighter pilot. Talks a lot of sense. He quoted from the office of national statistics......half of all stabbings were committed with a kitchen knife..... which we all know are freely available in any kitchenware aisle. Perhaps we should ban...

I used to take all the plastic wrapping off my veg at my local co op, and ask the cashier to "deal with it please" i encouraged my friends to do the same, and others caught on to it, they now have a bin situated in the store for that sort of plastic wrapping waste, so it no longer goes in my...

Today I had a realy great charity shop find, something I always dreamed of, but could never justify spending the required cash on. A brand new, still boxed pure silk pillow case. Only £4.!!!! Now I didn't need it, but I'm trying to make all my bedding natural fibres, so I figured it was a great...

Absolutely, This is how the poor are kept poor, and the rich get richer. I've spent a part of my life around rich people, and saw how it worked. I changed how I spent money, and the great thing about charity shops is if you look for labels, you can be as well dressed as any person richer than...

O M G! I need blackjacks right NOW! I just adored them, and black cat ( liquorice flavour) bubble gum. Coca cola tastes better from glass bottles, especially without all the synthetic sweetners. (Which have been proved to be cancer causing in some cases) I get more and more nostalgic for the...

I came to this conclusion a while back. I only buy "new" from the charity shop. I have almost all I need, so now I have my wool duvet and pillow, rather than buying cheap ones every few years, I won't have to buy that again. Buy new wisely, cut out as much plastic as you can, save for durable...

There are so many "arms" of bushcraft. Learning to forage in your area is a good start. Even in towns and cities there is plenty to find. Get a good foraging book and make a start on learning to forage your locality. I can recommend river cottage handbook no 7 Hedgerow by John Wright. With...

Thanks, I know the pic isn't relevant to your question, but I thought I'd share my set up anyway, as it suits me perfectly nowadays. I last used my hennassy about 8 yrs ago, but when I discovered my present set up meant I could sleep so much warmer, and be more comfortable , it was a no...

Just done a quick reccy on underquilts for a hh. Apparently you can get the snugpac uq to fit. I must try this, as I have a hh classic bottom entry and a snugpack uq, which is wider than the dd uq, so would make for a better fit. Worth a try anyway. Havnt used the hennessay since I went to dd...

I watched a video the other day, can't seem to find it now of a chap who purchased the hennesy uq system and didn't like it, so used the undercover, minus the rest of it to have a custom underquilt made by someone. It was us based, and the cost about 400$ for a winter down version , so I kinda...

I fellasleep too, missed everything, :( tonight is overcast and raining, so no chance to catch anything tonight either, as it tails off.

Saw a couple the other night, Just fir fun, I wished upon a shooting star for a "fairy door" for my gardens wimsy magic area, next day, I found a beauty. Wonder if it will work again tonight. ?

Managed to get about half a pound of damsons today, most were out of reach, but I'll keep an eye out for fallers to add to a small bottle of gin in a kilner jar. Shame they cut down the big damson tree at the bottom of the road, this one is the last remaining of three, and incredibly awkward to...

Coffee grounds! I get bags of spent coffee grounds from a local cafe, and spread it quite thickly around my plants as a mulch, also boosts growth, and seems to have stopped the rats and local cat digging in my beds and leaving messages. Later on I will dig it in Best of all its free and natural.

Some wild raspberries, though they are almost gone now, lovely big blackberries, a few mulberries and five field mushrooms. Together with a nice baby courgette, a handful of runner beans and 3 eggs, which I swopped with a friend for a large punnet of blackberries from my secret spot that are...

Update on finger. All dressings off, nice clean and quick healing, still a tiny bit sore, but all good now.

Thanks, no rush, I'm absolutely rung out after that, so this week it's just relax and slowly clean and stow my kit. I slept for hours yesterday, (thur) even had an afternoon kip which I never do as I won't sleep in the evening, but I did, with almost(I calculated) 31 hrs sleep since I got back...

We'll see how it pans out..clash of personalities and jealousy along with alcoholism. Not a good combo.! Don't have the patience for all the politicking, and ****stirring. Glad to be home , wet weather coming, and old bones. Not a recipe for fun anyway. Best bit, I tracked down a vinyl of...

I'm back today (wed) early, was meant to stay till Friday, but I've found out my bones realy don't like a tent anymore. There were other issues with a new member of the group, and I couldn't be bothered with the bad feelings, so came home. Looking at the weather it would have meant packing up a...