I posted recently a question concerning a dangerous tree., which is dying overhanging and in danger of falling into my 97 year old neighbour's garden. It is currently at an angle of 50* degrees. The...
I was speaking to a decorator who said he only had to work 16hrs a week which plus his benefits brought him £280 and his rent is paid . He said it was a great life with plenty of time off. I...
Somewhile back 2/3 years I needed a watch battery for my Seiko watch. I went into Hill Samuel and it was £6.20 plus £4 fitting . I told them to stuff it or words to that effect. I then...
This is a difficult question as we need to drop our prejudices. Try not to be political but who is the best leader of their party ? You may not agree with what they say or do but from their parties...
The council have tried to contact the owner but finding him , let alone proving ownership has proved impossible. Finally the council would like to compulsorily purchase the land and give it to the...
In my parish there is a piece of private land , about 5 acres, backing onto a common. Unfortunately this land has been ruined by being used as a dumping ground and the erection of delapidated...
In todays Telegraph a Somali family none of whom speak English or work left their semi in Coventry where they had been for 3 years and went to Labour Camden who put them in a £2 million house...
I grow at least 6 different varieties of tomatoes each year and I notice that the smaller the variety the tougher the outer skin. I first thought the growing conditions , too hot, too wet etc was the...
No apology from Blair for his failures. Total silence . " Tough on Crime tough on the causes of Crime " 13 years of what . Labour was a total failure in that respect with their slap on the...
My friends neighbour has two tall trees which are dying and beginning to fall. When they do, the will crash down in my friend's garden possibly reaching his house. He has told them about it but they...
I have a tree which has buddlia type flowers in the spring but I've fogotten its name. If you prune it sends up shoots which can reach the height of the mother tree. The colour can be light to dark...
I read the other day that which newspaper a person's reads is a good guide to their beliefs. Is that true ? Gromit claims to read the Telegraph but I would think the Morning Star was more likely....
This year I have grown 6 different types of tomatoes and have found considerable differences in the results. However the one which is the worst is the plum tomato: San Marzano Astro F1 . The tomatoes...
I have just found a round grey coloured ' nest ?' in a large shrub . It is about 7inches ( 18cm ) in diameter. It appears to be made of thin leaf like pieces but its all entangled with the shrub...