Recent content by stickler

Well, we have to remember that a landowner owns his land 'ad coelum et ad integrum' accordng to old English Law, even if we don't 'know' the law, as we are all deemed to know it, LOL! Basically, that means that landowners 'own' the 'sky above and the earth below' their land. There are just a...

BTW, I have a number of sticks 'hanging' where I've left the off-shooting branches intact. It can be really interesting to see just how long the buds/leaves on those branches survive after cutting and hanging. My recent ones still look very healthy....so are still drawing on the liquid...

In normal conditions, a good holly stick can take 3-7 years to properly season. So on average, 5 years - though I often get away with 3 years, due to temperature, thickness (density), original liquid content (due to time of cutting) and airflow when hung. But my father, in his 80th year...

There's a website I've used before, which uses a diminishing routine of questions about leaves and their format, to identify trees. It's brilliant! But I can't find that I've stored it on this lappy! :( If I have time tomorrow I'll look around and post again. Stickler

Well, unless you are camping on ground such as that occupied by railways, there is probably nothing that the police could do, cos AFAIAA trespass is not yet a crime (in most cases) ....it's a civil offence. Trespass is actionable 'per se'...... i.e. there doesn't have to be any damage to the...

How far could this go though? Perhaps you could set up a tent in my front garden, LOL! There are laws relating to such matters, whether Bye-laws, Common Law, Civil Law, or law of Statute relating to the liability of owners of land etc. Overall, it's quite a big issue. Landowners can...

That sounds more like skin mites (or something similar) that have been irritating your dog....and s/he has been chewing at them. A visit to the vets might be advisable. Perhaps it's an allergy? Personally, I use Thornit, and just rub it in very lightly, or put some vaseline on my finger...

My aim in posting here was simply to reinforce the message about Lyme disease so that more people become aware. I don't intend getting into personal arguments, but I just thought that Doc's response didn't do anything to further the cause and provided no explanation for us to consider. If it...

I noticed a tick on my leg towards the end of a shower. It didn't look like a tick (though I had no idea at the time what they did look like!). I yanked it out, wondering why it 'stuck' and 'stung' as I pulled it out. Then a rash came up which I thought was just an allergic reaction or...

Sorry...but that's what my doctors have told me. It wasn't caught within a few days so antibiotics could do nothing. Stickler

I haven't had time to read all of the previous posts, but there does seem to be some misunderstanding. Please do visit my website http://www.shootpics.co.uk/lyme_disease.html There are 2 BBC videos there to watch. They may well open up some people's eyes! At the bottom are links to...