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    tree climbing

    Thanks Every one you have been most helpful. I will most likely print this out (at least the relevant discussion points (names excluded), laminate it and tie it found the trunk of the tree the chap was using so that when he comes back he can take a look for himself.
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    tree climbing

    Thank you Robin, I will see what i can find out. It wasnt Hockley woods but some scrub close by (but definatly seperate) so no guys arround apart from dog walkers and the tree climber. He had all the proper gear (from what i could see) he appeared to be kitted out to the nines. Thank you all.
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    tree climbing

    Thanks folks, i was quite shure that what he was doing was at least unwise and probably not legal. He was alone & if he had fallen it would not have been too pretty. The woods appears to be a patch of old sweet chesnut coppice no longer worked (lots of dead standing trees & freshly fallen...
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    tree climbing

    I was in a wood in Hockley, Essex this morning looking for firewood & spotted a guy in his 20's at the bottom of a tree with a small stack of 2x4's and rope leading to the top of said tree. I wandered over to chat and asked him what he was doing, he replied that he was a hobbyist tree...
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    Competition win a Knife (sort of)

    First comp ive entered so i'll aim high(!) Davefish - 1 Chris G - 5 Gaoler -6 Bert333 -7 Wildrover - 8 Bushwhacker - 9 mt350 - 10 Black Sheep -11 stevesteve -12 Mesquite - 13 Swanscot - 14 Nagual - 15 chainsaw - 16 British Red - 17 V4V - 18 DFCA - 19 Dean4442 - 20 calibanzwei...
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    What are you most looking forward to foraging in 2009?

    Apples and Blackberries. not very interesting but the estate i live on is by a trainline which is lined with blackberries which noone else picks and most of the trees on the estate are apple trees which no one else seems to touch either, I i fill my freezer like last year it should keep us in...
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    Natural Anti-Slug.

    My brother grows Strawberries in lengths of guttering attached to his garden fence - quite attractive when covered in loads of red fruit. somehow the slugs dont seem to bother climbing. he keeps the birds off with fruit cage netting.
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    The Purpose of Humans?

    True. As a Christian my belief is that we are created to give glory to the creator by doing the things he has asked of us; enjoying the sunsets, controlling the trees, savouring the cigars and doing justice, loving mercy and walking humbly before him. Thats my view.
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    Horseradish Advice

    Thanks i'll keep my eyes open!
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    Horseradish Advice

    How easy is horse radish to identify, is it quite a commonly found plant?
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    three word story

    sized bits of
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    three word story

    soap dispenser for
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    Sharpening a spoon knife

    Hi all, first post here! I have the same problem with a spoon knife and am thinking of removing the bevel on it. Does anyone have any simple way of doing this? The curved blade makes it very tricky. Matt