Perhaps think more defensively and choose your words more carefully (dumb down)... People don't listen closely to the words you speak. It's their problem rather than yours but it leads to a lot of rows.
(I have the same problem - people don't hear what I say and they don't read what I write.)
12.11.2025 16:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
We have to remember, those brave men and women who gave their lives so we can enjoy the freedoms we have today....
09.11.2025 10:29 β π 19 π 6 π¬ 1 π 0
Google adverse posession...
07.11.2025 10:29 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Any undesirable effects..? They're not classed as an NNIS are they?
03.11.2025 12:25 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
π Is there a name for an aggregation of Egrets..?
03.11.2025 11:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0
Back alley
01.11.2025 10:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Their win last time was a fluke. Look at the figures.
28.10.2025 15:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Proportional Respresentation would be a good first step, wouldn't it? Labour must realise they stand no chance in the next election so use the current majority to neutralise the extremists.
28.10.2025 10:53 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
It's happening.... πΌπ΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώβ
25.10.2025 13:12 β π 43 π 9 π¬ 1 π 0
I checked my secret local box trees a couple of weeks ago. Some leaves affected but many not touched and trees doing ok.
23.10.2025 17:13 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Hi Phil, itβs madness isnβt it π It is likely that a gully pot in Richmond goes to sewer anyway, so the coffee is irrelevant π€·πΌββοΈ But the untreated highway runoff is toxic and is the responsibility of the Council, so perhaps theyβd like to put their own house in order before they pick on other people ππ»
22.10.2025 21:41 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
π Can you post that in reply to my first post, so that it appears in DAG's thread..?
22.10.2025 21:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Hi Phil, itβs madness isnβt it π It is likely that a gully pot in Richmond goes to sewer anyway, so the coffee is irrelevant π€·πΌββοΈ But the untreated highway runoff is toxic and is the responsibility of the Council, so perhaps theyβd like to put their own house in order before they pick on other people ππ»
22.10.2025 21:26 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
@stormwater-jo.bsky.social Have you seen this..?!
22.10.2025 21:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Hopefully @stormwater-jo.bsky.social will be along soon to explain: (1) the really nasty pollution that goes down road gulleys without many people realising; (2) the unlawful deal done between EA and Highways authorities so that such pollution is unregulated; (3) her take on the coffee nonsense...
22.10.2025 21:22 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 1
Often these "law is an ass " stories are misleading and incomplete, but this one indeed looks ridiculous.
And urging pouring hot liquids into bins instead?
22.10.2025 07:48 β π 243 π 65 π¬ 29 π 0
In Wales, weβre one more flood away from another disaster like Aberfan | Aaron Thierry
It is only a matter of time before a mountainside is brought down. We need climate adaptation help β and we need it now, says climate expert Aaron Thierry
[UK] In Wales, weβre one more flood away from another disaster like Aberfan > theguardian.com/commentisfre... via #ClimateCrisis #SevereWeather #StormBert #Flood #Landslide #Aberfan #Pontypridd #BannauBrycheiniog #Wales #Somerset #Northampton #England #Donegal #Ireland #Scotland
26.11.2024 14:14 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Absolute insanity that these dangers still persist in Wales. More often than not these tips are perched precariously, looming over our most deprived communities, just biding time before slipping through the streets.
They were very lucky this wasnβt a lot worse. Next time they may not be so lucky.
26.11.2024 07:29 β π 43 π 19 π¬ 5 π 0
Cofiwch #Aberfan
21.10.2025 06:12 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
I thought just this last night watching the news. I know better checks on coal tips were put in place after the tragedy at #Aberfan but are they stringent enough for our changing #climate, somehow I doubt it! #Wales #landslides
26.11.2024 12:34 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Check, clean, dry..!
20.10.2025 17:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Copy the link url and paste it into archive.ph...
20.10.2025 09:51 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Starmer always seems to me to be avoiding a straight answer.
15.10.2025 12:38 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Our local NRW staff tell us they find our (AT WQMN) sampling results useful. We sample monthly. They sample every 3 years.
11.10.2025 10:09 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Depressing reading...
You say "river groups and citizen scientists are regularly finding evidence of failure, evidence that the regulator and Government continue push to one side". Can you give an example?
10.10.2025 12:28 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Had this on my windscreen this morning. I don't recall you sharing one with us from your trap. It is a moth, isn't it..?!
10.10.2025 09:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0
Still a few caddis on the wing: Limnephilus lunatus (with the π mark) and the anglersβ Grey Sedge: Hydropsyche sp.
#InsectsMatter
10.10.2025 08:11 β π 8 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0
Todayβs uplifting & illuminating chat with @ntarnopolsky.bsky.social.
09.10.2025 13:22 β π 107 π 32 π¬ 7 π 1
YouTube video by LBC
Instant reaction: Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of Gaza peace deal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YObd...
09.10.2025 13:16 β π 87 π 13 π¬ 2 π 1
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