A bit like foxes and hedge pigs then
And badgers?
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I've no personal experience of badgers doing it, but they have the equipment,
so I don't see why not.
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I've no personal experience of badgers doing it, but they have the equipment,
so I don't see why not.
Badgers are the main predator of hedgehogs, their strong claws make it easy for them to prize the hedgehog open
I was always led to believe that foxes didn't unless the hedgehogs was already injured, but recent trailcam footage
showed a fox grabbing a hegehog by the snout and carrying it off
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What annoyed me today?
Well not really at the moment, but later no doubt.
The young couple next door, and their young ( 5-ish) never changed their routine
at any point during lock-down, that is they would often go away for the week-end or have friends round "to play".
They had a bouncy castle delivered earlier, I guess Its party time. No doubt it'll get very loud later.
Well not really at the moment, but later no doubt.
The young couple next door, and their young ( 5-ish) never changed their routine
at any point during lock-down, that is they would often go away for the week-end or have friends round "to play".
They had a bouncy castle delivered earlier, I guess Its party time. No doubt it'll get very loud later.
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Yes our next door neighbors are similar run a child minding business people were coming and going all through the lockdown
It's very frustrating sticking to the rules when all around you there are people who have such a flagrant disregard for them. It doesn't help where there are 'national' differences between the countries of the Union.
An example of this is children under the age of 11 in Scotland (or 12 in Wales) are not obliged to social distance outdoors but must continue to do so in England and Northern Ireland.....
An example of this is children under the age of 11 in Scotland (or 12 in Wales) are not obliged to social distance outdoors but must continue to do so in England and Northern Ireland.....
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Absolutely
I agree with this also.
The various areas want independence / have their own Assemblies / parliament and I guess this is a show of defiance
against the English government. And TBH they both have my sympathy.
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Yes, this makes no sense to me, i dont have as much of a problem with say pubs in one place not being open and other can, but the basic things should be the same - at least at the start. At least now we can have local measures which make more sense.
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I agree with this also.
The various areas want independence / have their own Assemblies / parliament and I guess this is a show of defiance
against the English government. And TBH they both have my sympathy.
But as I have said, Boris gets crucified for the job he is doing and the death rates are (or were last time i looked) not much different in Scotland where she is perceived to be doing reasonably well.
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I wasn't specifically referring to "now" more over the point the the rest of the UK are ill at ease with the UK government,
And have been for many years..
That William Wallace thing never helped I bet
Nicola Sturgeon appears to have presented a more reasoned, planned & consistent approach to her handling of the Coronavirus pandemic whereas Boris & his cabinet have floundered from one crisis to the next & and often appeared disunited ....go no further than the face covering/masks debacle which for a period of time left the public floundering in uncertainty about where & when they should cover up. Visions of Gove leaving a sandwich bar spring to mind.....
Of course Boris & his team have had more practice at tripping over themselves with Brexit......
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Whats wrong with that??
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A bouncy castle ? You can do without that..re the screaming that will inevitable occur. Hopefully, it's just on hire. Our next door have a hot tub and three lads..6-8-10. Kids and water
( includes dads..anywhere..using hosepipes on them too on hot days)..a recipe for a mental breakdown.. We time our patio meals accordingly.
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What was that?
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I have more confidence in Nicola Sturgeon's judgement than our crew. I've heard people say they wished she was our Pm. Correct me if I'm wrong but she was the only minister on the tv Covid briefings.I assume backed by a scientist. I know one Chief Medical officer resigned over a trip to her second home during lockdown.
I'm just going on what I see when N.Sturgeon is on TV. ..very good on the Andrew Marr show, for instance. Immaculately turned out, addresses a question (no obfuscation) and answers it in a straight forward manner .Also, she apologises..properly..when things go wrong. Compare these two apologies (below links) although Gavin William on Education Sec. isn't actually apologising for the debacle of the A level results but the 'disruption'. Disruption ?? One student (on tv) was graded A in a subject and an algorithm allocated a U..for goodness sake. Another was expected to get three As and got two Bs and a D. She was heading for Oxford Uni. In absolute despair .I loathe these mealey-mouthed statements..Here's another heard too often. "I (we) apologise for any offence that may have been caused. People or individuals clearly very upset by whatever and they get the conditional 'may' when it's obvious that they've have been gravely wronged in one way or another. To me, it seems to be an 'English' thing. Macron gave a full and proper apology for what went wrong in France re aspects of Covid.
Nicola Sturgeon: 'I'm sorry' for exams fiasco
NICOLA Sturgeon has apologised for the SQA exam results fiasco, admitting ministers put concerns about “the overall system” ahead of individual…
www.heraldscotland.com
Gavin Williamson's swipe as he refuses to apologise for lowering 39% of A-levels
The Tory Education Secretary said some people would have "taken advantage" if grades had not been lowered - with thousands of teenagers waking up disappointed today
If I were you, Brian I'd emigrate....over the border.
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That William Wallace thing never helped I bet
I knew who he was ..ie a leading figure in one of the early wars against the English for independence . I see it was first the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297 when he and his army routed the English (under Edward 1) followed by another one in 1298... The Battle of Falkirk won by the English So, basically he was a pain in the bum for the English who would have their day with him. A Scottish knight loyal to Edward 1 betrayed him and he was captured near Glasgow and taken to London where he was eventually executed.
There's execution and execution..Yikes...
He was stripped naked and paraded through the streets of London behind a horse. He was hanged, drawn and quartered -strangely by hanging.. but released whilst he was still alive, emasculated (had all his genitals cut off) ,eviscerated (disembowelled) and the innards were burned as he watched after which he was beheaded and then cut into four parts.His preserved head (in tar) was stuck on top of a pike and displayed on London Bridge. The heads of brothers John and Sir Simon Fraser (Scottish knights also)were placed alongside it.
To be fair to the judge,I expect he was just following sentencing guidlines.
That William Wallace thing never helped I bet
What was that?
I knew who he was ..ie a leading figure in one of the early wars against the English for independence . I see it was first the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297 when he and his army routed the English (under Edward 1) followed by another one in 1298... The Battle of Falkirk won by the English So, basically he was a pain in the bum for the English who would have their day with him. A Scottish knight loyal to Edward 1 betrayed him and he was captured near Glasgow and taken to London where he was eventually executed.
There's execution and execution..Yikes...
He was stripped naked and paraded through the streets of London behind a horse. He was hanged, drawn and quartered -strangely by hanging.. but released whilst he was still alive, emasculated (had all his genitals cut off) ,eviscerated (disembowelled) and the innards were burned as he watched after which he was beheaded and then cut into four parts.His preserved head (in tar) was stuck on top of a pike and displayed on London Bridge. The heads of brothers John and Sir Simon Fraser (Scottish knights also)were placed alongside it.
To be fair to the judge,I expect he was just following sentencing guidlines.
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All quite so far, so its either gonna be a late one, or tomorrow now, which would be my guess ( preference anyway
) Yep that's what I was referring toThere's execution and execution..Yikes...
A bit like Guy Fawkes stitch up by a "mate" ( well countryman anyway)
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All quite so far, so its either gonna be a late one, or tomorrow now, which would be my guess ( preference anyway
Probably tomorrow, I'd have thought. You're forecast sun/showers and thunderstorms.
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I hope so now, there was a brief test earlier for a few mins. I'm surprised how much noise they make just being jumped on ..
Yeah I know, that'll make a nice change we haven't had a storm since ..Ooo Must be all of last night, and the last 2 nightsYou're forecast sun/showers and thunderstorms.
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I hope so now, there was a brief test earlier for a few mins. I'm surprised how much noise they make just being jumped on ..
How about a bit of stealth stabbing under cover of darkness?
I agree with you about the way Nicola Sturgeon behaved in front of the TV cameras. I think both Nicola Sturgeon and the NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern showed the world how to lead their countries in a crisis. I don't think our english politicians know what sorry means. It's a waste of time listening to them being interviewed too as they seldom answer the questions put to them.I have more confidence in Nicola Sturgeon's judgement than our crew. I've heard people say they wished she was our Pm. Correct me if I'm wrong but she was the only minister on the tv Covid briefings.I assume backed by a scientist. I know one Chief Medical officer resigned over a trip to her second home during lockdown.
I'm just going on what I see when N.Sturgeon is on TV. ..very good on the Andrew Marr show, for instance. Immaculately turned out, addresses a question (no obfuscation) and answers it in a straight forward manner .Also, she apologises..properly..when things go wrong. Compare these two apologies (below links) although Gavin William on Education Sec. isn't actually apologising for the debacle of the A level results but the 'disruption'. Disruption ?? One student (on tv) was graded A in a subject and an algorithm allocated a U..for goodness sake. Another was expected to get three As and got two Bs and a D. She was heading for Oxford Uni. In absolute despair .I loathe these mealey-mouthed statements..Here's another heard too often. "I (we) apologise for any offence that may have been caused. People or individuals clearly very upset by whatever and they get the conditional 'may' when it's obvious that they've have been gravely wronged in one way or another. To me, it seems to be an 'English' thing. Macron gave a full and proper apology for what went wrong in France re aspects of Covid.
Nicola Sturgeon: 'I'm sorry' for exams fiasco
NICOLA Sturgeon has apologised for the SQA exam results fiasco, admitting ministers put concerns about “the overall system” ahead of individual…
Gavin Williamson's swipe as he refuses to apologise for lowering 39% of A-levels
The Tory Education Secretary said some people would have "taken advantage" if grades had not been lowered - with thousands of teenagers waking up disappointed todaywww.mirror.co.uk
If I were you, Brian I'd emigrate....over the border.
As far as moving to Scotland is concerned, I was born North of Hadrians Wall, live just south of it now & have family & friends who live in Scotland. I used to work a lot in Edinburgh years ago when I was an IT consultant. If I was 20 years younger & Scotland were to gain independence & join the EU I could be tempted to emigrate .......
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Very true - but for a cabinet floundering from one crisis to another to be performing only slightly worse than someone 'doing well' in terms of deaths etc... the end results are the important ones!
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Yes & no! Confidence of the public is important for this stuff and Boris & Co clearly despise us
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And as no doubt you will have read the precise 39% “error” was predicted by a concerned father well prior to the event.Gavin Williamson's swipe as he refuses to apologise for lowering 39% of A-levels
The Tory Education Secretary said some people would have "taken advantage" if grades had not been lowered - with thousands of teenagers waking up disappointed today
Edit: Should have added link from 7/8 :
Nearly 40% of A-level result predictions to be downgraded in England
Exclusive: Assessments likely to be adjusted down before students receive results – analysis
www.theguardian.com
If I were you, Brian I'd emigrate....over the border.
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I thought we were supposed to be on a lockdown most people complied some didn’t I thought that wasn’t ok
They carried on as normal with people coming and going no social distancing and people staying overnight for barbecues
I didn’t say that in the original post but that’s what was happening
Edward wasn't at Stirling Bridge. The English army was commanded by John de Warenne and Hugh de Cressingham. He did take personal command at Falkirk the following year though.
There's execution and execution..Yikes...
He was stripped naked and paraded through the streets of London behind a horse. He was hanged, drawn and quartered -strangely by hanging.. but released whilst he was still alive, emasculated (had all his genitals cut off) ,eviscerated (disembowelled) and the innards were burned as he watched after which he was beheaded and then cut into four parts.His preserved head (in tar) was stuck on top of a pike and displayed on London Bridge. The heads of brothers John and Sir Simon Fraser (Scottish knights also)were placed alongside it.
To be fair to the judge,I expect he was just following sentencing guidlines.
He was. Hanging, Drawing and Quartering was the statutory sentence for men convicted of High Treason. Women were burned at the stake for 'reasons of decency'. It remained on the books until about 1870, although the worst horrors - the mutilation of men and burning of women - were gradually alleviated.
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How about a bit of stealth stabbing under cover of darkness?
I think the weather may deter some of the action TBH
But just in case I've set up a booth on my drive handing out golfing shoes
Well the grass is likely to be slippery following another overnight down pour
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That was a misuse of the word 'under'. I take your point
I meant it was all under the orders of/during the reign of, Edward 1.That was a misuse of the word 'under'. I take your point
Fair enough. The English were, of course, acting under the king's instructions as you say. Do you think it would have made any difference to the outcome if Edward had been in direct command? Did the English win the Battle of Falkirk because Edward took personal command, because Wallace made serious errors of judgement, or was it a combination of both?
I'm interested!
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Except, child minding businesses could stay open... You know, for people who are key workers
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Martyn..with the best will in the world I don’t have the detailed knowledge to discuss this with you. I get the feeling you’re well-versed on the subject. I just picked up on what Bob had said and wanted to know more. I will go back to the subject over the coming days as the limited amount I read about it all was fascinating. A major part of the history of Scotland and England which, I suspect, few know about. They will know more about Nicola Sturgeon than James V1/ James 1.. Wallace & Co...
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Go and watch "Braveheart"
An Aussie playing a Scot is enlightening
(actually its not a bad film)
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It's a great film........as long as you're not a historianGo and watch "Braveheart"
An Aussie playing a Scot is enlightening
(actually its not a bad film)
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Are you trying to tell me its not accurate? Well b****rIt's a great film........as long as you're not a historian
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Are you trying to tell me its not accurate? Well b****r
Typical Hollywood - why let the truth get in the way of a good story? :banghead:
U571 was another good film that they ruined by not telling the true story.
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FTFY
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It seems we are both wrong
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