In message , Mary Fisher wrote
When fox hunting is the only issue that the organisation that represents _everyone_ in the countryside wants to promote the rest of us can only assume that they are posh and rich enough not to be affected by the lack of rural public transport, the reduction of post offices, local shops and local pubs etc.
I expect that they are following the example and methodology of the elected organisation which purports to represent all of us.....
Renardine but it expensive,
*Male* human urine, works but you need to put lots of it down almost daily forever. Shot gun Local hunt with only two dogs. ;-(
If the wasps nest is close to inhabited places then wasps nests can be a real pain. We had one about 15 feet from our front door last summer and it could have been dangerous if they had swarmed.
Andrew
We only have to wait another month or so and he's history. He isn't standing in the next election, thank goodness.
Andrew
If badgers are close to inhabited places theyn they are a real pain.
Wasps don't swarm.
Mary
Isn't he???
Good Heavens, I didn't know that! If it's true you've really cheered up my day :-)
But has he said so? And how did you understand what he meant?
Mary
But it isn't ...
Such services need customers. If the customers aren't there they'll lose money and have to close. It's lack of support which causes failure of businesses.
Yes, my first reaction on reading the above (beginning "When fox hunting ... ") was that no one organisation represents any one community. Heck, I don't even represent my family.
Mary
Maybe. No personal experience.
Well the quivalent thereof. If their residence appears to be under attack then a whole damn army of them will be making their presence known.
Andrew
Hmm, I'm sure I read it somewhere - but I'm blowed if I can find a reference to it now! Nearest I have come is:
There is no equivalent.
That's not a swarm.
If your residence appeared to be under attack I reckon you'd make your presence felt - and get as much help as you could.
A swarm is a very special phenomenon, it's when some of the population of a colony of social insects leaves to found another colony. Wasps never do that.
Mary
but you know what he means and knew what he meant when he said it.
pointless usenettery personified (if you know what I mean)
RT
Use the Land Rover. If you don't have one then you're obviously not a farmer so why are you in the countryside ?
Agree this is a problem but see next comment
Locally a farming co-operative got together and bought the pub. It may expand to selling food soon.
er - you know more about what's in my mind than I do?
I don't think I do but perhaps you know better.
" the suggestion is that Prescott will step down from the Cabinet, stay on the backbenches but then find a position to suit his many talents. Old hands remember that he was once an EU Commissioner. One wag suggests a role in international conflict resolution. "
Many talents. A role in ... conflict resolution.
Hmm.
Something to look out for, thanks for an amusing diversion :-)
Mary
Thank you. I was beginning to feel hen-pecked ;)
Andrew
Authoritative or what?
Now tell me about badgers and wasps.
Mary
Obviously took a wrong turn when taking the kids to school............
Nick
Why should I? You just argue incessantly..... ;)
Andrew
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Because you introduced the subject :-)
Mary
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