I would just like to say

Hippo said:

Bin picking thorns out me fingers. Ah bought meself some gardening gloves and they is cr*p. Ah were cuttin n pullin out brambles and the not so little bastids prickled me. Magnifier and scaple job to get em out. One would think gardening gloves would be bramble safe.

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"Briers" do make tuff long gloves. Us boys do use they fer the brimbles an they be proper.

Why do brambles always seem to spring up in the middle of the shrub beds which are so difficult to get into - unless you are one of the dogs playing chase!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/1132279825...7%26rvr_ts%3D71eb45c31680abd9ab87571afff9bb60

They be these, my ansum.

DevonGuy said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/113227982587?chn=ps&ul_ref=https%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F710-134428-41853-0%2F2%3Fmpre%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.co.uk%252Fi%252F113227982587%253Fchn%253Dps%26itemid%3D113227982587%26targetid%3D547838526600%26device%3Dt%26adtype%3Dpla%26googleloc%3D9045299%26poi%3D%26campaignid%3D1506528459%26adgroupid%3D59698560442%26rlsatarget%3Dpla-547838526600%26abcId%3D1139606%26merchantid%3D118941379%26gclid%3DEAIaIQobChMIvKv59M__3wIVyLHtCh1umAd5EAQYAiABEgLLO_D_BwE%26srcrot%3D710-134428-41853-0%26rvr_id%3D1828721049717%26rvr_ts%3D71eb45c31680abd9ab87571afff9bb60

They be these, my ansum.

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They look very similar to the welders gloves we use. They should do the job - no guarantees though!

Fank's fer all yer elp and advice. Eye has some red welding gloves which cover yer arms. Not sure where they are but eye know they is hiding some where. Eye has just ordered some of the ones @DevonGuy linked too. Will try them both and report back.

Dippypud said:

A month since the shortest day and we have gained 48 minutes...

Only 11 of them in the morning so 37 in the afternoon...

Sun slowly getting higher...

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Erm, why intit the same at both ends Dips? It dunt feel like nearly an hour extra gloom neither.
Be gentle we is just a simple trattorist.

Turktowner said:

Erm, why intit the same at both ends Dips? It dunt feel like nearly an hour extra gloom neither.
Be gentle we is just a simple trattorist.

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Tis the way of the world, gentle soul ...

... this is caused by the effect of the Equation of Time. This defines the time when the Sun is due north, or equivalently the time of day exactly half way between sunrise and sunset...

It's maths is calculus, so a bit heavy on the letters ....

This is easier, speshully this late ...

blue beasty said:

I wrap my hands and arms wiv barbed wire, give the fookers a taste of their own medicine

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Ere Bloo, you ain't Marshall Law on the QT are you?
Maybe just the weekends. ..

@Dippypud
Wheee, thats summink else. I am a bit enlighened, though I need to watch it a couple more times.
Thank you

Eye can feel meself falling asleep

Hippo said:

Eye can feel meself falling asleep

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Doan fight it. It is your destiny, Luke.

All this equation of time stuff has overtaxed my noodle. Night folks

Early start again
Good night pips

Just woke'd up int chair and it's raining

We have had quite a lot of rain this evening but at 10.30 it seemed to have gone through - at least that band has gone!! Tomorrow is another question.

Rain has stopped now

Whales must get rain. Ah wonder if they notice?

Night

Mornin' all

Dippypud said:

Mornin' all

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morning