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  1. pete
    Funny x 5

    Electric cars.

    I was only thinking the other day while following an EV down hill, I usually change down on hills it's just how I learnt to drive, but most people seem to run down hills on their brakes these...
    I was only thinking the other day while following an EV down hill, I usually change down on hills it's just how I learnt to drive, but most people seem to run down hills on their brakes these days, admittedly modern ICE cars don't really have the engine braking they used to have. But noticed...
    I was only thinking the other day while following an EV down hill, I usually change down on hills it's just how I learnt to drive, but most people seem to run down hills on their brakes these days, admittedly modern ICE cars don't really have the...
    I was only thinking the other day while following an EV down hill, I usually change down on hills it's just how I learnt to drive, but most people seem to run down hills on their brakes these...
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  2. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    I'm struggling with that picture, what are those things looking like tunnels, or is that a bridge.
    I'm struggling with that picture, what are those things looking like tunnels, or is that a bridge.
    I'm struggling with that picture, what are those things looking like tunnels, or is that a bridge.
    I'm struggling with that picture, what are those things looking like tunnels, or is that a bridge.
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  3. Loofah
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    Friendly x 4

    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    We've been out for petrol for the generator and were surprised by really dense fog. Even denser, were the drivers who had no lights on, cyclists with no high viz or lights and kamikaze pedestrians...
    We've been out for petrol for the generator and were surprised by really dense fog. Even denser, were the drivers who had no lights on, cyclists with no high viz or lights and kamikaze pedestrians walking in the roads. Town was packed - supermarket carparks were rammed and it was like Christmas...
    We've been out for petrol for the generator and were surprised by really dense fog. Even denser, were the drivers who had no lights on, cyclists with no high viz or lights and kamikaze pedestrians walking in the roads. Town was packed -...
    We've been out for petrol for the generator and were surprised by really dense fog. Even denser, were the drivers who had no lights on, cyclists with no high viz or lights and kamikaze pedestrians...
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  4. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    Pete is a human being and belongs to Homo sapiens as you do and therefore is entitled to the same respect and treatment as you would want and expect from any other human.
    Pete is a human being and belongs to Homo sapiens as you do and therefore is entitled to the same respect and treatment as you would want and expect from any other human.
    Pete is a human being and belongs to Homo sapiens as you do and therefore is entitled to the same respect and treatment as you would want and expect from any other human.
    Pete is a human being and belongs to Homo sapiens as you do and therefore is entitled to the same respect and treatment as you would want and expect from any other human.
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  5. Rich_83

    Apple tree pruning

    I meant to say before, the old books always said if you achieve the correct open goblet shape, then you should be able to throw your hat from one side, through the middle, and out the other...
    I meant to say before, the old books always said if you achieve the correct open goblet shape, then you should be able to throw your hat from one side, through the middle, and out the other side. Good luck. :thumbsup:
    I meant to say before, the old books always said if you achieve the correct open goblet shape, then you should be able to throw your hat from one side, through the middle, and out the other side. Good luck. :thumbsup:
    I meant to say before, the old books always said if you achieve the correct open goblet shape, then you should be able to throw your hat from one side, through the middle, and out the other...
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  6. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    @hailbopp, new employees on the production line were also told to eat as much of the products as they liked! By the end of the first couple of shifts, they had had enough!
    @hailbopp, new employees on the production line were also told to eat as much of the products as they liked! By the end of the first couple of shifts, they had had enough!
    @hailbopp, new employees on the production line were also told to eat as much of the products as they liked! By the end of the first couple of shifts, they had had enough!
    @hailbopp, new employees on the production line were also told to eat as much of the products as they liked! By the end of the first couple of shifts, they had had enough!
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  7. Loofah
    Like x 6

    The Walipini Project (aka greenhouse shenanigans)

    what a beautiful greenhouse. like a mini victorian palace glasshouse.
    what a beautiful greenhouse. like a mini victorian palace glasshouse.
    what a beautiful greenhouse. like a mini victorian palace glasshouse.
    what a beautiful greenhouse. like a mini victorian palace glasshouse.
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  8. JWK
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    Show Us Your HousePlants In Bloom Now 2026

    Gorgeous plant @pete! What temperature does it like?
    Gorgeous plant @pete! What temperature does it like?
    Gorgeous plant @pete! What temperature does it like?
    Gorgeous plant @pete! What temperature does it like?
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  9. JWK
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    What's buzzing flying near you 2026

    And then there were none! Well not quite but the winter thrushes have gone all but 2, the blackbirds are down to 2 while the chaffinches are holding their own. Even the jackdaws are few and it...
    And then there were none! Well not quite but the winter thrushes have gone all but 2, the blackbirds are down to 2 while the chaffinches are holding their own. Even the jackdaws are few and it isn't that there aren't any apples left. Did though yesterday have 2 green woodpeckers on the apples...
    And then there were none! Well not quite but the winter thrushes have gone all but 2, the blackbirds are down to 2 while the chaffinches are holding their own. Even the jackdaws are few and it isn't that there aren't any apples left. Did though...
    And then there were none! Well not quite but the winter thrushes have gone all but 2, the blackbirds are down to 2 while the chaffinches are holding their own. Even the jackdaws are few and it...
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  10. Plantminded
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    What's Looking Good January 2026

    Just went out to check on my Hibiscus as it is sunny and 12c but coulfn't sit on my chair as Munchkin has occupied it ...The Hibiscus are fine and some have buds ...But the Jacaranda is...
    Just went out to check on my Hibiscus as it is sunny and 12c but coulfn't sit on my chair as Munchkin has occupied it ...The Hibiscus are fine and some have buds ...But the Jacaranda is thinning out ...
    Just went out to check on my Hibiscus as it is sunny and 12c but coulfn't sit on my chair as Munchkin has occupied it ...The Hibiscus are fine and some have buds ...But the Jacaranda is thinning out ...
    Just went out to check on my Hibiscus as it is sunny and 12c but coulfn't sit on my chair as Munchkin has occupied it ...The Hibiscus are fine and some have buds ...But the Jacaranda is...
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  11. JWK
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    Currently Listening To 2026

    and for something completely different.. He had such a haunting voice
    and for something completely different.. He had such a haunting voice
    and for something completely different.. He had such a haunting voice
    and for something completely different.. He had such a haunting voice
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  12. Bear

    COFEA arabica

    I know someone who grew coffee in Maine, which is considerably colder in the winter than here but you have to really put the effort in. Coffee is a tropical rainforest plant, so likes humidity and...
    I know someone who grew coffee in Maine, which is considerably colder in the winter than here but you have to really put the effort in. Coffee is a tropical rainforest plant, so likes humidity and warmth. I believe they grow it in the tropical biodome at the Eden project but don't know if they...
    I know someone who grew coffee in Maine, which is considerably colder in the winter than here but you have to really put the effort in. Coffee is a tropical rainforest plant, so likes humidity and warmth. I believe they grow it in the tropical...
    I know someone who grew coffee in Maine, which is considerably colder in the winter than here but you have to really put the effort in. Coffee is a tropical rainforest plant, so likes humidity and...
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  13. Michael Hewett
    Agree x 5

    Slow pages

    A bit iffy again here too.
    A bit iffy again here too.
    A bit iffy again here too.
    A bit iffy again here too.
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  14. Warren Jones

    TurfWorld Limited

    With the colder weather many of us are experiencing right now, it’s completely normal to wonder what (if anything) you should be doing for your lawn over winter.The good news is that most turf...
    With the colder weather many of us are experiencing right now, it’s completely normal to wonder what (if anything) you should be doing for your lawn over winter.The good news is that most turf damage at this time of year comes from simple things like excessive foot traffic on frozen or...
    With the colder weather many of us are experiencing right now, it’s completely normal to wonder what (if anything) you should be doing for your lawn over winter.The good news is that most turf damage at this time of year comes from simple...
    With the colder weather many of us are experiencing right now, it’s completely normal to wonder what (if anything) you should be doing for your lawn over winter.The good news is that most turf...
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  15. JWK
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    A Joke or Two 2026

    A Geordie lass went to the hairdresser and asked for a perm......The hairdresser replied..... “I wandered lernly as a clood…..”
    A Geordie lass went to the hairdresser and asked for a perm......The hairdresser replied..... “I wandered lernly as a clood…..”
    A Geordie lass went to the hairdresser and asked for a perm......The hairdresser replied..... “I wandered lernly as a clood…..”
    A Geordie lass went to the hairdresser and asked for a perm......The hairdresser replied..... “I wandered lernly as a clood…..”
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  16. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    I ordered seeds from Chiltern Seeds yesterday and that's it (honest) for this year.
    I ordered seeds from Chiltern Seeds yesterday and that's it (honest) for this year.
    I ordered seeds from Chiltern Seeds yesterday and that's it (honest) for this year.
    I ordered seeds from Chiltern Seeds yesterday and that's it (honest) for this year.
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  17. shiney
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    JANUARY PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

    Bah, humbug!
    Bah, humbug!
    Bah, humbug!
    Bah, humbug!
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  18. Logan
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  19. JWK
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    Vegetable Growing 2026

    Nice size, parsnip digging was always in my memory as the ground being frozen solid.:biggrin:
    Nice size, parsnip digging was always in my memory as the ground being frozen solid.:biggrin:
    Nice size, parsnip digging was always in my memory as the ground being frozen solid.:biggrin:
    Nice size, parsnip digging was always in my memory as the ground being frozen solid.:biggrin:
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  20. JWK
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    Best supplier of compost 2026

    I use Clover, as @hailbopp suggested. It has peat in it. At the moment it's sold by 2 garden centres fairly local to me in South Norfolk. I'm happy with it.
    I use Clover, as @hailbopp suggested. It has peat in it. At the moment it's sold by 2 garden centres fairly local to me in South Norfolk. I'm happy with it.
    I use Clover, as @hailbopp suggested. It has peat in it. At the moment it's sold by 2 garden centres fairly local to me in South Norfolk. I'm happy with it.
    I use Clover, as @hailbopp suggested. It has peat in it. At the moment it's sold by 2 garden centres fairly local to me in South Norfolk. I'm happy with it.
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