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  1. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    I left the UK (Luton) in July 1963 and moved to Alabama. was 15 and went there to go to a commercial college ... it was 100F on the town clock up from the college. I thought I would die.:phew: That...
    I left the UK (Luton) in July 1963 and moved to Alabama. was 15 and went there to go to a commercial college ... it was 100F on the town clock up from the college. I thought I would die.:phew: That Winter it snowed and they were skiing down our road!T'other Half had to take our sun shade over...
    I left the UK (Luton) in July 1963 and moved to Alabama. was 15 and went there to go to a commercial college ... it was 100F on the town clock up from the college. I thought I would die.:phew: That Winter it snowed and they were skiing down our...
    I left the UK (Luton) in July 1963 and moved to Alabama. was 15 and went there to go to a commercial college ... it was 100F on the town clock up from the college. I thought I would die.:phew: That...
    JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Off-Topic Discussion ... 41 42 43
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    Victoria
    Jan 27, 2026 at 11:14 AM
  2. Michael Hewett

    Meta ?

    I suddenly had one of those messages the other day Michael, after years of using FB, I assume it's just procedure when they make changes.
    I suddenly had one of those messages the other day Michael, after years of using FB, I assume it's just procedure when they make changes.
    I suddenly had one of those messages the other day Michael, after years of using FB, I assume it's just procedure when they make changes.
    I suddenly had one of those messages the other day Michael, after years of using FB, I assume it's just procedure when they make changes.
    Michael Hewett, Jan 27, 2026 at 7:18 AM, Computer Corner
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    pete
    Jan 27, 2026 at 7:47 AM
  3. shiney
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    Greenhouse - Goodbye Old Friend, Hello New

    “And they never disturbed any plants - he's in the top righthand corner” Hmm well that cannot be said about Bella now more appropriately called Beezer.During the many hours of potting up for...
    “And they never disturbed any plants - he's in the top righthand corner” Hmm well that cannot be said about Bella now more appropriately called Beezer.During the many hours of potting up for my charity plant sale she appears to “ help”. The help consists of her pushing potted up plants off...
    “And they never disturbed any plants - he's in the top righthand corner” Hmm well that cannot be said about Bella now more appropriately called Beezer.During the many hours of potting up for my charity plant sale she appears to “ help”. The...
    “And they never disturbed any plants - he's in the top righthand corner” Hmm well that cannot be said about Bella now more appropriately called Beezer.During the many hours of potting up for...
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    shiney, Oct 25, 2025, Garden Projects and DIY ... 13 14 15
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    hailbopp
    Jan 27, 2026 at 10:59 AM
  4. JWK
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    A Joke or Two 2026

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    JWK, Jan 1, 2026, The Muppet Show ... 8 9 10
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    Ladybird4
    Jan 27, 2026 at 6:50 AM
  5. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Good morning all.Well done for the QuizRaining again. I cleaned the sitting room yesterday so it's the turn of the dining room today. Cedric's piano is dusty.
    Good morning all.Well done for the QuizRaining again. I cleaned the sitting room yesterday so it's the turn of the dining room today. Cedric's piano is dusty.
    Good morning all.Well done for the QuizRaining again. I cleaned the sitting room yesterday so it's the turn of the dining room today. Cedric's piano is dusty.
    Good morning all.Well done for the QuizRaining again. I cleaned the sitting room yesterday so it's the turn of the dining room today. Cedric's piano is dusty.
    Loofah, Jan 1, 2026, The Muppet Show ... 26 27 28
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    Busy-Lizzie
    Jan 27, 2026 at 10:03 AM
  6. hailbopp

    Any tips on splitting Aruncas.

    A Newcastle Drain Spade is your answer. It'll even chop concrete blocks in half.
    A Newcastle Drain Spade is your answer. It'll even chop concrete blocks in half.
    A Newcastle Drain Spade is your answer. It'll even chop concrete blocks in half.
    A Newcastle Drain Spade is your answer. It'll even chop concrete blocks in half.
    hailbopp, Jan 20, 2026, General Gardening Discussion
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    kindredspirit
    Jan 27, 2026 at 6:32 AM
  7. Alisa

    Daphne - which variety to choose

    I now checked everything available for sale online, I tend to love the upright growing bholua. Now thinking if it's ok to buy in "blind". Sellers don't have pictures of actual plants for sale....
    I now checked everything available for sale online, I tend to love the upright growing bholua. Now thinking if it's ok to buy in "blind". Sellers don't have pictures of actual plants for sale. Plants cost £30 and up.
    I now checked everything available for sale online, I tend to love the upright growing bholua. Now thinking if it's ok to buy in "blind". Sellers don't have pictures of actual plants for sale. Plants cost £30 and up.
    I now checked everything available for sale online, I tend to love the upright growing bholua. Now thinking if it's ok to buy in "blind". Sellers don't have pictures of actual plants for sale....
    Alisa, Jan 24, 2026 at 4:18 PM, Other Plants
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    Alisa
    Jan 27, 2026 at 10:13 AM
  8. JWK
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    What's buzzing flying near you 2026

    I have a bumblebee in my garden since December, but it's the first time I have that. I think since last year, birds and plants are confused.While having a walk on 30 December, I was able to take...
    I have a bumblebee in my garden since December, but it's the first time I have that. I think since last year, birds and plants are confused.While having a walk on 30 December, I was able to take pictures of two Robins.Last week, when we had sunshine and the tit couple was looking for...
    I have a bumblebee in my garden since December, but it's the first time I have that. I think since last year, birds and plants are confused.While having a walk on 30 December, I was able to take pictures of two Robins.Last week, when we...
    I have a bumblebee in my garden since December, but it's the first time I have that. I think since last year, birds and plants are confused.While having a walk on 30 December, I was able to take...
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    JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Wildlife Corner ... 2
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    simone_in_wiltshire
    Jan 27, 2026 at 4:52 AM
  9. Plantminded
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    What's Looking Good January 2026

    You know, January is the best time to be in the garden. So much is starting. I spare you to look at endless pictures with buds.:) Just the essentials.Echinacea starting the new year.The...
    You know, January is the best time to be in the garden. So much is starting. I spare you to look at endless pictures with buds.:) Just the essentials.Echinacea starting the new year.The Euphorbia 'Galaxy Glow' has survived drought and frost, but the Geum 'Totally Tangerine' next to it has...
    You know, January is the best time to be in the garden. So much is starting. I spare you to look at endless pictures with buds.:) Just the essentials.Echinacea starting the new year.The Euphorbia 'Galaxy Glow' has survived drought and...
    You know, January is the best time to be in the garden. So much is starting. I spare you to look at endless pictures with buds.:) Just the essentials.Echinacea starting the new year.The...
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    Plantminded, Dec 31, 2025, General Gardening Discussion ... 2 3 4
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    simone_in_wiltshire
    Jan 27, 2026 at 3:19 AM
  10. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    The only thing I have done today is to nip out and rescue the two new pots that arrived yesterday as they were blowing all over the garden. They can live inside for the moment until I get round to...
    The only thing I have done today is to nip out and rescue the two new pots that arrived yesterday as they were blowing all over the garden. They can live inside for the moment until I get round to drilling drainage holes in the bottom.
    The only thing I have done today is to nip out and rescue the two new pots that arrived yesterday as they were blowing all over the garden. They can live inside for the moment until I get round to drilling drainage holes in the bottom.
    The only thing I have done today is to nip out and rescue the two new pots that arrived yesterday as they were blowing all over the garden. They can live inside for the moment until I get round to...
    simone_in_wiltshire, Jan 1, 2026, General Gardening Discussion ... 6 7 8
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    katecat58
    Jan 27, 2026 at 10:09 AM
  11. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    The lease was popular in the 2010's when it was the old feed in tariff, it also helped to promote the uptake in solar panels and were based on a 25 year contract based on the feed in tariff. Then...
    The lease was popular in the 2010's when it was the old feed in tariff, it also helped to promote the uptake in solar panels and were based on a 25 year contract based on the feed in tariff. Then you had three options, renew the lease, buy the solar panels at a reduced cost or have them removed....
    The lease was popular in the 2010's when it was the old feed in tariff, it also helped to promote the uptake in solar panels and were based on a 25 year contract based on the feed in tariff. Then you had three options, renew the lease, buy the...
    The lease was popular in the 2010's when it was the old feed in tariff, it also helped to promote the uptake in solar panels and were based on a 25 year contract based on the feed in tariff. Then...
    JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Off-Topic Discussion ... 26 27 28
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    gks
    Jan 26, 2026 at 11:44 PM
  12. plantgirl

    Lilac

    Thanks, I clocked that one and will be keeping an eye on it.
    Thanks, I clocked that one and will be keeping an eye on it.
    Thanks, I clocked that one and will be keeping an eye on it.
    Thanks, I clocked that one and will be keeping an eye on it.
    plantgirl, Jan 26, 2026 at 6:52 PM, Other Plants
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    plantgirl
    Jan 26, 2026 at 9:37 PM
  13. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    @shiney The problem with voting for a great constituency MP, even if they are in the 'wrong' party, is that they will in all likelihood still vote the way they are told to in Parliament. That...
    @shiney The problem with voting for a great constituency MP, even if they are in the 'wrong' party, is that they will in all likelihood still vote the way they are told to in Parliament. That won't necessarily gel with their constituency priorities. The views of individual MPs seem to be...
    @shiney The problem with voting for a great constituency MP, even if they are in the 'wrong' party, is that they will in all likelihood still vote the way they are told to in Parliament. That won't necessarily gel with their constituency...
    @shiney The problem with voting for a great constituency MP, even if they are in the 'wrong' party, is that they will in all likelihood still vote the way they are told to in Parliament. That...
    Tidemark, Aug 17, 2024, Off-Topic Discussion ... 331 332 333
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    KT53
    Jan 27, 2026 at 10:50 AM
  14. eatenbyweasels
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    Tomato Growing 2026

    :thud: I'll be on the chaise-longue, clutching my pearls.
    :thud: I'll be on the chaise-longue, clutching my pearls.
    :thud: I'll be on the chaise-longue, clutching my pearls.
    :thud: I'll be on the chaise-longue, clutching my pearls.
    eatenbyweasels, Dec 18, 2025, Edible Gardening ... 2 3
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    eatenbyweasels
    Jan 26, 2026 at 7:27 PM
  15. BB3
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    What an eejit!

    I knew someone who bought a job lot of smoke detectors and put them under the stairs in a carrier bag and forgot about them. You know the rest of the story.....
    I knew someone who bought a job lot of smoke detectors and put them under the stairs in a carrier bag and forgot about them. You know the rest of the story.....
    I knew someone who bought a job lot of smoke detectors and put them under the stairs in a carrier bag and forgot about them. You know the rest of the story.....
    I knew someone who bought a job lot of smoke detectors and put them under the stairs in a carrier bag and forgot about them. You know the rest of the story.....
    BB3, Jan 21, 2026 at 5:31 PM, Off-Topic Discussion ... 2
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    BB3
    Jan 26, 2026 at 7:16 PM
  16. Fat Controller
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    All things automotive

    Rarely is there anything without bias nowadays. The only variation seems to be whether your bias is deemed virtuous or not, regardless of whether you right or wrong :biggrin:
    Rarely is there anything without bias nowadays. The only variation seems to be whether your bias is deemed virtuous or not, regardless of whether you right or wrong :biggrin:
    Rarely is there anything without bias nowadays. The only variation seems to be whether your bias is deemed virtuous or not, regardless of whether you right or wrong :biggrin:
    Rarely is there anything without bias nowadays. The only variation seems to be whether your bias is deemed virtuous or not, regardless of whether you right or wrong :biggrin:
    Fat Controller, Jan 16, 2026, Off-Topic Discussion ... 2 3
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    Fat Controller
    Jan 26, 2026 at 6:10 PM
  17. Kevin Cowans

    My Garden Progress

    I would do it before the phlox starts into growth - the new growth can be soft and easily damaged (although it will regrow).
    I would do it before the phlox starts into growth - the new growth can be soft and easily damaged (although it will regrow).
    I would do it before the phlox starts into growth - the new growth can be soft and easily damaged (although it will regrow).
    I would do it before the phlox starts into growth - the new growth can be soft and easily damaged (although it will regrow).
    Kevin Cowans, Jul 19, 2018, General Gardening Discussion ... 52 53 54
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    JennyJB
    Jan 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM
  18. shiney
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    JANUARY PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

    Food porn
    Food porn
    Food porn
    Food porn
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    shiney, Jan 1, 2026, Photo Competitions
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    Penny_Forthem
    Jan 25, 2026 at 7:02 PM
  19. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    Just ordered a couple of large obelisks to replace a wooden arch/pergola that was rotting and in danger of collapse. We've left it a while after removing the wood so that we could be sure that we...
    Just ordered a couple of large obelisks to replace a wooden arch/pergola that was rotting and in danger of collapse. We've left it a while after removing the wood so that we could be sure that we wanted something in the space.By the way, I love reading about plant purchases. And even more so...
    Just ordered a couple of large obelisks to replace a wooden arch/pergola that was rotting and in danger of collapse. We've left it a while after removing the wood so that we could be sure that we wanted something in the space.By the way, I love...
    Just ordered a couple of large obelisks to replace a wooden arch/pergola that was rotting and in danger of collapse. We've left it a while after removing the wood so that we could be sure that we...
    Selleri, Jan 2, 2026, General Gardening Discussion
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    Golarne
    Jan 25, 2026 at 6:03 PM
  20. JWK
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    Things that have made you happy today 2026

    I saw a blackbird while walking. It landed a half a meter in front of me on a stone wall. It’s the first time since 2024 that I saw one again.
    I saw a blackbird while walking. It landed a half a meter in front of me on a stone wall. It’s the first time since 2024 that I saw one again.
    I saw a blackbird while walking. It landed a half a meter in front of me on a stone wall. It’s the first time since 2024 that I saw one again.
    I saw a blackbird while walking. It landed a half a meter in front of me on a stone wall. It’s the first time since 2024 that I saw one again.
    JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Off-Topic Discussion ... 2 3 4
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    simone_in_wiltshire
    Jan 25, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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