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Perhaps we should gather some Ruislip acorns, this Autumn, and make some dotorimuk?
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Ray Mears and his mate Gordon, (who is most definitely not a moron), processed acorns into an edible meal years ago.
Shelled, roughly broken up, into a net, into a stream to allow the fresh water to wash away most of the tannins,
then slowly roasted, at the lowest heat possible from a fire,
then ground up and made into a paste/dough,
formed into rough flat breads and cooked over the fire on a griddle.There are rumoured to be groves of Oaks in Italy,
from a very local sub-species that gives rise to tannin-deficient acorns that
are edible without all that above.Edited to add link to Ray & Gordon making acorns edible
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The roads to the west of Heathrow, (originally to the west of the sewage works that had to be demolished to make space for T5), were improved in the days before the M25 was even a glimmer in the Dept. of Transport's eyes. Nowadays they are barely maintained.
You will have seen the step 'Fix me' approaching the roundabout at the south west corner of LHR, where the underlying concrete slabs have moved.
Some of the worst failed transverse joints have recently been (over)filled meaning the best way to cross them is tight to the kerb.
Did you see the angled double utility trench to the north of the flyover in Stockley Park?
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You could try contacting your council, who have statutory responsibilities as Lead Local Flood Authority. The Environment Agency have recently released revised flood risk maps. Mistakes are sometimes made with the revisions. Your council can intercede on residents' behalfs to correct errors.
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It appears to be the case that the Tory's self-proclaimed status as the 'Natural Party of Government' is conclusively disproven once a generation.
John Major presided over Black Wednesday in 1992.
His administration never recovered from this failure leading to almost 5 years of drift for the UK.Liz Truss chose to ignore all the checks & balances that temper changes to economic policy. She had no mandate for her cavalier actions, just the support of the non-representative Tory party membership.
Far from the Bank of England being able to signal that it was considering whether interest rates needed to be examined, giving mortgage lenders several weeks even a months notice to work with mortgagees who were approaching the end of their fixed terms, the BoE had to take urgent action.
Liz Truss and her unelected advisors from various 55 Tufton Street lobbyists did not understand 'the Markets' they claimed to worship.
Liz Truss should never have been a Cabinet minister let alone elected Leader & Prime Minister. She should have admitted her ignorance and exitted public life.
If she was in any doubt of her value to the political discussion her defeat in the General Election should have penetrated her world view.
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Yep, I was wondering the luck of finding ET's fossilised skull?
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Get on the phone to Paul Whitehouse.
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Ukraine can pick off with Himars munitions any re-supply convoy coming towards Sudzha.
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Hmm, that could be tempting fate.
There is a seldom used Aldi/Lidl soldering iron in the shed.
Have removed the outer plastic cover to reveal the manufacturer's claimed capacity was 1800mAh. -
Mature, distant neighbour asked if I could pop round and draw the blinds inside the acrylic roof of his conservatory. No problem.
He had put his lab thermometer outside to check the temp. He freely admits it is over 30 years since it was checked/calibrated, but we saw an indication of 36C. -
Mature, distant neighbour sought my assistance with a small radio with a rechargeable battery that no longer recharged.
Found this inside.
Any one know of reputable source?
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^ 'Don't lean!' shouts a voice from the crowd.
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Often form a mid-ride roadside snack, returning from Windsor,
when in season.
Have also made a cracking chutney, that enlivened Winter carbs,
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Yep, Boxing, Judo, Taekwondo, possibly others have weight classes. Just through historical precedent?
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Simple: Open class, and weight bandings for all others.
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Why are Field events not classified by weight?
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I noted that as well.
My brain then went on an odd thought process of:
no Hope/Lotus canoes,
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The current live cimbing is mightily impressive.
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I'm here all week.
Don't try the bear steaks.
LFGSS
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of fixed gear and single-speed cyclists.
I remember that as well.
Gordon 'not-a-moron' saved himself with some foresight. No detail to avoid spoilers.