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We have fantastic soil here, and an ideal summer climate. However, we can be seriously stuffed before then. It's been over 20 degrees for the last few days, but the older gardeners regard anyone who plants before the 10th of June as an idiot, because, out of nowhere, we can get a direct channel to t...

Mine are all relatively close, but my primary methods to solve the groceries problems are copied from my mother back in the '70s. I've bought the biggest freezer I have space for, grow a veggie garden, and got better/more adventurous at cooking. I will be using the mangoes to make my own chutney. Th...

Not sure the one chip death qualifies as a Darwin. I can find no evidence that the teen knew of his heart condition - it appears it was only discovered during the autopsy.
Indeed, it is interesting that none of the media have questioned this.

I do remember those. My parents were keen collectors and they seemed to be effective.
Unlike almost all current schemes, which appear to be data-harvesting operations disguised as discount schemes.

Discounts have plummeted since the Pandemic. A typical Superstore flyer was 12 or 16 pages, it is now 4. Large numbers of items now never go on sale. As for pricing, it's all over the place. Mangoes at one store today 2.99 in the flyer, at another 1.49 if a member. My local expanded butchers/grocers...

This airfield is easy for Ukraine-friendly locals to oversee. Coupled with sat-int, I would expect the Ukrainians to have a good idea of what was where before the strike. Quite a few of the aircraft are obviously parked in storage positions. There are 9 Mig-29s and 3 L39s which may not have moved si...

Belbek - Sat image before/after.
Looks like 2 Mig-31 Foxhounds are toast!
The third burnt out area is, I think, the ready-use refueling tanks.
https://mstdn.social/@noelreports/112452372356216291

Nothing like local knowledge!
Did the museum look like it could be put back into use? Condition of quays? Still water-filled, etc?

"I mentioned the War once, but I think I got away with it..."

Just been back to a grocery store to dispute an overcharge. To be exact, a discount of $1 was applied when it should have been $6. This is a central pricing error, not the store staff. Since the beginning of this year, I have had 14 errors in various groceries stores, 8 as above and 6 where the wron...

Ukrainian partisans have given an exact position for the fire at Belbek on the second night, here https://www.google.com/maps/place/44%C2%B041'12.3%22N+33%C2%B034'52.9%22E/@44.6867574,33.580413,385m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d44.686756!4d33.58135?entry=ttu This is one of the two weapons storage...

The ever-smarter donkey


1. Works out it can jump fence
2. Works out lowest place to jump fence
3. Works out it can remove fence
4. Waits for others to solve problem and walks out.

The Slovakian plot thickens....

lots of inbounds to Crimea tonight, all over the western half.

Depends if you have altered the tire pressures in the meantime, though this would likely only make a very small difference, and I expect you are well aware of checking TPs from hot-cold. How the vehicle was loaded for adjustment and tests would make more difference. Another source would be the chang...

No damage imagery, other than the S-400, that I've seen so far. Unconfirmed reports indicate up to 38 aircraft on the base, of which 1 Mig-31 and 3 Su-27s damaged. The reports of aircraft damage reports include Russian ones. This may be the first use of Block 2 ATACMS, reports from both sides indica...

Wouldn't surprise me if the perp has terminal cancer, or similar.
Pomeranian Grenadier.

Hamas continues to use the civilian population as shields, so the Israelis have no other options. As for Nabka, remember that it came after the creation of the state of Israel. Firstly, the The UN Committee on Palestine had no representatives from any of the surrounding nations or the Jews involved ...

They caught the perp, not that I'm expecting anything much from that in terms of why. What will tell us what's going on is if Orban gets shot soon too. If not, well, everyone in the Balkans has more enemies than they can count. Even if someone's a Saint, their Great(x20)grandfather probably stabbed ...

Extensive fires at Balbek air base in Crimea, on the main flight line. Concrete does not burn; well, not like this anyway :D 742bd0eaea796045.jpg https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@33.59,44.68,14.00z Google maps shows parking for about 40 fighters in this area, with 24 aircraft shown...