Slowlycatchymonkey

You can laugh my phones packed up more than once in the heat. They have battery protection so if it gets too hot they go into a type of low power mode to reduce the battery temp, the screen dims to the lowest setting, refresh and background activity is stopped. Only happens in direct sunlight, using satnav and charging it at the same time. Got lost for over an hour thanks to that. Went into a cafe and got some ice put it in a bag and wedged it behind the phone holder, worked a treat. by the way phones silicone cases can increase this heat, silicone is made from sand, its a complex process involving many stages, have I told you about sand yet? I understand @Bucksters keen to know.

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Only watched that yesterday

Oh dear I can't unsee that now

Ooh all this bike talk, its like a bike forum or summink

The grass isnt a problem its the hedge trimming that takes forever.

Pete get bored and chop in a perfectly good bike? Thats never gonna happen.

I got that when you figure out how it works where theres no post/zipcodes let me know

I really didn't think I was going to like it but I do. Hopefully its going to last you a while, mainly cos I can't take another Mystery Bike thread

The relief is immense I think you're gonna really enjoy that. Having a bike that is, no idea about Hondas.

Nope, had a nice chat with her a few weeks ago. Said Id PM her when I got back here, did that, message not picked up.

My weekend starts today

Im more concerned Mr Fisher has lost his galoshes.

I didnt know that was a real thing. Looked it up its said its a fungus, White-nose syndrome, probably introduced from Europe.

Same. It’s really noticeable this year. Usually the light going through the back door means it’s plastered in moths and insects. This year I’ve not seen a single moth. We also usually see a shedload of bats, they circuit the house hoovering up free dindins and this year so far we’ve seen none

Germany do an in flight catch study. They catch everything flying over a certain area (can’t remember how big) then weigh the catch. Since the 70’s it’s gone down 76% and during the summer when activity should be at its height it’s dropped over 80% Just to add to the woe the catch is done over a nature reserve - no light pollution, low pesticide levels, the ideal environment for insects, so they’e saying everywhere else is likely a lot worse than that!

I fear we’re tipping over the precipice.

Mismanagement and the distribution mechanisms in place are wholly flawed. Theres a phenomenal amount of food waste, 2.5 billion tonnes of food per year (about a 1/3 of all food produced), thats a lot of unnecessary damage. Spains introducing very high fines (up to 500,000 euros) for food producers and restaurants that throw away food, they have to have agreements with food banks and charities to use it, harsh but a step in the right direction.

Comfortable silence is alright, I think. Well so long as its not something you regret later. I think I'll regret not seeing my youngest brother later on but then when I think about him I think mañana

Habitat changes, light pollution, intensive farming over too many acres, pesticide use (particularly water soluble pesticides). Caused an over 70% decline in insect numbers which has already led to the disappearance of some species of farm birds and the pollinators that directly support our food chain are also disappearing fast but lets just carry on like nothings happening until we reach environmental collapse. The greedy psychopathic bastards who think this is all dandy assume they will have checked out before the consequences land, looks like we're gonna see it a lot sooner than they thought.

Why's that had a fallout?

Only 20years? Pete would wring another 5-10 out of it yet