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  1. Skimmer

    Michael Gove and the Conservatives did this.

    OK I've edited it 😁
  2. Skimmer

    Michael Gove and the Conservatives did this.

    Another government that has made a "Pigs Ear" of everything its done.
  3. Skimmer

    Doesn't make it alright

    That went down well 😁🤣
  4. Skimmer

    EA a National Disaster

    I feel the financial loss damage and distress caused to people by the EA must be equal to that of the post office scandal though what can be done about it I've no idea.
  5. Skimmer

    EA a National Disaster

    Member of Parliament, Internal Drainage Boards.
  6. Skimmer

    EA a National Disaster

    The wildlife Trust have reintroduced beavers upstream in a closure just waiting for them to escape into the river.
  7. Skimmer

    EA a National Disaster

    Think we need a itv documentary series
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    EA a National Disaster

    I do think they are as bad as the post office peoples lives are being ruined due to their failure to maintain watercourses and you just can't get to the ones that decide policy. One EA catchment adviser said last week that it was more do with heavy rain and added infrastructure don't they...
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    EA a National Disaster

    5 months after storm babet we're still flooded 90 acres of summer grazing 4ft deep I am currently pumping, 1k a month just in electric, most land in the Idle Valley is either flooded or waterlogged. The Idle is pumped into the Trent at 36cumec unfortunately flow diwn the river is 11cunec...
  10. Skimmer

    Bone Nibbler

    I can't tell you how much better that has made me feel😁
  11. Skimmer

    Bone Nibbler

    It wasn't the wheel that did it, it was the burden steel it snatched
  12. Skimmer

    Bone Nibbler

    First thing they did was fill me with antibiotics.
  13. Skimmer

    Bone Nibbler

    2/3 of middle finger left but very sore at the moment.
  14. Skimmer

    Bone Nibbler

    This is what a surgeon uses to remove excess bone in order to repair a finger after a chopsaw has being used carelessly. Due to my own stupidity I have had 2 days in hospital and a horrible operation under local anesthetic not to mention all the inconvenience I have caused for everyone else...
  15. Skimmer

    Why is the Environment Agency so against cleaning, maintaining UK rivers??

    None, this has being back to government and they insist there is enough leeway in the legislation to allow proper maintenance.
  16. Skimmer

    Why is the Environment Agency so against cleaning, maintaining UK rivers??

    The laws says you can't damage habitat, dedging damages habitat so as a government agency the EA can't dredge. So if the river blocked and voles are present it can't be touched regardless of how much damage flooding does upstream.
  17. Skimmer

    Still flooded

    The rivers Idle is pumped into the Trent by four pumps totaling 36cumec the river is so silted conveyance is 11 cumec. Auxiliary small pumps are now being used as built in pumps are sucking air.
  18. Skimmer

    Still flooded

    4 months on.
  19. Skimmer

    Health & safety visit.

    Just received a bill for £630 for 2 hours travel 1 hour visit, plus £1750 for for new man cage that is a virtual copy of the one I made. western power measured all power lines foc .
  20. Skimmer

    Bale wrapper powerpack

    They have to be powerful enough not to stall when the wrapper dead ends flow during tge cycle
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