Ed Crane

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My stories have been read 466735 times and 295 of my stories have been cherry picked.
229 of my 2,136 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 239 votes

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New Directions (39)

I had to make some name changes after going back to the meeting in the pub part 24

Rools is Rools

I’m not much of a drinker, I’ll buy an occasional bottle of my favourite brew when it takes my fancy while out shopping or a half bottle of wine to...
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Cherry

New Directions (38)

The idea of going up North to stay at Karen’s temped me. I figured at least I’d get to sleep with her when she got home. Then I remembered the last...
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Cherry

New Directions (37)

By lunchtime my eyes felt like someone’d kicked sand in my face. Three hours of staring at my PC screen scrolling through hundreds of messages trying...
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229 of my comments have received 239 Great Feedback votes

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Good to read this train of thought,

Posted on Fri, 15 Feb 2019

I was thinking about writing a bit of a ramble about a totally different subject, but reading this brought familiar thoughts and also some nice memories of my Las Palmas and Lanz. days. Eight years away from Spain punctuated by occasional trips...

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Posted in Among friends

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Ha ha my comment looks like I agree with you points :(

Posted on Mon, 27 Jan 2025

This is a brilliant piece of contra argumenting

i try to avoid reading the news about The Don. It fills me with dread and dismay. The more I read about what is happening the more parallels I draw from Germany in the 1930s. It's very...

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Posted in Ye Mighty

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Sean, It is worth remembering

Posted on Wed, 18 Dec 2024

 There are 500,000 potentially life saving plant species which need our protection

 

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Posted in Why I'm a consistent and unabashed 'anti-vaxxer'

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Thanks Claudine

Posted on Mon, 30 Sep 2024

Its a bit embarrassing to say I lost my cherry at my age laugh

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Posted in KHEPRI

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Hi Maxine, after reading this I want to explain about collagen

Posted on Mon, 15 May 2023

Collagen is a long chain triple helix molecule of amino acids bonded together with peptide bonds. Think of it as a sort of natural polythene. Collagen is only found in animals like mammals and fish. We humans are approximately 30% Collagen bound...

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Posted in Selenium.

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Quite amazing how 'White Van Man's' life has changed in 20 years

Posted on Tue, 28 Feb 2023

from traffic hazard on motorways to traffic hazard in towns. wink

However you do...

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Posted in White Van Man

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Very carefully worded piece. At last we can see the days growing

Posted on Mon, 23 Jan 2023

Taking the dog early this morning I heard bird song. The first time I noticed the embryonic dawn chorus of these little hearts staking their claims for the breeding season.

So nice of you to remind us Spring is stirring from her sleep....

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Posted in She said her name was Winter

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There are plenty of leaves here this year

Posted on Tue, 29 Nov 2022

in Belgium many council authorities have decided not to clear the leaves from green spaces like before. They say it's better for the environment to let the leaves rot down over winter to provide food for the spring growth. 

Not often...

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Posted in Autumn carpets

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Well done Ewan (and Rachel for the pick)

Posted on Wed, 24 Nov 2021

Regardless of one's political colour, this guy is in the wrong place and should recognise his ineptitude urgently before he does something really dangerous.

https://www.youtube.com/(link is external)...

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Posted in It Seems Our Leader Is Unwell

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Congrats on pick of the week

Posted on Thu, 30 Sep 2021

A very informative poem about a mostly overlooked fish described in a very delicate way. Good to see these important small small creatures brought into the limelight. Nicely done.

Ed

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Posted in Stone Loach

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