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Kings day, 27th April, wear orange, party, drink beer till you drop

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On Kings Day, 27 April, In the cities they all wear orange and party their arses off You are allowed to sell anything on the street, so locals save their junk all year then flog it. Here is a video from last year. We hope to be in Heelweg this year and that is in the country....no crowds In the cities they all wear orange and party their arses off. https://youtu.be/FYFHJg0eDek We won't be here.... We may be here...wearing orange. Read this link below... https://dutchreview.com/featured-events/6-things-know-kingsday/

Leaners. ....now here's a concept that I am really interested in

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https://youtu.be/fwDrA8SFHd8 I'd love to try this......mate.

Oh boy, sidecars.....love them

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.....especially the BMW leaner in the video Hey, Ripper, how about this rig on  the R90s....'The Baron' ? https://youtu.be/46v45hl_eQc

Some of these new 'gentrified' luxury pedalecs are getting ridiculous. ....

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The city bike does not even have mudguards....and no gears, no chain guard? Chopper style ?, no chain guard,  no gears ? WTF ? But, it has a 1000 watt motor and 48 volt battery...huge Beach cruiser style  Dutch style cargo bike Motorbike style https://youtu.be/i3zDIpTBtWg Video link https://electrek.co/2019/03/20/rayvolt-electric-bicycles-motorcycle/amp/ Looks like these very expensive bikes from Barcelona are made for the American market. They have some very nice features and add ons, but the styles are more for recreation than transportation. I don't think that many Dutch will ride them.

New fertilizer test in our area...they are also developing new fertilizers from Cow poo and piddle

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Subscribe   Region General Sport Video Cooking & Eating    Arnhem and surroundings Nijmegen and surroundings Achterhoek Betuwe The valley Liemers Maasland Maas and Waal River country Utrecht Enschede Zutphen Oss, Uden and others Eindhoven 's Hertogenbosch Search PREMIUM © Thinkstock The first farmers can start with 'green' artificial fertilizer in the Achterhoek HENGELO / GEESTEREN - The road is free for Achterhoek fertilizer, extracted from pig manure.  After the European Union, The Hague also gave permission for a trial in the Achterhoek, which means that 55 farmers can work with the new fertilizer this year. Menno Wrist   14-03-19, 08:59   2 1 Response Tomorrow is the kick-off of the Green Meadow Fertilizer 2019 demonstration program in Geesteren, as the new fertilizer was christened.  The Groene Weide Fertilizer is made in the bio-fermentation plant of Groot-Ze

Historical.......a long read....I'm telling lies again.

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My first commercial diving hat in the states...... When I first started oilfield diving in America I had to have all my own equipment for air diving........hat, hose, compressor, radio....+ a big strong tender to tote it around. Here is my first hat a very simple DESCO tinned copper helmet. That hat is still worth $4500-5000. Hat is still very popular with inland industrial divers working in contaminated waters and sewage. Desco air hat, made from tinned copper, big thick lexan faceplate, very simple,  I can't remember what I did with it, since we lived in New Orleans. Very few parts, in air inlet valve, an exhaust valve, a neck sealing dam, a microphone/speaker and a jock strap so it would not blow off your head. You need 2 tools for maintenance a crescent wrench and a screwdriver. That's not my pic.....my pics are not digital and in storage... Now, here is the historical stuff below. I was trained on similar equipment in military in Oz. ht

26° N Belly full of local crab, at Wendie's

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Had a farewell crab feast at Wendie and Keith Bishop. Local crabs, stone crab and spider crab. Locals don't eat the spider crab, but I do. Stone crab claws on left, Spider crab claws on right, i prefer the spiders. Stone crab claws $48/lb, no commercial market for the spiders, but I like them better. (Stone crab fishery is sustainable. One of the two claws of legal size is removed and crab is returned to ocean to grow another.) Belly full and chillaxin Stubbo enjoyed the visit. He likes to look at the ocean now, but does not swim or go in past his knees anymore.

52° N Heelweg, local 350 year old Linden tree is sick and will be replaced.

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https://www.gelderlander.nl/oude-ijsselstreek/350-jaar-oude-linde-bij-radstake-is-ziek-en-gaat-naar-de-apenheul~a0b5d590/ De Radstake is very old local inn 350-year-old linden  tree at Radstake is sick and goes to the Apenheul  The Apenheul is a zoo that specializes in primates) HEELWEG - The at least 350-year-old lime tree for De Radstake in Heelweg will be moved to Apenheul in Apeldoorn on Tuesday.   Henny Haggeman   3/16/19, 3:48 PM   Last update:  21:52  Source:  De Gelderlander   12 3 Responses On Friday the iconic tree was examined by a tree surgeon.  He noted that it is no longer justified to leave the tree, which is troubled by honey fungus, at this location at the entrance of the café.  "The tree - which is hollow - can collapse and that could endanger visitors," says Robert Venderbosch, manager of De Radstake. At first it looked like the tree would be felled.  Until it became clear that the Apenheul in Apeldoorn wants to use the