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    Firefighter arrested after farmer killed by stampeding cows

    He was thinking: Siren = Cows move quicker. Unless anyone can propose a sensible. credible alternative? You are right, it is a difficult (and sad) case. Sadly, in legal terms, I don't believe accidents are allowed to 'just happen'. Someone has to be responsible.
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    Firefighter arrested after farmer killed by stampeding cows

    Yes, you need to undergo years of veterinary training to learn that loud noises may panic animals. Evidently the fireman believed loud noises alarm animals - this is what he wanted to achieve in order to clear the road. It was a fully deliberate action, but the consequences weren't...
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    Firefighter arrested after farmer killed by stampeding cows

    I can only imagine this is a joke. His father dies in dreadful circumstances and you assume he is looking to profit. You must have a sad outlook on life. Seriously?? The ONLY reason they would have used the siren is to clear the cows out of the way. Upon hearing a siren no animal will neatly...
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    Solid Oak Flooring - Tricky questions...

    Thanks all. Mattysupra - By running wood "the correct way for the area", do you mean that you run corridors along their length and all rooms away from windows even if this means having a 90deg difference from one room to the next?? If I were to do this, sadly I would still need to lay ply...
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    Solid Oak Flooring - Tricky questions...

    Thanks flooringman. The corridor issue is bugging me. I am not sure whether people entering a flat with a smart Oak flooring would believe it to be original - thus finding a mix of orientations strange. Does anyone here have floorboards of alternating directions?! I shall get hold of a...
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    Solid Oak Flooring - Tricky questions...

    Afternoon all, First time posting after months of loitering :wink: I would be very grateful for some advice, I have read all advice but cannot find answers to the below questions! 50m2 (3 rooms, one corridor) of real wood flooring (140x20xmin1500) to be put down on existing pine...
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