derwendolly said:
Today, I decided to empty out my freezer of all unwanted bits of dog food - fussy things like to change their diets frequently. I plonked a full 'brick' of frozen raw dog food (chicken, veg vitamins etc.) onto the bird tray which is positioned on the currently unused garden table in the top front garden. Mid afternoon, along came at least a dozen magpies ( on their return from the day's foraging ) and the food started to be broken up. Suddenly .. WHOOSH... in came the Red Kite! He grabbed a pile on his way through and scattered the magpies in all directions! Minutes later all the magpies returned until … WHOOSH ……. and another load disappeared into the magpies claws. Almost instantly, the magpies returned and cleared up the remainder before the Kite returned.
I've got another load to put out tomorrow. :)
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Interesting and must have been impressive to watch. Any pix at all?
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Interesting and must have been impressive to watch. Any pix at all?
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On the dog food tack, do your beasts have a clock in their tummys like the crocodile in Peter Pan?
Cos ours have! They know exactly when feeding time at the zoo is.
Talking of which, I read recently that in France under the occupation, all you had to do to find out if the person you were talking to could be at least somewhat trusted, was to ask them to show you the time on their watch. If it was traditional French time, they were likely to be OK, but if they had put it forward an hour in line with what the Germans had done, to bring it to Berlin time, you were not.
And now, under the EU, they are all on German time!
Our neighbours all eat at dead on 12 midday, we tend to live by the sun so are usually about 1 1/2 hours behind, who wants to eat their dinner at 1030 or so?
https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/france/paris
Mad!
I also learned, bizarrely from the same source, that during three of the four years I was at senior school i.e O level and A level , 1968 to 71, the UK went through an experiment where BST was used all year round.
Can't say I noticed it!:):):)
What you going to fill your freezer with now?;););)
 
Stanleysteamer said:
On the dog food tack, do your beasts have a clock in their tummys like the crocodile in Peter Pan?
They certainly do! Not only for feeding time but also for getting up time, their morning walk setting off time and the evening piddle and bed time. Who needs a watch when you have got dogs? :)

I also learned, bizarrely from the same source, that during three of the four years I was at senior school i.e O level and A level , 1968 to 71, the UK went through an experiment where BST was used all year round.
Can't say I noticed it!:):):)
It was actually quite interesting and I enjoyed that change but it could really not be kept as Scotland was living in the dark until nearly lunchtime!

What you going to fill your freezer with now?;););)
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Fortunately, I've got two freezers but I need the space 'cos during the winter I have to be prepared for bad weather when we are all unable to get down the hills to go shopping and no-one can get up to bring it! We get no post, bin collections etc. and the snowploughs, gritters etc. only come after about a week to ten days as the drivers are all committed to keeping the main roads open. The local farmer will go down in his tractor to pick up milk , prescriptions etc. and if you are prepared to stand on the back, he will take a passenger or even two.
 
derwendolly said:
Fortunately, I've got two freezers but I need the space 'cos during the winter I have to be prepared for bad weather when we are all unable to get down the hills to go shopping and no-one can get up to bring it! We get no post, bin collections etc. and the snowploughs, gritters etc. only come after about a week to ten days as the drivers are all committed to keeping the main roads open. The local farmer will go down in his tractor to pick up milk , prescriptions etc. and if you are prepared to stand on the back, he will take a passenger or even two.
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Yep, our dogs do have their set times for stuff although If they are allowed on the bed these times can become more flexible!
Amazed you actually remember the experiment and I do seem to remember the Scotties kicking off about it, altho I had a feeling they did this every year anyway.
You absolutely must live like an Antarctic expedition. Amazing! hope the cut-offness has its compensations!
When we go to the Dales in the winter we see this weather, usually, but the last few years it has been rain and floods rather than snow, which is a shame. thankfully i have loads of pics of the times when snow was the rule.
 
Yesterday morning ----


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This afternoon----

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I as been busy today :cool:
 
marjon said:
At what point did you up the tooling;) 5mins in I guess:D
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The lump hammer and bolster were just to get the plaster away from the surround-to-wall fixings. The hearth came away easily but was extremely heavy, but managed to get it outside by sliding it along some scaffold boards. The makita came into play after the surround was laid down on the floor and was way too heavy to move. It broke up into hardcore within minutes of turning the leccy on. SWMBO gave me a hand to lower the surround but got her fingers jammed under it and couldn't move or get them out. Luckily I had a crow bar handy and got her out unscathed :oops:.
 
derwendolly said:
Fortunately, I've got two freezers but I need the space 'cos during the winter I have to be prepared for bad weather when we are all unable to get down the hills to go shopping and no-one can get up to bring it! We get no post, bin collections etc. and the snowploughs, gritters etc. only come after about a week to ten days as the drivers are all committed to keeping the main roads open. The local farmer will go down in his tractor to pick up milk , prescriptions etc. and if you are prepared to stand on the back, he will take a passenger or even two.
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Get yerself ur Freelander ;)
 
Hippo said:
Get yerself ur Freelander ;)
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We've mostly all got Land Rovers but it is the slope and twists of the hills, the narrowness of the roads with deep ditches hidden at the sides, even narrow stone bridges going over the deep ravines on the Z bends AND, last but not least, the idiots in totally unsuitable vehicles trying to get UP the hills and failing miserably as they then block the whole lot!
Here's a pic of Dec 2010 when we got stuck in for all of Christmas and New Year. You can just see through the front gate that the road is still covered in snow with absolutely no tyre marks anywhere!!

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Good evening from Wiltshire.
Unloaded my last job & toddled off for the next collection on the way home.
Woop woop I’m off to Scotland Sunday.so By the time I get there i can do 1 job & then back hone for Tuesday night.
Mrs is moaning.... not cus I’m going but having to spend time with me later in the week.

have a good weekend & stay safe
 
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