Brown · Dec 27, 2024

I've trundled over to the smallholding project this afternoon. I had to go slowly because the fog was so thick, but once I climbed up into the Cambrian mountains I was above the clouds:

Just getting things out of the car in that picture. It was so sunny up above the fog line that my solar panels put 1.5 Kwh into my batteries. I got an hour or two in cutting brambles down before the sun set.
Before:

And after:

All chopped up small so as to decompose and add to the organic matter. I got so warm I took my coat off. When there's no wind you can work up quite a sweat, even in December. As soon as the sun set the mist appeared. Very thick too - it made my torch look like a light sabre.

My Old Landy · Dec 27, 2024

The audiologist tried for the second time to clear my ear today. It was unsuccessful so I have to wait until the 10th January before they can try again. It's rather annoying being deaf in one ear!

Def90man · Dec 27, 2024

My Old Landy said:
The audiologist tried for the second time to clear my ear today. It was unsuccessful so I have to wait until the 10th January before they can try again. It's rather annoying being deaf in one ear!

Pardon?

Hippo · Dec 28, 2024

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DanClarke · Dec 28, 2024

Morning All.

Another dull, damp and misty day here.

T-1 today, and so I must prepare for total decrepitude on the morrow.
Have a lovely day!

Hippo · Dec 28, 2024

Interestings forts on why peeps are fat.

Hippo · Dec 28, 2024

What would an alien want wiv a tratter? Their space ships are like well advanced int technology. Two aliens finking about gerrin a tratter. Lets px our flying air craft ferra biscuit tin on wheels. It just dun't make sense.

landowner · Dec 28, 2024

Mornin
Dull and damp
Bacon and egg for breakfast
Might be taken shopping today

Or might be looking at me brakes for mot

I'll mention that after breakfast

Stay calm all

Wimblowdriver · Dec 28, 2024

Hippo said:
What would an alien want wiv a tratter? Their space ships are like well advanced int technology. Two aliens finking about gerrin a tratter. Lets px our flying air craft ferra biscuit tin on wheels. It just dun't make sense.

They know a good vehicle when they see one. Now tell me this don't look like a tratter (with doors carefully removed) -----

Dippypud · Dec 28, 2024

Wimblowdriver said:
They know a good vehicle when they see one. Now tell me this don't look like a tratter (with doors carefully removed) -----

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What do you think the Martians have been doing to all those Meccano kits we sent them, carefully wrapped too ... :vb-shifty:

Wimblowdriver · Dec 28, 2024

Dippypud said:
What do you think the Martians have been doing to all those Meccano kits we sent them, carefully wrapped too ...

And why did they take my box of jubilee clips

My Old Landy · Dec 28, 2024

My son in law passed his test on the 20th so they are driving up from the south to see us today

Hippo · Dec 28, 2024

For many years peeps have bin told rover started buildering tratters because rover car sales dropped during and after the war. They did. They talk of the design origins but dun't always give the full detail. If yer fink about it the designers were blokes. 20+ years before that they were children. Times were hard. Yer gorra apple fer crispmus if yer lucky. Toof fairy were shint. So yer had to make do. In thems days yer could often find a tin box int house. They din't have plastic in them days. Said box were ideal fer converting into toys. 4 oles, 2 sticks and 4 pebbles made yer first toy car. Roll on 20 years and they built a full size one. Inspuration from their yoof. Yhe first of many prototype Freelanders was born'd.

Wimblowdriver · Dec 28, 2024

Hippo said:
Roll on 20 years and they built a full size one. Inspuration from their yoof. Yhe first of many prototype Freelanders was born'd.

Too true. Next generation of nippers with their coloured crayons and hey presto, an FL'er. But they didn't follow up with a career in the car world, they became hairdressers

Freddie17 · Dec 28, 2024

Wimblowdriver said:
They know a good vehicle when they see one. Now tell me this don't look like a tratter (with doors carefully removed) -----

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Nope.
No rust.
And too much sound metalwork.

Wimblowdriver · Dec 28, 2024

Freddie17 said:
Nope.
No rust.
And too much sound metalwork.

Those clever NASA scientists thought it through. They decided that as there is no water or oxygen on the moon, steel wouldn't rust. So a tratter with doors removed made the perfect choice. But they dropped the Defender name and called it the Lunar Rover.

Freddie17 · Dec 28, 2024

Wimblowdriver said:
Those clever NASA scientists thought it through. They decided that as there is no water or oxygen on the moon, steel wouldn't rust. So a tratter with doors removed made the perfect choice. But they dropped the Defender name and called it the Lunar Rover.

Actually, you might be right. I can see the umbrella on the front in the picture, which is a factory standard requirement for a tratter.

saxavordian · Dec 28, 2024

I wonder if on the next trip to the moon they'll get the rover moving again?

Wimblowdriver · Dec 28, 2024

saxavordian said:
I wonder if on the next trip to the moon they'll get the rover moving again?

Only if they pay all the parking tickets and get the wheel clamps removed. Being on the moon doesn't stop those traffic wardens

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