Ok so heres wot happened..........I got a call on sat morning whilst I was on the way to collect the remaining balance from
wingnut. (now all paid up) so im glad he's now out my life. anyhoo.....the call... do I want to buy a petrol compressor for 250
quid oh aye I'll come & have a look. Oh hold on a min one of my other mates offered me a petrol compressor about a month
ago for 100 sovs I told him he said err yer thats the same one (cheeky git) lol He then said he would take a 50 quid loss &
give it to me for 150 :rolleyes: yer so I will but id been given a leccy one a wee while ago so I declined his 150 offer, Then he said
ive got an off road buggy if I was interested ok I'll be there in 2 mins.....gets there hes having a garage sale did I want this
did I want that 20 quid for a dehumidifier bla bla I said did the trailer board I gave you still work errrr no that didnt work
when I borrowed it lol Why do people lie, hes forgotten he'd called me up & said it worked a treat he got the old gippo
caravan home you want a henry hoover for your motors. Ok I'll buy that no no just take it & if I wanted the compressor I
can have it for 100 quid. 🤣🤣🤣 I will text my mate an ask how much he sold it for.
This lad only calls me up to sell somit or borrow tools. :rolleyes:
As I said, you need to bundle up these stories and make them into a book!🤣
You can sell/publish books for free via Amazon. Or even put em up for peeps to have for free!
(The isbn numbers cost though, and you have to give a certain number of books to libraries around the country.
And if the Bodlean in Oxford wants a copy, or any other academic library, you have to do that too! (Guess how I know!)
But I'd read it! (Yours I mean!)

Soo glad that wingnut is out of your life, and your pocket!!! :vb-banana:
 
Ok so my noo D1 modded off roader is on its way, big thanks for @Hippo for helping me out I really appreciate it. ;)

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Good lord! It's had half its ass cut off!
What is it going to sit on or hang its troos off???!!!
Looks kinda cool!
Well done both you and @Hippo! :banana::banana::banana:
I'd love to ask its spec and how much you paid for it.
But that would not be seemly!
Enjoy!!:):):)
 
Well the news is that those two trees together yielded 191 kgs of appuls. :banana:
So that'll make 95 litres of juice which we will pick up on Monday when we deliver the next load picked from the rest of the trees whose yield will be a lot lower.
We think the appler variety is "Greensleeves".
We will still have to pay for three bottles as we only had 92 empties! (We give too many away!)
(We bought a whole load of trees all older varieties.)
Weather a lot cooler today and not sunny all the time.
Going to have a bit of a lazier day today, plus I hurt myself a bit more than I thought yessdi. Left knee doesn't want to do much and I somehow pulled a muscle in my stomach. Only evident on waking up this a.m.
Have a good day folks!!:):):)
 
Decided to renew insurance on my Yeti as I can't sell it.
Quoted over 1100 quid ffs.
Been shopping around, NFU only do rural postcodes, Admiral came in at £800+, AA was £1030, USwitch £880 , and best so far is compare the market at £655 but no Euro cover.
Try again tomorrow 🤔 :rolleyes:
Wot about SAGA? They give all year round continental cover. Both our D2 and W's Pluriel are on it, together with recovery again all year round including abroad.

NFU went pants a while ago for LR products, I used to be with them. This year for the D2 2000, auto. was £334.16 all in fully comp including recovery. Me and W named driver.
 
Wot about SAGA? They give all year round continental cover. Both our D2 and W's Pluriel are on it, together with recovery again all year round including abroad.

NFU went pants a while ago for LR products, I used to be with them. This year for the D2 2000, auto. was £334.16 all in fully comp including recovery. Me and W named driver.
Saga wanted 1700 last time I had a quote
Clean licence, no convictions 10 years no claims and I dont live in a bad postcode
 
Wot about SAGA? They give all year round continental cover. Both our D2 and W's Pluriel are on it, together with recovery again all year round including abroad.

NFU went pants a while ago for LR products, I used to be with them. This year for the D2 2000, auto. was £334.16 all in fully comp including recovery. Me and W named driver.
We’re with NFU but they’ve been hiking the rates for a couple of years even on two run of the mill Škodas. Seems all the insurers are bagging up just because they can.
 
Afternoon folks :).

Been sunny here, few very small showers but not enough to make a diff. I don't understand how the grass is crispy underfoot yet the weeds are nearly a foot tall with the little moister we have had:vb-confused2:.

So have removed our old Sat dish (ex internet) 4x 6" raw plugs, that wasn't going anywhere, They will go in the box of "they are useful";) Yes I pulled the plugs.
Got to prep the wall, some bad render and repaint it before we fit the extra solar panels. Its ott on the scaffold as its south facing so 08:30- 09:30 and I had worked up enough sweat (for an old retired git).

Then on to clearing and cleaning the rear porch in prep to put up the ceiling, before we stack wood in it, and then I cant. I need to use the wood for the ceiling as "apparently" we are buying the wood for the floor in the "east wing" soon and "I" need to find some place to store it :rolleyes:.

Can I go back to work? please:p.

But hey a swim and a beer sorts all, so I am fine now:D.

J
 
Got Skoda insured including Euro cover so I can go to Ireland
£550 from Hastings. yes the same Hastings that quoted over a grand yesterday
Only difference is that I did it on the phone rather than my laptop ??
Dear I know but my age doesn't help. when you get over 75 you can't even hire a car ffs
 
Afternoon folks :).

Been sunny here, few very small showers but not enough to make a diff. I don't understand how the grass is crispy underfoot yet the weeds are nearly a foot tall with the little moister we have had:vb-confused2:.

So have removed our old Sat dish (ex internet) 4x 6" raw plugs, that wasn't going anywhere, They will go in the box of "they are useful";) Yes I pulled the plugs.
Got to prep the wall, some bad render and repaint it before we fit the extra solar panels. Its ott on the scaffold as its south facing so 08:30- 09:30 and I had worked up enough sweat (for an old retired git).

Then on to clearing and cleaning the rear porch in prep to put up the ceiling, before we stack wood in it, and then I cant. I need to use the wood for the ceiling as "apparently" we are buying the wood for the floor in the "east wing" soon and "I" need to find some place to store it :rolleyes:.

Can I go back to work? please:p.

But hey a swim and a beer sorts all, so I am fine now:D.

J
We have been the same no rain only a few drops next weekend forcast is for 50mm but we will not hold are breath meadow and grass are yellow cannot be out in it past 12 or you start melting I agree a beer makes it all roses cannot comment on the swim as you cannot in a 45 gallon drum 😂😂😂
 
Afternoon folks :).

Been sunny here, few very small showers but not enough to make a diff. I don't understand how the grass is crispy underfoot yet the weeds are nearly a foot tall with the little moister we have had:vb-confused2:.

So have removed our old Sat dish (ex internet) 4x 6" raw plugs, that wasn't going anywhere, They will go in the box of "they are useful";) Yes I pulled the plugs.
Got to prep the wall, some bad render and repaint it before we fit the extra solar panels. Its ott on the scaffold as its south facing so 08:30- 09:30 and I had worked up enough sweat (for an old retired git).

Then on to clearing and cleaning the rear porch in prep to put up the ceiling, before we stack wood in it, and then I cant. I need to use the wood for the ceiling as "apparently" we are buying the wood for the floor in the "east wing" soon and "I" need to find some place to store it :rolleyes:.

Can I go back to work? please:p.

But hey a swim and a beer sorts all, so I am fine now:D.

J
Same here with the weeds and the grass. If I can find any!
We got up yet again at 7 a.m. Previous days we got up earlier so we could start work at first light. Been doing this for getting on for 3 weeks now. I quite like it, well more than "quite" as I hate working in the heat.
I stored the wood, for the last decking I did, outside on a covered patio for years. Far too many.
When I went to fit it I had very little spare and some, many, were banana shaped. I had to make a special tool to pull them into place as I screwed them down. Still it looks OK now.;)
If it is flooring shouldn't you be storing it where it will be laid?
 
Same here with the weeds and the grass. If I can find any!
We got up yet again at 7 a.m. Previous days we got up earlier so we could start work at first light. Been doing this for getting on for 3 weeks now. I quite like it, well more than "quite" as I hate working in the heat.
I stored the wood, for the last decking I did, outside on a covered patio for years. Far too many.
When I went to fit it I had very little spare and some, many, were banana shaped. I had to make a special tool to pull them into place as I screwed them down. Still it looks OK now.;)
If it is flooring shouldn't you be storing it where it will be laid?

The present wood is for a ceiling so is only thin but has been stored dry, in the same environment as its going to be fitted.
As I said to M if we stored it where it is to be fitted I wouldn't be able to fit it (space). We are far from needing the floor, but sometimes my opinion (the guy doing the work) doesn't count:rolleyes:. So I have to jump on a n other job for love🤗 as you do.

Then I can get on with the other jobs at the top of the list.

But in defense of Ms "we need it now" We have often found here that we see something and agree that is what we need, 2months later shop or product has gone. The Hall is wood floor (was to continue into the east wing) but the woodyard don't do it anymore. So sometimes I can see the sense in stocking jobs when they have what you want.

J
 

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