the daydream fund challenge thread

lostinrates

Tomorrow we have to take down some corrugated iron that crudely separates the horse shelter from the hay barn. It is posing a risk. I'm also looking at the back of my dutch barn, wondering what the cheapest way to wall it in would be.....

alfie_1

rhiwfield wrote: »

Alfie, what a pain, can see why the leccy is so expensive, and if you went down the offgrid renewables route you'd need a heck of a battery back up system.

also being grade 2 listed and in a national park zone ,am not allowed wind turbine which would be my choice....

alfie_1

im off to do my airport run again.... i pick up a friend who commutes to scotland [he who owns the hotels].
i do worry about choille in this climate.... i hope you are alright...
i know what you mean by the expense/non return costs of animals but i never buy luxury items [things others cant seem to do without ! gadgets, makeup, dvds cds etc] i ENJOY my animals longer and they dont go out of fashion !!

lostinrates

alfie_1 wrote: »

also being grade 2 listed and in a national park zone ,am not allowed wind turbine which would be my choice....

which is weird considering the hideous march of pylons across parts and the Fawley skyline. I know what I'd rather see!

Rummer

I have no water again! It really is the limit! Now need to figure out how to get water from the MILs to ours to water all the animals and us! No clean laundry or dishes either as tonight was going to be the big clean up for the holidays. Oh I am so frustrated.

lostinrates

Rummer wrote: »

I have no water again! It really is the limit! Now need to figure out how to get water from the MILs to ours to water all the animals and us! No clean laundry or dishes either as tonight was going to be the big clean up for the holidays. Oh I am so frustrated.

Oh rummer, its no fun is it.

Last year I was driving down a hill with half full big buckets trying to not spill them too much. And once you have some water you can heat the same water over and over to melt ice.

Rummer

It is just so grim, it isn't until you are without it that you realise how much you use!

choille

Rummer - Hugs.

I nearly ran away today, but there's no where to run to......

Rummer

choille wrote: »

Rummer - Hugs.

I nearly ran away today, but there's no where to run to......

Oh no, what happened today?

choille

Nothing any different than usual, just fed up with the ice, the lugging water, the no shower, the no......
whinge.

The caravan is jus getting me down - they are not designed for these temps, neither am I and it's a third Winter too far.

Mega dairy on BBC1 -just now - shocking stuff.