the daydream fund challenge thread

lostinrates

OK....five hols dug.....and the sixth has concrete in the way.....what do we do? Hire a pneumatic drill? There is a digger coming in the sring so maybe pot up number six until then?

Itismehonest

Don't you just hate it when that sort of thing happens?

Do you know what the concrete is?
Can you tell the extent of it? Is it something in situ or possibly rubble?

From experience, if it's in situ, you need to do a bit of exploration to see what it is. It could be just about anything. We've found capped wells, old disused cesspits & enormous chunks of rubble from demolished buildings.

If you can get an idea what you are up against it may make your choice more obvious.
It's always easier to move stuff with a digger where possible.

We've been fighting with an enormous Montana that the wind turned inside out. I'm still picking sticks out of my barnet & I had a hat on

lostinrates

Itismehonest wrote: »

Don't you just hate it when that sort of thing happens?

Do you know what the concrete is?
Can you tell the extent of it? Is it something in situ or possibly rubble?

From experience, if it's in situ, you need to do a bit of exploration to see what it is. It could be just about anything. We've found capped wells, old disused cesspits & enormous chunks of rubble from demolished buildings.

If you can get an idea what you are up against it may make your choice more obvious.
It's always easier to move stuff with a digger where possible.

its a wide path, now redundant.

Itismehonest

Phew! Nothing terrible then.
Personally, I'd probably wait for the digger. It's entirely do-able with a drill but, depending on the thickness (top to bottom & side to side), getting the concrete down to portable size chunks is sometimes a much longer task than it looks. We've even used sledgehammers & iron bars before but we were considerably younger & fitter then
I guess it depends on how butch you're feeling on demolition day

rozeepozee

alfie_1 wrote: »

now theres an idea...have a once a month boot sale in the dry weather on your new plot....easy money ?? even a one off to test the waters ??

That's not a bad idea... Worth considering.

How do I say this... There are regular car boots here, one outdoor when the weather's fine and a weekly indoor one. It's more about the quality of the booted items. I'm not being rude. I think it's just that there aren't as many shops, so people aren't such huge consumers (no Meadowhall!) and families seem to be bigger, so the clothes have considerably more wear. Plus, the density of people here, I think it's just there are fewer sellers and fewer buyers.

On the plus side, when we have found things to buy, often the sellers want 5p per item and I've had to have an argument with them that they need to charge me more - sweet

alfie_1

rozeepozee wrote: »

That's not a bad idea... Worth considering.

How do I say this... There are regular car boots here, one outdoor when the weather's fine and a weekly indoor one. It's more about the quality of the booted items. I'm not being rude. I think it's just that there aren't as many shops, so people aren't such huge consumers (no Meadowhall!) and families seem to be bigger, so the clothes have considerably more wear. Plus, the density of people here, I think it's just there are fewer sellers and fewer buyers.

On the plus side, when we have found things to buy, often the sellers want 5p per item and I've had to have an argument with them that they need to charge me more - sweet

you could always do a specialist type boot sale...ie HORSEY GOODS ?? SAILING STUFF ?? GARDENING STUFF ??

you just get £s per pitch...even 10 @ £5 =£50 in your pocket ??

lostinrates

I think the thing with car boots is many of the thing that people used to sell there they ebay now. There are loads round here, but we have only ever got to two...one an indoor equestrian one...it was ok, but only ok. Just a few miles from us, I could walk there, there is a weekend carboot in summer time, every sat and sun, but we went once and it was mainly junk. (we did get a really great curtain pole there, bt it was so out of kilter with the other stuff there that the people thought it was junk, and we paid £3 for a curtain pole that wold have cost hundred and hndreds new.)

rhiwfield

lostinrates wrote: »

we paid £3 for a curtain pole that wold have cost hundred and hndreds new.)

And there's the rub, because there are usually some real gems amongst the dross. But, as a seller of mainly vintage items, it does get dispiriting when people walk past quality to buy mass produced tat.

alfie_1

i must admit the local vintage booty stall holders know what i like now one actually bring things ,keep under counter and if im not there by 10, she puts them out.

9/10 she is spot on with what i look for

so im one that DOES look at yr type stall rhiwfield
[looooove the floral vase embroidery.....??]

and rozee ive done that too,proffered more dosh than asked for. especially when they are not "regulars". i love a bargain but i wouldnt rip someone off ...:)

except if its a ming ...... maybe ! depends if it was an old couple who looked like my mum and dad...i couldnt then....

Gigervamp

rhiwfield wrote: »

And there's the rub, because there are usually some real gems amongst the dross. But, as a seller of mainly vintage items, it does get dispiriting when people walk past quality to buy mass produced tat.

Yours is the type of stall I love. I sail past all the ones selling toys, baby stuff and chain store homewares.

We like to go to Sully car boot. I picked up a sewing box there once, full of vintage bits and bobs. It looked like the guy did house clearances. Another time, I picked up an old book called Sensible Cookery. The first chapter tells you how to deal with the cooking and housekeeping when you've no longer got servants! :rotfl: