the daydream fund challenge thread

Itismehonest

Sometimes the daydream can be less of a dream, Rummer.
The amount of bureaucracy & red tape involved in many things nowadays can make it more of a nightmare at times.:rotfl:

If animals are involved there are the days when you feel rotten & would love to stay in bed but you know you have to crawl out in all weathers to make sure they are fed, watered & generally OK.
The peas get mildew, the potatoes blight &, if it isn't rabbits eating your young plants it's bl**dy slugs. :mad:
lol - Don't even start me on foxes, mink & birds of prey among the poultry.

I'm sure everyone with land or animals will tell you there are days when they just want to sit down & cry....... & do.

Luckily, the times which go smoothly make up for the misery - days when the new, healthy life is born or the crop, despite all the odds, comes through unscathed

Rummer

Itismehonest wrote: »

Sometimes the daydream can be less of a dream, Rummer.
The amount of bureaucracy & red tape involved in many things nowadays can make it more of a nightmare at times.:rotfl:

If animals are involved there are the days when you feel rotten & would love to stay in bed but you know you have to crawl out in all weathers to make sure they are fed, watered & generally OK.
The peas get mildew, the potatoes blight &, if it isn't rabbits eating your young plants it's bl**dy slugs. :mad:
lol - Don't even start me on foxes, mink & birds of prey among the poultry.

I'm sure everyone with land or animals will tell you there are days when they just want to sit down & cry....... & do.

Luckily, the times which go smoothly make up for the misery - days when the new, healthy life is born or the crop, despite all the odds, comes through unscathed

That is just life isn't it, there are ups and downs in everything you do. I am just trying to make the most of what I have now while harbouring a dream for the future

rozeepozee

Itismehonest wrote: »

Sounds like you're going to need a new onion, rozee. At least if you have a new one in you can get something adequate in size for any future plans. We had a 32 person onion put in when we did the conversions.
Is there nowhere on your land which is rocky enough to use for hardcore? Or maybe on a friendly neighbouring farm? It can work out much cheaper than having to buy tons in.

Let's just say a new septic tank wasn't budgeted for... In fact, we didn't know where our septic tank was until a few weeks ago So we're looking at our options at the moment. The field needs draining so I don't know if we'll do drainage work all in one go. Problem is we don't want to spend money now on the static that may have to be duplicated or could have been done more economically had it been done in a job lot together with the work on the main build. It's a bit chicken and egg, if you'll excuse the pun, as we won't start building work until we're up there in the static.....

And in a similar way, we'll have a load of spare hardcore once we start the build and have to demolish a few things, but we need to be in the static by then...

We've got a neighbour who has his own quarry so he looks like the cheapest option at the moment. He's coming to chat about the work and the likely costs tonight. These country folk work all hours!

Edit: Alfie - We're in big competition for hardcore from another neighbour who's just bought some more land locally and is after laying paths

rozeepozee

Rummer wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl:I know nothing about cesspits (nor do I have any need to know) but here I am on a Saturday night reading about them :rotfl::rotfl:

Hilarious! Thanks for all the interest in my potential cesspit folks, I'm charmed

lostinrates

Rummer wrote: »

That is just life isn't it, there are ups and downs in everything you do. I am just trying to make the most of what I have now while harbouring a dream for the future

Rummer, if you want to be experiencing animal care you are very welcome to come here for a few days!


Two teoughs to repair after the freeze, one on the third metre one on the farmyard one, so off to get new parts at ten (why do troughs die so often?). Today we are taking down the winter electric fencing and putting up a paddock in the summer grazing. There is only one teough down there, so our shapes of paddock are some what limited. The track was brilliant lSt yeR, but there is not yet enough growth to do that this year, but a big paddock over the bit that was least intensively grazed last year and is thistley is the plan.

I need to get someone to roll and harrow.


Re digger prices, i am in great envy of davesnave and alfie. Here the cheapest rpice for man and ancient mini digger is £120 per day. He has been here before and the mini digger died half way through.:rotfl:

rozeepozee

Rummer wrote: »

That is just life isn't it, there are ups and downs in everything you do. I am just trying to make the most of what I have now while harbouring a dream for the future

I agree. I certainly don't cry as much now as I did when I had to work 14 hours a day in London in my legal practice :rotfl:

lostinrates

rozeepozee wrote: »

I agree. I certainly don't cry as much now as I did when I had to work 14 hours a day in London in my legal practice :rotfl:

Dh has had a nasty three months or so, which i hope we are on the other side of now. Dh has some decisions to make. He might expand or reposition practise area over the next year, but we feel more secure this week than we have since november. It is a nasty time to be in the city because while there is work again for many, there are not the same opportunities to move firms. There has been a lot of stress in the lir small holding. I would say its equally caused by smallholding and london, but weighted to london, because without london we cannot afford small holding really!

Rummer

lostinrates wrote: »

Rummer, if you want to be experiencing animal care you are very welcome to come here for a few days!

That is the one thing that doesn't phase me although as with everything there is always more to learn. Up until my mid twenties I spent all my spare time surrounded by farm animals and horses. Obviously it is very different when they are all yours and you have sole responsibility but at least I would be going in with a good idea of the challenges.

Animals, plants and the business side of things I would be comfortable getting stuck in with, it is the building and DIY that I wouldn't know where to start. Anyway no point in worrying about it now

Itismehonest

rozeepozee wrote: »

Let's just say a new septic tank wasn't budgeted for... In fact, we didn't know where our septic tank was until a few weeks ago So we're looking at our options at the moment. The field needs draining so I don't know if we'll do drainage work all in one go. Problem is we don't want to spend money now on the static that may have to be duplicated or could have been done more economically had it been done in a job lot together with the work on the main build. It's a bit chicken and egg, if you'll excuse the pun, as we won't start building work until we're up there in the static.....

And in a similar way, we'll have a load of spare hardcore once we start the build and have to demolish a few things, but we need to be in the static by then...

We've got a neighbour who has his own quarry so he looks like the cheapest option at the moment. He's coming to chat about the work and the likely costs tonight. These country folk work all hours!

Edit: Alfie - We're in big competition for hardcore from another neighbour who's just bought some more land locally and is after laying paths

Yes, you are very wise to try to plan it all in advance so that you don't end up undoing things because they need to be moved or altered. That is just wasting money.

Remind me ....... old age is catching up :D ...... you have already bought the static? If so, is it possible to manually move the static's waste (sewage) tank so it can be emptied into the existing septic tank. Not a nice job, I know, but it would only be pro tem.

If it is, or if you can pick up some sort of small portaloo type thing, then it can be emptied into the current septic tank until other arrangements are made.

Is there more than one entry onto the site large enough for the builder's machinery to get in? ......... even if it means temporarily making a "gate" through a boundary hedge?
If there is then it may be possible to temporarily site the static somewhere on your drive (if it's suitable) until it can be put in its' permanent spot. When the builders are there they should be able to help you with the move.
Not knowing the layout of your place all this may be unsuitable but it may spark an idea of how you could do it, hopefully.

rozeepozee

Itismehonest wrote: »

Yes, you are very wise to try to plan it all in advance so that you don't end up undoing things because they need to be moved or altered. That is just wasting money.

Remind me ....... old age is catching up :D ...... you have already bought the static? If so, is it possible to manually move the static's waste (sewage) tank so it can be emptied into the existing septic tank. Not a nice job, I know, but it would only be pro tem.

If it is, or if you can pick up some sort of small portaloo type thing, then it can be emptied into the current septic tank until other arrangements are made.

Is there more than one entry onto the site large enough for the builder's machinery to get in? ......... even if it means temporarily making a "gate" through a boundary hedge?
If there is then it may be possible to temporarily site the static somewhere on your drive (if it's suitable) until it can be put in its' permanent spot. When the builders are there they should be able to help you with the move.
Not knowing the layout of your place all this may be unsuitable but it may spark an idea of how you could do it, hopefully.

IME, the static is still being stored (thankfully) by the campsite we bought it from. They will deliver it but once delivered to our lane, it then has to be transported 100 yards perhaps across the boggy field and then positioned where the old caravan was. Before that can happen, the gate needs to be removed and the hedge widened as the gate is 10ft and the static is 14ft wide, then it will sink into the field if we don't have some means of getting it across (?boards - I really don't know) and needs a hardstanding or, again, it will sink into the mud.

I've thought about a portapotti, as we have some toilet/bathroom facitlities in the house until they start to gut it. That may be the temp solution and we'll not put any drains in at least until the house plans are drawn up, perhaps while we're waiting for planning permission...

Your idea that we just stick it on the drive 'til the builders are on site may be a stroke of genius, as it doesn't need to be permanently sited until we have to move out of here. I don't think the front driveway is currently wide enough, but that wall's probably coming down anyway.... we're itching to get up there at least for the weekends. We're living in cramped rental accommodation with a tiny garden, when we have 4 plus acres a twenty minute walk up the road.

Mr Quarryman seems like the man to get things done around here (so we'r hoping) so we'll see what he thinks tonight. If we could only get the