Nice people thread 2 - now even nicer

skaps

Have just subscribed to this thread and although i wont be able to catch up, will start reading posts from now on.

fc123

skaps wrote: »

Have just subscribed to this thread and although i wont be able to catch up, will start reading posts from now on.

:wave:Welcome....it's a mixed bag on this thread....sort of whatever is on our minds at the time.

lostinrates

fc123 wrote: »

Not seasonal? Who made that one up? A pen pusher who lives 12 months a year in a controlled environment maybe.

Without disclosing too much....is this land just 'sitting ' there idle at the mo? Does it have a value as just land or is it used for other agri puropses...like growing cabbages and fields for cows? Be patient with me, I am a city girl.:)

The land was used for trad ag until recently. Was broken up in a bigger sale, and unsold. This size plot, its not stand alone profitable to a trad farmer. It could form part of a whole farm estate. Its now just sitting there. Its what is called permanent pasture, its been used for cows. This year it could be let for the grass ...either to be grazed or for the crop of grass, by a buyer, or a current owner.

edit: its not a silly question. In fact, its a vital one. Permanant pasture is what I really need. this is real cow land (not perfect for me as is, very rich lush grass, but thats ok.), not suitable for sheep.. T'is very wet.

lostinrates

fc123 wrote: »

....I am guessing sharks are out of your expertise?:D

well and truly!

lostinrates

skaps wrote: »

Have just subscribed to this thread and although i wont be able to catch up, will start reading posts from now on.

The only thread worth reading back is the Dopester's dog thread. There are various nuggets of brilliance on both nice people threads, but the dopester's dog one has it all.

welcome.

fc123

lostinrates wrote: »

The land was used for trad ag until recently. Was broken up in a bigger sale, and unsold. This size plot, its not stand alone profitable to a trad farmer. It could form part of a whole farm estate. Its now fallow. Its what is called permanent pasture, its been used for cows. This year it could be let for the grass ...either to be grazed or for the crop of grass, by a buyer, or a current owner.

OK...Give me a 60/40 or whatever on this.

Like 70% good deal 30% bad deal.


It's hard making these decisions but, usually, whatever you decide, you will make work...even if it's just for a while......

I know the sums are big but getting the land that is perfect for the business but then not being able to live on it (as you can't build a house) seems scary to me...unless you can afford something nearby to live in.

Hopefully you have a sensible planning office not full of NIMBY's.

lostinrates

75/25? I think. Pleanty good enough odds for me.

i know I must seem really fussy in this search, but actually I'm not. The perfect doesn't exisit, and the impefet here I can twist to work for me, I hope!

edit: the few pleasant and sensible planners I speak to seem totally constrained by rules they know to be both flawed and often bent.

silvercar

While were talking about horses.

Why do dog owners have to carry poop scoops when they are out walking, yet horse owners ride their horses down residential streets and let their horses carp in the middle of the road, leaving big piles of !!!!!! that get all over the car wheels and my drive!:(

Davesnave

Rustling is happening here, and not at 2am, but in broad daylight. A month ago, 39 sheep disappeared in the middle of the day and no one saw anything. Assuming it wasn't aliens, those were pretty daring thieves.

Also, according to Neighbourhood Watch Woman, big vans like mine are having entire exhaust systems removed at night. That would scare one of my cats, which often sleeps in the big plastic tray under the engine. I have put the alarm on for the first time ever. The cat will probably set it off at 3am.

However, the real mystery that's been bugging us for a while has been solved: Who is chucking plastic bottles on our grass?

The answer....we'll come to that. Firstly, you have to know that there are 15 barn conversions 200m away, and our wall is where they line up their recycling. Fine, but North Devon CC, who collect, have very strict rules about what they will and won't take, and some of the barn people are not very bright, or have rented etc etc. Anyway, every Monday some bottles are off-spec, rejected and the bin is replaced with these still inside. This would be fine, but people returning to collect their bin, finding it far from empty, then dump its contents into another person's bin. This goes on until there is only one left. Last to collect then dumps the bottles on our grass.:(

This week I have them though. I was out there with my camera while the exhaust smoke of the bin lorry was still on the air. No8 is new and got it wrong, so her bin had four bottles in it, while No5 had two. Checking during the day showed that at some point this afternoon No8 put their bottles into No5's bin and that by 18:30 No5 had placed all six bottles on our grass. Nice people.:mad:

I haven't decided what we'll do about this yet, but it is hard enough keeping about 300m of road clean and maintaining the hedges, without people who actually live here adding to the stuff that comes out of cars. There's quite a lot we could do, since we have a right of access into the barn complex's yard, but at the moment it's easier to bide our time while the planning applications are rolling.....;)

lostinrates

silvercar wrote: »

While were talking about horses.

Why do dog owners have to carry poop scoops when they are out walking, yet horse owners ride their horses down residential streets and let their horses carp in the middle of the road, leaving big piles of !!!!!! that get all over the car wheels and my drive!:(

You can't really train a horse not to poop. You can train it to poop on command. Poop is usually jumped on in residential owners by keen gardeners. The issue of collection would be hard, the need to dismount, bring tools to pick up a poop, remount (not always as easy as it should be, especially if carrying stuff!) and continuing. A horse can poop about 12 times a day! Also, there is that horse poop, for all its poopiness, is generally considered less offensive than dog poop, by those that know their poop. Now...cat poop...thats a whole other issue, also not mandated to be picked up, yet at least as icky as dog poop.