Daydream thread continues.....

Davesnave

lucielle wrote: »

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My car is still stuck in the Kyle of Lochalsh, hoping its going to be ready this week. They think it was the bearing in the water pump that snapped the timing belt, that broke the valves, that knackered the cylinder head. A big job then. L

If it was mine, I'd have left it there! :rotfl:

My Audi did more or less the same thing, but luckily, just over a mile from home. I recall DW conducting a kind of telephone auction for it between a few dealer types......:cool: It made a lot more than I expected.

I now drive something sensible, also due for renewal, any day now.:eek:

lucielle

We did think about it and I tried to buy the hire car I've got as will do for DS1 who's 17 (how did that happen?) at the end of March. However I still need a 7 seater and after spending just over £400 on the braking system and 2 new tyres we've gone ahead with it. I thinkt he AA are going to put in £465 as I pay a bit extra each month to cover major repairs.
L

Itismehonest

Davesnave wrote: »

Top two are Arum italicum or similar.
Third one is an arum too. 'Lords & Ladies'?
Fourth one is Lamium. Not sure which one, but probably the one that's latin mame starts with 'glob...' -something!
Last one is Comfrey, but a small creeping one.... Symphytum grandiflorum???

The arums are all poisonous, but so long as your kids know this when they are old enough to be unsupervised, it won't matter.

galeobdolon?

lostinrates wrote: »

Of course! But one can guard against disillusionment ...just remember bad things happen put here too bsometimes....rural crime, some less friendly neighbours, and rejoice that you have lts of good things when the ba ones happen!

I think the very fact that people have so much time for each other & are so friendly means that you also get the reverse side of the coin where everyone wants to know all your business &, regardless of what may or may not be correct, will gossip about it endlessly.
The things I've heard about other people would make their hair fall out! Mind, you, most of it turns out to be completely untrue so I don't pass anything on but still get to hear it. :rotfl:

Itismehonest

Talking of rural crime.....
You know that new police site where you can look up your local crime figures...... We're not even on it! Told you we were small :rotfl:

Rozee - If it's ramsoms (wild garlic) you'll know it. You won't need to take any photos. You'll smell it.

I forgot the weather report. It's mostly blue sky with some cloud, sunny &, presumably, warmish - well, it looks it out of the window

rhiwfield

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

with the bluebells, i think you got to have a license to move/sell them? if they are the proper ones.... again i am sure our mr cool;) Davesnave will know this, or even our mr delightfull rhiwie will know....

Think this link gives a summary. The blowsy spanish bluebells hybridise with the native species so its best keeping them out of gardens close to native bluebell woods and hedgebanks.

Itsme, dead right re ramsons! Rozee, well worthwhile to invest in a wildflower guide if you havent got one already, I mostly use Blamey, Fitter & Fitter.

Going to have fun on Tuesday week taking a carful of stuff to auction and buying fresh stock on Wednesday. Have one item going into a March fine sale and on Monday we're making up lots for a general sale.

Ebay's hard work atm, shedloads of watchers but they're mostly keeping their hands off the bid button!

Davesnave

Itismehonest wrote: »

galeobdolon?

Yeah, that one! I'll try to remember...rhymes with Marc Bolan.

Itismehonest wrote: »

Talking of rural crime.....
You know that new police site where you can look up your local crime figures...... We're not even on it!

Or us, but the village is. December is all zeros.

Itismehonest

Davesnave wrote: »

Or us, but the village is. December is all zeros.

I'll check again but the last few times I looked the entire parish was missing.
The two options that came up offered a TA postcode - nope, completely the wrong county, or in Barney Rubble itself - no, many miles way & an altogether different sort of place.

alfie_1

afternoon all......
fantastic day here, bright sunshine and approx 16d + . and im stuck behind a bl**dy sewing machine buried in frills....:(

last day to get dresses finished.. i made a hat lsat night [will try and get pic] flowers and feathers !!

all my chooks are sunbathing. mabel is sunbathing . [bit concerned she's not drinking much water as per usual ?? in fact almost none last 2 days ??] still stuffing her face tho so cant be that off color :rotfl:

re crime... iv had a few incidents but i think im a bit off a "bolisha beacon " having a tank of red diesel and a big generator !! but otherwise since ive had bimble ,whos a 1st class burglar alarm, i feel safer..:)

i was given today a knitted dog coat and knitted blanket for him by an old lady.. ah bless her i tried it on him and he was mortified !!:rotfl: wouldnt walk even...:rotfl: so if i get a pic and any of you have a little dog who WOULD wear it your welcome, its so sweet !!

right back to sewing....**!!^^##

Itismehonest

I've been back on the police site & we do now exist
It makes rather boring reading, though. No recorded crimes since December 2010 which was as far back as I could get.:D

lostinrates

We have asbos in our area . Fairly high crime rate tbh, Near county town, which ha its own drawbacks, and contains an area o
N the poverty index: the only area in the affluent county. I like that our big local villages are vibrant and full of families, i dislike that this seems to go hand in hand with poor behaviour and crime. We also have some pub issues. One is a tax loss for someone, and staffed like a city bar, which means no landlord or landlady making a call to stop sering someone...different staff every nightm usually young do not recognise trouble.