Daydream thread continues.....

lostinrates

rhiwfield wrote: »

Lir, going back to an earlier post Wickes do a 5L woodworm killer for £29.99.

Grrr, we bought cuprinol this morning, a lot more than that. Did not have time to go hunting for best prices this weekend.

Next time i will remember wickes. Thank you.

Itismehonest

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

When i used to do the bootsales, and ebay on a very regular basis years ago, this time of the year was allways naff, kids are just about to break up from school, expensive prom dresses etc to pay for, people were watching the pennies as they knew the kids would eat them out of house and home in the holidays...Plus i think the weather has been sooooooooooooooo naff that it doesnt give you the feel good factor to go out and spend a bit of money...

I found with the bootsales, it was when the kids went back to school that things picked up a bit, ready for christmas:D

Got someone to fence our first pig paddock, they are start doing it on tuesday :T I know it might look like a cop out from doing the fencing;) but we havent got the time, plus the right equipment to knock those strengthener posts in properly...

We have decided we are def going to save and have a look around for a midi digger to buy...We would def get our money's worth out of it... with the work that needs doing...

Now would you call this 'cheeky':D or just trying to 'drum up' some business interest a good idea? I was thinking of surfing the old internet for vintage sellers, shops etc, and emailing them a link to my ebay listings of the bulk buy vintage stuff, what do you think? As I am hoping to find repeat buyers/bidders...

LIR hope you injoyed your cuppa and biscwit... which is a good idea.... so i am going to have a well deserved cuppa and a jamme dodger biscwit:p

Make sure they use proper pig fencing, CTC. Pigs can make mincemeat of ordinary fencing wire.

lostinrates

Makes sense to have someone fence for you. Fences forbig creatures need to be strong. If they look professional it might even be a security betterment imo. At the very least, gives the neighbours something to ponder.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Itismehonest wrote: »

Make sure they use proper pig fencing, CTC. Pigs can make mincemeat of ordinary fencing wire.

We have the stock fencing, barb wire, and poles ready, got the stock fencing a while back in the montly farm auction..

so basically they are doing the grafting and bringing one of hteir machines to knock the posts in etc...

we have seen a old tractor with attachments on fleabay.... which is cheaper than a midi digger, and could do more things in the future..

something like this one

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261062445144?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

alfie_1

lostinrates wrote: »

And i am just about to have cuppa t and a abiscwit.

Now i have convinced my self i NEED a cauldron. I have a Peace lily a friend gave me that is from the lant she has nutured for over forty years! Its such a kind gift of something that means something to her and i need to put it in something. I thought an old cauldron would be suitably big and not too shiny for my house. I net they are expensive, right?

is a big copper or brass old pot any good, saw some today in a pile of "junk" i was allowed to sift through ??? can go back if suitable...

alfie_1

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

When i used to do the bootsales, and ebay on a very regular basis years ago, this time of the year was allways naff, kids are just about to break up from school, expensive prom dresses etc to pay for, people were watching the pennies as they knew the kids would eat them out of house and home in the holidays...Plus i think the weather has been sooooooooooooooo naff that it doesnt give you the feel good factor to go out and spend a bit of money...

I found with the bootsales, it was when the kids went back to school that things picked up a bit, ready for christmas:D

Got someone to fence our first pig paddock, they are start doing it on tuesday :T I know it might look like a cop out from doing the fencing;) but we havent got the time, plus the right equipment to knock those strengthener posts in properly...

We have decided we are def going to save and have a look around for a midi digger to buy...We would def get our money's worth out of it... with the work that needs doing...



Now would you call this 'cheeky':D or just trying to 'drum up' some business interest a good idea? I was thinking of surfing the old internet for vintage sellers, shops etc, and emailing them a link to my ebay listings of the bulk buy vintage stuff, what do you think? As I am hoping to find repeat buyers/bidders...

LIR hope you injoyed your cuppa and biscwit... which is a good idea.... so i am going to have a well deserved cuppa and a jamme dodger biscwit:p

thats a brilliant idea !:D wont cost you ought but your time....:o but even 1 in 10 replies is a deal....:D

lostinrates

alfie_1 wrote: »

is a big copper or brass old pot any good, saw some today in a pile of "junk" i was allowed to sift through ??? can go back if suitable...

Oooh, yes please! The lilly is really big though, so needs to be a big'un.

Itismehonest

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

We have the stock fencing, barb wire, and poles ready, got the stock fencing a while back in the montly farm auction..

so basically they are doing the grafting and bringing one of hteir machines to knock the posts in etc...

we have seen a old tractor with attachments on fleabay.... which is cheaper than a midi digger, and could do more things in the future..

something like this one

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261062445144?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

OK. Be careful if you are thinking of breeding, though. Little piglets can get through the gaps of normal sheep wire.
If you've never kept pigs trying to catch piglets in an open area can be an adventure

It really does depend on what work need doing & whether you think buying a machine will be worth it in the long run.

We always hired because different machines are better for different jobs. Sometimes a mini-digger would be fine but, at other times, it wouldn't be up to the work or would take much, much longer than a larger one. If something was wrong with the diggers, dumpers etc. the maintenance was down to the plant hire company.
If you time the hire properly you usually end up with free days as they have to be available to collect it :cool:

alfie_1

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

We have the stock fencing, barb wire, and poles ready, got the stock fencing a while back in the montly farm auction..

so basically they are doing the grafting and bringing one of hteir machines to knock the posts in etc...

we have seen a old tractor with attachments on fleabay.... which is cheaper than a midi digger, and could do more things in the future..

something like this one

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261062445144?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

i know MABEL is the exception BUT i would recomend you have to hand an electric fence kit....:D she put her nose to the bottom of my original stock fence and post set up, and lifted it clean out of the ground...:eek: and then trotted off down the road after a group of cyclists ,who didnt know wether to pedal faster or stop...:rotfl::rotfl: they stopped and a neighbour [1/2 mile away] put her in thier garden...:eek::eek: and called me...i bribed her with cake and biscwits all the way home...:D

lostinrates

Last few posts just made me think of mabel babies.