Daydream thread continues.....

rozeepozee

Davesnave wrote: »

Yes, it's from the neighbour's caravan advert.

The neighbour's house was up for sale some years ago. When it first hit the market, the extent of their garden land wasn't clear, so I was briefly interested. I'm not sure that it ever sold.

It was only when I looked at your place aerially that I worked out that you were 'next door neighbours' to the caravan house.

The static caravan neighbour's house is on the market ?again if it's the one you meant. I think they have an acre back garden

Beautiful fencing, Dave! I think we have "a Pete" type, the guy who put our fence up. He's a lovely bloke, a local farmer and contractor, and gets the job done at a reasonable price. Very busy, mind.

Davesnave

rozeepozee wrote: »

The static caravan neighbour's house is on the market ?again if it's the one you meant. I think they have an acre back garden
Beautiful fencing, Dave! I think we have "a Pete" type, the guy who put our fence up. He's a lovely bloke, a local farmer and contractor, and gets the job done at a reasonable price. Very busy, mind.

A wee bit less than an acre, I'd say, and a large chunk is pond.
Surely, if it was a great bargain, it would have sold by now?

I haven't quoted the link because you may want to remove it later. After years of not saying where anything is, Phillip Ling now supplies a map, which also shows pretty much where you are! :eek:

The Petes of this world will always be busy.

Itismehonest

Davesnave wrote: »

No, he hasn't an inkling, which is probably a Good Thing, as he's not the sort of person who'd seek publicity.

He's a 'do it all' farmer, and as such, an endangered species. Not many left who keep the 3 main four leggeds, grow their own feed and do forestry & fencing part-time. Oh, and he's trained in agri mechanics too.

We only have 3 rails down the side of our plot, where we see it a lot.

The 'do it all' is pretty normal with smaller family farms, Dave. It has to be. It's one thing living in a beautiful area but ask any one of them & they'll tell you that you can't live off a beautiful view.

Around here they double as fencers, agricultural contractors, postmen, mechanics, bottled water producers, caterers &, of course, the old farmer's wife pin money job - holiday providers.

Keeping a family on the proceeds of a few hundred acres can be a precarious business which depends on the whims of weather, disease & market prices. Better to have another "steady" income to fall back on if necessary.

Pete's done a good job there. How come you've used full rounds & not halves? I'm guessing they came cheap?

alfie_1

hi all

this is not my week ! still probs with bayer !:mad:

my fuel is not coming today but now friday.... they have 2 drivers down and are working flat out..[one fell over on rubbish left by a customer beside her tank and fractured his leg..:o ]

i have cracked a tooth which i found when i slurped my HOT cuppa this morning...:eek:

i have an airport run this afternoon so hope to get dentist app tomorow...no hot tea for me ...:(

mabel decided to go for a walk..:eek: up the road..:eek::eek: i think someone had gone into paddock and RAN out taking fence with them !!?? a bucket of goodies coaxed her back....SLOWLY !
cars were passing with drivers laughing thier heads off...:D

anyway, it can only get better ??

CTC. at this rate im not gonna make friday but WILL get the shelving to you asap..:)

so peeps, hows your week?? gotta be better than mine :rotfl::rotfl:

the guy that did our new horse fencing is great as well. straight as an arrow and he did a hell of a lot ! ruby demolished the old in places, doesnt know her own strength [but showed how they were just hanging in there....]

anyway..i am freezing here . and desperate for a cuppa so am looking for a straw ...:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Davesnave

In other news, citizens of Torrington, fed up with the publicity and attention Verity has generated for Ilfracombe, have commissioned their own sculpture, Taddiport Tiffany.



Powered by a cleverly hidden solar panel in her skull, Tiffany has a sensor which detects body heat and interacts with any human (or badger) who comes within 5 metres.

So far, she only says, "Does my bum look big in bronze?" but it is hoped that Lottery funding will soon enable her to be equipped with a more sophisticated repertoire chip.

Can't you just tell I'm very bored, sitting in here doing Christmas letters on a lovely (cold) morning? :rotfl:

Davesnave

Itismehonest wrote: »

Pete's done a good job there. How come you've used full rounds & not halves? I'm guessing they came cheap?

They are halves. Optical illusion?

Itismehonest

Whilst on your news search did you see this one, Dave?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-20608628



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Itismehonest

Davesnave wrote: »

They are halves. Optical illusion?

:rotfl: Sorry. Yep, must be the angle. I thought it was very strange (to say nothing of less secure) to use full rounds.

Itismehonest

alfie_1 wrote: »

hi all

this is not my week ! still probs with bayer !:mad:

my fuel is not coming today but now friday.... they have 2 drivers down and are working flat out..[one fell over on rubbish left by a customer beside her tank and fractured his leg..:o ]

i have cracked a tooth which i found when i slurped my HOT cuppa this morning...:eek:

i have an airport run this afternoon so hope to get dentist app tomorow...no hot tea for me ...:(

mabel decided to go for a walk..:eek: up the road..:eek::eek: i think someone had gone into paddock and RAN out taking fence with them !!?? a bucket of goodies coaxed her back....SLOWLY !
cars were passing with drivers laughing thier heads off...:D

anyway, it can only get better ??

CTC. at this rate im not gonna make friday but WILL get the shelving to you asap..:)

so peeps, hows your week?? gotta be better than mine :rotfl::rotfl:

the guy that did our new horse fencing is great as well. straight as an arrow and he did a hell of a lot ! ruby demolished the old in places, doesnt know her own strength [but showed how they were just hanging in there....]

anyway..i am freezing here . and desperate for a cuppa so am looking for a straw ...:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Oh
Can't you collect some fuel, alfie? As per an earlier discussion.

My week ....... as per normal. Haven't even been outside since last Wednesday.

Had quite a few hailstorms yesterday - some laid rather like snow for a while. Today is brighter but there may be some snow flurries ....... or so they say.

Davesnave

Itismehonest wrote: »

Whilst on your news search did you see this one, Dave?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-20608628



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No, but I remember the dinosaur and was sorry to see him go.:(

You'll notice that we are bang up to date with our metric measures around these parts.