Daydream thread continues.....

COOLTRIKERCHICK

flip serious rain going on....

hows the land where you had a chicken run Davesnave?

all the fields and the local football field which are on the by-pass road near our house are all flooded..

I know its late but hubby just gone up to see to the pigs..( he didnt want me to up in the maverick, just incase the stream had gone over our bridge and was running down our lane...) he's gone up in the discovery beast ( bobbed, lifted, chunky tyres)..

there are places now that are getting flooded or holding water that never used to be...

we are lucky in one way as our house ( not the ranch) is right on a by-pass road, so we can easily get out and get milk, etc ( and as rhiwie said walk over to asda)

Have we got a break in the rain tomorrow, then its back on monday?

rhiwfield

Davesnave wrote: »

It's a disaster for small businesses.:(:( I feel bad for just looking after No1, but the bird came from a local source & butcher, just not one I'd normally have chosen.

Hopefully a few days lost trading + actual damage will be covered by their business insurance if they suffered direct flooding.

But as Itsme said, we've had 5 bad weather years in a row, makes you wonder what the coming year will bring

All things being well locally on Monday, we'll put together a crimbo day smorgasbord from last minute shopping bargains for us and DD1's family, no turkey though, one a year is enough!

Looking forward to sorting through seed catalogues, maybe go large on watercress and reedmace :eek:

Itismehonest

May I suggest RICE

Davesnave

rozeepozee wrote: »

Glad to hear your son's okay, stitchie. What occurred to your "normally very sensible son" to behave like that? I'm afraid I agree with everyone else on this topic. Let's hope it is a lesson learned.....

What occurred is part of being a bloke. Most of us are sensible most of the time, but even at 25, we are often still invincible when we've had a few bevvies.

I'm glad your son had a lucky escape, stitchy. Right now, he may not feel that he has, but the chances are that the punishment will be harsh enough to influence future behaviour. The main thing is there's no long term damage to him, or anyone else.

Davesnave

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

hows the land where you had a chicken run Davesnave?

Have we got a break in the rain tomorrow, then its back on monday?

THe chicken run is partly OK and partly affected by temporary springs, but it's Sod's Law that the part we are resting now is the OK bit! :mad:

As I said this morning, I'm glad I put the chicken house on concrete walls & piers, because otherwise I'd be looking at a sinking situation. It was remembering how muddy the area was when used as an isolation pen that made me so cautious. However, it was nothing like this.

We'll re-assess the situation in the spring and maybe make another chicken area. Can't make another sheep area though. Those poor things will be going lame in greater numbers, I fear.:(

I think we may get a bit of respite tomorrow, then more of the wet stuff Monday, but hopefully not as much as we've just had.

Rhiwfield, I agree that insurance will help those flooded out in places like Braunton & Helston, but I feel for the small producers, who just won't connect with customers in the right numbers because folk are staying home.

Rummer

I think the weather poses serious questions for many. It has got me thinking (obviously on a teeny scale) about what I can do to grow food for my family even when the weather is dreadful. What is the way ahead if this weather is going to become the norm?

Itismehonest

Rummer wrote: »

I think the weather poses serious questions for many. It has got me thinking (obviously on a teeny scale) about what I can do to grow food for my family even when the weather is dreadful. What is the way ahead if this weather is going to become the norm?

Frankly Rummer, there's not a lot you can do. Nature will always have the final word if it wants to.
If it doesn't rot the roots with water it can wreck crops through heat, cold or wind etc.
We can only hope to get lucky as often as possible as far as Nature is concerned. We can't beat it.

The bad news is the area of Braunton flooded earlier & pumped out is flooding again as I type.

Rummer

I am not trying to beat it, more looking for ways to work alongside it more successfully

There must be a way to develop our gardening methods to suit the changing weather.

Itismehonest

I think the problem is that we don't really know what to expect. It seems like rain, floods & gales but other parts of the country had drought & hosepipe bans.

Even farmers born & bred from generations of agricultural country folk don't know what's going to happen. They plant & pray like the rest of us.

Rummer

There must be ways on a small scale to improve the conditions for growing. I think it is worth discussing and exploring options.