Daydream thread continues.....

lostinrates

I'm just going to be wary about expressing dicontent about my car or Alfie will be telling me she's got some nice sporty ones she can pass on to us dreamers.

I hope it goes well darling Alfie. He's only good enough if he has a real sense of fun and adventure, a good heart and LOVES the animogs.

alfie_1

lostinrates wrote: »

I'm just going to be wary about expressing dicontent about my car or Alfie will be telling me she's got some nice sporty ones she can pass on to us dreamers.

I hope it goes well darling Alfie. He's only good enough if he has a real sense of fun and adventure, a good heart and LOVES the animogs.[/QUOTE]


ooooooooo now thats a good idea.... :rotfl:

will have to see ! just my luck he will be a car anorak who goes to bed reading "mechanics "manuals.... inbetween sneezes !!

ferretkeeper

Good Luck Alfie! I hope you get chauffeured about in fancy flash cars and look like a very important person - have you got some designer sunglasses and a scarf to go over your hair - got to be a convertible right?!

Can't get the image from Bridget Jones out of my head, sorry :rotfl:

I have got to tell you all something, I've felt like I'm going to burst all day and I hope I don't jinx it by saying it BUT...

I asked a top notch restaurant nearby about supplying my rare breed pork ages ago and today they phoned out of the blue and said yes

they'd like a pig a week starting ASAP!!! :j:beer::j:beer:

I still can't quite believe it, that is EXACTLY what I needed at the exact right minute. 'The bank' would be willing to offer a loan to make vital improvements to the farm (fencing, accommodation for animals) BUT I had to show how we'd pay for it, cashflow etc etc ...been racking my brain, done all the figures, how many sales we'd need etc and along comes my answer!

I was at the point of saying even if I was accepted for the loan that I wouldn't draw down until I had guaranteed buyers for our produce.

So now I just need to find some pigs, lots of pigs! :rotfl:

alfie_1

well done ferret.........KARMA

Do you have a mobile abotoir near you ? locals appreciate local fresh meat .:)

not to be a party pooper but get it in writing how many they will take else if they pull out youll be left wiv a lot of "little trotters"

rozeepozee

Da iawn, rummer and ferret.

I'm excited about your date, alf.

The show looks really great, CTC. Would love to go but I think all this is for next year and beyond. We have lots to explore locally first, plus we're in saving every penny mode :}

COOLTRIKERCHICK

WELL DONE FK:beer::beer::beer: def get something in writing, and make sure the payment terms are clearly written down too.

You were wise to wait until you knew you had some sort of income/sales coming in..

grey, overcast, and humid here....

lostinrates

So exciting ferretkeeper! Congratulations!

Davesnave

That is good news, ferretkeeper!:beer: I know from experience, it's relatively easy to make product,and another thing altogether to shift it. What's more, one really influential customer can be worth a dozen others,because of the ripple effect.;)

We'll have to see about the guy with the fast cars, Alfie. Can he pass the Mabel test, I wonder? :think:

Grey day here, with the prospect of some rain pm, but it's tomorrow I don't like the look of. Gales aren't going to help the blossom to set, and there are precious few insects about as it is!

As you may have seen rozee, we are at detailed plans stage, after which we will be going for quotes, not estimates. If it really would cost twice what I calculate, then we'd not do it.

rozeepozee

Davesnave wrote: »

That is good news, ferretkeeper!:beer: I know from experience, it's relatively easy to make product,and another thing altogether to shift it. What's more, one really influential customer can be worth a dozen others,because of the ripple effect.;)

We'll have to see about the guy with the fast cars, Alfie. Can he pass the Mabel test, I wonder? :think:

Grey day here, with the prospect of some rain pm, but it's tomorrow I don't like the look of. Gales aren't going to help the blossom to set, and there are precious few insects about as it is!

As you may have seen rozee, we are at detailed plans stage, after which we will be going for quotes, not estimates. If it really would cost twice what I calculate, then we'd not do it.

We have instructed a Quantity Surveyor to provide a detailed breakdown of the work we plan to do (Phase One: all the structural stuff and skilled workmanship, windows, insulation, heating system, electrics etc). The pricing runs to nearly 20 pages and itemises everything. The quotes are based on the specifics of this tender. We have done lots of research and it's been costly but we hope this means there is less margin for error and surprises and, if we do need some extra work somewhere, we know what the builder charges based on the costings already submitted. What surprises me about architects is that they're not able to give a better idea about costs. I realise that finishings can mean a job varies wildly in price, but the shell should be pretty standard, given the building regs requirements. We have learnt so much through this process and a bit of the learning has been painful! A few months back, I thought that, if we had our time again, we'd do things very differently. I'm now happier with the process, but we're only just starting on the build. Our budget is towards the top of what we planned, but you can't take it with you and it will be a fantastic home.

All the remaining stuff can be done in our own time, DIY if required (OH is doing his plastering course ) but the place will be liveable.

I can't beleive the change in the weather. It's very wet and very windy.

alfie_1

morning peeps....:D

well i hope you all went to bed laughing last night ! at my potential date.....:o

so im now gonna "try" a fast driving , flash, deficient in the boot department fella !

i will let you know...;)

mabel has not escaped since iv made a wall of wooden pallet's down the side she uses as her patio doors....

the horses i am looking after for the woman in hong kong are proving a problem..:(
i cant NOT look after them as the rest of her family are a bit "forgetfull" to say the least. they are toffs with no idea basically ! the shetland is now showing lami ... but she has no back up area and she has informed me via texts that this is normal for it !:eek: had i known i could have sorted something...but im now trying to work out a small space but its getting water to it. of course i could take it to ours [the 2 we keep on no grass now] but i feel that is taking TOO much responsibility... BUT i cant see it suffer ?? im gonna get my farrier over to look at her... POOP...

its drizzling here but the garden needed it.

i need an adventure...:cool: