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Or 100% of the price.
Makes it a much better investment that way.
Due to the tax laws in this country, that isn't true.
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Have just bought a grubbing mattock, on the theory that it'll allow me to dig out bramble root a little more easily than my current pick axe method.
Hoping it will work.“The ideas of debtor and creditor as to what constitutes a good time never coincide.”
― P.G. Wodehouse, Love Among the Chickens0 -
Have just bought a grubbing mattock, on the theory that it'll allow me to dig out bramble root a little more easily than my current pick axe method.
Hoping it will work.
I think we might try spraying this year if we get a dry enough spell. We've tried to avoid it but the beggars are simply too significant.0 -
lostinrates wrote: »I think we might try spraying this year if we get a dry enough spell. We've tried to avoid it but the beggars are simply too significant.
Can't really spray the area, since it's an ancient wildflower meadow with wild orchids, slow worms, adders and great crested newts all over the show.
Hand tools, only.
“The ideas of debtor and creditor as to what constitutes a good time never coincide.”
― P.G. Wodehouse, Love Among the Chickens0 -
Can't really spray the area, since it's an ancient wildflower meadow with wild orchids, slow worms, adders and great crested newts all over the show.
Hand tools, only.
Oh, what a nice problem to have!
Our restriction is that the area we want to spray is the banks of the lagoon, so it means getting lagoon empty EARLY in the season so as not to contaminate the water.0 -
Can't really spray the area, since it's an ancient wildflower meadow with wild orchids, slow worms, adders and great crested newts all over the show.
Hand tools, only.
Eek. Poor newts being attacked by grubbing mattocks!I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
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Or 100% of the price.
Makes it a much better investment that way.
SC has already commented on this re tax.
I also saw a btl I would be interested in - it is above a shop so mortgage financing would be pretty tricky but the returns would be very attractive - however as the 'project' is in planning limbo at the moment we don't have the cash.lostinrates wrote: »Oh, what a nice problem to have!
Our restriction is that the area we want to spray is the banks of the lagoon, so it means getting lagoon empty EARLY in the season so as not to contaminate the water.
Hmm - getting the lagoon empty - given the current weather that seems a bit of a stretch...Eek. Poor newts being attacked by grubbing mattocks!
I was a bit worried about grubbing mattocks in the crush on the Victoria line this morning....I think....0
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